 I'm doing 42 things |
| 1. |
complete a TESOL course
4 entries . 23 cheers |
2 people |
| 2. |
Finish Genki I
4 cheers |
5 people |
| 3. |
be fluent in Japanese - pass the JLPT3
3 entries . 13 cheers |
1 person |
| 4. |
declutter my life - hold an Ebay sale July/August
22 cheers |
1 person |
| 5. |
Walk 50km in one day
1 entry . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 6. |
walk with Gandalf and Pippin from Isengard to Minas Tirith
14 cheers |
1 person |
| 7. |
exercise regularly - 30 minutes of daily exercise for 30 days
5 entries . 22 cheers |
1 person |
| 8. |
eat healthy - eat within my daily caloric allowance for 30 days
2 entries . 15 cheers |
1 person |
| 9. |
improve posture - do posture exercises daily for 30 days
10 cheers |
1 person |
| 10. |
be happy - note the positives daily for 30 days
14 cheers |
1 person |
| 11. |
meditate daily for 30 days
13 cheers |
6 people |
| 12. |
wake up early for a daily walk for 30 days
1 entry . 13 cheers |
2 people |
| 13. |
Make a quilt
2 entries . 13 cheers |
1,093 people |
| 14. |
learn the first form of yang style Tai Chi
3 entries . 10 cheers |
1 person |
| 15. |
complete knotwork winter (cross stitch)
3 entries . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 16. |
reach my goal weight (65kg)
6 entries . 6 cheers |
2 people |
| 17. |
get out of debt - pay off credit card, government study loans, and a loan from a friend
16 cheers |
1 person |
| 18. |
take photos daily for 365 days
4 entries . 11 cheers |
1 person |
| 19. |
Watch all movies from Studio Ghibli (released by 2009)
5 cheers |
1 person |
| 20. |
grow my own food - a successful crop of tomatoes, capsicum, beans and lettuce
2 entries . 12 cheers |
1 person |
| 21. |
be self-sufficient-ish - make my own washing liquid
2 entries . 6 cheers |
1 person |
| 22. |
grow a successful culinary herb garden (oregano, thyme, parsley, coriander, bay, chives, rosemary, majoram)
1 entry . 7 cheers |
1 person |
| 23. |
Update my website once a week for 3 months
2 entries . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 24. |
become fluent in German - finish my German textbook
5 cheers |
1 person |
| 25. |
Reduce my ecological footprint - walk to shopping and back for 3 months
2 entries . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 26. |
Make a Japanese Garden
10 cheers |
37 people |
| 27. |
draw manga - complete the manga drawing tutorial book
4 cheers |
1 person |
| 28. |
stop procrastinating - do at least 5 things on my to do list, daily for 30 days
1 entry . 11 cheers |
1 person |
| 29. |
work less - reduce my work hours to 24 hours per week
1 entry . 3 cheers |
1 person |
| 30. |
Get a PhD
10 cheers |
2,790 people |
| 31. |
learn to play cello - buy a cello and complete the Grade 1 AMEB book
6 cheers |
1 person |
| 32. |
make a crazy quilt
5 cheers |
17 people |
| 33. |
design and build an eco-friendly house
5 cheers |
1 person |
| 34. |
speak at least 4 languages fluently
2 cheers |
3 people |
| 35. |
own a house
5 cheers |
2,032 people |
| 36. |
visit all 7 continents
8 cheers |
1,301 people |
| 37. |
sew once a month for 6 months
3 cheers |
1 person |
| 38. |
Re-paper and mulch the garden, again!
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 39. |
Repair my torn and button-missing clothes
10 cheers |
1 person |
| 40. |
Cook 3 new recipes each week for 5 weeks
1 entry . 5 cheers |
1 person |
| 41. |
give 1000 cheers
1 entry . 3 cheers |
180 people |
| 42. |
stop biting my fingers
4 cheers |
154 people |
How I did it: By using a combination of curbing my compulsive spending (when upset or in pain), and being a little more thrifty, I was able to put away a little from each salary payment. I was frustrated a few times when large bills ate my entire salary, but the continuing interest on my savings account helped. Having a savings buffer, I now feel much less stressed, worried and more secure. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Using the dictation software was difficult - it is more difficult to write by speech, than by typing! It's also impossible to edit using dictation software, and took me far to long to get this completed. I had kept notes on the Apple touch in the calendar application, and updated my notes during train journeys or in the evenings before sleeping.My Japan 2008 travelog.I'm sure it would have been easier to create the log if I had completed … Read how I did it…
How I did it: Over the course of several months, I increased the length of the walks I took. Dealing with several chronic illnesses gave me extra challenges, and I had to recover gently from a few injuries, blisters and a nasty virus or three. But, I managed it. After *almost* reaching 25km, without too much pain, I took the long way home from a friends, and smashed this goal - 40km! Read how I did it…
| I’ve finally got under the several month long plateau, and made it into the 80s. I wasn’t able to do the 50km walk as I didn’t receive my new insoles in time to break them in. But have signed up for a 15km run/walk in late November. Am training more often and harder now, and controlling my food a little more strictly, so hopefully the weight will drop a little faster! |  |
| The JLPT exam is only three weeks away and I feel completely unprepared. Illness and work conspired to stop me studying and attending classes. Even now, when I am only studying (and not working), have too much else on to be able to focus on studying – running around after appointments, doing loads of paperwork for my JET application and TESOL course. If only the exam could be held after my trip to Japan in January! でももちろん、がんばりますね… |  |
| The foundation module is huge, and I’m only a few units from completing that module. The electives seem to be much shorter (thankfully), so I should be finished in another couple of months! After a few years, I finally feel like the end is in sight! |  |
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incendio wants to finish cross stitch projects
learn to speak ukrainian
drink more water
spend more time painting
Work out daily
have more energy
Invest
abbyy wants to Go skydiving
become an actress
move to barcelona
learn to ride a motorbike
Read the entire Bible
go to synagogue more often
be a mom
laugh every day
stop buying things i dont need.
overcome my aversion to phones
get a four pack
finish this list
Spend wisely
be at peace
Hydriad wants to take time for myself
jump off a waterfall
