I'm doing 43 things
In winters future
Shadowed footsteps, unmapped paths
Once fused, soon apart
Kymberly Fergusson, Jan 2012 – RIP nanna
nifwlseirff's Life List
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1. be happy - note the positives daily for 30 days
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2. Stretch daily for 30 days
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3. stop procrastinating - do at least 5 things on my to do list, daily for 30 days
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4. Blog once a week for 6 months
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5. Pass the Zertifikat Deutsch
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6. Cook 3 new recipes each week for 5 weeks
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7. fund 43 loans on Kiva.org
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8. Play piano for 100 hours
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9. exercise regularly - 30 minutes of daily exercise for 30 days
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10. Finish Genki I
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11. wake up early for a daily walk for 30 days
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12. sew once a month for 6 months
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13. learn the first form of yang style Tai Chi
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14. improve posture - do posture exercises daily for 30 days
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15. eat healthy - eat within my daily caloric allowance for 30 days
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16. be fluent in Japanese - pass the JLPT3
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17. Finish ななさわ先生's Japanese course
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18. Walk 50km in one day
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19. Update my sites twice a week for 3 months
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20. meditate daily for 30 days
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21. take photos daily for 365 days
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22. reach my goal weight (75kg)
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23. stop biting my fingers
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24. grow my own food - a successful crop of tomatoes, capsicum, beans and lettuce
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25. grow a successful culinary herb garden
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26. Watch all movies from Studio Ghibli
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27. complete knotwork winter (cross stitch)
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28. be self-sufficient-ish
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29. make a crazy quilt
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30. draw manga - complete the manga drawing tutorial book
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31. learn to play cello - buy a cello
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32. speak at least 4 languages fluently
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33. visit all 7 continents
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34. Get a PhD
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35. Read the Hobbit in German
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36. Read the Hobbit in Japanese
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37. Save €5000
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38. Be comfortable speaking German
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39. frame my finished needlework
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40. reach out to a friend every day
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41. write
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42. watch more anime
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43. read
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How I did it
It made me
happy 
How I did it: I took my time, gradually adding details and photos to flesh out my wine tasting notes and a brief description of my short holiday.Western Australia, and especially the southern cape area is very beautiful, even though it was devastated by fire shortly before I visited the area in 2009. The Margaret River area is becoming more well known as a wine producing region. Read how I did it…
It made me
More secure
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…
It made me
Excited to go again!
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…
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Focusing on this goal for the next month. I am hopeful of some pain reduction, and sleep improvement.
