I'm doing 26 things
Just finished my first week in a new job. So far it seems like it is going to be just the right combo of opportunities for learning, making an impact, shining and hanging out with celebrities :-) Hurrah!
feistyredhead's Life List
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1. make at least one step towards towards 1-12 on my list each week
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2. get better at keeping in touch with people who are important to me
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3. live an extraordinary life
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4. get in shape
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5. sell or give away my excess belongings
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6. reduce my environmental footprint
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7. grow my own vegetables
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8. Improve my French
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9. visit one new restaurant a month
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10. Improve my Grammar
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11. Learn to rollerblade
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12. start horseriding again
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13. make films
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14. learn to box
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15. Learn Urdu
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16. learn Arabic
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17. Work through The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)
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18. go to glastonbury festival
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19. run a successful festival stall with my Top Chic
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20. ride a horse along a beach
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21. have my own business
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22. submit a script to the National Theatre literary department
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23. foster a child
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24. Learn to rock climb
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25. read 52 books by the end of 2012
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26. see 52 shows by the end of 2012
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: After several attempts, my most successful strategy for exercising 3 times per week was to sign up to run a 10 mile race for charity with a friend. This gave me three impetuses to exercise - a definite training goal I wanted to meet and could see progress towards, helping a good cause, and not wanting to let down the friend I was training with. I selected a training programme I felt I could trust, and after the first couple of weeks, was … Read how I did it…
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but in fact have not read anything since finishing Book 2 – Thigmoo – a couple of weeks ago. Must try harder!
Likely to be a cultural highpoint for the year. Having not gotten around to booking tickets during the whole 3/4 year period that Jerusalem has been running to rave reviews, I ended up queuing for day seats – from 4.30am! I really doubted it could live up to the hype and the effort, but in fact it was amazing. A very poignant story of an outsider and how the world treats him, but also bringing in layers of lost traditions and magic, as well as a good slice of dance music and drugs!
This show reminded me that I really should make more of an effort to go to the theatre or other cultural events, hence this new year’s resolution. It is going to be a busy 2012…
