I'm doing 20 things
Currently using Rosetta Stone
3 months ago
Language Spanish (Spain) – Level 2.
Maria Young's Life List
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1. Lose 10 pounds this month
1 entry . 1 cheer4 people -
2. be happy
1 entry . 4 cheers21,898 people -
3. Learn another language
3 entries3,736 people -
4. stretch my ears.
1 entry111 people -
5. decide on a career
4 entries . 6 cheers198 people -
6. volunteer more
2 entries . 2 cheers1,202 people -
7. be a size 4
2 entries . 3 cheers108 people -
8. be my daughters' hero
2 entries . 6 cheers21 people -
9. be independent
5 cheers845 people -
10. learn sign language
1 entry . 1 cheer7,691 people -
11. write a book and have it published
1 entry . 2 cheers2,705 people -
12. be a better person
1 entry . 1 cheer3,574 people -
13. learn to swim
1 entry . 3 cheers2,960 people -
14. have better posture
1 entry7,730 people -
15. back up my hard drive
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16. Get a MacBook Pro
1 entry204 people -
17. be more decisive
1 entry654 people -
18. whiten my teeth
1 entry . 1 cheer2,066 people -
19. move to San Francisco
1 entry . 3 cheers409 people -
20. See a live volcano.
35 people
How I did it
It made me
ECSTATIC. 
How I did it: I knew I'd be in Chicago this month and back in the spring I started researching the best shops and artists there. I found Insight Studios and originally I had in mind another piece and artist but it didn't work out. I'm glad for that. I ended up talking with Ryan and he was totally accommodating. When I walked into the shop, he already had the script drawn out and was ready to place it - it was perfect. He started and let me know that if… Read how I did it…
It made me
proud of myself.
How I did it: I made a resolution to eliminate soda from my diet. I decided to take a further and eliminate everything except water from it. I stocked up on bottled water and gave away all my soda (there was a shit load of it!) and Simply Lemonade. At first, I barely drank anything, but after a few days of forcing myself to drink it, I started to want it. I dealt with the caffeine withdrawal headaches using Excedrin and Lortab. I lost the cravings for … Read how I did it…
It made me
spectacular
How I did it: I was invited by BlogHer to be on a panel after they'd received a recommendation on my blog (immoralmatriarch.com) and they flew me out to San Fran for it. I spoke on a panel of two other people about Mommy Blogging and it was so much fun. I had a blast and I'm still in awe that anyone wanted to listen to ME. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Working with Rosetta Stone.
6 months ago
I’ve started with Spanish for two reasons:
1. I’m 1/2 Mexican and felt like I should become fluent in my father’s native language just out of principle.
2. I was vainly hoping that since it was in my blood, I might possibly be genetically or environmentally predisposed to absorbing it. :)
I’m doing Spanish, Spain and it’s harder than I thought it’d be! The dialect is so different from the way I’m used to hearing and speaking it. But I think I’m doing well and I’m excited at the progress I’ve made so far.
