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"Be yourself, everyone else is taken" O.W



I'm doing 23 things
 

How I did it
How to do NaNoWriMo
It took me
29 days
It made me
Amazing!


How to identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
It took me
2 years
It made me
Happy happy!


How to stop Neglecting my Skin
It took me
4 months
It made me


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Recent entries
Read once a month a Literature Nobel Award Winner speech until I'm done with them
Words of wisdom

I remember how in highschool we were encouraged to read Gabriel García Márquez’s Nobel Award speech. This was the first time I came upon them. The second time would be my brother suggesting me to read Hemingway’s upon my decision of studying an MA in Creative Writing.

After this two approaches, I’ve always been curious. So I’m taking it seriously now. I will read the Literature ones, in backwards order, starting in 2009 all the way to 1901. When the 2010 is announce, will add it to my list.

The first one for this goal was Herta Müller, 2009, and I’ve found her description of the uses and importance the handkerchief to be utterly inspiring.



identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money) (read all 9 entries…)
And here, the last 10

91) Picnics.
92) Unexpected awesome days.
93) Karaoke.
94) Discovering writers that write like I want to.
95) Flannel Pijamas.
96) Cupcakes.
97) Vintage jewelery.
98) Old family pics.
99) Pottery.
100) New chances.



identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money) (read all 9 entries…)
Let's get this up to 90

78) The snow over Sant James Park
79) A clean kitchen
80) When my ink pen works properly
81) Traveling by train
82) Watching a Ballet with a real live orchestra
83) Bookmooch
84) Sending and receiving letters
85) When my friends randomly and untriggeredly recognize something in me that only I thought I did.
86) Preparing my boyfriend’s his Vday presents
87) My blackcandealwithanything winter coat
88) My redfashionablelookssopretty coat
89) My selfprinted tshirt
90) Gardening



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