I'm doing 30 things
still running
5 months ago
i haven’t been increasing mileage lately, i’ve been working on time instead. i’m already back to a 10.5 min/mile pace!
entropic ankh's Life List
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1. get old before i die
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2. be still
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3. recreate myself every ten years
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4. forgive and ask for forgiveness
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5. Never stop learning
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6. sing
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7. have a reason to celebrate
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8. remove the word "should" from my vocabulary
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9. Get a PhD
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10. have a huge library of books. floor to ceiling.
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11. pay off my loans
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12. eat at one new restaurant each month
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13. Take more photos
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14. see the aurora borealis
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15. publish a short story or essay
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16. hike in the grand canyon
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17. read sandman comics
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18. get a tattoo
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19. Learn a martial art
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20. Go to the dentist
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21. run a 10K
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22. bake a cake
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23. be a better teacher
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24. catalogue all my books on Library Thing
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25. Complete 85 of the 100 Most Completed Goals
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26. Fly First Class
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27. practice daily affirmation for my spouse
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28. get more bookshelves
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29. floss
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30. Do NaNoWriMo
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How I did it
It made me
frustrated 
How I did it: the first year, I bought a tomato plant. It died. The second year, a tomato plant sprouted in the dirt from my compost bin. It grew nice and tall, but wilted at the slightest heat. I keep a container garden on my covered balcony, so it never got water unless I watered it myself. Finally, I went on vacation and the tomato plant fell down . . . but not before one tiny tomato formed on the top branch. Even though the … Read how I did it…
It made me
powerful! 
How I did it: I started out running 1.5 miles around my neighborhood, 3 times a week. Each week I would increase my distance by one or two tenths of a mile. By the time I could run 2.5 miles comfortably, I was ready to register for the Livestrong Philly Challenge 5k. I kept training until I knew I could finish 3.1 miles. When I started, 1.5 miles would make my head pound and I couldn't imagine going on for three. Now I'm the ass… Read how I did it…
It made me
lovely
How I did it: I set up a goal reminder here on 43 things and hit reply to myself with 2 things that make my partner happy. Each week the reminder email arrived and while it would have been nice to reply to myself every week, there were often times i ignored the email. Still, it was usually easy enough to think of just 2 things at a time and keep them in a running gmail conversation. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
closer than i thought
5 months ago
today in my yoga practice, there was a point where i felt really good and just starting doing push ups. before i knew it, i had done eight push ups! then my arms gave out on the ninth. I didn’t think i could do eight, so i’m way closer to my goal than i thought i was!
1.5 mi/19 min
6 months ago
first run outside since september. not like this was a great winter for the elliptical machine either. i walked up the hill in the middle of my route.
