I'm doing 43 things
...I’m finding. Really want to get “clean 30 minutes for 30 days” underway, but I’m finding it difficult. I’ve got a kitchen timer which makes things much easier, and there’s certainly plenty of things around here to do. I just find that when I get home from work, I’m so exhausted I don’t want to do anything but watch TV or read. Need to figure out a way to squeeze a couple or three extra hours of productivity out of my days.
Mike's Life List
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1. Lose 20 pounds
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2. Lose 30 pounds
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3. Make all my goals S.M.A.R.T.
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4. Lose 40 pounds
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5. Lose 50 pounds
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6. lose 60 pounds
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7. Sell my crap on eBay
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8. run the St. George Marathon
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9. stop procrastinating
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10. Keep a journal about achieving goals
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11. clean for 30 minutes for 30 days
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12. get rid of all my clutter
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13. Floss daily
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14. keep a side list of future goals
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15. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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16. read a book a week
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17. fill all of the pots I have with plants
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18. fill all the frames I have with pictures
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19. ask someone out
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20. master Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
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21. Be a better friend
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22. Make new friends
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23. learn origami
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24. pay off my debt
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25. pay off my student loan
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26. be more confident
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27. Get organized
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28. To live instead of exist
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29. work because I like to, not because I have to
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30. Learn to play the guitar
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31. Visit Japan
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32. See the Southern Lights
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33. live debt free
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34. become a better conversationalist
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35. Take better notes
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36. manage my time better
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37. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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38. Fall in love
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39. be happy
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40. Finish what I start
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41. keep up with the news
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42. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
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43. make more eye contact
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How I did it
It made me
Glad 
How I did it: Last August I moved into an apartment that really wasn't big enough to hold all my stuff, so I had to identify what I wanted to get rid of. Some of it is going to be put up on eBay, but others I decided to give to charity. After having grown up in Idaho and Utah, I'm familiar with Deseret Industries, which is kinda the Mormon equivalent of the Salvation Army or Good Will. I like what they do to help families that are dow… Read how I did it…
It made me
Feel in control
How I did it: Used MS Access to categorize & summarize my transactions for about six months. Then, based on how much I spend in each category, made a budget spreadsheet. Based on the spreadsheet, I set up automatic payments for my bills from each paycheck. Read how I did it…
It made me
complete
How I did it: I think the gauze pressing on my arm hurts more than getting pricked did. They asked me if I'd had sex with anybody for money or drugs after 1977. What, if it happened before 1977 it doesn't count? what's so magical about 1977? (the answer is no, BTW...)I was worried that my iron would be too low, but the drop of my blood in the solution dropped like a rock, so that wasn't a problem (I wonder if it's more of a problem for wome… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
About a pound and a half—235.2 this morning. I’ll have this gone in a day or two. Still on track to finish this by 2/20, or earlier (hopefully earlier—“lose 30 pounds” is calling my name!)
That’s when registration opens. It’s basically open for the month of April, then they have the lottery in early May. I entered last year, but didn’t get in; if I don’t get in this year, I’ll be a shoe-in next year.
I’ve got one big thing to get out of the way before I can do this—Right now i weigh about 235, and I really should be under 200 to run. I’ve got about two months to drop 20-30 pounds.
I really want to do this… I’d love for my first full marathon to be in my old home town of St. George. I’d also like to finish with a time of less than four hours, but that’s probably too much to hope for right off the bat. ;)
