I'm doing 37 things
I made it to 39 books in 2009, which is not too bad. Onwards and upwards for 2010!
merillupin's Life List
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1. Read 50 books in 2009.
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2. be a more conscious consumer
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3. eat healthier
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4. get rid of my acne
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5. Floss Every Day
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6. get rid of unnecessary possessions
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7. write a screenplay
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8. write a book and have it published
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9. Learn to play the drums
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10. find out what my blood type is
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11. learn to play bass guitar
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12. go to a rob thomas concert
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13. make a smaller ecological footprint
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14. Go to San Diego ComicCon
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15. Go to The One Ring Celebration
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16. Be an extra in a movie
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17. bungee jump
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18. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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19. get contacts
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20. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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21. learn to touch type the number keys
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22. plant a tree
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23. try yoga
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24. learn photoshop
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25. stretch every day
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26. take a photography class
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27. go horseback riding
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28. meditate daily
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29. learn about buddhism
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30. watch every episode of Jeremiah
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31. see a broadway play
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32. Buy a motorcycle
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33. exercise regularly
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34. go to a Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert
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35. go bunjee jumping in New Zealand
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36. Read 15,000 pages in 2007
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37. see Rufus Wainwright in concert
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: This November I finally hit the 50,000 word goal to win NaNoWriMo, during my first term at university. I would not have been able to do it without writeordie.com - it was a super super super useful tool for hitting the daily goal! I would definitely recommend trying to go over the goal EVERY day, for example, try to hit 2000 words a day instead of 1667, because inevitably there are a couple of days when you write nothing, which can really… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: After I finished high school, I knew that a lot of things in my life were going to change. I had thought about being vegetarian for ages, so without really thinking about it, I just took the plunge. I read part of Becoming Vegetarian by Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis. I added some fake meats to my diet, as well as things like nuts, and I began to cook a lot more. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
So far I’m at 27, which is—decent… but a bit behind, though I’ve been speeding up over the past month or so. I’ve tried to do this for the past couple of years and failed by a fair bit. But I still think it’s possible!!
I would have to say that I do still buy things that I don’t need. Nobody needs DVDs, CDs, or that extra pair of pants. But I think that purchases like those are alright, as long as they are extremely limited, and you know you will use the items that you have bought!
