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rxzephyr




I'm doing 26 things
  

rxzephyr's Life List

  2. 1. Get fit and stay fit
    1 cheer     		422 people
  3. 2. drink more water
    1 entry     		18,989 people
  4. 3. lose 10 more pounds
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		94 people
  5. 4. finish my garden
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  6. 5. build a model railroad
    		11 people
  7. 6. learn to iron
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  8. 7. Learn to play the guitar
    1 cheer     		12,660 people
  9. 8. learn sign language
    		7,695 people
  10. 9. Go Dog Sledding
    1 cheer     		89 people
  11. 10. go snowshoeing
    		80 people
  12. 11. go tobogganing
    		2 people
  13. 12. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
    2 cheers     		18,550 people
  14. 13. visit europe
    		1,407 people
  15. 14. take an art class
    1 cheer     		346 people
  16. 15. write a short story.
    		1,013 people
  17. 16. feel better about myself
    		339 people
  18. 17. be present in the moment
    		77 people
  19. 18. spend quality time with my wife
    		6 people
  20. 19. stay aware of the good things in my life
    1 cheer     		3 people
  21. 20. rekindle the romance
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		4 people
  22. 21. stay up all night
    		93 people
  23. 22. Write a will
    		775 people
  24. 23. learn about wine
    		830 people
  25. 24. make wine
    		159 people
  26. 25. see the northern lights
    		16,920 people
  27. 26. Visit Maple Sugar Shack
    		2 people

How I did it
How to pick Apples
It took me
1 day
It made me
a tree climber.

How I did it: One early morning, after meeting friends for breakfast, my wife and I drove out to one of the orchards about an hour from our house and spent about an hour climbing trees to pick about a half bushel of apples.My wife and I were out quite late in the season and we still had no trouble filling our baskets.  About a month later and we're still enjoying our apples.And believe me, fresh picked apples taste nothing like the ones you buy in… Read how I did it…

Nov 15, 03:54AM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to carve a pumpkin
It took me
1 day
It made me
happy.

How I did it: Pretty easy to do this - get pumpkin.  Scoop out innards.  Carve image on surface.Now, you can get really fancy and use specialized tools like my friend Heather or patterns like my friends Dean & Adrian to make fancy pumpkins.  Of course, the more complex the pattern, the more time it takes to do your pumpkin.This year, I carved my pumpkin the same way I did as a kid.  Simple carving. Read how I did it…

Nov 15, 03:46AM PST | 0 comments


How to finish my basement
It took me
4 years
It made me
shocked.

How I did it: So, I started this on my own, doing some of the basic insulating on my own.  Then I got some help getting some of the carpentry done to frame in the walls.  Then I did some more insulating.  (I'm in Canada, eh? :) )  From there, I grabbed a friend to help do some drywalling.  Once the sheetrock was up, I hit a wall (not literally).  No one I know likes to do crackfilling.  So it sat like this for YEARS.I… Read how I did it…

Jul 15, 10:57AM PDT | 0 comments


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Recent entries
start meaningful holiday traditions
Christmas Traditions 23 months ago

By no means a unique tradition, but I’m trying to bring more meaning back into my Christmas by reducing the commercialism that we are bombarded with here in Canada (maybe even North America). To accomplish this, my wife and I will no longer be buying more than one or two presents at Christmas for people at Christmas, but will be donating what we would have spent to a charitable organization. We will vary where we are doing the donation based on something eventful that happens to our family or in the world.

This year, we made a significant donation to UNICEF to celebrate the birth of our nephew earlier this month.

Based on the positive response from those involved, I think we will be continuing this. Have to call this a success. :)

Dec 26, 2007, 05:15PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


get contacts (read all 2 entries…)
Day 2 and it's only getting better.... 2 years ago

So, I’m on my second full day of wearing them and the longer I have them the more I like them and the more I’m getting accustomed to them.

Taking them out, putting them in are SUCH a pain in the bum….I’m a blinker and have deep set eyes. However, I’m already getting better and better at it….

So, I don’t think I’m going back. :)

Nov 01, 2007, 01:04PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


get contacts (read all 2 entries…)
Exam done, playing the waiting game now.... 2 years ago

So, I went for the all important eye-exam last week. Everything looks good for me, but my prescription is so “odd” that they have to special order my contact lenses – they should be in any day now.

Kinda exciting and kinda scary all the same. I’ve had glasses for over 25 years, so the idea that I’ll go without is kinda scary.

Oct 09, 2007, 07:40PM PDT | 0 comments


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lose 20 pounds in 6 weeks learn how to use fruity loops Have a baby be a better driver AccomplisherAshley wants to Weigh 115 pounds. aerokinesis Have a slumber party learn evasive-defensive, or "spy" driving learn to breakdance pierce my tragus stop hating myself find elvis make my own jewelry Become clairvoyant be a superhero Exercise several times a week. blaux wants to reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal have my own show visit a buddhist temple get a bf Make out in a library get over the death of my father Research my family tree be more social visit every continent (except antarctica- too cold) lauragrace wants to List 100 things I love about my husband. learn to type faster paint my apartment
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