sistinas




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  1. 1. get rid of all my clutter
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    1,142 people
  2. 2. Get more people to read my Blog
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    724 people
  3. 3. grow an herb garden
    5 entries . 16 cheers
    669 people
  4. 4. Sell my unwanted CDs
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    6 people
  5. 5. make my own soap
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    101 people
  6. 6. learn german
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    4,533 people
  7. 7. improve my spanish
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    1,043 people
  8. 8. learn about wine
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    835 people
  9. 9. learn to cook. Really cook.
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    1,742 people
  10. 10. learn to bake
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    172 people
  11. 11. rate 100 beers on ratebeer.com
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    4 people
  12. 12. brew my own beer
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    614 people
  13. 13. crochet an afghan
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    56 people
  14. 14. Go through old magazines
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    8 people
  15. 15. Practice yoga regularly
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    698 people
  16. 16. run a half marathon
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    1,919 people
  17. 17. learn to invest
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    226 people
  18. 18. Save up six months worth of living expenses
    3 entries . 9 cheers
    228 people
  19. 19. learn to snowboard
    3 entries
    2,451 people
  20. 20. run a 10K
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    960 people
  21. 21. knit a sweater
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    773 people
  22. 22. knit socks
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    139 people
  23. 23. build furniture
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    124 people
  24. 24. learn to kayak
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    379 people
  25. 25. ride my bike more
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    985 people
  26. 26. do ten hikes near my house
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    3 people
  27. 27. learn cpr
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    306 people
  28. 28. Max out donations to my Roth IRA
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    19 people
  29. 29. learn archery
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    454 people
  30. 30. complete a duathlon
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    22 people
  31. 31. Learn to weld
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    427 people
  32. 32. Take more pictures
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    14,327 people
  33. 33. become Java certified
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    26 people
  34. 34. do an olympic-distance triathlon
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    21 people
  35. 35. learn how to drive stick-shift
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    4,462 people
  36. 36. Learn to lead climb
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    14 people
  37. 37. learn ruby on rails
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1,345 people
  38. 38. Start my own business
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    8,600 people
  39. 39. go on an extended bike tour.
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    10 people
  40. 40. visit all 50 states
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    7,155 people
  41. 41. Write 43 reviews on amazon
    1 person
  42. 42. pay off my car loan
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    133 people
  43. 43. learn to sew
    3,642 people

How I did it
How to read one book a month
It took me
4 months
It made me


Recent entries
do ten hikes near my house (read all 6 entries…)
Weaver's Needle and Tonto Natural Bridge State Park 9 months ago

Tonto Natural Bridge State park is a bit out of Payson, Arizona. No very long hikes to be had, but some neat waterfalls and the bridge, plus the clean mountain air is a good departure from Phoenix.

We climbed Weaver’s Needle in the Superstitions via hiking the Peralta Trail and then bushwacking along the climbers’ trail to the needle. It’s a fantastic multipitch climb – not hard, not too strenuous, great views.

One more to go – I should probably do something that’s actually in town like Camelback.



do ten hikes near my house (read all 6 entries…)
Siphon Draw 17 months ago

We hiked up the Siphon Draw Trail in Lost Dutchman State Park (Arizona) on Memorial Day. If you head all the way through the draw you can scramble up to the Flatiron, a landmark of sorts near Phoenix, but we started late in the day and didn’t feel like anything particularly strenuous. Neat hike, lots of people, and we’ll definitely head up to the Flatiron when the weather is cooler. I’d like to explore the Superstitions more for sure… though again, when it’s cooler.

For personal reference: that’s number seven.



Read one book a month (read all 3 entries…)
Another investment book 19 months ago

I read David Bach’s Smart Women Finish Rich this month, which wasn’t bad. It was a little more inspiring than Suze Orman’s women-oriented personal finance book, as well as a bit longer and more in-depth.

Not sure what I’m going to read next month – maybe some fiction! I actually finally got off my butt and got a library card, so I’ve got a whole world of options open to me. I’m a little ashamed I’ve waited so long to get one – the library was one of my favorite places as a child and it’s just as wonderful now. Books! I’m sorry I’ve neglected you.



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