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Calissa

wonders why she's so tired lately.



I'm doing 25 things
  

Calissa's Life List

  2. 1. Revise my goals and make them: specific, measurable,realistic and time bound.
    47 cheers     		23 people
  3. 2. get my work out there
    13 entries . 67 cheers     		3 people
  4. 3. write daily
    3 team members . 45 entries . 40 cheers     		238 people
  5. 4. Write 75 000 words in 2009
    43 entries . 14 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Sort through all my stories and assess what further action needs to be taken with each one
    2 entries . 13 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. Reduce the teetering heights of Mt TBR
    22 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. write a review on every book I read
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		3 people
  9. 8. respect my body
    31 entries . 92 cheers     		22 people
  10. 9. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
    202 team members . 20 entries . 10 cheers     		163 people
  11. 10. walk to Rivendell
    5 team members . 33 entries . 19 cheers     		14 people
  12. 11. Enable myself
    24 entries . 34 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. Make the 14th of every month the day I backup my computer
    15 entries . 22 cheers     		3 people
  14. 13. Live in gratitude & be happy even if the rest of the things on this list never happen
    2 team members . 369 entries . 49 cheers     		70 people
  15. 14. Honour my inner Goddess
    3 team members . 13 entries . 72 cheers     		12 people
  16. 15. Celebrate
    30 entries . 24 cheers     		12 people
  17. 16. Spend more time looking at the sky
    16 entries . 70 cheers     		3 people
  18. 17. Finish the cross-stitch I'm making as a wedding gift
    6 entries . 25 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. slow down
    9 entries . 41 cheers     		254 people
  20. 19. Eat slower, breathe more, chew more, taste & enjoy my food
    6 entries . 59 cheers     		38 people
  21. 20. change the world, twenty minutes at a time
    8 team members . 22 entries . 33 cheers     		15 people
  22. 21. write thank you cards
    2 entries . 14 cheers     		38 people
  23. 22. write more handwritten, no-reason notes
    3 entries . 30 cheers     		4 people
  24. 23. Drink 43 different kinds of tea and infusions.
    13 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. move out
    3 entries . 5 cheers     		3,042 people
  26. 25. Reinstate the Artist Date
    5 entries . 13 cheers     		3 people

How I did it
How to ...But do it anyway
It took me
2 years
It made me
fulfilled

How I did it: This goal has been all about writing for me. It has not been about always making sure I sit down and write every day--although that has been part of it, there are other goals for that. This has been more about what I write.I went to a talk given by author Garth Nix a while back. He discussed how he often gets asked what writers should write and how to predict the market. His response was that a writer should write what they love and not w… Read how I did it…

Feb 24, 02:24AM PST | 0 comments | 9 cheers


How to keep a word count
It took me
3 years
It made me
accomplished

How I did it: Before beginning a session of writing on computer (or transcribing a session of writing I did by hand) I took note of the word count of the document. I then subtracted that number from the total I ended up with at the end of the session. I used graphs to chart my progress by week, month and year. This allowed me to see the trends that formed across time and helped me to set realistic goals for my writing. Read how I did it…

Dec 27, 2008, 03:25PM PST | 0 comments | 3 cheers


Recent entries
Enable myself (read all 24 entries…)
21 down 1 day ago

I’ve completed 21 of 22 competencies now. I marked off lane changing, merging and overtaking today, along with a bunch of other stuff. On Tuesday I have another review and then one more lesson on driving on unfamiliar roads.

Almost there!

Nov 06, 05:15PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Enable myself (read all 24 entries…)
Review 3 days ago

My review lesson was delayed because I had some work committments to deal with, so I completed it today instead. I was quite anxious beforehand, despite having practiced my reverse parallel parking. But I’m pleased to say that I pretty much breezed through it in about half the time we had allowed.

I only have around another four lessons to go until I get my licence. My instructor is moving away on the 25th of this month, so we are going to squeeze them in before then. So I should have my licence by the end of the month! It has taken me so long to get to this point that the thought of it all being over soon seems a bit weird.

Nov 04, 05:00PM PST | 1 cheer | 4 comments


Write 75 000 words in 2009 (read all 43 entries…)
October, 2009 5 days ago

I almost forgot to post the monthly total:

Monthly total: 4 808
Yearly total: 59 160

October’s total was almost equal to both August and September combined. I’m pleased that things have picked up, but I know there’s still a fair way to go.

Nov 02, 03:14PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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I want to:

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learn guitar meet the academy is Make new friends get outside more Visit New Orleans buy a hybrid car finish learning Japanese wear sunscreen pierce my tongue neriende wants to read 100 books in 2009 build a memory palace get a degree watch new episodes of nip/tuck online be the wife my husband deserves Be kissed in the rain Grow my hair long (again) have a daughter go to the University of Washington krislibrarian wants to read every book I own make friends chat find the perfect travel partner get married before I'm 30 WATCH THE WHOLE NARUTO SERIES myrawska wants to read a new book every week sing karaoke get rid of my acne become a teacher
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