BUt I still have lots of paring down to do. I got rid of almost everything but I still have too much to take with me when we move. So this one goal i will accomplish in a couple of weeks.
Taqah's Life List
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1. finish my dissertation
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2. meditate daily for 30 days
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3. lose 30 pounds
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4. write a film script
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5. stop biting my fingers
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6. exercise 6 days a week
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7. do something by myself every week
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8. do the splits
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9. walk on my hands
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10. learn arabic
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11. Make new friends
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12. get an article published
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13. turn dissertation into a book
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14. learn how to sing
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15. learn how to play the keyboard
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16. learn how to dance
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17. buy a kayak
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18. go on a long distance bike trip
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19. buy a house
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20. do something I am afraid of everyday a la eleanor roosevelt
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21. become certified as a federal court interpreter
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22. learn french well
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I am so happy. Not only am I finally moving out of NY and out of the US I am living somewhere I have never lived before. In fact its somewhere I have only spent one day in about 20 years ago-- and one of the last places I thought I would go.. Very happy-I am traveling for the next month but will be there in 30 days!
I am determined to really pair down but somehow I reached a standstill. There are things that just seem difficult to get rid of but I still have way to many things. I did get rid of another batch though. It was a great feeling. I still have that weird not enough clothes way too many clothes dynamic going on. I know I’m not alone in this but that doesn’t make me any less frustrated.
And papers… I am having trouble getting rid of academic articles that are not in my field because I have the feeling, or is it just the hope, that I will need them to write something later on. I know they should go but I can’t quite bring myself to do it.
I have a few boxes filled with random things that have no home in my hallway and its a very narrow hallway just two feet wide so they do get in the way.
then there are a few sentimental things; I never look at them or use then but I always hope to use them. Anyway they really are few and far between so they are the least of my worries.
Oh and way way way to much yarn because I almost never have time to knit anymore.
