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brielynd




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  2. 1. Get a tattoo on my foot
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  3. 2. Take guitar lessons
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  4. 3. Visit France
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  5. 4. Run an 8K
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  6. 5. Run a marathon
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  7. 6. Make a jewelry holder
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  8. 7. Get out of debt
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  9. 8. Keep a journal
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  10. 9. Write
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  11. 10. Meditate regularly
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  12. 11. Go to church
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  13. 12. Take a dance class
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  14. 13. Paint my apartment
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  15. 14. Do 100 pushups
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  16. 15. Do 200 sit ups
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  17. 16. Get a promotion
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  18. 17. Start my own business
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  19. 18. Meet someone new
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  20. 19. Improve my wardrobe
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  21. 20. Keep in contact with those important to me
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  22. 21. spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering
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  23. 22. stop going to Starbucks!
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  24. 23. read a book a month
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  25. 24. visit all 7 continents
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  26. 25. visit all 50 states
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  27. 26. Do yoga regularly
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  28. 27. buy a hybrid car
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  29. 28. Do three things everyday that just make me happy
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  30. 29. Do 500 things using 43things.com
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  31. 30. Memorize 5 inspirational poems
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  32. 31. Learn Salsa Dancing
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  33. 32. take a cruise to Alaska
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  34. 33. Create a family cookbook
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  35. 34. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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  36. 35. watch the AFI Top 100 American movies
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  37. 36. Live on a budget
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  38. 37. get up at the same time every day for 30 days
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  39. 38. Begin working on a grad degree
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  40. 39. Keep a Spending Log for 2009
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  41. 40. Clean out and eat the food in my pantry
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How I did it
How to run a half-marathon
It took me
5 months
It made me
proud

How I did it: I started with small goals and gave myself plenty of time to build up: 5K, 10K, then half-marathon.  I did my best to consistently keep up with runs, even though there were certainly days that I just didn't feel like it.  In addition, I found a friend who had the same goal, so I had someone to turn when I had a really great run, or someone who was understanding and helpful when I had a poor run. Read how I did it…

Sep 13, 03:34PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to run a 10K
It took me
5 months
It made me
excited

How I did it: Here's how I did it: Make running a priority - I didn't feel like running everyday, but it didn't matter.  I just reminded myself how good I would feel afterward, which worked most of the time. Enlist a workout buddy - I had a friend working towards the same goal, so even though we didn't train together, we continually pushed each other on. Found a run that made me feel good - I did a run for a good cause, which helped push … Read how I did it…

Aug 11, 08:05PM PDT | 0 comments | 5 cheers


How to turn off the lights for one hour at 8pm on 28 March 2009 for Earth Hour !
It took me
1 day
It made me
Happy

How I did it: It was simple.  I had candles on hand and I picked up a book that I've been working my way through for a while.  It was a great reminder to disconnect from the world every now an then. Read how I did it…

Apr 28, 09:55PM PDT | 0 comments


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Recent entries
visit all 50 states
Here's where I'm at... 8 months ago

visited 17 states (34%)Create your own visited map of The United States or Best time to visit Beijing

Mar 24, 06:12PM PDT | 0 comments


run a 5k
Signed up! 8 months ago

So, this isn’t my first 5K, but it’s the first one in a while (almost 2 years), and it’s the first that I’m actually actively training for. I’m on Week 3 of my training, and I am feeling stronger than I have in quite a while.

Also, I recently had a birthday, and for my birthday I asked my parents to register me for a local charity run here in Chicago, The Ravenswood Run. It gives me just enough time to finish my training, and I’m so excited!

Mar 24, 05:58PM PDT | 0 comments


get up at the same time every day for 30 days
Untitled 8 months ago

So, I’ve decided to do this in tandem with the “wake up when my alarm goes off” goal. 6 a.m. – nice to meet you (tomorrow of course!)

Mar 07, 06:24PM PST | 0 comments



 

I want to:

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go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis learn sign language rgioc wants to garden design my own clothes Make a movie Read As Many Books As I Can visit antarctica get my visa go sailing recycle more be a model WildcatGirl wants to Quit complaining learn to play the harmonica Visit China explore Buddhism Make 2009 My Best Year Yet See Cirque du Soleil adopt a kid be a better writer Travel to every state in the United States learn to lip read Get a tattoo shhsecret wants to gain weight and get in shape own a coffeeshop Read all the books on my bookshelf Give away a bunch of clothes I've been meaning to give away for a long time have a regular sleep schedule Learn to cook--fantastic, healthy, people-will-beg-me-for-the-recipe cooking.
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