I'm doing 43 things
I am making 5.00 an hour more than I was so I no longer HAVE to have a second job. It is a wonderful feeling like a huge weight has been lifted from my chest. I will probably keep a part-time job for a little bit to save up a little money for some projects I want to do on my house but it’s very liberating knowing I can give it up anytime I want to.
CAT79's Life List
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1. stop saying it and just do it
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2. Compare myself to no one, but who I was yesterday
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3. drink more water
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4. Be more optimistic
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5. get in shape
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6. start doing Yoga
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7. be more self-confident
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8. Keep losing weight till I reach my goal
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9. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
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10. build a firepit
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11. Get a tattoo
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12. Marry my best friend
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13. Stop bad/nervous habits
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14. learn Tai Chi
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15. Run a triathalon
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16. Learn Italian
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17. take massage lessons
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18. become better at small-talk
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19. be a better person
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20. Learn to play the guitar
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21. collect art
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22. Write a book and get it published
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23. learn to sew with a sewing machine
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24. volunteer more
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25. knit a scarf
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26. Learn Spanish
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27. learn sign language
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28. study culinary arts
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29. Visit Italy
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30. Learn to knit
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31. take care of myself
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32. Complete every disney 5K
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33. Read one book a month
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34. see the northern lights
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35. get a labradoodle
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36. be more positive
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37. learn how to drive stick-shift
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38. Have a baby
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39. backpack through Europe
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40. Take a road trip across the USA
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41. create a non-profit organization
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42. design my own house
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43. Get my masters degree
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How I did it
It made me
Free 
How I did it: I paid 650.00 a month to my credit card companies for 5 years till it was paid off. Basically haven't really had a social life for 5 years but I feel wonderful now that this is behind me. Read how I did it…
It made me
HAPPY
How I did it: My parents took me for a birthday present. I had the time off from work already because I was going to go to China but that fell through. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
By all accounts it has been 10 years since I started my degree so I should be a Doctor by now. There were alot of detours in my life though that prevented me from just getting it done. It has been only 2 weeks since I graduated though and I was already offered a job. I had been unemployed for a while and then finally settled on a job at a hotel. I hated it because my schedule was all over the place even sometimes the overnight shift…crappy pay too. Now I have a Mon-Fri job I’m paid 5.00 an hour more than I was making, I get my benefits the day I start working, and there is tons of growth potential…if I hadn’t gotten my degree I would not have been given this wonderful opportunity. Definitely finish your degrees and quickly every little bit that sets you apart is helpful.
I just got the call…I have a job with the SCA-Student Conservation Association. Mon-Fri 8:30-5. Great Benefits. Great Pay. Great growth potential. To top it all off the company has a great purpose and I can feel proud to work for them and such a good cause. AND I can wear flip flops to work if I feel like it. That’s just the icing on the cake. IT IS WONDERFUL!!
