I'm doing 42 things
I realised I can probably say now I have 3 or ‘friends’ who I’m seeing about once a month now and chat with a bit online. It would be nice to be able to catch up with some of them more regularly for a coffee but we’ll get there!
aprilsunshinegal's Life List
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1. Be granted the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and to have the wisdom to know the difference...
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2. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
207 entries . 33 cheers897 people -
3. Remember that the best answer very often is simply to take action
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4. not be lonely
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5. cook 4 meals a week
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6. question each expenditure of time and/or money, as often as possible, asking myself, "Does this choice make me closer to or more distant from who and what I want to be?"
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7. lose 5 kg
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8. keep my blog updated
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9. Be flexible and open to new, perhaps unexpected, opportunities in my career
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10. do volunteer work
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11. manage my depression without medication
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12. Early to bed, Early to rise
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13. cheer more men on 43things
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14. communicate more effectively
7 entries . 5 cheers77 people -
15. Master the one pot meal
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16. jog
6 entries . 16 cheers102 people -
17. be in a musical again
1 cheer5 people -
18. Kiss in the rain
1 entry . 13 cheers15,127 people -
19. stop biting my nails
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20. prevent rsi
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21. visit new york
1 entry . 1 cheer1,611 people -
22. control my anxiety.
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23. because I can: make red velvet cupcakes
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24. do more craft projects
1 entry . 6 cheers11 people -
25. fix up my singing voice
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26. give my boyfriend more positive feedback and compliments
9 entries . 23 cheers3 people -
27. stop being a hypochondriac
1 entry . 2 cheers89 people -
28. heal from abuse
3 cheers51 people -
29. list 43 women i wouldn't kick outta bed
1 entry11 people -
30. go op shop shopping
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31. Learn the piano again
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32. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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33. pay off my student loans
2 entries . 8 cheers3,034 people -
34. learn to ski
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35. marry my first love.
6 entries . 11 cheers51 people -
36. Learn to whistle with my fingers
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37. Skydive
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38. bungee jump
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39. kiss a woman
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40. learn to quilt
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41. Make new friends
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42. update my CV
1 cheer69 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: This took me a looooong time, and just life experience in general. I have had to make a conscious effort to put myself out there with new people (scary!). Having to work in retail to bring some money in and working at a school for children with hearing impairments where I learnt to be assertive really helped move this goal along. But I feel much more confident now - very worth it. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
This is going ahead for next Jan, I know it will be COLD! But I’m hoping that going in Jan will make it a bit cheaper and there is some sort of restaurant festival on which should be good.
Next step: book flights
1 – We managed to find D a suit that fit well yesterday without too much trouble
2 – It’s not too grey or cloudy today
3 – finding interesting ways to use up stale bread – yum french toast!
4 – getting out of the house last night to a talk and wine & cheese night
5 – finding the courage to decide to go away for 2 days next week with my days off. I usually don’t like travelling by myself but I definitely need a break and I’m not going far. I think it will be fun!
