I'm doing 38 things
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2 weeks ago
this is the closest i’ve gotten so far…
dmdeben's Life List
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1. Lose 10 pounds
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2. Get more sleep
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3. exercise regularly
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4. meet new people
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5. Travel to the Greek Isles
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6. Be happy with what I have
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7. get better physical endurance
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8. whiten my teeth
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9. have nice abs
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10. drink more green tea
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11. Procrastinate Less
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12. make a difference in someone's life
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13. Read more
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14. Learn another language
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15. write a book
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16. volunteer more often
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17. learn to snowboard
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18. go back to Australia
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19. help save the world
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20. be a nicer person
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21. Stop being so negative
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22. drink more water
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23. have more time
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24. Go skydiving
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25. get a job i love
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26. pay off my debt
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27. do something spontaneous
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28. go to bed earlier. and get up earlier.
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29. move out
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30. be famous
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31. own a yorkie
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32. get organized, stay organized
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33. Kick my coffee addiction
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34. bungee jump
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35. go on a cruise
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36. Climb Mount Olympus
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37. have more energy
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38. Help de-clutter and reorganize the house
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How I did it
It made me
giddy 
How I did it: We met when I was 14, a freshman in high school. We went on a few dates but it kinda fizzled out and we just stayed friends. Then we dated again when I was 16. He was my first real boyfriend... first everything. But we broke up after a pretty short time because it just wasn't the right time for us. We remained friends for the next 6 years, catching up every couple months over breakfast or through random phone calls while we were living ou… Read how I did it…
It made me
accomplished
How I did it: I've had cars before that were only under my parents names but I drove. I have acquired a few credit cards over the years and with that a lot of debt but I've always been good at making payments on time and therefore I have really good credit. I totaled my corolla in 2007 (parents bought for me) and have been devastated ever since. I wanted a car to call my own but i've always had to share and when I moved home my only options were a 1993… Read how I did it…
It made me
fun
How I did it: Planned it as part of my backpacking Europe trip that happened to fall during Munich, Germany's Oktoberfest celebrations. Scheduled to stop by for 2 days after London and before Italy. We booked Easy Palace Hostel for one night and arrived early in the morning the first day, drank all day then drank all the next day before our overnight train to Venice. Made a lot of friends and learned the German cheersing song (Prost). Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Untitled
2 weeks ago
Ran into a friend of mine from high school. He now teaches snowboarding up at waterville valley. He offered to give me some lessons so I’ll be sure to take him up on that this winter.
Europe
1 month ago
I traveled through Germany, Italy, Spain, and France so I picked up a few words in each language:
German:
Prost!—cheers
Danke—Thank you
Auf Wierdersehen—Goodbye
Ich Liebe Dich- I love you
Hallo—Hello
Do’Ve—Where is?
Italian:
Bonjourno: Goodmorning/day/ Hello
Ciao: Hello/Goodbye
Prego: You’re welcome/okay/next/come here/it’s okay… still learning exactly what this means but they use it a lot
Grazie: Thank you
Grazia: Thank you (done with transaction)
Parla Ingles: I speak english
Scuzza: Excuse me
Per favore: please
Si: yes (usually said “si si si si si”)
Te Amo: I love you
Spain:
Hola: hello
Como esta: how are u
por favor: please
Gracias: thank you
Donde esta: where is…
muy bien: very good
si: yes
no puedo: I can’t
hablas ingles?: do you speak english?
no hablo espanol: i don’t speak spanish
te quiero: i love you
Necessito: i need
France:
Bonjour—hello
Como talle vouz?- how are you
tres bien—very good
merci- thank you
si vouz plait- please
au revior- goodbye
je maple- my name is
je ne pa pel francias- (spelling?) i don’t speak french
j’taime- i love you
