Catski on 43 Things

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

Recent entries

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.

Jul 11, 2008, 05:04AM PDT | 0 comments

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…

Jun 27, 2008, 06:55AM PDT | 0 comments

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!

Jun 27, 2008, 06:44AM PDT | 0 comments

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