I'm doing 40 things
Just yesterday, outside the supermarket there were these guys with a table of cards that they were selling for $3. The money was going to an organisation that helps people get off the benefit, and get jobs to support themselves. I thought, wow, that’s actually something I would consider donating to. I told them I would go into the supermarket, get some change, and buy their cards on the way out. $3 isn’t much, but it’s something.
When I came out, they were gone.
achterbahn's Life List
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1. Yell yoplait from the top of the Eiffel tower
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2. Have and fill a shoe shelf in my cupboard
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3. See something on Broadway
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4. Wander the streets of Paris in a long billowy skirt
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5. Learn to play "Wake me up when September ends" on guitar
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6. Complete a floristry course
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7. Wear coloured lenses
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8. Go backpacking in the South Island of NZ
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9. Give a speech to 100+ people
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10. Waltz in Civic square
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11. Make a quilt
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12. Step out of my comfort zone
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13. Get my hospitality degree
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14. Expand my circle of friends
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15. Make someone laugh every day for one week.
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16. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
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17. Be emotionally independent
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18. Print photos and put them all in organised photo albums
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19. Buy overalls
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20. Au pair in Europe
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21. Hold a tarantula
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22. knit a scarf
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23. Hug a panda
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24. Celebrate new years in Times Square
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25. Start my own business
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26. do a patisserie course
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27. do the Zorb
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28. walk the tongariro crossing
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29. Complete a triathlon
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30. Paint a wall with song lyrics
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31. Send a message in a bottle
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32. Stay in a 5+ star hotel
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33. Throw snow at random people in the street
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34. Bungy jump
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35. work in a chocolaterie
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36. Have a stall at a market
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37. Redecorate a house
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38. Learn a phrase in Irish
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39. Have a conversation with my host mum in Swedish
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40. Donate to at least five charities/causes before I'm 21
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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
Yay! I quite often go through all my 43Things goals, just to see if there are any I’ve done without thinking about it as a goal.
This is one of them, I realise now, thinking about it, that I’ve kind of semi-succeeded in this. I had a party for NYE, and talked to people I’ve never really talked to before. I have two workmates who are now friends outside of work, and a few weeks ago, I went out with my friend’s flatmates, without said friend! (I count that as an achievement. Stepping out of my comfort zone, somehow!)
So I tried to do this a while back, when travelling around New Zealand with my boyfriend.
We spent about two hours walking to it from the city center of Rotorua, then when we got there, it was about $70 NZ.
No thank you, we decided (we were travelling on a rather tight budget.)
I’m actually really disappointed that we didn’t do it, but I’ll go back one day.
If you’re not sure what on earth a Zorb is, it’s basically a big plastic bubble that you get stuck in, and roll down a hill.
Check out: www.zorb.com
I actually thought it was only in New Zealand, but apparently there’s one in Smokey Mountains, USA. Not entirely sure where that is, to be honest
One day I’ll do this. I’ll do it with water, I think. It’ll be great.
