I'm doing 36 things
I just got my shodan. I don’t know how long it’ll take, but I know my senseis are working to get me there. I’m really hoping that somewhere down the line, when I’m more settled that I can open my own dojo, but right now I’m happy working towards this goal—however long it takes, and helping out at my home dojo.
Cowgirl_edd's Life List
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1. speak up
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2. stop biting my nails
2 cheers7,333 people -
3. stop being so shy
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4. Prove myself
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5. stop worrying about everyone else and worry about myself more.
1 cheer25 people -
6. stop worrying
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7. not be jealous
1 cheer183 people -
8. be comfortable with my body
1 cheer299 people -
9. learn sign language
1 entry8,465 people -
10. teach at my high school
1 cheer3 people -
11. Have my first kiss
1 entry1,385 people -
12. be an inspiring teacher
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13. get a job at a bookstore
1 cheer33 people -
14. Send something to post secret
680 people -
15. Learn to pick locks
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16. learn to ride a bike
1 entry . 1 cheer667 people -
17. donate hair to Locks of Love
2 cheers876 people -
18. find out what "that" is and why Meatloaf won't do it for love
2 cheers28 people -
19. Let my guard down
83 people -
20. stop whining
1 entry71 people -
21. finish unpacking
1 entry112 people -
22. develop conversational skills
1 entry . 1 cheer3 people -
23. read all of the Agatha Christie books
1 entry74 people -
24. read all the books I haven't read that are sitting on my bookshelf
314 people -
25. get into grad school
408 people -
26. find someone to love me
64 people -
27. Learn to say no
1,269 people -
28. re-learn the violin.
1 cheer50 people -
29. read every book I own
1 entry2,138 people -
30. not get attached so easily!
1 entry . 1 cheer69 people -
31. Let go of the past
1 entry . 1 cheer1,895 people -
32. Double Major
1 entry27 people -
33. truly answer to "how are you" instead of always saying "fine"
1 entry . 2 cheers28 people -
34. make a difference in someone's life
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35. Read the complete works of Shakespeare
1 cheer273 people -
36. become a sensei
1 entry4 people
Recent entries
I’m working on a baby blanket for a friend’s baby due in three-ish weeks. (http://images.acmoore.com/productimages/242/242762.jpg) < That’s what it’s supposed to look like. I’ve made good progress; I’ve finished all of the light pink (the color that is used the most) and I’ve started on the teal color. I don’t actually have too much more to go, though I’m getting to the more difficult part of it, where I have to really pay attention to where my stitches are going (the checkerboards around the sides are nice, easy and mindless.)
Hopefully, I’ll have this done before the baby is born. Though, if not, the first time I see my friend (the father) will probably be a few weeks after the baby is born. So I’ll have plenty of time. :D
I remember as a child my older (ie by 21 years)brother came one day when I was about 7, told me that the training wheels were coming off, took them off and that was that. He left, my parents were at work and no one was around to teach me. I understand that their logic was that I would be forced to learn myself, but with my sensitive, scared nature as a child that didn’t exactly work so well. They wouldn’t let me wean myself off of the training wheels…a character in a book I had read took one wheel off and rode like that for a while and then took the other one off. I wanted to try that, but my parents wanted me to do it all or nothing. Again, I understand their logic now, looking back, but I wish that they could have been less strict on me.
Now, of course, I’m too old to pull the “it’s my parent’s fault…” card. It may be their “fault” why I didn’t learn THEN, but it’s been 13 years, I’ve had plenty of time to learn, and I just haven’t. At this point it’s only my own laziness and the fact that the older I get, the more embarrased I become about not being able to ride a bike, that are keeping me from accomplishing my goal.
