I'm doing 43 things
Cinema
1 day ago
Today, I went to see a movie by myself.
I was happy, it was a good way to pass time, and nobody I knew wanted to see the movie, which turned out to be absolutely fantastic.
Happy happy!
achterbahn's Life List
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1. Step out of my comfort zone
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2. Have a stall at a market
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3. Complete a triathlon
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4. Go on a horse-trek in the UK
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5. Waltz in Civic square
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6. Quit my going-nowhere job and find a job that challenges me
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7. Have a conversation with my host mum in Swedish
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8. do a patisserie course
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9. Yell yoplait from the top of the Eiffel tower
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10. Complete a floristry course
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11. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
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12. Stay in a 5+ star hotel
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13. Au pair in Europe
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14. Ride an elephant
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15. Celebrate new years in Times Square
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16. Make someone laugh every day for one week.
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17. Get my hospitality degree
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18. sell tupperware
1 person -
19. work in a chocolaterie
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20. Expand my circle of friends
1 entry92 people -
21. knit a scarf
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22. Be emotionally independent
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23. Print photos and put them all in organised photo albums
1 person -
24. Throw snow at random people in the street
1 person -
25. Bungy jump
149 people -
26. Redecorate a house
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27. Learn a phrase in Irish
1 person -
28. Send a message in a bottle
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29. Paint a wall with song lyrics
1 person -
30. Hug a panda
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31. Start my own business
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32. Hold a tarantula
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33. Give a speech to 100+ people
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34. Go backpacking in the South Island of NZ
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35. Buy overalls
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36. walk the tongariro crossing
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37. Make a quilt
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38. Have and fill a shoe shelf in my cupboard
1 person -
39. See something on Broadway
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40. Wander the streets of Paris in a long billowy skirt
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41. Learn to play "Wake me up when September ends" on guitar
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42. Wear coloured lenses
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43. do the Zorb
1 person
How I did it
It made me
Happy! 
How I did it: I started off just mental-noting things that I realised made me happy. Then I started making them into a list, and I found that with each entry, I had at least 5 or 10 things in my mental bucket. With everything I wrote, I asked myself - does it really make me happy? Does thinking about/seeing/doing this thing make my day and improve my mood? If the answer was no, I figured it was just something that I liked, and I replaced it with someth… Read how I did it…
It made me
Super excited
How I did it: I went clubbing with my friend, after weeks of talking about going.I knew she really wanted to dance but I couldn't do it - I was nervous! She bought me a drink or three, then dragged me out onto the dancefloor. I was a bit slow into it at first, but the club was crowded and the music was loud and I felt so comfortable, it was easy! Plus, I was wearing my new shoes and skinny jeans - made me feel super confident. Read how I did it…
It made me
mushy
How I did it: I live on a farm, and when my boyfriend came over to visit, we went for a walk in our gumboots and thick sweatshirts up the back of the farm, to a small creek. We were jumping in muddy puddles (probably a mix various types of animal poop and water) then when we were walking back home, it was raining a lot and he pulled me over to him and kissed me. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
The Final Countdown! (do do dooo dooo..)
3 weeks ago
91. David
92. Walking in the rain and knowing that I’m someone who walks in the rain, not someone who just gets wet.
93. Being excited to do a duathlon
94. Flowery pink and orange skirts
95. Tupperware
96. At work, it’s raining outside and I’m warm inside just baking away
97. The girl at the coffee shop knowing what I want before I even say good morning
98. People saying “good morning” to me, with a smile
99. Perfect milk
100. FINISHING THE LIST! Or Rather, being able to tick something off of my 43things list.
71 - 90
3 weeks ago
71. Kneading dough
72. My job
73. Wearing gumboots
74. Being kissed on the top of my head, as a friendly gesture
75. Getting up early and having a super productive day
76. Having a cup of tea with dad
77. Cute outspoken little girls at work
78. Letting things go
79. A friend texting me at midnight, saying he just wanted to be reminded that he has friends who care about him.
80. That proud feeling when I see my dessert, plated up all nice and pretty, going out to a customer.
81. Listening to Joshua Kadison – Painted Desert Serenade
82. Unexpected visitors at work
83. Clicking “OK” when it asks me “Restore from saved draft?” just to see what I wrote that I didn’t post.
84. Finally being able to pinpoint one clear exact reason for feeling crap
85. Knowing that in 4 days, I get to sleep in and spend a day doing absolutely nothing.
86. No matter what situation I’m in, there is always someone in exactly the same boat.
87. Wine tasting trips with a bunch of people I get aong with well
88. Teaching myself how to do a french braid, after trying and failing for years
89. Friendly, thoughtful customers at work. Those who bring me their dirty cups to save me the hassle.
90. Sitting outside in the sun reading a book, the peace and quiet, and being able to do so without feeling like I really should be doing something else.
