I'm doing 13 things
1. recarpeted room
2. decided to live on a trundle rather than buy a bed, hence why it looks like I am sleeping in a large box
3. will now buy some new furniture and finish moving everything back into my room
Alex's Life List
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1. write a book
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2. stop gossiping
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3. stop trying to control people
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4. make a list of 100 things that make me happy.
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5. be published
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6. fall in love
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7. travel more
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8. learn to cook
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9. go to college
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10. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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11. backpack through Europe
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12. sleep on the beach
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13. Be more green
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How I did it
It made me
ecstatic 
How I did it: As a swimmer, I've always looked up to Michael Phelps and, of course, wanted to see him swim live instead of on TV. My parents were willing to compromise; they wanted to go to China in 2008, during the same times as the Beijing Olympics.We planned almost a year ahead, knowing that tickets would be difficult to purchase. China ended up holding back a lot of tickets for locals, but we managed to snag tickets for one day of swimming events v… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
This Saturday is going to be fantastic. Recarpeting my room + getting a new room set = Major happiness.
How I’m getting better:
- doing my homework days and weeks before it’s due
- actually doing homework and not spending class time working on it
- performing my chores without anyone reminding me
- setting goals for myself
- reading self-help books (yes, they really are motivating!)
- using Google Tasks, Google Calendar, and my planner to help sort out – ideas and reminding myself when things are due
- seeing how much better I feel when I don’t procrastinate!
