I'm doing 39 things
so little time. But I can’t stop bringing them into my home and I can’t stop lining them up at the library.
dt123's Life List
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1. learn to write with my left hand
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2. Always have something planned to look forward to
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3. lose 10 kilos
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4. Make MP3s from my LPs
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5. continue to write my novel
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6. Create a personal recipe book
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7. keep a sketchbook
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8. memorize The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock
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9. knit a lace shawl
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10. Run 5k without stopping
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11. Learn to surf
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12. live the four agreements
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13. read every book I own
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14. nurture, maintain and enjoy my garden
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15. have a room in my house where all four walls are book lined
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16. play classical guitar again
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17. Create no new clutter
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18. leave my city every two months and my country every two years
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19. continue to knit socks and wear hand-knit socks exclusively
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20. be in control of my alcohol consumption
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21. Find a permanent solution for my driveway
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22. drink four glasses of water every day
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23. be a rich and famous author
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24. Reclaim the Night
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25. live each day as if it were my last, but learn each day as if I'll live forever
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26. fix and expand my irrigation system
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27. snorkel with seals
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28. Go through old magazines
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29. Draw every morning for a week or two.
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30. stay in a lighthouse
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31. build stone walls in my garden
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32. reupholster my dining room chairs
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33. Use my greywater on the garden
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34. swim with whales
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35. get a rainwater tank
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36. make a patchwork cushion by hand from my old silk shirts
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37. practice discardia
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38. take the stairs
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39. ride my bike
2 entries . 16 cheers294 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I chose a company and they did all the work. But it took them a long time much longer than I anticipated. Their communication about the delay wasn't very good. Read how I did it…
It made me
satisfied
How I did it: Finally completed the floor in the hall way which gave me an incentive to hang the pictures there.It didn't take long once I located the hammer and the hooks. Read how I did it…
It made me
Proud and happy
How I did it: I stopped cold turkey. Over the next little while I slipped up occasionally but did not let that stop me. It's been just over a year now and I hardly ever think about smoking any more. This time I've done it. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Unfortunately my progress has been interrupted by holidays and work trips and the fact that it is too hot to run outside. I am now up to week 3 so I walk for five minutes, run 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds, run 3 minutes, walk 3 minutes twice and then walk 5 minutes to cool down.
the couch to 5K plan week 1
Five minute walk warm up 60 sec run 90 sec walk for 20 minutes then five minute walk cool down.
