I'm doing 29 things
I had been having a hard time doing this run, since I kept trying to do it with limited water on hot days, without gels, because I’m an idiot. I broke it into 3 x four mile loops, and I brought a peanut butter and a strawberry banana gu to mix so it would be like a PB&J sandwich, I bought a fuel belt and drank a ton of water (refilling at the ends of each loop), and I had a friend ride next to me on a bike. I DID IT! And it wasn’t terrible, it was actually pretty fun, since I didn’t feel like I was dying from lack of water! I could actually do this thing!
eveningsparkle's Life List
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1. Run a 25 Minute 5K
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2. Have no empty photo frames!
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3. learn self defence
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4. make a drawing journal
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5. Read 50 books this year and write what I thought of each for later.
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6. be able to touch my toes
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7. buy a dress
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8. donate books
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9. know how to solve a rubik's cube
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10. reach my goal weight
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11. get a facial
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12. have more patience
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13. buy curtains
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14. patent an invention
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15. Learn some new knots and use them so they stick
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16. publish my research
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17. stop picking
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18. buy a painting
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19. Take a cooking class
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20. Write a ‘100 things to do before I’m 30’ list and complete it before I’m 30
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21. pay off my credit card
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22. get better at statistical mechanics
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23. Read all Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett
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24. learn how to blow glass
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25. Get PhD in Chemistry
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26. pay off my student loans
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27. Buy a House
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28. Enjoy being single
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29. Write a letter to myself that I'll open in 5 years
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How I did it
It made me
sexy and I know it 
How I did it: I went to JC Penny, Burlington Coat factory, and Old Navy. I raided their clearance section and bought summer clothing and a bunch of sweaters to wear over it to convert it to winter clothing. I bought leggings and tights to go with the skirts and a pair of boots to put it all together. Now I look awesome. I spent ~$100, and don't feel bad about it because it's all warm and modern. Read how I did it…
It made me
shocked at the ease 
How I did it: I read the little book of motorcycle knowledge and looked at the quiz at the end, tried to answer each question based on common sense, and then looked at the answers in the back and found where in the text the right answer was and highlighted it. Then I retook the quiz in the book and did awesome. Then I went to DMV and answered 16 questions that were taken exactly from the book and got a 100% and my permit. Read how I did it…
It made me
so proud!
How I did it: I had been running 3 miles at least 3 times a wek for the past few years, and decided I wanted to finally do this. I ramped up my distances VERY slowly over a period of two months, up to running the following:M: 5 milesT: restW:8 milesR: 5 milesF: restAt the same time, I increased my distance for weekend long runs. I figured out that it took me a long time to recover from them so I ran a really long run every other week and a "half" long … Read how I did it…
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