I'm doing 39 things
I never thought I'd finish
4 years ago
But I have, and I’m soooo glad. It’s very rewarding to have worked so hard and to have it finally pay off. DO IT!!! Now, on to my MFA!!
AmandaSo's Life List
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1. stop living from paycheck to paycheck
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2. fall in love.
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3. Get my MFA
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4. get organized.
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5. Get out of debt.
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6. Write for a living.
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7. Be fearless.
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8. Work out more.
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9. Be more patient.
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10. Be kinder to strangers.
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11. stop procrastinating.
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12. buy a home.
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13. be more compassionate.
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14. be more open-minded.
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15. make time for myself.
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16. finish what I start.
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17. move to New York.
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18. live in London.
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19. get a horse.
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20. be a better mother.
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21. eat more fruits and vegetables.
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22. eat less sugar.
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23. be a better daughter.
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24. sing more.
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25. be more efficient at work.
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26. make more art.
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27. contribute more to my 401K
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28. defeat the republicans
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29. learn to play a musical instrument.
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30. teach
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31. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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32. write a book and have it published
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33. lose weight
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34. pay more attention
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35. Learn Spanish
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36. be a better cook
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37. Take more pictures
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38. Be a better blogger
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39. practice pronoia
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Recent entries
I was there once...
4 years ago
But then I went back to school, and now I owe again…. this time, it’s what Suze Orman calls “good debt”—student loan debt… low interest debt that looks good on a resume, I guess. But no debt is good debt. It’s just really best not to be beholden to anyone for anything….
Fear is useless.
4 years ago
Okay, not really entirely useless. I’m sure it served the Neanderthals well enough. But it gets in the way of the creative faculty and makes it want to curl up in a ball and take a nap. So what use is it in this day and age? After all, they can kill you but they can’t eat you…. (That’s a good think, right?)
