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Adrienne

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I'm doing 40 things
  

Adrienne's Life List

  2. 1. Get PhD in Chemistry
    16 entries . 208 cheers     		5 people
  3. 2. find a great post-doc position
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		3 people
  4. 3. run 681.2 miles in 2009
    14 entries . 27 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Complete at least one run/cycle event each month
    11 entries . 25 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Post my weekly menus
    37 entries . 28 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. Finish knitting the blanket; then knit a hat for next winter
    16 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. make a list of 43 things that make me proud
    3 entries . 9 cheers     		6 people
  9. 8. learn how to keep from burning the candle at both ends
    4 entries . 95 cheers     		2 people
  10. 9. Speak my family's Love Languages more often
    1 entry . 68 cheers     		4 people
  11. 10. make homebirths legal in Nebraska (and elsewhere)
    2 team members . 4 entries . 76 cheers     		13 people
  12. 11. Visit All 50 of the United States with my family
    3 entries . 55 cheers     		7 people
  13. 12. Get "caught up" on my scrapbooks
    3 entries . 76 cheers     		11 people
  14. 13. Be debt free
    111 cheers     		1,964 people
  15. 14. Participate in Nanowrimo yearly
    3 entries . 43 cheers     		5 people
  16. 15. Let go of the past
    108 cheers     		1,527 people
  17. 16. play piano more
    2 entries . 59 cheers     		26 people
  18. 17. Be True to Myself
    73 cheers     		411 people
  19. 18. live passionately
    58 cheers     		5,543 people
  20. 19. Take my daughter to Hawaii
    2 entries . 67 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. ride horses again
    3 entries . 53 cheers     		150 people
  22. 21. Either: Teach Chem post-secondary or do science writing
    1 entry . 32 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
    3 entries . 25 cheers     		1,102 people
  24. 23. Go to the BCUK Unconvention!
    3 team members . 1 entry . 18 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. ride in a hot air balloon
    40 cheers     		1,885 people
  26. 25. re-learn the cello
    1 entry . 60 cheers     		5 people
  27. 26. Get a novel published
    1 entry . 40 cheers     		42 people
  28. 27. Have a home birth
    1 entry . 58 cheers     		30 people
  29. 28. cycling goals
    3 entries . 13 cheers     		1 person
  30. 29. watch the AFI Top 100 American movies
    3 entries . 19 cheers     		359 people
  31. 30. Get a Dogue de Bordeaux
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		2 people
  32. 31. learn not to interrupt or finish sentences for people
    42 cheers     		54 people
  33. 32. stop being defensive
    27 cheers     		23 people
  34. 33. limit my fat intake to less than the suggested 30% daily
    8 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. Order the 43Things book (and tell the world while I'm at it)
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		8 people
  36. 35. list favorite episodes of favorite tv shows
    4 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. live off the grid
    2 entries . 9 cheers     		361 people
  38. 37. Visit my friends in the UK within the next decade
    15 cheers     		1 person
  39. 38. run another marathon
    10 cheers     		119 people
  40. 39. Get positive votes on my iTunes podcast reviews
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  41. 40. Invite 43T memebers to join Kiva.org under the 43T lending team & double our teams size in 1 month
    3 cheers     		3 people

How I did it
How to run a marathon
It took me
12 weeks
It made me
feel accomplished

How I did it: I took my regular running schedule and adapted to run a marathon for the race date.  I used guides by Hal Higdon and Runnersworld and a couple other running websites to put together a running training schedule and I tried to keep my strength training, cross-training, and yoga as normal.I picked up my race packet the night before and attended the free pasta-thon dinner.  I stayed at a friend's house because it was in a different … Read how I did it…

May 03, 01:57PM PDT | 3 comments | 14 cheers


How to disclose 43 random THINGS about myself
It took me
2 days
It made me
goofy.

How I did it: Facebook had what seemed like a virus going around where you wrote 25 random things about yourself and then tagged 25 of your friends in an online chain letter.  On a particularly goofing off morning, I received a tag and filled it out.  During the writing of it, I felt like I could come over to 43things and get ideas of what to put on it.  I never did, though.  By 25, I felt like I was running out of things to say.&nb… Read how I did it…

Mar 20, 07:42PM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers


How to find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
It took me
365 days
It made me
be positive.

How I did it: I keep a daily planner and record things as a matter of nature for myself.  I tried to log in every day and think about the previous day and the things that made it good.  Since my work and life sometimes keep me really busy, and things like 43things fall by the wayside, I could look back in my planner at things that got crossed off and think on if I thought those things were good.  I even started recording little perks, li… Read how I did it…

Mar 20, 07:43AM PDT | 1 comment | 4 cheers


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Recent entries
Post my weekly menus (read all 37 entries…)
1st week July 09 3 hours ago

Guess I’m only hitting this once per month. We haven’t had real interesting meals lately. We’ve had a lot of repitition of things like hot dogs and hamburgers and leftover from the freezer, mixing in veggies from the Farmer’s Market.

This week:
Sun 5: French Toast
Mon 6: leftover pulled pork and potatoes
Tues 7: roast and peas
Wed 8: turkey burgers and broccoli
Thurs 9: quesadillas and bok choy
Fri 10: beef & pasta bake and beans
Sat 11: tilapia

Jul 04, 08:12AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Complete at least one run/cycle event each month (read all 11 entries…)
June 2009 19 hours ago

My plan was to mark this goal as done after one year of doing this. Unfortunately, with my stress fracture, I was unable to run my planned June event. However, on the 4th Saturday of June, I attended Yoga in the Park hosted by Backwoods. So, I’m going to count it as an event because I was unable to do my normal planned running event and I did not find any cycling events at the time.

Pictured is the location where it was held.

Jul 03, 03:56PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Complete at least one run/cycle event each month (read all 11 entries…)
May 2009 1 day ago

Oops, I forgot to write my May events. I ran two events in May.

I ran my first marathon, the Lincoln Marathon. I ran it in 5:01:13, placing 972 out of 1142 overall, 57/73 in my division and 331/422 in my gender. The photo is the only one I have of me with a hint of the finishers medal.

I also ran The Boys Town Memorial Day 5 Mile Run which I did in my Vibram Sprints. That is a hilly course. I ran it in 47:35, placing 631 out of 1429 overall and 44/130 in my division.

Jul 03, 08:44AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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I want to:

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Read the 'Observer' newspapers 100 greatest novels Rip my entire CD collection find a friend Carry my camera with me everywhere (Just in case. You never know when you'll stumble across a good photo moment) floss WideAwakeDreaming wants to Keep moving forward be a nicer person Make money blogging Make Firefox my default browser live in New York City for a year make/list the soundtrack to my life Skydive make love under a waterfall nylonthread wants to have at least 1 'spend free' day a week Become a Doctor create my own friendsterlayout love myself Go on a mission trip run a marathon Watch All Family Guy Episodes take a walk everyday ride the transsiberian railway learn to line dance pray more often Learn to play the guitar erica812 wants to Create and maintain a clean, peaceful and positive environment in my home be friends with an ex (REAL friends) figure out what i want to do with my life
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