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Had a decent time, the other beginner in my class was a nice older lady. I’m wondering if I should lose some weight before doing this too seriously, it would be less to drag up the wall! I have two more passes left so we’ll see if I can get to it before the end of the year.
sunshineyellow's Life List
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1. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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2. finish my thesis
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3. Learn Japanese
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4. hike a lot of the Bay Area Ridge Trail
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5. be published
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6. visit Las Vegas with friends
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7. Buy or lease a car
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8. Lose 10 pounds
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9. learn how to drive stick-shift
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10. learn about herbs and natural medicine
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11. take ballet lessons
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12. go to coachella
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13. climb/hike Mt. Whitney
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14. run bay to breakers
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15. Have a dinner party
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16. attend the jazz age lawn party on governor's island
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17. learn french
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18. Take a baking class/make some lovely macarons
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19. Travel to Korea again
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20. go back to japan
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21. learn Korean
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22. Learn to play the piano
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23. Work for an international organization
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24. Trek to Everest base camp
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25. travel to Lhasa, Tibet
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26. visit Samarkand
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27. go to the Ultra Music Festival
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28. see daft punk live
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29. learn emergency management skills
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30. get a first aid certification
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31. Learn Spanish
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32. learn to shoot
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33. get a custom suit in HK
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34. eat lunch at the garden court
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35. start a 'young women in energy' event
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36. run a half marathon
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37. live in london
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38. start climbing
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How I did it: Ordered a beginners' kit off Amazon and hit the internet. There is a lot of material online for the beginning ukulele player. I was able to play 'Postcards from Italy' in two days! Obviously I need to keep practicing. My new goal is to learn how to play 'Mele Kalikimaka' in time to annoy all my relatives by Christmas. Read how I did it…
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How I did it: I set myself fairly low and achievable goals with the option of giving up or going for longer. Running for 20 minutes every other day isn't much, but I've gone on to go for 3 miles in the park by telling myself it's totally ok to give up and go home. Somehow being ok with giving up (which I have done, I've gotten off the treadmill after 9 minutes a few times) means its easier to add an extra lap at the track or take a longer trail at the … Read how I did it…
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i started a new HIIT (high intensity interval training) program which really feels like it will be something i can stick with. It’s 12 minutes a day, which is 100% doable and doesn’t leave me too sore or tired to do additional activities I enjoy when I have the time (like rock climbing or dance or hiking).
So far, I’ve lost 2 lbs in a week and a 1/2 or so, but some of that is definitely period bloat, so I don’t want to be too optimistic.
Goal is to get this done by the end of the year.
Turns out there are tons of places to get your baking on here in the Bay Area. I found some courses and will be signing up as soon as I get paid next month:
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