Catski on 43 Things

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

Recent entries

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.

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

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…

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

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!

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

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