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lahey333

if life is what you make it, let's seize fate by the throat



I'm doing 40 things
  

lahey333's Life List

  2. 1. Learn French fluently
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  3. 2. Get into the habit of having a daily 20min meditation
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  4. 3. Give blood every 57 days for a year (6 times!)
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  5. 4. Get down to my goal weight and maintain it for a year
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  6. 5. Run my first 1/2 marathon
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  7. 6. Build a wicked tree-house
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  8. 7. Volunteer with children regularly
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  9. 8. Fall in love, hopelessly and unconditionally :)
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  10. 9. Learn to play the trumpet
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  11. 10. Get done 43 of my goals before I turn 30
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  12. 11. Buy a red Mini Cooper and get a fun license plate to go with it
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  13. 12. Sell my own Vegetables at a Farmer's Market
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  14. 13. Make a t-shirt quilt
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  15. 14. Learn to skate well
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  16. 15. Learn to play guitar
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  17. 16. Learn to play cello
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  18. 17. Go blonde
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  19. 18. Grow a vegetable garden
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  20. 19. Buy a home
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  21. 20. Travel through Asia Pacific
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  22. 21. Learn Japanese fluently
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  23. 22. Save money for a house down-payment
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  24. 23. Ride in a hot-air balloon
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  25. 24. Visit New York around Christmas time
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  26. 25. Go on dream Hawaii vacation
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  27. 26. Travel all through Canada <3
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  28. 27. Write a novel
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  29. 28. Become a piano expert
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  30. 29. Earn a Bachelor's degree
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  31. 30. Save 15% of income for retirement
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  32. 31. Pay off all debt
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  33. 32. Learn Spanish in South America
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  34. 33. Learn the art of combat
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  35. 34. Run a Disney Half Marathon
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  36. 35. Save 2 months worth of paychecks
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  37. 36. Master pole dancing
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  38. 37. Visit Scotland
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  39. 38. Learn violin
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  40. 39. Donate hair to Locks-of-Love
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  41. 40. Visit New Orleans
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How I did it
How to see "The Wall" live in concert
It took me
1 day
It made me
ELATED

How I did it: I have loved Pink Floyd, and more importantly, "The Wall" album since I was 13 years old. This album has helped me through life and made me feel alive. I think it is music at it's peak, unlike anything else and never to be recreated. I LOVE THE WALL! I have always wanted to see it live in concert and my mother (God bless her!) gave me tickets for Roger Waters, "The Wall" Live, just this past Christmas. OMG, I still can't believe I finally… Read how I did it…

Jun 26, 2012, 07:33PM PDT | 0 comments | 5 cheers


How to ask for forgiveness from someone I've hurt
It took me
2 years
It made me

How I did it: This is a "How-To" that I am not going to go into great detail about since, of course, it is very very personal to me. We've all done things that we wish we either hadn't done or at least had done differently (this was the case for myself). There was a certain relationship that I had to remove from my life because it really wasn't healthy for me and wasn't letting me be all I could be. This being said, the way I ended this relationsh… Read how I did it…

Apr 09, 2012, 12:59PM PDT | 0 comments | 8 cheers


How to become a vegetarian
It took me
4 months
It made me
feel healthier

How I did it: So! I wish I could say that I became a vegetarian solely because I care about animals and want to give up eating them on principle, but while this impacted my choice, it was not my main reason for giving up meat. The main reason I was truly able to give up meat was because of health. At the end of the day, becoming a vegetarian forced me to give up almost all fast food, eat more vegetables and healthy proteins, and ultimately (for me) eat… Read how I did it…

Mar 30, 2012, 05:41AM PDT | 2 comments | 5 cheers


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Recent entries
Give blood every 57 days for a year (6 times!)
Dates

So, where I’m from you the wait period between times of blood donations is 56 days, I’d like to see if I can give the maximum amount of blood I can for a year. I’ve already given blood once (one of my goals on here!) and it was a great experience, I’m excited to expand that goal :)

So here are the dates then:

1) April 25th -2012
2) June 21st -2012
3) August 17th -2012
4) October 13th -2012
5) December 09th -2012
6) February 04th -2013
7) April 02nd -2013

Apr 12, 2012, 06:21PM PDT | 0 comments


Travel all through Canada <3
Places I've been to so far... (before I even thought of this goal)

Ontario (my home province!)
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Alberta

Ontario and Quebec are both places I’ve been in and round A LOT! I’ve gone on vacation to PEI, Nova Scotia, and Alberta. I’m not going to write new entries, but will just keep editing this one to keep track for myself :)

SOOOO, what’s left?

1) Nunavut
2) Yukon
3) Northwest Territories
4) British Columbia
5) Saskatchewan
6) Newfoundland
7) New Brunswick
8) Manitoba

9) ✓Alberta
10) ✓PEI
11) ✓Nova Scotia
12) ✓Ontario
13) ✓Quebec

Mar 16, 2012, 03:35PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments



 

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