I'm doing 26 things
Found what I think is my route to this, most quickly, and spent all of last week feeling really excited. Today, I feel nervous. Still the plan though.
liz's Life List
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1. Make concrete improvements to my diet
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2. Remove coffee from my daily consumption
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3. limit time between workouts to 2 days!
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4. read for pleasure every day
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5. give one compliment a day
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6. watch the sunrise once a month
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7. Be a person I would want to be friends with
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8. write a song
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9. meditate once a week
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10. Go wilderness camping once a year
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11. understand jealousy enough to not let it upset my balance
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12. make an important decision based on my reasons only
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13. Finish school and get into the real world
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14. be a better daughter
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15. start things with enough intention to finish them
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16. find new things to do in my city
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17. be more generous
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18. buy organic and local
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19. Live in gratitude & be happy even if the rest of the things on this list never happen
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20. be a better knitter
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21. learn another language
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22. find my own style
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23. pay off my student loans
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24. hike the appalachian trail
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25. check in with 43things once a week
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26. resist the urge to get seriously involved before i'm emotionally ready
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: A little therapy, a lot of thinking and talking. I found the most important thing was to not be embarrassed about my idiosyncrasies - we all have them, and it's much easier to face and recognize all parts of one's self if there's no fear of what one might find. Accepting myself and the things I learn about myself has also let me find more satisfaction in my relationship. I don't question my bf's decision to be with me, and I don't fear wh… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Missed yesterday, but I worked on the crossword, which is, at least, downtime. I’ll be sure to read today.
I’m doing really well on this – haven’t had any coffee/espresso-related drinks since writing in this goal. I’ve not removed caffeine, but it’s been greatly reduced. Today and yesterday, for example, I had only one cup of tea, in the morning, as my full caffeine input for the day. I notice not getting tired in the afternoons, and generally feeling more “balanced,” energy-wise. Really happy with this!
As an added benefit, it saves money to not drink coffee, and it removes half and half from the diet as well.
