I'm doing 43 things
With about three weeks to race day, i have to hope that my training so far is going to be enough. I’ve been running 2-3 times a week with my friend. Yesterday, we completed our longest run yet: 16km. It’s 5km short of the race distance, and we had a very hard time completing it near the end, as we ran out of water and the blazing sun was almost too much to bare. But we managed, and we finished our run. We’ll be going for 18k next week. Hopefully race day will be glorious and we’ll finish strong.
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1. Whiten my teeth
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2. Learn Spanish
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3. overcome my fear of public speaking
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4. Take a wine appreciation class
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5. Live on Santorini for a while
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6. Own a boat and live at sea
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7. Learn to weave on a loom
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8. learn music theory
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9. participate in a flashmob
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10. learn how to pilot a plane
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11. learn the constellations
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12. Treat my body like a temple
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13. Be a better friend
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14. start a successful social enterprise
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15. run a marathon
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16. Travel across Canada
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17. Go skydiving
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18. learn how to solve the Rubik's cube
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19. do work I love
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20. improve my memory
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21. Be debt free
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22. Learn to knit
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23. Take the Mensa test.
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24. Step out of my comfort zone
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25. be excellent again and not apologize for it
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26. learn to swim
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27. have multiple streams of passive income
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28. Run the Ottawa Half-Marathon in May
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29. Get married on Sept 22, 2013
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30. get a free online certificate from stanford or harvard
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31. See Cirque du Soleil
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32. Get a promotion
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33. Do Consulting Work (on the side)
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34. become a certified hypnotherapist
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35. hybridize an african violet
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36. Try a new recipe every week
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37. Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans
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38. volunteer abroad
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39. grow some of my own food
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40. Overcome my fear of skiing
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41. ride in a hot-air balloon
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42. Be able to do a pull-up by the end of the year
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43. Do the 30x30 nature challenge
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filled with glee! 
How I did it: I bought a game from a shop that was going out of business and I thought it would be fun to do with my friends. Little did I know that I would have friends fighting over who would get to be invited (8 player limit, you see). All in all, it worked out! We came all dressed-up, in character and with a sense of whimsy. It was great! The only drawback was that we'd chosen one of the hottest nights of the year and my poor little air condit… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I cut out starchy carbs, alcohol, sugars and processed foods from my diet.I also looked only for recipes and meal ideas as this was a pretty drastic change for me. That being said, I see this more as a lifestyle change, I feel much better about my health and my food choices. Read how I did it…
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Feel less helpless
How I did it: I signed up with the Canadian Red Cross for a one-day class. We went through basic emergency preparedness, how to detect and treat for injuries, shock, choking and CPR. Read how I did it…
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We got a call from our lawyer this morning stating that the builder would be closing the deal on March 28th! We also got our bank to offer us a better mortgage rate – from 3.09 down to 2.89 fixed over 5 years; which is a 2,000$ savings over 5 years. Yay! I can’t wait to sign my name on the dotted line and finally feel like I own my place :-)
