An inflatable one, but a good inflatable one. Now I just need to buy a pump to pump it up with, a paddle to propel it with, and a lifejacket to save my ass with. Then I can get out there and do me some kayaking…
Katey's Life List
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1. stop procrastinating
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2. only eat when I'm hungry
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3. drink 8 glasses of water a day
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4. Lose 40 lbs
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5. Make new friends
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6. stop picking my skin
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7. write a book
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8. Hike more
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9. exercise regularly
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10. be more social
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11. be more spontaneous
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12. go camping
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13. Go someplace very, very dark and look at the stars all night
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14. Experience the Northern Lights.
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15. Visit Alaska
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16. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway.
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17. Swim with dolphins
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18. Visit the Galapagos Islands
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19. Travel to South America
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20. Read more
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21. Sort my feet out
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22. Meet people in Vancouver, BC. Whatever their age, whatever their origins, whatever their social status. Let's meet. Share experiences. Learn from each other.
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23. learn to kayak
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24. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
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25. Have Brunch with Laszlo and his wife
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26. hike the trans canada trail
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27. plan my wedding...
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I had such a great time pulling up all the ivy in Stanley Park. I thought it would be a good thing to do but I never realised I would enjoy it quite so much. I felt really happy and energised afterwards (though I ached for the 2 days after – muscles not used to the exercise).
Can’t wait till next month!
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been really focussed on helping myself lose weight.
1) I bought myself some scales last week and weighed about what I thought I did, hammering home the fact that yes, I do need to lose 40lbs. I weighed myself Saturday morning and have been disciplined enough not to weigh myself again all week, so Saturday will be weigh-day from now on
2) I’m doing really well at only eating when I am hungry and have started to retrain my brain into thinking of food more as fuel rather than pleasure. I’ve also been eating out a lot less because of this.
3) I am getting up early and going for a long walk before work – which makes my 10 minute walk to work an hour walk to work.
4) I am also walking a lot in the evenings after dinner, rather than staying in and watching TV (the Canucks bowing out of the playoffs early has been a bit of a blessing). This has the added bonus of stopping me from drinking alcohol so much during the week.
5) I continue to hike through my heel and joint pain. Last weekend we went for a hike and I had absolutely no energy and was very achey, but about 50 minutes into it I started feeling really good and so we carried on for another 3 hours.
