niq

I'm doing 36 things

2010 resolutions

I've done 21 things

niq's Life List

1. Raise happy kids
10 entries . 11 cheers 26 people
2. help the environment
2 entries . 8 cheers 152 people
3. change world trade
7 entries . 5 cheers 1 person
4. PhD
12 entries . 3 cheers 137 people
5. complete a triathlon
2 entries . 2 cheers 687 people
6. knit every sweater I wear
6 entries . 2 cheers 1 person
7. work because I like to, not because I have to
7 entries . 11 cheers 3,425 people
8. Own only the clothes and shoes that make me feel great
8 entries . 9 cheers 72 people
9. see the northern lights
1 entry . 2 cheers 17,117 people
10. Visit Mali
1 entry . 1 cheer 8 people
11. Learn Arabic
3 cheers 2,119 people
12. Improve my French
1,369 people
13. Lose 7lbs in weight
2 people
14. Lose 35lbs in weight
1 person
15. Lose 42lbs in weight
1 person
16. knit string slippers
1 person
17. knit felt slippers
1 person
18. get to know people better
31 people
19. listen carefully
2 entries . 2 cheers 9 people
20. list 5 good things that happens everyday
1 entry 7 people
21. bake sourdough bread
2 entries . 2 cheers 7 people
22. try to publish my stories
3 cheers 1 person
23. Get a masters degree or better in abstract algebra
1 person
24. Grow a walnut tree
1 entry . 3 cheers 2 people
25. Travel to New Zealand by boat
1 entry . 1 cheer 2 people
26. Renovate my house
133 people
27. Learn Russian
1 cheer 2,460 people
28. eat no refined sugar for a month
1 entry 4 people
29. giggle more
1 cheer 8 people
30. Cycle around Iceland
3 cheers 4 people
31. see the Tour de France live
1 entry . 2 cheers 214 people
32. dip
1 entry 1 person
33. Practice mindful consumption
1 cheer 172 people
34. increase my flexibility
4 entries . 2 cheers 291 people
35. Only have things that I'll actually do in my list
2 cheers 1 person
36. Laugh myself helpless
1 entry . 1 cheer 1 person

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Laugh myself helpless

Maths jokes 1 month ago

For any epsilon less than zero..
Why is that so funny?

Dec 29, 05:57AM PST | 0 comments

list 5 good things that happens everyday

What a great goal 10 months ago

Five things that happened today:
Developed a new code system for my data that seems to be working
Younger daughter won a music trophy
I cooked a candllit dinner for my family and a friend including cake
Walk with my husband in the dark on our own
Primroses in the garden

Mar 19, 2009, 05:06PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments

complete a triathlon (read all 2 entries…)

Ah well 20 months ago

I was doing so well on working towards this goal – registered and trained for this weekend, supersprint, and was making the distance. Then a month ago I got ill – and I’ve spent most of the last month in hospital. I feel so flabby and tired all the time now, and really fed up that my training (and entrance fee) went to waste.

On the other hand, I came through two bouts of surgery with minimal fuss, something I couldn’t have done a year ago when I was still smoking and more overweight. And yesterday I started back into training – I walked up a hill .75km above sealevel, a distance of 12 miles. (I don’t feel so good today physically!)

It’s so hard to pick up after six months of real health struggle. I feel middle aged and that it’s always one difficult step forward then three slips backwards. (Is this what ageing is?)

Don’t want to fight; don’t want to go back to work; don’t want to exercise; just want to sit and eat chocolate and watch TV. I have been out of hospital for 6 days now; I’ve done lots of useful work around the house and walked a lot. But I don’t WANT to do this I want to slob about.

Jun 08, 2008, 12:04PM PDT | 0 comments

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