I'm doing 28 things
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4 months ago
I love music, but I’m a horrible singer.
paisleydaisy's Life List
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1. learn guitar
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2. go camping once a year
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3. run a 5k
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4. go bungee jumping
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5. adopt a pet
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6. ride an elephant
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7. visit the amazon
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8. swim with manatees
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9. buy stock
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10. paint a picture for my apartment
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11. Be able to do push ups
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12. read all of jodi picoult's books
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13. Save 10% of every paycheck.
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14. see a real panda
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15. visit the supreme court building
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16. decorate my apartment
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17. visit eastern europe
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18. take more baths
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19. become a better cook
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20. improve my golf game
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21. become scuba certified
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22. take more pictures
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23. write a story
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24. say a prayer every day
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25. own a home
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26. visit the pacific northwest
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27. visit england
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28. sing well
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How I did it
It made me
Re-energized 
How I did it: Planned a trip with a friend who enjoys activities like I do (outdoorsy stuff) and decided to go to Vancouver. It was gorgeous. Tons of little shops and restaurants (check out Yaletown) and art galleries/museums in the city, and just a $20 cab ride away are the Capilano Suspension Bridge and "tree adventures" (which is a series of bridges suspended between platforms on trees), there is also hiking trails there; in the same area is Grous… Read how I did it…
It made me
adventerous
How I did it: I had a trip planned with a friend in the mountains, and we found a ziplining place nearby and just went for it. It was amazing! Just hang back and enjoy the ride. Read how I did it…
It made me
Excited
How I did it: Planned a long weekend trip with a friend a few months in advance, and went! We found some deals on travel websites (Travelocity/Hotwire) and then after we picked our package (flight + hotel), we ran an online search for coupons for those websites and saved another $160. It wound up being very affordable. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
My poor fingers! :)
4 months ago
It’s difficult as a beginner, because before my fingertips are toughened up, they get pretty sore after not much playing. I learned some chords and basic notes from a beginner’s book that came with my guitar. But, to be honest, practicing that way felt too much like “work” and not enjoyable enough. So I went to ultimate-guitar.com, a website an old friend turned me on to, and started looking up songs that I liked. They have tabs and chords for many popular songs, and some of them are even rated by skill level. I have to stick to novice, of course, and even those are a little tough. But I’m getting better and I’ve bookmarked a couple songs so that I can practice them regularly, and even if I never memorize them, they are at least improving my dexterity and finger strength!
Barre chords are still driving me crazy! That darn F chord…and it’s in so many songs, too. Right now I’m playing a simplified version of the F chord I found online, but I am determined to play a “true” F chord someday!
