I'm doing 40 things
For lunch I had an almond butter sandwich and fruit. Tonight I ate rice, steamed veggies and gardein Chick’n Mandarin for dinner. Typically I dislike faux meats, but Gardein is pretty decent tasting, and has a good texture. Plus it’s fast, which is important when you’re eating with a yoga deadline in mind
langenoire's Life List
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1. live intentionally
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2. discover and refine my talents
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3. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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4. volunteer
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5. earn a master's degree
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6. dance en pointe
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7. get a tattoo
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8. learn to play the cello
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9. become fluent in french
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10. plan an extended trip abroad
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11. fire a gun
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12. visit one city in each timezone in the US
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13. learn to play chess
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14. picnic under a full moon
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15. change my name
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16. learn to bartend
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17. Organize my 72 Hour Kit for Emergency Preparedness
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18. learn to salsa
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19. Complete the MoodGym Training Program
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20. Have nothing in my possession that I do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful
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21. watch one movie a week
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22. obtain & maintain a Body Mass Index (BMI) within the range of 20-25, which experts generally consider to be healthy.
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23. Make a dress for each day of the week.
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24. organize my crafting room
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25. learn Argentine Tango.
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26. Develop and refine a personal (life)style
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27. Hold Standing-Bow Pulling pose for the whole time
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28. Learn to make three kinds of cheese.
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29. find a "real-deal" penpal to write to
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30. live in a foreign country
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31. complete c25k
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32. Fall Ridiculously and Wrecklessly, head-over-heels in Love
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33. design my own tattoo
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34. Run a mile in 11 minutes
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35. Capture wild yeast for sourdough
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36. Read all the books on the BBC Big Read Top 100
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37. write in my journal daily
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38. learn to meditate
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39. get my Certificate of Eligibility for teaching
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40. Keep Monday Meatless
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How I did it
It made me
feel accomplished 
How I did it: I've been focusing on reading more for several years. After I finished college, my reading dropped dramatically. And I was spending so much time on the internet reading poorly written blogs and comments that I was forgetting what it was like to read good prose. Now I read regularly; I try to read for at least 15 minutes a day. I can read several books a month this way. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel good
How I did it: After forgetting about this goal, and a very long time, a friend of mine rang me up and suggested I start going to yoga with her. So I've started taking a gentle vinyasa flow class once a week. After all the dithering around at home, going out into the world and taking the class has worked. After only one class I felt really good. The tension in my jajw and shoulders dissolved and I slept like a baby afterwards. Read how I did it…
It made me
v. happy!
How I did it: I thought I'd do this myself, but I didn't. Quite glad of it, really, as it's horribly messy. We had someone cover the ceiling with new drywall, the thinnest we could get, and left the walls textured. I did do the painting myself, using an eco-friendly low-VOC paint, which makes the whole experience of painting in a tight room much nicer. Read how I did it…
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It was a good one! I’ve come a long way in the thirty days. I can consistently get into standing-bow-pulling alongside the rest of the class, and stay there a while before falling out. I’m even occasionally falling forward. I’m flirting with holding the second set the whole time, which is what, 30 seconds? I amaze myself! I think back to when I couldn’t even grab my ankle without digging my nails into my skin; blood was shed over this pose.
I’m also making fabulous progress with floor bow. For about a week I’ve been able to wiggle and shimmy my way into holding both ankles. Momentarily I’ve drawn my knees in and lifted. But that gets old about the same time as I realize I’m doing it. For now my goal is to hold both ankles until the instructor says change.
The best quote of the night, from across the room: Is this the part where you turn the air-conditioner on?
I was a vegan for the first three days of this year. It got me reacquainted with hunger, if nothing else. While I appreciate veganism, I didn’t really enjoy it. Maybe not in this lifetime. I also noticed that after that, and another week of mostly vegetarian meals, my anemia flared up again. But having one vegetarian day a week, and a few veg* dinners, I think that’d be good for my health.
