I'm doing 34 things
Saguaro done, January 2010.
magndoodle's Life List
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1. learn French
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2. learn to play the harmonica
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3. write a screenplay
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4. learn to play the piano
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5. Watch all of Twin Peaks
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6. win an Oscar
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7. run a marathon
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8. go to graduate school
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9. coach college rowing
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10. get married in a red dress
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11. take rock climbing lessons
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12. learn American Sign Language
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13. Make the 2010 World Championship Rowing Team
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14. Get kissed under the mistletoe
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15. Learn to cook Thai
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16. throw a punch
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17. Read the Koran, Bible and Torah
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18. Visit all the National Parks
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19. attend Burning Man
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20. get out of debt
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21. Hike the triple crown (Appalachian Trail 2000 miles, Pacific Crest Trail 2800 miles, Continental Divide Trail 3000+ miles).
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22. Meet someone who has always wanted to meet me.
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23. play strip hide-and-seek
1 cheer307 people -
24. earn a black belt
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25. Climb Mount Shasta
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26. have a hobby farm
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27. Make a quilt
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28. finish painting my dresser
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29. Visit all 5 Great Lakes
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30. Watch all of the Oscar winners for Best Picture
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31. Go to a Radiohead concert
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32. Learn to whistle with my fingers
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33. move back to Seattle
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34. learn to drive a stick-shift
1 cheer93 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I had gotten to the point where I was drinking one every day or every other day... and even though it was the really classy stuff, I realized it wasn't really doing me any good. I thought about my tooth enamel being burned off, and that did it for me. It has definitely done good things for my body fat composition and it's WAY better now to have one ginger ale like once a year as a special treat rather than for no reason a… Read how I did it…
It made me
Stormy-eyed. 
How I did it: Time, time and more time. Patiently and agonizingly waiting for and seeking out opportunities to try again, begin again, look again and make myself open and available to life. It's not tangible...it's just needing the future more than the past. Read how I did it…
It made me
Full and happy
How I did it: Learning to eat and appreciate sushi properly is probably not something you can do in just one visit. If you are interested in really getting to know sushi as a culinary experience, go to a sushi bar with a good reputation, and sit at the bar. Even if you are not comfortable conversing with or ordering from the chef, watching him or her work with the food is very interesting, and you can learn a lot just through observation. Read how I did it…
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Sometimes I think that I will have lots of time to do this when I start working full time. But part of me still has to wonder how I managed to sink so far into credit card debt in just three years after graduating from college debt-free. It makes me feel terrible.
We are thinking about committing to the Rehoboth Beach marathon in Delaware this November… nervous but excited. Glad that the other two women I’m running with are interested in doing a smaller race for our first marathon together.
