Catski




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Catski's Life List

  1. 1. change the world
    3,209 people
  2. 2. find a job i love
    1,789 people
  3. 3. stop procrastinating
    26,233 people
  4. 4. eat healthier
    9,735 people
  5. 5. exercise regularly
    10,191 people
  6. 6. Become Financially Independent
    5,151 people
  7. 7. stick to a budget
    1,202 people
  8. 8. Invest
    791 people
  9. 9. move out
    2,903 people
  10. 10. Be a better friend
    5,790 people
  11. 11. go to more concerts
    2,425 people
  12. 12. become better at small-talk
    1,898 people
  13. 13. leave my city once a month, leave my country once a year
    499 people
  14. 14. Take more pictures
    13,982 people
  15. 15. learn to play bass guitar
    618 people
  16. 16. do an internship
    12 people
  17. 17. do more volunteer work
    115 people
  18. 18. Read more books
    10,686 people
  19. 19. take Polaroids
    10 people
  20. 20. see the Cure live
    26 people
  21. 21. learn to bake well
    5 people
  22. 22. question authority
    35 people
  23. 23. read and review a new book every month
    1 person
  24. 24. remember to take vitamins
    2 people
  25. 25. subscribe to Time magazine
    4 people
  26. 26. listen more, talk less
    300 people
  27. 27. write more frequently
    20 people
  28. 28. go a month without buying anything unnecessary
    1 person
  29. 29. stop secretly judging people
    1 person
  30. 30. write more letters
    1,515 people
  31. 31. send a postcard to Postsecret
    2,772 people
  32. 32. be nicer
    744 people
  33. 33. work on my phobias
    1 person
  34. 34. complete NaNoWriMo
    60 people
  35. 35. get a masters degree
    2 cheers
    2,790 people
  36. 36. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    6,867 people
  37. 37. take a yoga class
    490 people
  38. 38. get some of my writing published
    6 people
  39. 39. adopt a better dental hygiene routine
    1 entry
    1 person
  40. 40. make time for people
    3 people
  41. 41. become fluent in Russian
    1 cheer
    104 people
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get a job
Finally! 12 months ago

So last summer was a bit of a wash-out work-wise. Spent ages filling in applications for rubbish shop assistant jobs and took interviews that went nowhere. This summer the boyfriend came through in a big way & gave me ten hours a week where he works. Hurray for dating a manager! I do one 10-hour day a week which won’t exactly make me a millionaire but gives me some money so I won’t be eating into my savings over the summer.



adopt a better dental hygiene routine
Day one! 12 months ago

Today I bought myself some floss (first time ever!), some mouthwash and a battery-operated toothbrush. We all know we should use these three things but I’ve never managed to even buy them until today! They’re sitting on my windowsill in the bathroom, ready to use tonight. I’m excited! I’m also seeing my dentist in under a week, we’ll see what he thinks of the old pearly whites…



be more confident
Untitled 12 months ago

I realise that this is one of those goals that never really gets completed, but over the past year I think I’ve made such improvement that I’m allowed to cross it off my list.

I’ve spent a year in Russia, struggling to be understood in my second language. The first semester was difficult; unnatural, upsetting and lonely. The second semester saw me travel through the Baltic states, on my own for half my journey. I spoke English and Russian depending on what people spoke. I tried to learn a few words of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian. I tried places that weren’t in the guidebook.

And now? Back home in England, I can walk up to anyone, ask anything, take awkward phonecalls meant for someone else, jump on a new bus route and not care if I end up in the wrong place.

Learning to live as a foreigner in a strange country has given me the confidence to do… whatever I want! Sure, I still have reservations, but I’m totally okay with putting them to the side and diving in head first.

I’m loving my new lease of life. Bring on the next challenge!



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