I'm doing 42 things
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9 months ago
I tried and tried, I got all A’s and a B in my college Math class which leaves me at a 3.6, but I won’t give up on trying to higher that.
MadK28's Life List
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1. raise my daughter well
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2. get a 4.0
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3. earn a bachelor's degree
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4. go to law school
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5. expand my mind
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6. wake up early
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7. work because I like to, not because I have to
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8. To live instead of exist
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9. have an epiphany
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10. REACH ENLIGHTMENT
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11. BE MY AUTHENTIC SELF
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12. get married, stay married, and live happily ever after
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13. improve my relationships
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14. never, EVER grow up
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15. make a difference
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16. not judge people
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17. take more walks
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18. smile at strangers
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19. Kiss a stranger
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20. Practice random acts of kindness
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21. Write on a daily basis.
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22. write a novel... a GOOD novel.
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23. publish my poetry
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24. attend more musicals, plays and concerts
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25. start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
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26. figure out where all the people like me are hiding
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27. be a natural beauty
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28. stop being a people pleaser
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29. see "Starry Night" in person
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30. I want to go back in time and meet Vincent Van Gogh, befriend him and be the subject of one of his paintings.
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31. dance in the moonlight
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32. astral travel
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33. i want a flat stomach
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34. stop biting my nails
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35. Make a soundtrack for my life
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36. Learn to play the piano
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37. Move to Seattle, Washington
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38. Visit St. Tropez
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39. visit the 7 wonders of the world
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40. listen to Jackie Kennedy's tape
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41. Watch all the episodes of dawson's creek
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42. invent something
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How I did it
It made me
Validated! 
How I did it: When I was a pre-teen, around 9-14 AOL was really popular and the only form of e-mail. I was in the "Kid's Only" section and made friends. I decided that I wanted to start a pre-teen magazine with fashion, advice, beauty, make-up... silly girl stuff to overcome boredom and if you remember, Kid's Only on AOL was very limited. So I started a little news letter online, through e-mail. It eventually turned into an online magazine which I call… Read how I did it…
It made me
Confident.
How I did it: When I was 13, the dentist decided I needed braces to fix an overbite and straighten my teeth. I was referred to an orthodontist. I suffered 3 horrible years of braces. Thankfully, I was able to get the clear braces on top, so they were practically invisible. They were a bitch to take care of, but the results are wonderful. Read how I did it…
It made me
Ehh.. 
How I did it: I grew up competing in pageants most of my life. It takes a lot of practice and self-confidence. Beauty pageants are basically a business and it's about money. They are good for building self-confidence and self-assurance, however they do encourage girls to act superficial, materialistic and fake. Interviewing with the Judges is probably the fakest you have to be with saying answers you "think" they want to hear -- it was cool to win, but… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
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9 months ago
I do too—man was brillant. Too bad he doesn’t know the impact of his paintings on society – hard to believe he hardly sold any paintings while he was alive. If he only knew…
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9 months ago
Is this possible? Everyone is so unique, I would probably die if I met someone who is like me—actually, I don’t know if I would want to meet someone like me… which says a lot about me. ;) Maybe I just had an ephiphny.
