I'm doing 38 things
A: Edward Abbey : Desert Solitaire – a classic. Don’t know why I didn’t read this years ago.
sistinas's Life List
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1. get rid of all my clutter
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2. landscape my yard
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3. organize my house
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4. grow an herb garden
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5. grow my own vegetables
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6. learn german
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7. improve my spanish
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8. learn to cook. Really cook.
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9. become a better homebrewer
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10. learn to bake
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11. rate 100 beers on ratebeer.com
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12. crochet an afghan
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13. Knit up my yarn stash
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14. Go through old magazines
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15. Complete 100 Bay Area hill climbs on my road bike
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16. Climb 25 peaks in California
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17. run a 10K
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18. run a half marathon
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19. never be in debt again
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20. Save up six months worth of living expenses
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21. Learn to lead climb
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22. learn how to drive stick-shift
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23. Volunteer
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24. learn to kayak
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25. learn cpr
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26. knit a sweater
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27. knit socks
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28. make my own clothes
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29. learn to sew
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30. Do the A-Z author challenge
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31. make my own soap
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32. Sell my unwanted CDs
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33. write an android application
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34. build furniture
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35. go on an extended bike tour.
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36. learn about wine
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37. visit all 50 states
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38. learn to dance
1 cheer7,161 people
How I did it
It made me
I crushed it. 
How I did it: I've been working on cleans for the past year and a half, on and off via Crossfit. After a few strength-focused cycles (lots of squats and deadlifts), I could clean about 85% of my bodyweight. I just kept working form, speed, etc and was slowly getting the weight to increase. I was stuck about 5lbs under bodyweight for a while, but it finally clicked last night when I just was pretty angry and frustrated about certain things in my life an… Read how I did it…
It made me
Whee!
How I did it: I saved all the vegetable and fruit scraps from my kitchen and occasionally put a bunch of dead leaves or some cardboard in the pile. Every now and then I'd water and/or turn the pile. After about six months, it started looking and smelling like compost. Read how I did it…
It made me
Whee!
How I did it: Ex-boyfriend had a bad habit of giving Ralphy too many treats and way too much human food. Got rid of him (not for that reason), started giving Ralphy normal portion sizes again, and took him running a few times a week. He's back to being a normal-sized dog and has a lot more energy. Read how I did it…
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I tried doing picture-a-day challenges and what I came to realize is I can’t handle them. It’s too forced. To take more pictures, I need to travel, go places I’m not quite comfortable, and see things I’m not sure I’m going to see again any time soon. It’s worth the time and effort.
C: Suzanne Collins : The Hunger Games trilogy – yeah, that happened
H: Hugh Howey : Wool – not sure it lives up to all of the hype, but a much better than average tale of dystopia
W: Oscar Wilde : The Portrait of Dorian Gray – better than expected
