I'm doing 23 things
39. Eminent Corporations
40. The Hunger Games
41. Catching Fire
42. Mockingjay
43. Looking for Jake and Other Stories
lagging behind at this point
nienna86's Life List
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1. thru-hike the Appalachian Trail
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2. learn to play an instrument
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3. run a half marathon
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4. volunteer at an animal shelter
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5. raise a seeing eye dog
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6. foster animals
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7. visit all 50 states
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8. Read All the Books I Own and Haven't Finished.
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9. complete the sprint distance of a triathlon
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10. Learn Spanish
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11. visit at least one new country in 2012
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12. organize a successful family reunion
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13. write a young adult fantasy novel
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14. Thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail
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15. Walk on the Great Wall of China
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16. Hike the West Coast Trail
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17. Visit Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
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18. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
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19. Hike the inca trail to machu picchu
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20. go to a Sci-Fi convention
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21. get a Master of Education in Elementary Education
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22. read 150 books in 2012
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23. clean my oven
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: It really wasn't as difficult as I expected! I just went to the swimming hall a couple of times a week for three weeks and gradually increased my distance. I sprinted through some of the laps but spent most of time swimming at a relatively slow and steady pace. I swam a combination of freestyle, breaststroke, and sidestroke (anything so long as it wasn't dogpaddling!). Read how I did it…
Recent entries
35. No Logo
36. Acts of Violets
37. A Rose from the Dead
38. Shoots to Kill
Surprise, surprise! More cozies. But No Logo was extremely good and made me feel ready to take on the world.
28. Mum’s the Word
29. Slay it with Flowers
30. Dearly Depotted
31. Snipped in the Bud
32. Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America
33. Obligate Carnivore: Cats, Dogs & What it Really Means to be Vegan
34. Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating
I think that any future reading goals will have to focus on quality rather than quantity. As much as I enjoy cozy mysteries, I feel guilty for not reading something with a little more meat to it.
