I'm doing 42 things
Back on this one again.
Cutting out booze (for January at least).
Trimming down food.
Exercising more.
So far – Seven days in – about a pound lighter – no booze and 7 days on the trot exercising – eek!
Adrian's Life List
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1. Buy less stuff
5 entries . 16 cheers65 people -
2. learn to paint
18 entries . 67 cheers1,296 people -
3. be able to tell stories
1 entry . 63 cheers4 people -
4. do more geek things
2 entries . 97 cheers5 people -
5. go to another 5 of the 50 best restaurants
2 team members . 8 entries . 25 cheers17 people -
6. Volunteer
5 entries . 42 cheers5,561 people -
7. learn how to dance
7 entries . 46 cheers953 people -
8. make a sock monkey
4 entries . 45 cheers93 people -
9. yoga
10 entries . 21 cheers797 people -
10. use the word 'brouhaha' more
3 team members . 3 entries . 52 cheers37 people -
11. be a bright young thing
5 entries . 26 cheers14 people -
12. say 'hi' to at least one stranger each day
4 entries . 69 cheers222 people -
13. Practice random acts of kindness
9 entries . 49 cheers748 people -
14. compete in a triathlon
1 entry . 22 cheers278 people -
15. reconnect with old friends
3 entries . 16 cheers504 people -
16. take a massage class
1 entry . 16 cheers60 people -
17. Go to more Good Pub Guide pubs
2 team members . 1 entry . 14 cheers5 people -
18. do one hundred consecutive push-ups
7 entries . 12 cheers292 people -
19. Start telling those assholes that spit on the sidewalk that they are FUCKING PIGS!!!
43 cheers2 people -
20. get angry more often
4 entries . 9 cheers17 people -
21. live by the sea
2 entries . 34 cheers541 people -
22. never lose my sense of wonder
4 entries . 35 cheers390 people -
23. Join the Slow Food Movement
1 entry . 27 cheers24 people -
24. share more books via www.bookcrossing.com
3 entries . 10 cheers100 people -
25. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
4 entries . 11 cheers7,895 people -
26. Find more people who enjoy the inane and celebrate the nonsensical
9 entries . 27 cheers80 people -
27. grow chillis
5 entries2 people -
28. Read all the books on the BBC Big Read Top 100
2 team members . 2 entries . 10 cheers547 people -
29. read higher-order perl
2 entries . 5 cheers6 people -
30. buy something for a stranger from their Amazon.com wish list
1 entry . 22 cheers25 people -
31. Live life by my new motto - "What would Jack do?"
4 entries . 2 cheers1 person -
32. Lose 1 Stone
2 entries . 2 cheers118 people -
33. sit somewhere with a great view, a great friend, and a damn decent bottle of wine.
1 entry . 27 cheers104 people -
34. get a photo in the Guardian
1 cheer1 person -
35. submit a photo to the BBC gallery
1 cheer2 people -
36. Start a team that will take random and unusual photo's and post them. Be creative and whacky with them!!
4 team members . 15 entries . 7 cheers11 people -
37. Learn Spanish
1 entry . 6 cheers18,171 people -
38. take a pottery class
9 cheers402 people -
39. gather participants for the first 43T european meet-up
49 team members . 5 cheers45 people -
40. find a nice little thing somewhere on the street
1 entry . 4 cheers8 people -
41. follow recipes from Nigel Slater's 'The Kitchen Diaries' in 2006
5 entries . 1 cheer5 people -
42. Stretch everyday!
1 cheer146 people
How I did it
It made me
woo hoo 
How I did it: I started from a history of road and park running - mainly around London. When I was much younger I used to do quite a lot of hill walking but in retrospect I should have a lot more mountain training - fell running etc etc. We set off really well but after four hours my calves were twanging like a banjo and the idea of running the descents was not even an option. The sense of freedom from running without paths or road on the top of a m… Read how I did it…
It made me
job done 
How I did it: Scanning four in at a time and then using infranview to automatically crop then saved quite a lot of time.Infranview is free so nobody has any excuse - it is most theraputic to have the all on the computer. Read how I did it…
It made me
beardy
How I did it: 1. Don't shave2. Trim with a beard trimmer3. Don't shave4. Think about using hair conditioner on the beard (it makes it softer)5. Get used to being able to see something on your face.6. Use the beard to hide things7. Avoid getting food in it - runny egg is a particular problemI kept my beard for about 2 years on and off - it has been gone for about 4 months now - I think it will come back again someday Read how I did it…
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Got the book for my birthday – now I just need to read it.
Heh heh – too many things too little time :-)
