I'm doing 41 things
This year I will be running the Chicago Marathon to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I am terrified and excited and have no idea what it will be like. Thank goodness I have good friends and family to support me during this process. I will have an update at the beginning of October!
celticlove43's Life List
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1. finish graduate school
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2. Go Camping
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3. Start a USA chant in a bar
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4. Go to Fenway Park
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5. Cut a boys hair with clippers
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6. Ice skate in Millenium Park
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7. Pet A Dolphin
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8. Make A Pinata
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9. Go to St. Louis for a Cardinals or Blues Game
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10. Drink tea in London
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11. Make A Rhubarb Pie
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12. Learn To Compost
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13. Plant A Garden
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14. Swim with dolphins
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15. Go To A Movie Premier
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16. Go skiing
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17. Catch The Bouquet At A Wedding
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18. Drop a water balloon off a building
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19. Give blood
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20. Eat a Georgia peach
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21. celebrate St. Patrick's day in Ireland
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22. Own A Pet
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23. Knit a hat and pair of mittens
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24. Get married
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25. Become a bartender
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26. Learn to play the guitar
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27. Finish a quilt
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28. Bike a race over 20 miles
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29. Listen to every song in my itunes at least once
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30. Learn a new language
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31. Visit Every State In The U.S.
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32. Visit Africa and help build a school or fresh water supply
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33. Experience Mardi Gras in New Orleans
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34. Visit Graceland
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35. See the GIANT Superman statue in Metropolis Il
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36. Look at the stars in the back of a pick up truck
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37. Paint a picture on a wall
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38. Spend a night talking in a diner
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39. Milk A Cow
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40. Become A Regular At A Coffee Shop
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41. Live in a house with a red door
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Recent entries
Marking the 10th anniversary of September 11 there was a major push to participate in a day of service around this weekend. While working with Habitat for the past few weeks we joined forces with the city to play a neighborhood clean up day for this weekend. We decided to go out into a target area where some habitat homes are located. We went into abandoned lots and cleaned out all the junk. This one home looked like a forest before we got there. I really wish I had some pictures to show the difference of before and after. You would have been amazed! Anyway I felt really good about being out there. Not only to help the community but to help remember September 11th in a great way. I really like the idea of a National Day of Service and think I will be participating in it every year :)
I’ve been waiting to post about this to make sure all (or at least most) of the details lined up before I broke the news out of my shell of friends. As of now I will be donating a year of my life to service through the Americorp Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) program. I have formally accepted my offer with Habitat for Humanity International in their Lake County office. While what I will exactly be doing is unclear I don’t think I could be more excited if I tried. I am so lucky and thankful for the amazing opportunity. I will be able to take the next year of my life and use to to not only better myself but the community in which I will be serving. I can officially enjoy the rest of my summer as I await training to begin in August. This is a huge step and a huge life change and I think the transition will be a great one.
