I'm doing 32 things
still running
4 weeks 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. bake a cake
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22. grow tomatoes
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23. Complete 85 of the 100 Most Completed Goals
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24. Fly First Class
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25. practice daily affirmation for my spouse
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26. get more bookshelves
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27. floss
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28. Do NaNoWriMo
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29. run a 5k
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30. catalogue all my books on Library Thing
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31. be a better teacher
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32. run a 10K
889 people
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…
It made me
invigorated
How I did it: i started with a distance i felt comfortable with, and increased my mileage by ten percent each week. the build up was nice and slow so i never felt like i was approaching a distance i couldn't handle. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: First I got rid of clothes that I haven't worn in a while and don't anticipate making it back into heavy rotation. Then I laid out all my clothes and separated them into categories. After deciding which would go on shelves and which would be hung, I arranged my closet shelves to just the right height for the things I wanted at each level. Shoes at the bottom, handbags at the top, and all my favorite tops and sweaters in … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
closer than i thought
4 weeks 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
1 month 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.
