I'm doing 39 things
Okay, so I obviously fell off the wagon with this one a while ago. Today I restarted it with 20 minutes of Drivetime Spanish lessons. I really hope I make it this time!
Amy Clarke's Life List
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1. Finish Shelly's website
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2. spend 20 minutes a day learning spanish for 30 consecutive days
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3. organize an amazing race for my friends
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4. complete the 100 themes art challenge
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5. Run a mile in 9 minutes
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6. become a personal trainer.
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7. Take tennis lessons
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8. Write and illustrate a children's book and get it published
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9. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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10. write a second draft of my novel
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11. run a marathon
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12. lose 135 lbs
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13. write a self-help book
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14. pay off my credit card
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15. make a list of everything undone in my life and do it
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16. write a song, record it, sell it online
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17. dig for dinosaur bones
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18. sell my art
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19. design furniture
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20. have a sculpture exhibit of my own work
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21. visit the Florida Keys
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22. swim with the dolphins
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23. get married
8 cheers21,338 people -
24. Have Kids
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25. backpack across europe
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26. pay off my student loans
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27. live in Paris
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28. go to carlsbad caverns
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29. visit new york
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30. spend at least 3 months in South America
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31. sleep in a treehouse in the amazon rain forest
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32. dive the great barrier reef
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33. see the waitomo caves
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34. Grow my hair to my waist
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35. Visit the Grand Canyon
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36. buy a house in Reunion
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37. visit my cousins in Kenya
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38. Go on an African Safari
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39. live in london
4 cheers1,483 people
How I did it
It made me
calm 
How I did it: I started by paying attention to how much coffee I was drinking. Then I started using a smaller mug. Next, I limited myself to 3 cups a day, then 2. When I got to 2 cups a day, I bought half-caf coffee (half the caffeine). Gradually I reduced that down to one cup of half-caf and then I switched to tea. I now drink one cup of good quality black tea in the morning and herbal tea (Rooibos is my favo… Read how I did it…
It made me
happy 
How I did it: I bought a bunch of plant pots, gardening tools, seeds, seedlings, dirt, plant food, plus a patio lantern, hanging basket, citronella candle, stakes/trellis and whimsical glass dragon fly. I got some of the pots and things at the dollar store, the rest at Home & Garden and the grocery store. Before I bought anything, I figured out what I would like to grow and then researched on the internet to find our which things would be easy (I'v… Read how I did it…
It made me
clear and focussed
How I did it: I started with the bureau in my bedroom. I sorted everything into the following piles: throw away keep file give away- general give away- specific people When I finished with the bureau, I moved on to the next piece of furniture or closet, etc... When I finished with one room, I went on to the next until I'd done the whole apartment.I had a big garbage bag that I tossed "throw away" items into so that I… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
This morning I finished this goal by doing 5 sets of 100, to add 500 to my previous total of 900, for a grand total of 1400! Glad it’s over.
Well, to my previous total of 5000, I added 2000 (cumulative) on Friday and Saturday to reach my goal. I’m pretty sore and don’t want to do any abs for a few days, but I’m glad I did it!
Here’s the breakdown:
Fri, Feb 3: 8×100=800
Sat, Feb 4: 12×100=1200
Total: 2000
