I'm doing 38 things
Alright, as of about a month ago, I am down to one credit card! Of course, that one credit card is a Platinum card with an enormous balance, but if my calculations are accurate and I stick to my budget I should be debt-free by July 2009. One year. I think I can, I think I can…
BluEyedA73's Life List
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1. pay off my credit card debt
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2. Get more sleep
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3. Align myself with people who are good for me
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4. have no regrets
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5. Discover at least five new local bands I like
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6. run the Chicago Half Marathon
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7. live passionately
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8. Learn Italian
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9. Maintain my focus on what is important to me, rather than the things that are valued by others
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10. Learn to let down my guard more easily
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11. Watch the TV show "Lost" from the beginning
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12. Learn more about wine
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13. write a book
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14. learn to belly dance
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15. Go on a roadtrip with no particular destination
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16. Find out if the Hokey-Pokey really IS what it's all about
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17. Volunteer more time to Rainbow House
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18. drive a bobcat
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19. fly in a hot air balloon
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20. Become The Pompatus of Love
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21. have better posture
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22. donate hair to Locks of Love
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23. Get my green belt in hapkido
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24. See the northern lights
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25. be more ZEN like
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26. Write more
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27. Send a message in a bottle
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28. Learn to be comfortable with stability and thereby reduce the chaos in my life
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29. fall in love with someone who loves me too
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30. Meet Kevin Kaduk
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31. swear less
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32. See the Cubs win the World Series
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33. Visit the Grand Canyon
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34. Get my sea lion/yin-yang tattoo touched up
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35. Attend the Sundance Film Festival
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36. Stop saying "like"
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37. Learn how to remember people's names
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38. Consciously list the things that make me happy and determine what I need to do to have those things in my life consistently
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Recent entries
...But I finally passed my last test! No more LOMA for me. Now time to work on my health certifications… egh…
Wow, I just read my entry from August ‘06. What a difference a year and a half makes. At that time I had about 20 lbs to lose… I worked out, signed up for a martial arts class, ate right, and even hiked 26 miles in Peru to see Machu Picchu. After that it was all downhill. I got motivated last year and really worked my tail off in the spring, running and taking hapkido. Then I tore my inner thigh muscle and was out of commission for a few months. I got discouraged and my good eating habits went down the drain. After the muscle healed I began running again… and managed two stress fractures in my right foot in August. By the time that was over, I was out of commission for about three more months and I stepped on the scale 15 lbs heavier than I had been in January.
So this year it stops. I checked out the Nutrisystem website and it seemed like something that would help to get me pointed in the right direction so I placed an order and began the program the second week of January. My goal was to lose 33 lbs. So far I have lost ten, and my short range goal is to lose ten more over the next month before my trip to Cozumel.
Things are progressing slowly (I lost 8 lbs the first week and have fought with the other two lbs for the last three), but surely and I know if I stick with it and work out consistently I can do it. I’ve decided that I need to sacrifice my social life for a while in order to do this once and for all, and it SUCKS but I keep envisioning how much better I will feel about things when summer rolls around and I am in shape and healthy and can go out with my friends again.
I think I can, I think I can…
