I'm doing 42 things
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3 weeks ago
going to the gym this morning!
polaris001's Life List
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1. budget
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2. drink less coffee
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3. drink 2 liters of water a day
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4. floss every day
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5. wake up at 7am every day
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6. excercise for one hour each day
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7. spend less time on facebook
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8. respond to e-mails within 2 days of receiving them
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9. do first things first
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10. have friends over for tea
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11. Get rid of my storage unit
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12. regularly have friends over for tea
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13. Focus on the present
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14. Sell my old car
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15. read ChiRunning
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16. buy a townhouse
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17. write special letters to my bridesmaids
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18. get my bike brakes fixed
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19. be a size 4, again
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20. volunteer in Nepal
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21. Go to Romania
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22. work on my novel once each week
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23. finish UNE Armidale application
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24. finish Birmingham application
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25. finish Leicester application
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26. get rid of stuff i don't need
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27. get a new car
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28. find out how to get my Canadian fiance/husband to the States
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29. get into grad school
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30. save $5000
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31. move to los angeles
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32. see the northern lights
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33. learn Korean
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34. study Korean for a half hour each day
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35. walk to work
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36. finish ordering transcripts
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37. write personal statement for ULeicester
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38. write personal statement for UBirmingham
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39. write personal statement for UMass
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40. figure out what to do while we're in LA in March
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41. eat salads for lunch and dinner
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42. lose 35 pounds
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