101 Reasons

16. Attend a charity event and 87. Go to the top of the CN Tower

This year I participated in the Enbridge CN Tower Climb for United Way. The picture above is of my finish time, 44 minutes and 23 seconds after I started. It was tiring and long but not as bad as I thought it would be. And then the view! Amazing and beautiful and so worth the climb. I wish they had let us bring cameras and phones up. Instead you’ll have to settle for my proof of climb. I feel really proud that I did this, even though it was only 44 minutes out of my day. That 44 minutes will help organizations that need it and I feel really good about that.

In Progress…

Bought tickets for the The Academy Is… show in Toronto (above) (#76)
Sending out thank you postcards to those who have donated to my stair climb efforts (which I suppose is both a nod to #15 & #16)
Been climbing stairs in prep for my stair climb up the CN Tower. I’ve reached my donation goal which is amazing (thanks to all that have helped!) If you’d still like to donate, you can still do so! Click here for info.
Also been working on filling up a journal (#22). The journal is basically a paper tumblr full of my favourite decorating ideas. It was my tumblr before I had a tumblr, I suppose. It’s coming along quite nicely.
Aaand my ivy that I bought back in the summer is still alive! (#40). I’ve taken some pics of it, sitting pretty on my counter. I might consider that goal tentatively reached.
And of course continually watching classic films, some of which I’ve posted. Some of which I’ve forgotten to.

I’m sort of impressed that I’m still doing the list. I tend to be a ‘start things and never finish them’ sort of girl (which is why the quilt goal sort of terrifies me). I’ve still got lots to do, but I’m about a third of the way there. Not too shabby!

(sorry for those who are getting this twice. Posted to the wrong tumblr)

16. Attend a Charity Event

As promised, the details for my CN Tower Stair Climb. It’s only 1776 stairs…. right? Gah! I’ve started training at work and at home, going up and down stairs like a maniac but I’m still super nervous. Any support either textually or financially (click above to sponsor!) would be fantastic! Has anyone done this before? Any tips?

16. Attend a charity event

So I’ve signed up to do the CN Tower Stair Climb for United Way with a few of my colleagues. I am not the most fit person in the world but I mean, me being uncomfortable for a few hours is nothing compared with the type of suffering people this organization helps go through every day. I’m hoping to start climbing stairs up to my floor instead of taking the elevator so I don’t collapse after the first flight (that would be a wee bit embarrassing, non?) but any other tips/tricks you have, I’d love to hear!

If you’re from Toronto and would like to do the public climb, it’s happening on October 24th. The climb I’m doing is happening on October 25th.

If you’re interested in helping me out, either through virtual cheering or through sponsoring, please feel free to comment below or to email me at everadored (at) gmail.com.

(Somewhat coincidentally, this will also help me towards 87. Go to the top of the CN Tower, though I doubt I’ll actually get to the top, at least not through the stairwells!)