I'm doing 30 things
I’ve been doing this for almost 12 years now. At first, the urge is to plan big fancy meals every night. Fight the urge. I’m careful to only plan one or two meals a week that will produce leftovers (we use them for lunches). The rest of the nights are small meals where I only cook as much as we need. It’s just such a relief to come home from work already knowing 1) what we’ll have, 2)that I have the ingredients to make it and 3) the recipe is ready to go. No last minute trips to the grocer!
ribarnica's Life List
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1. get out of debt
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2. Lose 75 pounds
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3. volunteer
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4. write a novel
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5. finish my basement
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6. Sell stuff on ebay
590 people -
7. make a dorodango
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8. Learn Serbian
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9. learn to play the ukulele
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10. Send a message in a bottle
4,128 people -
11. invent a food
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12. make a winter solstice mix disc
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13. brew my own rootbeer
7 people -
14. become a master gardener
58 people -
15. see the northern lights
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16. Swim with dolphins
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17. visit the Mayan and Aztec ruins
48 people -
18. travel (see 43 places)
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19. Learn to play a musical instrument
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20. Raft through the Grand Canyon
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21. Buy a kilt
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22. get my palm read
164 people -
23. learn to watercolor paint
38 people -
24. be an audience member for a TV show taping
66 people -
25. go whale watching
613 people -
26. place a geocache
17 people -
27. Get a tattoo
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28. Get a new job
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29. win a ribbon at a county fair
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30. create something every week
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How I did it
It made me
Lotsa fun! 
How I did it: I signed up for a mini zine swap on swap-bot.com. Mine was called Mortal Remains, and spent 8 mini pages dealing with my fascination about how we dispose of our bodies. It was well-received by those I swapped with. Best of all, I really enjoyed the experience, and am planning another! Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I still haven't tried an more expensive cut, but i'm confident it would turn out if I did. Maybe for my birthday! Conversion from vegetarian to omnivore onging! Read how I did it…
It made me
whoa! 
How I did it: I actually only went up in a tethered line balloon at a balloon rally - which was cool. (Or rather hot - I'd never considered how hot I'd get when the burner fired!) Thinking about how my gut lurched with that experience has made me rethink ever going up for a ride in an untethered ballon. There's something terrifying about getting more than 40 feet off of the ground in an open basket! No thanks. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I’ve decided on what I want – just a short motto “Ancora imparo.” Meaning “I am still learning”. Somewhat more appropriate for 70 year old me than something related to my current interests. Now I just need to decide where I’d like to place it. I’m leaning toward someplace on my arm – still thinking about size, font, orientation and exact placement. And wondering if, in the end, I’ll chicken out.
Thanks to sites like swap-bot.com, I’ve been sending a lot more mail art. Right now I’m fascinated by myrioramas… myrioramii? whatever. So, this is an ongoing thing, but I’m going to retire the goal to make room for others!
