I'm doing 34 things
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ShortNotSweet's Life List
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1. Exercise at least 3 times a week
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2. keep a food diary for a month
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3. Walk 365 miles in 2013
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4. Read 30 books in 2013
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5. Complete all the puzzles in a puzzle book
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6. Learn to use cutlery properly
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7. Try 30 new recipes in 2013
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8. learn to program in Java
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9. take a photo every day for a year
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10. learn to play the clarinet
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11. grow a herb garden
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12. become ambidextrous
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13. learn to speak a language fluently
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14. list one positive thing every day
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15. Re-read all the Harry Potter books in order
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16. Update the music on my phone and create new playlists
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17. Organise my computer folders
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18. Paint my living room
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19. Read The Telegraph's "100 Novels Everyone Should Read".
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20. Complete a legacy family on the Sims 2
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21. Watch all the Disney Classics in order
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22. Watch all the James Bond films in order
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23. try 43 new things
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24. Visit every county in England
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25. Run 365 miles in 2013
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26. learn to swim
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27. run 10k in under an hour
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28. run a half marathon
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29. Give blood
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30. learn to ice skate
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31. learn to ski
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32. learn to ride a bike
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33. visit every country in western europe
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34. visit all 50 states
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How I did it
It made me
Satisfied 
How I did it: Kept chipping away at puzzles when I had the time and mental capacity. Tried not to get too downhearted if I got stuck on one, and kept picking puzzles that looked interesting to me. Also looked for problems that used code I'd created for earlier problems. Read how I did it…
It made me
Happy!
How I did it: Just kept reading! At times it was really easy to speed through captivating books, and then sometimes I hit a reading-wall and stopped for days on end. I started a blog and wrote a review of every single book I read this year, which really helped to keep me going. Read how I did it…
It made me
Excited
How I did it: The nearest ice hockey team to us is the Cardiff Devils, and given we both enjoy watching NHL on tv we thought it would be good to go see a more local team. You know, one the right side of the pond.We decided this about 2 years ago, and the season just kept slipping by before we made the effort. So this season we picked a match and just booked the tickets. Asked the person on the box office what time to turn up and where… Read how I did it…
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My running has ground to a halt due to tiredness, and I won’t now be able to pick it back up again til around November due to growing a little parasite. Still, I’m going to keep this on here as a reminder to get running again as soon as my body is ready, and may take the decision to roll it over to next year.
