I'm doing 40 things
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19 months ago
I’m telling you, it’s all about Atkins! I’ve kept it off for over a year too, even though I haven’t been able to exercise much because of a bum knee.
Al Abut's Life List
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1. lose weight
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2. Stop caring what other people think of me
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3. go back to school
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4. Have a minimalist lifestyle
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5. visit or live in Italy
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6. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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7. become a morning person.
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8. go to more concerts
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9. Do something new every month
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10. become a well known web geek
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11. Get a Nikon D70
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12. go to SXSW
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13. go horseback riding again
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14. have better posture
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15. move to New York
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16. Have more completed goals than uncompleted goals on 43Things
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17. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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18. Become Financially Independent
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19. scuba dive
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20. become a neat freak
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21. exercise more
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22. Host a dinner party
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23. Live and work in the Czech Republic
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24. make a documentary film
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25. Visit Prague
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26. Start a company that survives longer than 2 years
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27. write a short story
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28. take more pictures
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29. make an ajax front-end
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30. Get organized
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31. be able to touch the floor with the palms of my hands while standing up
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32. Take a photo every day
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33. learn to box
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34. live debt-free
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35. buy an apartment
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36. update my weblog twice a week
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37. make and manage promises like my life depends on it
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38. balance creativity and responsibility
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39. learn Ruby
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40. get on cssdrive.com
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done and DONE!
2 years ago
Boy, it took a while, but I finally lost the fear of being tied down and proposed to my girl late last November :)
Thank you early World Cup soccer games!
3 years ago
The first game of the day is at 6am and consistenly getting up for that for several weeks seems to be making a change in me :)
