I'm doing 27 things
only finite accomplishments will be tracked here now
d503smith's Life List
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1. learn french
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2. knit something beautiful
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3. change my bedtime to before 11pm and consistently get out of bed before 7am
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4. learn to meditate
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5. have nice handwriting
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6. learn to eat with chopsticks
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7. throw a factory party
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8. learn to swim
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9. Finish sending out thank you's from my wedding
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10. Reduce my sugar intake
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11. read every book i own
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12. Donate blood
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13. bake bread
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14. Learn to use my sewing machine
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15. camp at Parc national du Mont-Mégantic
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16. Do the Couch to 5k running plan
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17. read Infinite Jest
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18. Work on an awesome backyard garden
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19. see the northern lights
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20. complete NaNoWriMo
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21. skate the full length of the Rideau Canal
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22. take a road trip from Atlanta to Ottawa
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23. eat a Georgia peach straight off the tree
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24. see nikola tesla's ashes in a golden orb
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25. Visit the Grand Canyon
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26. see Jeff Magnum in concert
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27. Throw a winter farewell party
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: We started looking at neighborhoods as soon as we moved to Ottawa. M identified the neighborhood he wanted pretty soon. I cast a wider net but in retrospect, that was unnecessary. Pick an area and then monitor it. We saved money but could have saved more. We both have jobs which helps immensely. We started paying attention in earnest over the summer. I created a spreadsheet based on mls info containing details for every home that was in t… Read how I did it…
