I'm doing 40 things
How I'll Do It
7 months ago
Rather than focusing on the negative, I will emphasize the positive.
MarinaBriggs's Life List
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1. Define the negative stressors in my life and do something about them
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2. Sell my hairbows on eBay
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3. Take better care of my teeth
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4. Go to bed earlier
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5. Stop hitting the snooze button
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6. Fix my old quilt
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7. Visit New Orleans
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8. Visit California again
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9. Meet David Bowie
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10. Become fluent in Spanish
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11. Graduate from college
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12. Backpack through Europe
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13. Learn to Latin Ballroom dance
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14. Get the Bauhaus tattoo
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15. Visit Taos, NM
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16. Learn to tailor/drape
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17. Depend on myself
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18. Pick up the violin again
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19. Learn to play the piano
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20. Start a psychobilly band
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21. Tour with my own band
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22. Find a job that would make me happy
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23. Establish a better relationship with my father
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24. Improve my radio show
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25. Move into my own place
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26. Marry my soulmate
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27. Live by the ocean
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28. Attend culinary school
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29. Build an amazing wardrobe
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30. Travel to India
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31. Write for a music magazine
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32. Become a size 10
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33. Write a terrible romance novel and have it published
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34. See The Cure in concert
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35. Do yoga routinely
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36. Ride Kingda Ka
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37. Buy a Bose sound system
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38. Buy winkle pickers
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39. Buy a greyhound
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40. Buy an old Ford
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How I did it
It made me
feel sexy. 
How I did it: I simply made an appointment with a stylist named Vegas at my city's Ulta salon. She helped me figure out what I had been doing wrong. I bought the necessary supplies, and now I have no trouble styling my hair like a fifties pin up babe! Read how I did it…
It made me
richer.
How I did it: I used TurboTax software. I only had three forms to compute, so it really didn't take very long at all. I worked two jobs last year and went to college without scholarships or aid of any kind, so I didn't have to pay anything back. I ended up getting $1,432 for making the effort. I love paying my taxes! Read how I did it…
It made me
ecstatic!
How I did it: I went to Warped Tour 2006 and wore my DF shirt. I was walking with my friend Maddie, and this dude walked up and was like, "Hey, what's up?" It was surreal. I turned and calmly said, "Oh, hey Smith." My friend Maddie started screaming, which freaked him out a bit. I talked with him for a couple of minutes once Maddie calmed down. He was really chill and easy to talk to. I felt that I had known him for a while. I was just surprised that h… Read how I did it…
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How I'll Do It
7 months ago
First, I’ll start by going to bed before two every night. Haha. Second, I’ll set a goal to accomplish every morning that will require me to rise early. Additionally, I will begin taking showers in the morning, so that I am more cramped for time, until I can easily rise in the morning without hitting the snooze button ten or twenty times.
How I'll Do It
7 months ago
I’ll start by making myself go to bed at a ridiculously early hour, like seven, after Hell week at school dies down. Going to bed earlier will also help me with my problem of hitting the snooze button.
