I'm doing 20 things
5 down so far…
raincloud66's Life List
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1. Run a 10K
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2. get my own place
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3. Read all the books in my "must read" pile
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4. cook all the recipes I've torn out of magazines
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5. Read the entire Bible
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6. learn to play the fiddle
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7. Try all the cocktails in my cocktail book
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8. go to the cinema alone
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9. Finish my degree
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10. Write a will
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11. make my own clothes
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12. learn to swim
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13. learn to sing
1 cheer2,895 people -
14. learn scottish gaelic
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15. Explore Scotland
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16. see the Edinburgh Military Tattoo live
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17. Insanity Workout
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18. buy a laptop
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19. Visit Canada
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20. buy a new car
1,629 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I worked hard to reduce my balance down so that I only had 2 years to go to pay off the balance but I claimed against a mis-sold PPI and got enough money back to pay everything off at once! I handled the claim all by myself and it only cost me the price of a stamp!. Read how I did it…
It made me
healthier 
How I did it: I bought lots of nice juices, brought my car when I went out so I KNEW I couldn't even have one drink and I forewarned all my friends... who were actually quite happy to stick to soft drinks too! Read how I did it…
It made me
sore but proud
How I did it: My sister and I decided to do this as a New Year Resolution and a fundraiser for a local charity, so that gave us some incentive to get it organised straight away. Due to time/money constraints we chose to do it in 5 days over the May Public Holiday. May was a good time to do it because there aren't any midges and the weather is decent - for us, it was sunny with showers (some quite heavy) but ver… Read how I did it…
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So far I have saved 28% of the deposit I would require to buy the cheapest flat on the housing market at the moment.
