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ChesherCat




I'm doing 36 things
  

ChesherCat's Life List

  2. 1. live in Chicago
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  3. 2. have a house with hidden rooms and trap doors, and some kind of secret tunnel
    7 cheers     		490 people
  4. 3. get a master's degree in library science
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		108 people
  5. 4. run in a marathon
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  6. 5. Be debt free
    3 cheers     		2,030 people
  7. 6. have an interesting job
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		16 people
  8. 7. learn how to blow glass
    4 cheers     		473 people
  9. 8. Keep up with my journal
    3 cheers     		68 people
  10. 9. Travel to Prague
    1 cheer     		48 people
  11. 10. get a puppy
    2 cheers     		1,310 people
  12. 11. read as many books as possible, starting with all the books I own but haven't read
    		616 people
  13. 12. Learn to let go of the past
    2 cheers     		63 people
  14. 13. Read all of Shakespeare's plays
    1 cheer     		140 people
  15. 14. publish a short story
    		317 people
  16. 15. Go to graduate school
    2 cheers     		1,188 people
  17. 16. develop a daily morning routine
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  18. 17. survive AmeriCorps
    5 entries     		6 people
  19. 18. be the voice of a cartoon character
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  20. 19. ask why so many people want to 'have', 'get' and 'buy' instead of 'be', 'do', 'learn' and 'know', and perhaps make a few people stop and think about it
    4 cheers     		89 people
  21. 20. stop gossiping
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  22. 21. knit more
    1 cheer     		318 people
  23. 22. Participate in Habitat for Humanity
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		61 people
  24. 23. fill my passport
    1 cheer     		218 people
  25. 24. find a pen pal
    3 entries . 4 cheers     		551 people
  26. 25. post random questions daily and see if anyone plays with me and answers them :)
    1 entry     		330 people
  27. 26. become a hot librarian
    4 cheers     		5 people
  28. 27. go to more concerts
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  29. 28. exercise four times a week
    1 entry     		39 people
  30. 29. learn gaelic
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		593 people
  31. 30. buy a new box of crayons and find some cool coloring books
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  32. 31. Cook from scratch once a week
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  33. 32. Move to a city where I don't need a car
    1 cheer     		38 people
  34. 33. stop living paycheck to paycheck
    2 cheers     		239 people
  35. 34. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		7,147 people
  36. 35. Share my favorite recipes with people on 43Things
    2 entries     		3 people
  37. 36. Be granted the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and to have the wisdom to know the difference...
    1 cheer     		476 people

How I did it
How to own a used bookstore
It took me
2 years
It made me

How I did it: I got a job at a used bookstore that was a public company. As much as they didn't try to force feed the image of a big box corporation, they were a big box corporation. People tried to sell us books that were obviously moldy or smelled an awful lot like animal piss and tell us that they were perfectly fine.  Also, having worked in a public library for years, I was saddened at peoples' selfishness at times when we didn't hav… Read how I did it…

Sep 06, 08:12AM PDT | 0 comments


Recent entries
survive AmeriCorps (read all 5 entries…)
I start in two weeks! 1 week ago

Oh I am so excited and nervous about this. I have decided to take the plunge and I feel that this program will suit me. I feel old, though. A friend of mine who had done AmeriCorps in Philadelphia said not to worry, that there were people of all ages. Next week I go to Indianopolis to do the PSO. Woo hoo.

Nov 01, 07:37PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


survive AmeriCorps (read all 5 entries…)
Iowa Campus Compact 1 month ago

I am joining as a Vista member for the Des Moines Campus Compact. I hope to finish this and move on to Grad School. I start in November. I feel much better about this then I did 2 years ago. Wish all the luck, please.

Oct 01, 04:39PM PDT | 0 comments


have an interesting job
I was recently fired from my job. 2 months ago

Now I have to find an interesting job. Any suggestions?

Aug 23, 11:51AM PDT | 0 comments


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stop procrastinating goddessglendonia wants to exercise more rebuild my computer Live in France Join Mensa Get a PS3 travel to outer space Make a movie whistle relax be a better person Do something nice for someone, anonymously Get married to the man I love Go out more with friends and do things other than meals, movies, bars, and concerts Finsh my website watch the Death Note movie get better at speaking in public Rachel wants to be a dancer go to a Korn concert build a cabin learn english become fluent in french not judge others--let people live their lives as they choose be more patient go back to school take yoga lessons Kanard wants to learn parkour wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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