 I'm doing 32 things |
| 1. |
Fast and pray faithfully 5 days every week
1 entry |
1 person |
| 2. |
pray more often
1 entry |
511 people |
| 3. |
Have a totally different life by this time next year
3 entries |
981 people |
| 4. |
exercise daily
1 entry |
1,965 people |
| 5. |
be a size two
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2 people |
| 6. |
Go back to Brasil
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4 people |
| 7. |
be truly multi-lingual
1 cheer |
10 people |
| 8. |
make aliyah
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20 people |
| 9. |
keep shabbat
1 cheer |
19 people |
| 10. |
graduate from college
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6,130 people |
| 11. |
learn to belly dance
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2,296 people |
| 12. |
learn to speak fluent spanish
1 entry |
133 people |
| 13. |
go to law school
1 cheer |
820 people |
| 14. |
make my own bubble tea
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5 people |
| 15. |
pursue the Knowledge of G-d
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2 people |
| 16. |
weigh 120 pounds
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146 people |
| 17. |
Learn to knit
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3,510 people |
| 18. |
publish a book
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2,146 people |
| 19. |
wear a bikini
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341 people |
| 20. |
To live instead of exist
1 cheer |
10,872 people |
| 21. |
Get more sleep
1 entry |
4,124 people |
| 22. |
save $5000
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190 people |
| 23. |
live in a foreign country
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2,453 people |
| 24. |
learn about the stock market
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36 people |
| 25. |
eat every fruit and vegetable that I buy - BEFORE it goes bad
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45 people |
| 26. |
love my parents more
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9 people |
| 27. |
backpack through Europe
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4,965 people |
| 28. |
Care for orphans in Bangalore
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1 person |
| 29. |
fast for 40 days
3 entries |
41 people |
| 30. |
drink more water
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18,982 people |
| 31. |
stop wasting time on facebook
1 entry |
32 people |
| 32. |
Learn to play the piano
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7,454 people |
How I did it: I began to make a detailed plan for my exodus 6 months before I actually left. My plan included clearly defined goals, deadlines, resources to use as guidance along the way, and a network of support. My job was emotionally taxing for several reasons, but the main barrier was a lack of boundaries in the relationships with my boss and coworkers. I had to work hard to keep my plans a secret while remaining fully engaged with the affairs of t… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I knew how to samba, but the lack of Brasilian community here kinda made me forget how to do it just right. I practiced what I knew and found videos online of samba schools to refresh my memory. I was going to take classes here, but decided they were a waste of money and I just needed to keep watching some of the better videos I found over & over until I got it. The key to samba is your hips. There are many styles of samba, but hip ac… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I have set a date to quit, so I'm sticking with it. Giving myself too much time to think about things sometimes results in inactivity. I don't need to keep researching the dangers of over consumption of sugar. I already know. Plus, its ugly truth is written all over my thighs. I'm done with candy. Read how I did it…
Leaving Brasil messed up my ability to samba correctly. However, I think I’ve got it down again…and multiple styles, too! Can’t wait to return so I can visit my favorite samba school on Saturday nights :)
I work 2 jobs, 16 hours/day on average. I barely have time to take care of my personal life.
Oh sleep…I miss thee dearly.
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turningaround wants to write in my journal more often
Stop taking pills
graduate college
walk through a drive-thru
help out more around the house
prank call people
stop biting my nails
watch a live NBA game
fire a gun in a shooting range
clean my room every day
read 50 books in 2008
bunnitos wants to travel
find an address for a phone number free of charge
buy new clothes
watch the star wars movies
prison break
Watch the movie "Interview with a Vampire"
meditate
swim under a waterfall
Start my own business
Ellie wants to Stress less
speak 4 languages
