And the days that I go to school. And since I wake up before 8 every weekday, it does make a difference to the weekends. But I’m still not convinced that this goal is finished. When I don’t have school to get up for, I don’t get up, and I stay up late.
Rachael's Life List
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1. get two kittens
1 entry . 60 cheers4 people -
2. wake up at 8am everyday
9 entries . 30 cheers3 people -
3. Use my Wii Fit daily.
14 entries . 25 cheers19 people -
4. get back into regular exercise
4 entries . 8 cheers2 people -
5. photograph the alphabet
3 entries . 32 cheers47 people -
6. List my 100 favorite movies (movies you'd watch over and over again)
12 entries . 53 cheers99 people -
7. eat five fruit/vegetables a day
4 entries . 23 cheers51 people -
8. learn to play Mah Jong
3 entries . 9 cheers19 people -
9. lose 5 pounds
10 entries . 27 cheers1,208 people -
10. lose weight
15 entries . 43 cheers39,119 people -
11. find my creative niche
6 entries . 63 cheers6 people -
12. rasterbate
6 entries . 38 cheers34 people -
13. Sew a Christmas Quilt
1 entry . 36 cheers1 person -
14. see the northern lights
6 entries . 77 cheers18,229 people -
15. See the Gävle Goat
5 entries . 22 cheers2 people -
16. Donate blood
3 entries . 53 cheers2,897 people -
17. find out my blood type
1 entry . 29 cheers530 people -
18. get married
3 entries . 8 cheers20,271 people -
19. Keep my family name
5 entries . 35 cheers1 person -
20. Finish this monster!
2 entries . 4 cheers1 person -
21. make friends all over the world
2 entries . 34 cheers313 people -
22. Be fluent in another language
16 entries . 67 cheers229 people -
23. learn Swedish
4 entries . 16 cheers682 people -
24. travel europe by train
1 entry . 24 cheers58 people -
25. Travel
10 entries . 54 cheers8,192 people -
26. build a birdhouse
1 entry . 32 cheers21 people -
27. Make a doll's house
2 entries . 51 cheers22 people -
28. ride in a hot air balloon
1 entry . 23 cheers2,343 people -
29. Go to a rock concert
3 entries . 62 cheers181 people -
30. Grow my own fruit and vegetables
3 entries . 89 cheers26 people -
31. Read 1,000 books
5 entries . 40 cheers234 people -
32. Own a VW Camper
2 entries . 64 cheers16 people -
33. Have children (someday)
6 entries . 33 cheers143 people -
34. foster or adopt a child
2 entries . 34 cheers13 people -
35. Make the most of my 20's
6 entries . 78 cheers661 people -
36. watch the IMDB Top 250 movies
2 entries . 14 cheers189 people -
37. Own my own home
3 entries . 76 cheers1,463 people
How I did it: I bought a pattern online (from Etsy.com) and cut the pieces for it ages ago. However, I didn't have a sewing machine at that time, so put it on hold. Once I got one, though, the process was pretty quick, even with bias binding, which was a completely new thing to me. It's not good enough to sell, but it's definitely good enough to wear, which is what I wanted it for anyway :) Read how I did it…
How I did it: I found a website that let's you download a file (for a price, of course) with your name in Japanese. Although researching this (as I can't remember where I got it from), I have found a name translator dictionary. You just type in your name and press 'translate' and it'll give you the characters needed, for free :)It also gives you a handy pronounciation of your name (how it would be said in Japanese), which is also pretty cool. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I only kept track of films I hadn't seen before, so my actual number of viewed films is much larger. But still, I think 165 new films in a year is a lot. Whether I will do this again, I doubt it, although I still keep track of what I watch/read/consume on allconsuming.net. Once you start this, it's easy to keep going. I was watching films a lot this year to try and complete film lists I had on 43things list site, and once I'd seen a coupl… Read how I did it…
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I’ve read 3 full books in Swedish (albeit easy read ones), and when I have finished this next one (Pride & Prejudice), I will tick this goal as complete. I didn’t think this would happen so quickly, but as I’ve been reading (and since I have read this book before) I can see that, although it uses easier words, the plot and the scenes that have been kept in are near enough the same. Yay! :D


