I'm doing 43 things
i promise you i got straight a’s in school but never tried very hard at anything. EXCEPT typing and i have been happy with myself for doing so ever since.
CrittleMonkey's Life List
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1. stop and smell the proverbial roses
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2. fly on a trapeze
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3. memorize all the U.S. presidents, in order
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4. go on a safari
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5. live in a lighthouse on a rocky cragg
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6. see myself through the eyes of my friends and family
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7. stop blaming myself for everything that goes wrong
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8. memorize and randomly recite profound quotes
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9. drive a jaguar
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10. meet the pope
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11. see my father perform for an audience
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12. go to a prince concert
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13. have better posture
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14. grow old with my soul mate
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15. design and build a cottage for my family
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16. stop saying 'um' as a conversation filler or to mask nervousness
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17. participate in an archeological excavation
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18. learn to cut up a whole chicken without vomitting
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19. learn to twirl fire battons
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20. trust my gut
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21. set foot on every continent
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22. start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
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23. fight for those who can't fight for themselves
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24. stop dwelling
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25. invent an ice cream flavor for ben & jerry's
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26. make sure my mom knows she's the best mom i could have ever hoped for
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27. save someone's life
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28. see all 7 new 'wonders' of the world
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29. be a great mother someday
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30. learn to play the piano
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31. perfect my grandfather's spaghetti sauce
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32. host dinner parties with ease and grace
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33. learn to salsa
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34. inspire
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35. Plan weekly meal menus on Sunday
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36. to embrace my 'faults'
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37. To live instead of exist
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38. learn to paint
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39. spend the night at a zoo or aquarium
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40. write my grandmother more letters before its too late
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41. create fantastic birthday cakes for people i love
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42. watch a sunset from a hot air balloon
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43. floss regularly
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How I did it
It made me
weeeeeeeeee 
How I did it: we stripped down and crept in, simple as that. we were staying in a fairly deserted area and thought it would be safe. it was really late (really early??) so nobody was out and about to catch us. it was extremely freeing but nerve racking for me....especially when i was wading in and all my business was out for the world to see. Read how I did it…
It made me
free
How I did it: go outside lay on the ground close eyes go to sleep. need any other instructions? just kidding. i normally just find a grassy spot and throw down a sleeping bag. once in awhile i get scared of sounds and whatnot but i have tricked myself into thinking that if i don't open my eyes and actually SEE whats making the noise then it doesn't really exist. true, i may be eaten alive by raccoons but hey, thats the… Read how I did it…
It made me
zen
How I did it: my mom and i took a trip to mexico in september and just knew we would have to try this. its the best money i've ever spent, the whole experience was relaxing and magical. we booked our session at xel-ha...i'd heard positives and negatives so i was a bit weary but everything turned out amazing. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
i’ve had a couple, none all that pleasant. the first i fell off the roof of a car i was goofing around on and smacked my face on the side mirror. the second (and third) came when i was walking down my dorm hallway on my hands. i lost my balance and fell flat on my face—-resulting in 2 black eyes and one broken nose. wonderful. it was my first weekend away from home at college and i had to go to my classes this way for quite awhile. i can promise you i got some looks but nobody messed with me.
and i don’t have an addictive personality but i find myself itching to get more and more and more. my favorite is a star on my left wrist that i look at throughout the day. it can be hidden under a watchband so its unobtrusive but i know its there and i love it.
