I'm doing 30 things
staying home
2 weeks ago
RIF means I’ve been home since May, and we’ve been able to do lots more fun and interesting things. Yippee! Definitely a blessing in disguise.
gwendolin's Life List
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1. be a better unschooler
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2. play more with my kids
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3. learn brazilian portuguese
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4. make a blog
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5. be an artist
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6. get out of debt
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7. buy a house
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8. Practice yoga regularly
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9. be more optimistic
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10. Be a stay at home mom
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11. learn to sew clothes
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12. visit Kitamaat and Kitlope again
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13. visit friends in Costa Rica
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14. visit friends in Malaysia
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15. travel in Europe
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16. live off the grid
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17. build a straw bale house
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18. get a dog
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19. improve my piano skills
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20. go camping with my kids
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21. work from home
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22. practice meditation
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23. Fill up my sketchbook
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24. Get a tattoo
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25. sculpt
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26. bake bread more often
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27. go hiking
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28. get a canoe
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29. take more pictures...better pictures
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30. start a worm compost
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Recent entries
Early morning yoga
2 years ago
I’ve always wanted to do early morning yoga, but could never really commit to it. Plus, whenever I tried, I would always be so stiff from just getting out of bed, I didn’t think I was getting much benefit from it. But I’ve recently started exercising more regularly, and have just this week been managing to get up consistently at 5:30 so I can get in a workout before the day starts. And it’s been great for doing yoga, as well! I finish my workout in 30 minutes, and then spend 30-45 minutes doing asans and breathing. If I’m really raring to go after the workout, I might tune into Inhale, and do some power yoga.
slow and steady
2 years ago
I did this in 7 weeks, by cutting calories down to only 1200-1550 per day, and adding in exercise. I used sparkpeople.com as a resource to help me do this. I started out just walking for a few minutes on my lunch hour, and stepped it up gradually. Eventually, I was walking 45 minutes, but it wasn’t really enough for me (I wanted to run), plus, I didn’t want to go back to work all sweaty. So now I’m getting up early to do a workout, and for the first time in my life, I’m loving it! I’m glad that I decided to take it slow, and make changes to my eating and exercising habits, because I think this will stick!
