I'm doing 38 things
Progress in June & July 2009
3 months ago
No progress in June. I read two books in July from the list. It’s slow going.
colleenFL's Life List
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1. Read 75 books from '1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die' in 2009
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2. read all the Hugo Award best novel winners
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3. Read the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die"
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4. Become well read
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5. Never stop learning
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6. see the northern lights
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7. go to a renaissance fair
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8. meditate
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9. visit Greenland
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10. get rid of all my clutter
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11. Visit Australia
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12. visit antarctica
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13. visit a buddhist temple
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14. scan all my old photographs
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15. Visit a Native American reservation
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16. visit London again
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17. make homemade beef jerky
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18. visit bermuda
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19. learn french
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20. write a book
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21. study buddhism
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22. go whale watching
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23. Start my own business
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24. Go on an archaeological dig
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25. bleach my hair platinum blonde
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26. study archaeology
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27. get a hammock
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28. learn to sail
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29. learn to ride a horse
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30. try snowboarding
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31. learn to fence
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32. Learn a martial art
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33. Get C.E.R.T. training
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34. attend a Native American powwow
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35. play paintball
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36. rejoin Civil Air Patrol
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37. visit Jamestown, Virginia
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38. visit Iceland
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How I did it
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How I did it: I volunteered to help out at Special Olympics with other members of my Army Reserve unit one weekend. When the time came, I was not supposed to be out in the sun because of a medication my doctor prescribed. So it was very hot and the other soldiers all had their sleeved rolled up, but I had made a commitment so I went and kept my sleeves down. All of the exposed skin on the back of my hands burned and peeled o… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: I found what records I could of the books I've read and entered them into goodreads. Most of the books I've read aren't entered because I can't remember the names of them all. I wish I had kept better records. Read how I did it…
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How I did it: It's probably about 30 years since I first read a book on this list. Some of the books I had read last year when I began working on the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. It's 32 days since I decided to work on finishing this list. Some of the books I own, but most I got from the public library. Once I decided to complete this list, I just would fit a book from the list into my regular reading. In no ti… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Book 24 (Nonfiction)
3 months ago
7/24/09 read California Wine For Dummies by Ed McCarthy. Great book! Learned a lot and am anxious to put it to use. 5 stars.
7/24/09 - Book 35 (1001 Books)
3 months ago
read Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard. It was all right, but not great.
