I'm doing 28 things
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7 months ago
Because being the white girl at the Christmas table is isolating enough, it would be nice to understand the basics of what’s going on around me :D and also to show up my fiance, who should know more ;)
Natali's Life List
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1. finish my book
1 entry . 3 cheers526 people -
2. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
3 entries . 5 cheers6,848 people -
3. learn to shoot a gun
2 cheers419 people -
4. lose 15 pounds
2 entries3,092 people -
5. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
1 entry . 2 cheers1,102 people -
6. See Saul Williams Perform Poetry
1 cheer1 person -
7. see the aurora borealis
1,693 people -
8. get another tattoo
1 cheer3,359 people -
9. watch more East Asian cinema
11 entries4 people -
10. own an island
1 cheer268 people -
11. Have children
1 cheer4,033 people -
12. learn to cook better
2 cheers384 people -
13. Volunteer
4,641 people -
14. Grow vegetables
153 people -
15. Get a bike
187 people -
16. Cook a roast dinner
8 people -
17. Read more Chinese fiction
1 person -
18. Build a music collection
4 people -
19. Learn Cantonese
1 entry254 people -
20. shave my head
928 people -
21. Eat everything on BBC's '50 things to eat before you die' list
1 cheer47 people -
22. Buy an ecofriendly dining table
1 person -
23. Buy a house
12,131 people -
24. Go to an estate sale
3 people -
25. Go to see Body Works
1 person -
26. Conquer my hair
2 people -
27. write in my moleskine
2 cheers16 people -
28. Grow herbs
99 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: - relied on the graciousness and generosity of friends and family- remembered that once upon a time, my marriage would have been illegal. And that that attitude is still being applied to gay people, simply because homophobes think that they're a superior species. And that very soon this will change.- made jokes- swallowed any resistance to things I had, because it would just make things longer.- had wifi at the party- changed into my own … Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: It's a lot easier than I thought - I was caught up in making mistakes. So I googled around for other's experiences, and once I found a subculture of fashion blogs where people are actively buying cheap thrift clothes, presenting them well and selling them for profit, I was give a lot of confidence. There are hundreds of thousands of people doing this, there's no reason to hold back! Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I don't think there's any way to really analyse how you fall in love again after you've had your heart broken. All I did was give myself time, try to figure out who I was by myself, and talk to people around me. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Oh. My. God.
1 year ago
So so disgusting. Creepy faux sponge texture, enough sugar to rot your teeth in two seconds – I didn’t touch the second one, and I sealed it in a bag so it couldn’t get me.
So not worth it
1 year ago
I left it too long, it was weird and creepy going through such old possessions. I salvaged maybe 10% of the stuff, and some of my books were missing.
