I'm doing 42 things
I’ve got a 1.5x bodyweight squat. I’ve got a double bodyweight deadlift. I’m seven pounds off from doing a bodyweight power clean…! I’m convinced those seven pounds are more psychological than physical, and I’m going to get this thing soon.
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. do an olympic-distance triathlon
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20. never be in debt again
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21. pay off my car loan
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22. Save up six months worth of living expenses
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23. Max out donations to my Roth IRA
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24. Learn to lead climb
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25. learn how to drive stick-shift
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26. Volunteer
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27. learn to ski
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28. learn to kayak
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29. learn cpr
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30. knit a sweater
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31. knit socks
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32. Take more pictures
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33. make my own clothes
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34. learn to sew
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35. Do the A-Z author challenge
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36. make my own soap
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37. Sell my unwanted CDs
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38. write an android application
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39. build furniture
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40. go on an extended bike tour.
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41. learn about wine
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42. visit all 50 states
1 entry . 6 cheers8,530 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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Recent entries
Ski season is just about over (though this does seem to be the winter that never ends… roommate just went cat skiing in fresh powder today), so this is going to have to wait until next winter. This all started when I saw high end race boots, brand new, for $45. Picked ‘em up, got some cheap skis that used to be rentals, took a short lesson, and headed out to the slopes. The first few times were terrifying, but I’ve started to get the hang of it and can get down bunny slopes without many issues. Turning left is easy but turning right feels strange, and I still can’t stop with my left ski in front. I know I’ll get the hang of it eventually…! It did take me a good two seasons to snowboard well.
I’ve lead belayed before, but it was on extremely moderate terrain (we’re talking around 5.3 here) with someone who was pretty much not going to fall. I signed up for a class at my local rock gym which starts in a few weeks. Stoked!
