I'm doing 20 things
Something to aim for. I will be in town. If I can’t do the half then I could certainly manage the fun run by then…something to train for :-)
soundoftrees's Life List
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1. Give 2000 cheers
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2. see a bit more of the world
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3. become a solicitor
1 entry . 3 cheers6 people -
4. do the Resolution Run
5 entries . 20 cheers1 person -
5. Improve my posture
5 entries . 26 cheers2,791 people -
6. Read the manual so I can fully exploit my fabulous new camera
32 cheers2 people -
7. develop ravishing confidence (that has backbone)
14 entries . 149 cheers9 people -
8. live deliberately
10 entries . 86 cheers71 people -
9. Go and see as much live music as I can
5 entries . 55 cheers2 people -
10. Run around town in a bear suit
1 entry . 45 cheers82 people -
11. learn the thriller dance
1 entry . 54 cheers2,778 people -
12. roll down a very big grassy hill
79 cheers15 people -
13. sing in a choir again
37 cheers53 people -
14. Find a mentor, be a mentor
38 cheers5 people -
15. tell a taxi driver to "follow that car!"
50 cheers434 people -
16. participate in a zombie walk
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17. see the northern lights
61 cheers18,965 people -
18. Take a train across Canada
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19. Go to an authentic sauna
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20. go to SXSW
14 cheers198 people
How I did it
It made me
Happy 
How I did it: Slowly: - started with pilates- went to the work gym a bit cos it was free so I wouldn't be wasting my money if I gave up...yep that's how confident I was I would be able to see this through! - had a program done by my lovely flatmate who is also a personal trainer. - when that got a bit easy I joined a proper gym and got a personal trainer. - I rocked up every week :-) and now I go almost every day, without thinking o… Read how I did it…
It made me
Satisfied
How I did it: Spend some time thinking about what i want to take from the experience of visiting a country. Then go find something that represents that. I've particularly started to collect stuff that can hang. I really enjoy looking at the wall of travel momentos. It makes me feel satisfied. Ok - so I still buy postcards (for the fridge) and the odd tea towel. But gone of the days of spending hundreds on junk. :-) Read how I did it…
It made me
strong
How I did it: Sheer perserverence: Love. Laughter. Courage. Bite back. Wear other's shit. Try. Fail. Doubt.Rise. Hope. Live. Drive.Hard.Drive harder. Lift more, drive harder, stay longer, be better. LET GO! Hope. Leave. Smile. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Today I went for a run. I didn’t go for very long. I didn’t run very far. BUT (and it is a very big but) it was the first time I had ever gone for a run in the open air, in public, not in a forced school environment.
I ran.
Might do it again Thursday.
my orthotics arrived!! Hurrah! Now I just have to wear them in so they don’t hurt (I know it’s more a case of hem wearing me in instead) and I can hit the streets.
