 I'm doing 42 things |
| 1. |
get into great shape
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20 people |
| 2. |
stop using the snooze button so much!!
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1 person |
| 3. |
procrastinate less
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1,657 people |
| 4. |
Floss more
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398 people |
| 5. |
Drink more water
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18,984 people |
| 6. |
do one new thing every day
2 entries |
6 people |
| 7. |
Dress up more, don't be so casual all the time. Have some style!
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1 person |
| 8. |
eat more vegetables
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869 people |
| 9. |
Bring my lunch to work more often
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5 people |
| 10. |
Be more grateful for what I have
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17 people |
| 11. |
Lose 50 pounds
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2,495 people |
| 12. |
Make more friends
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5,085 people |
| 13. |
make heads turn when I walk into a room
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1 person |
| 14. |
Fall in Love
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24,437 people |
| 15. |
start volunteering
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67 people |
| 16. |
Read more
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7,752 people |
| 17. |
Find more focus, putz around less
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1 person |
| 18. |
Have a kiss that makes me weak in the knees
1 entry |
1 person |
| 19. |
have clear skin
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1,129 people |
| 20. |
See Bon Jovi in Chicago
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 21. |
become fluent in a language
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11 people |
| 22. |
See Dave Matthews in concert
1 cheer |
15 people |
| 23. |
do a forward flip
1 entry |
1 person |
| 24. |
Travel to new places
1 entry |
30 people |
| 25. |
learn to drive a stick shift
1 entry |
663 people |
| 26. |
Ride a zip line
1 entry |
26 people |
| 27. |
See the Northern Lights
1 entry |
16,920 people |
| 28. |
Go to Savannah and Charleston
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1 person |
| 29. |
Go back to Napa/Sonoma
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1 person |
| 30. |
Go to Patagonia
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32 people |
| 31. |
Go to Italy
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2,462 people |
| 32. |
See Scandinavia, during the midnight sun
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1 person |
| 33. |
Get in touch with old friends
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275 people |
| 34. |
Go to Alaska
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646 people |
| 35. |
Go to Austin
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9 people |
| 36. |
Watch the Space Shuttle take off
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2 people |
| 37. |
take a multivitamin every day
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16 people |
| 38. |
curse less
1 entry |
75 people |
| 39. |
Have better posture
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7,720 people |
| 40. |
Find someone who'll ruin a pony making a gift for me
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1 person |
| 41. |
Meet Eric
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6 people |
| 42. |
Meditate
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2,765 people |
How I did it: I sold my condo (one of my 43 things), and couldn't decide where to live in Chicago. So, I decided to put things in storage and travel for a few months, fully intending to return to Chicago. After two months travelling, I realized I hadn't given a single thought about returning to the Windy City. I'd realied how much happier I was being in places with less traffic, less violence, more open spaces, friendlier people. … Read how I did it…
After I sold the condo, I bought a car. I spent several days agonizing over the decision, but ended up buying a new 2008 Toyota Corolla. I mostly love it, and am very happy with the decision. Of course I buy a car right before gas prices climb, but that’s okay. The freedom and flexibility the car gives me is worth an extra few bucks when I fill the tank.
When I put the condo on the market in January, I figured it would take months of showings before anything happened.
12 days later I had two offers. It was nuts. Six weeks later I closed. There was definitely a lot of good timing, luck, and the universe helping me out involved. I’m grateful that the sale was so easy, and I’ve really loved life since then. I don’t have a new home yet, but have been travelling around exploring the southwest, and am super happy.
Monday – had a crappy day at work, so I just left and went to lunch at a new place, started a new book. Went to dinner by myself. Had a bottle of wine, and read a lot of “Eat Pray Love”.
Tuesday – put the condo on the market!
Wednesday – MeetUp dinner at Sangria
Thursday – new hair color, new stylist
Friday – went somewhere I usually don’t for lunch. Not new, but something I don’t do usually.
Saturday – had the first buyers come by. Went to the office party at Vermillion.
Sunday – tried the new Uncommon Ground, more open houses…
(What is RSS?)
Breathe wants to follow my bliss
get a job
i want to fall in love with someone who loves me as much as i love them!
watch all the episodes of the L Word
stop living paycheck to paycheck
never settle for anything less than I deserve
Write for a living
i want to dance barefoot in a field of wildflowers
buy a home
Read the Harry Potter books
become a freelance web programmer
scan all of my pictures onto my computer
go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
make a family tree
see the penguins
keep a paper journal
Kali wants to look better
make people smile
Visit Jerusalem
unpack all my boxes
write in my paper journal at least once a week
Get over my father's death
Buy a House
start painting again
