I'm doing 22 things
Trip planned in December
16 months ago
I have a trip to London, Paris, and Rome coming up in December. Looks like this goal will be completed in about 6 months! Exciting!
Tanyito's Life List
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1. find love
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2. lighten up
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3. visit new york city again
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4. see my favorite bands live
29 people -
5. go skinny dipping
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6. Say "no" every time i feel like it and not feel guilty
374 people -
7. increase my social circle
7 people -
8. visit every state in the U.S.
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9. read a book a week
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10. get a masters degree
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11. appreciate my friends more.
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12. move out of state
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13. communicate better
428 people -
14. get out of debt
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15. do pilates
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16. drink more water
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17. stand up for myself
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18. sing in public
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19. take more pictures...better pictures
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20. be brave enough to approach that guy across the room
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21. get lasik surgery
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22. get a six pack
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How I did it
It made me
Fulfilled 
How I did it: Used money that I got from a federal grant and signed up for a trip with EF College Break. It was fantastic. Paris and Rome were absolutely gorgeous cities, but my favorite was Rome. London was a lot of fun and reminded me a lot of NYC. I can't wait to go back... my next destination will be Greece. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: Five years of busting my ass! But I had a goal, and I wasn't going to let anything stop it from happening. I had to learn Spanish on my own to fulfill my foreign language requirements, work long long hours, and make lots of sacrifices. But it was all worth it in the end! Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I purchased a product called Tell Me More: Spanish Premium and studied ten hours a day, 4 days a week. I bought a book called Spanish Demystified and completed every lesson including the final exam. Searched the internet for resources. Lots of diligence and hard work. When I was all done, I took a Spanish placement exam at my university and tested out of 11 credit hours of Spanish, making it possible for me to graduate this December. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Giving my ice breaker speech today.
17 months ago
I am so unbelievably nervous, yet excited at the same time. I’m starting to feel like, man what did I get myself into?! Purposely subjecting myself to such stress! But I know I will never grow unless I step out of my comfort zone and just do it.
To make matters worse, “Mr. Dreamboat,” the guy I talked about in my last entry, is scheduled to be my evaluator. Isn’t that convenient… he’s going to be watching me like a hawk. gulp Oh man… I am so, so, SO nervous… :o/
Update: Just got back from doing my ice breaker aaaand… I won best speech! :D
A step in the right direction.
17 months ago
I went to a Toastmasters meeting last night. I had been to one before, but I had no intention of joining it because it was at a time that was going to be inconvenient for me to keep attending. At that time, I just wanted to go to get an idea of how things go.
But this time, I went to a different group with the intent of actually joining. To be honest, I was very afraid. And one of the main reasons I was so scared was because I was afraid I wouldn’t fit in. Let’s be honest… there are a lot of older people in Toastmasters. I’m 23, and I want to be around some people I could relate to and potentially make friends with.
When I got there, I was right about it being older people (some of whom were a little strange), but they were all so welcoming and friendly. I was surprised to see a young girl there about age 18 or so.
THEN I noticed this guy on the other side of the room. He stuck out like a sore thumb -in a good way. Tall, dark, handsome, and young. Maybe a couple of years older than me. As soon as I laid eyes on him I knew that this was the group I wanted to join. Call it pathetic if you will, but hey I’m a single girl… what do you expect. :) Who knows, maybe if my communication skills increase enough, I might actually get up the nerve to talk to him one day.
Anyway, I can’t exactly say that the goal is completed yet, because I haven’t actually joined yet (lack of funds) but I plan on doing it next Monday for sure!
