I'm doing 20 things
I didn’t know till I was almost a teenager that my father married very early, and that he had a child. He married when he was 19, and his parents didn’t attend because they disagreed. He was married to his best friend’s wife’s sister, a very pretty lady. I don’t know the details, but she took herself and my older brother away with her when she left. I don’t know how my father found out, but he seemed to know when something important happened with Sean over the years; for instance, he told me when Sean had a daughter, and her name. He would never talk about it, but now he’s gone and I don’t want to be forgotten from a family. I want to at least meet him and give him an opportunity to choose whether he wants to know me or not. This will take some finangling, but I’m confident, I’m sure, I can get it done.
Raiveran's Life List
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1. put away and clean the jewellery
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2. properly plan my trip to San Francisco in October
1 person -
3. get a pair of appropriate running shoes for fall
1 person -
4. save up for a laptop by the end of summer
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5. get a working digital camera before my trip
1 person -
6. have a financial safety net in case I'm forced to stop working
1 person -
7. learn to take care of myself
6 entries . 5 cheers8 people -
8. learn to be charismatic; authentic and brave, and beautiful
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9. make my arms so strong they can do anything
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10. build up my own sense of character
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11. be brave
7 entries . 3 cheers449 people -
12. climb a rock wall
1 entry . 1 cheer31 people -
13. Improve my posture
7 entries2,797 people -
14. overcome my social fear and dislike of people
10 entries . 7 cheers1 person -
15. find my brother
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16. dump my baggage and crawl out of my coffin
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17. Photograph answers to 20 questions about me
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18. fix all my curtains so I can stop doing it
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19. make under the table money so the gov't can't take it.
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20. find out how to become successful and find people who are to learn from
1 person
How I did it: I hate character minimums, don't you? I did this by throwing away the concern and anxiety I had about what other people wanted, expected or pressured me to do. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Normally I'd love to share my thoughts, which are mine alone unless I choose to share them, but I chafe at the yolk of responsibility this website now puts on anyone who wants to do short goals. I'm sorry, but I WOULD NOT be interested in writing 150 words about some of my other goals, like "sew curtains for my living room". I'm sorry, 150 words? I don't think so.This non-optional facist form just makes me very less inclined to "share" an… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Wow. Now I'm FORCED to write a dissertation on EVERY goal. I used to love this website, but this is balls. Lame. Like how I'm now forced to pick an emoticon instead of simply describing this how I choose. Now for some filler to fulfill my 150 character minimum: HJKDJGGLLLLLLUIOT^UFYLBJKJ)U()YHUIFUIDFGHGJKH:JLUJIOPHUIGIUGJK:HJKLY*IO^T*B EWRES RTGFCJLH:L":IPUK TUYRY%EYTGUKHOIMUO* Read how I did it…
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This would be easier to do if people would stop dropping dead the very week I start saving money.
Took me longer than this, but it’s done. And thank everything. Now instead of a stained, faded and darkened space with broken-down accoutrements and 5 years worth of shit on the floor, my room is warm, clean and inviting, and having nothing on the floor helps me keep it that way. Huzzah for my effort, huzzah. It was worth it.
