Catski




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Catski's Life List

  1. 1. become fluent in Russian
    1 cheer
    111 people
  2. 2. write more letters
    1,524 people
  3. 3. stop secretly judging people
    1 person
  4. 4. go a month without buying anything unnecessary
    1 person
  5. 5. write more frequently
    22 people
  6. 6. listen more, talk less
    302 people
  7. 7. subscribe to Time magazine
    4 people
  8. 8. remember to take vitamins
    3 people
  9. 9. read and review a new book every month
    1 person
  10. 10. send a postcard to Postsecret
    2,841 people
  11. 11. be nicer
    758 people
  12. 12. make time for people
    2 people
  13. 13. adopt a better dental hygiene routine
    1 entry
    1 person
  14. 14. get some of my writing published
    6 people
  15. 15. take a yoga class
    515 people
  16. 16. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    7,151 people
  17. 17. get a masters degree
    2 cheers
    2,976 people
  18. 18. complete NaNoWriMo
    86 people
  19. 19. work on my phobias
    1 person
  20. 20. question authority
    35 people
  21. 21. learn to bake well
    6 people
  22. 22. see the Cure live
    27 people
  23. 23. move out
    3,042 people
  24. 24. Invest
    876 people
  25. 25. stick to a budget
    1,298 people
  26. 26. Become Financially Independent
    5,431 people
  27. 27. exercise regularly
    10,549 people
  28. 28. eat healthier
    10,131 people
  29. 29. stop procrastinating
    26,955 people
  30. 30. find a job i love
    1,937 people
  31. 31. Be a better friend
    5,989 people
  32. 32. go to more concerts
    2,533 people
  33. 33. take Polaroids
    9 people
  34. 34. Read more books
    10,999 people
  35. 35. do more volunteer work
    120 people
  36. 36. do an internship
    11 people
  37. 37. learn to play bass guitar
    615 people
  38. 38. Take more pictures
    14,311 people
  39. 39. leave my city once a month, leave my country once a year
    590 people
  40. 40. become better at small-talk
    2,013 people
  41. 41. change the world
    3,305 people
Recent entries
get a job
Finally! 16 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! 17 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 17 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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