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360) Yodel

360) Yodel

After nearly a year of 365 “firsts,” I can honestly say that nothing has been

354) Navigate without a compass 

354) Navigate without a compass 

Today on our lunch break, we walked over to our favourite place in the city,

349) Roll a kayak

349) Roll a kayak

Knowing how to “roll a kayak” is an essential skill to know for anyone pursuing

338) Throw a pie in someone's face

338) Throw a pie in someone’s face

Oh the proverbial ‘pie in the face’ act. That gag never seems to go out

336) Dance the tango

336) Dance the tango

Nothing beats walking into a room that you think is a beginner’s Argentinian Tango class

330) Solder something

330) Solder something

What to do with excess gingerbread dough, two hyperactive kids who need something to keep

229) Learn to Fly fish

229) Learn to Fly fish

Like most sports, fly fishing requires patience and practice. Watching someone else do it (like

328) Tie a Fly

328) Tie a Fly

After 40+ years of being stowed away in a closest, out came John’s dad’s fly

327) Pick a lock

327) Pick a lock

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do to get ‘er done. We’ve been

325) Change a car's oil

325) Change a car’s oil

So not our most exciting to-do on the list, but a useful skill nevertheless. You

294) Make an orange peel lamp

294) Make an orange peel lamp

Dear Readers, John’s back from Europe! (I was starting to miss the guy). Thank you

268) Practice setting a snare

268) Practice setting a snare

There are many different ways to set a snare. This method here is called the

208) Learn a new hair braid

208) Learn a new hair braid

Performing this to-do was a pretty epic deal for me. I know that sounds dramatic

203) Identify new constellations

203) Identify new constellations

Sunday night while watching meteors zip across the sky, we managed to locate Hercules and

195) Paddle stern

195) Paddle stern

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] Knowing how to paddle is one thing, but

171) Juggle with three balls

171) Juggle with three balls

Overall, I’d say I put in a good 5 hours of practicing how to jungle

157) Filet a fish

157) Filet a fish

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] Dead Stuff with Dave Meets 365 Saturday afternoon

152) Hand milk a cow

152) Hand milk a cow

Friday was a chaotic day for us. After work we just wanted to go somewhere

136) Learn a sleight of hand magic trick

136) Learn a sleight of hand magic trick

This is not a how-to video. This is just us on a patio showing off

112) Learn a bird call

The call of the wild chicken&#

87) Make a tilt shift photo

87) Make a tilt shift photo

Last night we found ourselves at Yonge & Dundas square (i.e. Toronto’s modestly modest version

86) Try to slackline

86) Try to slackline

Tightrope walking has been around for thousands of years. Slacklining, on the other hand, is

75) Identify animal tracks

75) Identify animal tracks

[The following is a designated 'Laura-only' to-do] I picture an ideal version of myself: someone

74) Identify a new bird

74) Identify a new bird

During our 3-day canoe trip down the Saugeen River, we encountered a staggering number of

69) Learn to tie new knots

69) Learn to tie new knots

Knowing how to properly string a tarp, tie off a canoe, or hang your food

60) Cook with a

60) Cook with a “tripod” over the fire 

Cooking over a fire without a grill can be difficult. But if you have three

59) Start fire with flint & tinder

59) Start fire with flint & tinder

Thanks to our trusty char cloth we made last week, we managed to light all

56) Make char cloth

56) Make char cloth

We’re heading north this weekend for our first canoe trip of the season. The weather

46) Shuck an oyster

46) Shuck an oyster

I’ll be honest, I don’t like oysters. I know they’re considered classy cuisine, but seriously,

12) Tie a Windsor Knot

12) Tie a Windsor Knot

The Windsor Knot is a thick, wide and triangular tie knot commonly seen on business

4) Light a match with our teeth

4) Light a match with our teeth

Today we joined the ranks of the cinematic badasses out there and learned how to