I'm doing 40 things
After keeping yarn and needles in the house for about two years, I finally buckled down and did it. It took a bit of practice and quite a few times of me saying “this is stupid!” I’ve already made a skinny scarf for my mother and a baby blanket for a coworker. Now it’s on to legwarmers and a Ravenclaw (Harry Potter) scarf.
Andrea's Life List
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1. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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2. bike instead of drive more often
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3. shake my fist at people
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4. knit a sweater
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5. have a tea party
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6. Let go of the past
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7. Learn to cook
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8. start a christmas tradition
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9. Write more
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10. Finish what I start
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11. Put a message in a bottle and throw it out to sea
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12. Send a postcard to Postsecret
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13. get better at DDR
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14. apply to college
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15. kiss on public transit
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16. live life with no regrets
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17. find the perfect pair of jeans
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18. find something I'm passionate about
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19. learn swing dancing
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20. stop being messy
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21. read 52 books in 52 weeks
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22. learn to dance
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23. take yoga classes regularly
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24. learn how to take a compliment
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25. get a bachelor's degree
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26. travel the lincoln highway
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27. Take more pictures
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28. Worry less.
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29. be more confident
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30. Learn to play the piano
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31. meet new people
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32. pay off credit cards
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33. get rid of my car
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34. Drive across the USA
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35. learn french
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36. make a difference
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37. take a vacation
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38. Sing in the rain
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39. be more spiritual
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40. eat more sushi
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: After years and years of trying to wake up early in the morning with my multitude of alarm clocks, a doctor finally diagnosed me with a circadian rhythm disorder.Things I'd tried that never worked: multiple alarms, up to 9 at one point annoying alarm beeping annoying alarm music pleasurable alarm music lights on a morning timer friends calling to talk until I'm awake sleeping pills earlier in the… Read how I did it…
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and that means I’m going to bring my bike out again. I want to clean it up, oil the chains, put air in the tires, and buy a basket! I may even need a new helmet, I left it out in the yard for a while in the winter, so it’s probably stained of rainwater and cat pee.
