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Things to do in 2015 Things to do in October 2015
DONE
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TO DO
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COMMENTS/DONE
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1
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Decide where to go in October
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Done!
We’re off to India!
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2
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Eat at a Michelin starred
restaurant (a hatted one will do!)
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Done -
Lakehouse 16 Nov 15
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3
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Go to
a spa in Daylesford
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Fail L
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4
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Read a “classic” book (Wuthering Heights)
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Fail - Life is too short to read a book I’m
not enjoying!
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5
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Go ice skating
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Done –
Sunday 26 July 2015
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6
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Go to
the theatre at least 3 times
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Rocky Horror – 23 June 2015 (Comedy
Theatre)
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7
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Go to the museum
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Done –
Sunday 30 Aug 2015
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8
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Ride
Puffin Billy
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Move to 2016
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9
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Visit the Dandenong’s
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Done -
Sunday 20 Sep 2015
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10
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Stay at the Marina Bay Sands
hotel and swim in the infinity pool (Singapore)
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Done -
18 & 19 October 2015
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11
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Re-Visit Gardens by the Bay
(Singapore) finished
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Done -
19 October 2015
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12
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Do the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb
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Done 23
May 15 – Great!
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13
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Have a Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
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Done -
Friday 19 June 2015
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14
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Visit a fortune teller
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Done –
Monday 16 Nov 2015
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15
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Visit Scienceworks and visit the planetarium
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Done –
Sunday 12 July 2015
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16
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Go stargazing at the Observatory Botanical gardens
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Done -
Monday 20 May 2015
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17
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Get a new tattoo
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Done –
Monday 16 Nov 2015
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18
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Completely new haircut and colour
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Done -
25 September 2015
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19
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50 random acts of kindness
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Ongoing
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20
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Exercise 50 minutes each day
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Fail!
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21
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Make
love in an unusual place
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Move to 2016
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22
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Repeat
number 21
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Move to 2016
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23
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Collect
50 rocks/shells from a walk along the beach
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Shells collected – put them in a jar!
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24
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Visit
Werribee Mansion
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Move to 2016
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25
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Take the free tour of Parliament House
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Done -
Friday 19 June 2015
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26
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Take the free tour of Melbourne Town Hall
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Done -
21July 2015
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27
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Use my charity day
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Done -
Friday 31 July 2015 – Sacred Hearts (St Kilda)
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28
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Go
skinny dipping
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Move to 2016
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29
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Stay
in bed until 10am and have breakfast in bed
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Move to 2016
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30
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Prepare
a bucket list of things to do before I’m 60
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Work in progress
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31
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Ride the Melbourne Star
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Done -
Friday 19 June 2015
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32
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Visit
St Leonards in the Bellarine Peninsula. Have fish and chips on the beach
watching the boats
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Move to 2016
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33
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Visit
Ripponlea House
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Move to 2016
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34
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Visit
St Kilda Botanical Gardens
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Move to 2016
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35
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Go adventure caving at Brittania Caves -
Yarra Junction
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Done -
Sunday 10 May 2015
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36
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Go to Tesslers Tulip Festival (10/9/2015
– 6/10/2015)
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Done -
Sunday 20 Sep 2015
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37
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Swim
with dolphins
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Booked in – moved to Jan 2016
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38
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Go to
the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Elsternwick
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Move to 2016
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39
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Eat at the Lakehouse
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Done –
Sunday 15 Nov 2015
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40
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Tramcar
restaurant
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Move to 2016
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41
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Write
a book
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Underway
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42
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Complete
the Mindfulness course
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Underway
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43
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Visit Fitzroy Gardens (new water savings
design)
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Done -
Sunday 1 March
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44
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Do a
jet flight simulation
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Move to 2016
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45
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Do a short writers course
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Done - Sunday
1 March - excellent
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46
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Bake a
classic cake from scratch
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Move to 2016
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47
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Catch
the ferry to Williamstown
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Move to 2016
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48
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Dine
in the Dark
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Move to 2016
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49
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Do a
night time tour of Geelong Jail
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Move to 2016
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50
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Try
threading
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Move to 2016
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51
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Have a
picnic at Hanging Rock
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Move to 2016
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52
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Go to Te Papa – National Museum in
Wellington (NZ)
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Done – 8
June 2015 - Great
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53
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Ride the Wellington cable car
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Done - 6
June 2015
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54
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Visit “Middle earth”
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Done
- 7 June 2015
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55
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Attend a Cirque de Soleil performance
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Wednesday
25/2 – Totem
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56
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Spend
3 weekends “away” somewhere (Victoria) in 2015
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1. Cannons Creek
6/3
1. Daylesford 14/11
2.
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57
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Start learning another language
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Started
French - Duolingo
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58
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See
the whales in Byron Bay
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Move to 2016 L
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59
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“Sponge
boob” car wash
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Move to 2016
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60
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Do the
Aradale Ghost Tour (Ararat)
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Move to 2016
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61
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Night
out at Kanela for old times’ sake
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Move to 2016
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62
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Go to MUMA in Caulfield (Sat 12 – 5pm
Free)
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Done -
Saturday 11 July 2015
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63
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Visit Farinacci Pasta and buy some fresh
pasta
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Done -
Saturday 11 July 2015
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64
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Eat a
hamburger at Tuck Shop – 273 Hawthorn Road (Closed Sunday and Monday)
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Move to 2016
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65
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Ride the double decker tourist bus around
town
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Done -
Friday 19 June 2015
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66
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Visit Vivid in Sydney 22 May – 8 June 2015
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Done 23
May - beautiful
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67
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See a Le Noir performance
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Done -
16 April 2015
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68
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See Absinthe (at Crown)
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Done - 9
April – funny & fab!
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69
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Have a
pyjama pool party
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Move to 2016
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70
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Do day trips to new places!
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·
Cannons
Creek 6/3/15
·
Drouin
19/4/15
·
Yarra
Junction 10/5/15
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Kallista
20/9/15
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Olinda
20/9/15
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Daylesford/Hepburn
Springs 14/11/15
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71
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Visit the Taj Majal
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Done – 5
October 2015
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72
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Get a henna tattoo in India
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Done – 9
October 2015
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73
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See a wild Tiger in India
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Fail No tiger 7 October 2015
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74
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Have an Ayurveda massage in India
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Fail L
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75
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Do an overnight train trip in
India
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Done –
16 October 2015
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76
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Do a tour of Pentridge Prison (Coburg)
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Done -
13 June 2015
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77
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Do the
1000 steps Kokoda Track Memorial Walk in the Dandenong Ranges.
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Move to 2016
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78
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See the Golden Age of China exhibition at
the NGV
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Done -
20 June 2015
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79
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Try
archery at Moorabbin
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Move
to 2016
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80
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Do a cooking class
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Done -
Chorizo – 28 April 15
Gnocchi x2, lasagne, ciambela |
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81
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Knit an “arm” scarf with Carlie
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Done –
25 May 2015
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82
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Do a Burlesque Showboat Cruise
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Done
- 25 July 2015
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83
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Start
an A-Z of different cuisine and eat somewhere new (long term!)
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List done!
Eating underway
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84
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Visit the Amber Fort in Jaipur
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Done – 9
October 2015
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85
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Do a chocolate tour around Melbourne
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Done -
14 June 2015
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86
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Visit
the immigration museum
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Move to 2016
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87
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Start regularly donating blood
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19
August 2015
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88
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Buy a pair of purple Dr Martens - I’ve
always wanted them!
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Done –
14 May 2015
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89
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Go to Kangaroo Island
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Done - Christmas
2015
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90
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Knit Emilio a scarf
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Done –
18 June 2015
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91
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Crochet a beanie
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Done –
July 2015
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92
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Do a coffee tour around Melbourne
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Done – 1
August 2015
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93
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Do the
Edge experience at Eureka Skydeck
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Move to 2016
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94
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Go to
IMAX in Melbourne
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Move to 2016
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95
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Do a
Melbourne Cemetery Tour (free)
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Move to 2016
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96
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Do an arts tour of the laneways of
Melbourne
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Done - 5
September 2015
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97
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Do the
free tour of the State Library
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Move to 2016
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98
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Do the
free tour of the Old Treasury Building (open Sunday to Friday 10am to 4pm)
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Move to 2016
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99
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Colour
in a picture and frame it
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Move to 2016
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100
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Eat at
Tim Ho Wan’s new place here in Melbourne
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Move to 2016
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101
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Start
the list for 2016!
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Started
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102
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Go to Jimmy Grants in Ormond (George C’s
new chain)
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Done - 8 August 2015
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103
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Do a
night tour of the Old Melbourne Gaol
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Move to 2016
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104
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Do the
Fed Square guided tour Mon – Sat @ 11am (free)
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Move
to 2016
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105
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Try
teeth whitening
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Move to 2016
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106
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Scones
and tea at the Hopetoun Tearooms
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Move to 2016
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107
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Go to the
drive-ins
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Move to 2016
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108
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Sort the BIG BUCKET list into sections
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Done –
September 2015
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109
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Visit
the Rhododendron Forrest in Olinda
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Move to 2016
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110
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Visit Admirals Arch and the Remarkables
KI
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Done –
29 December 2015
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111
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See the seals on KI
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Done – 1
January 2016
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