YamiNoSensei




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  1. 1. get out of michigan
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    13 people
  2. 2. get my book published
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    137 people
  3. 3. build lasting friendships
    2 entries . 3 cheers
    5 people
  4. 4. Get my special education endorsement
    3 entries
    1 person
  5. 5. Start reading tarot cards again
    2 entries . 1 cheer
    3 people
  6. 6. get my teeth fixed
    5 entries
    743 people
  7. 7. Have lasik surgery
    2 entries . 1 cheer
    48 people
  8. 8. get Gary's painting of me framed
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    1 person
  9. 9. act on my ideas
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    7 people
  10. 10. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    3 entries . 5 cheers
    7,146 people
  11. 11. join a spiritual community
    3 cheers
    3 people
  12. 12. write a photo book about graffiti art
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    1 person
  13. 13. have more confidence in myself
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    296 people
  14. 14. Visit Japan
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    5,511 people
  15. 15. get a custom tightlacing corset
    1 entry
    2 people
  16. 16. Get a minigrant for my classroom
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  17. 17. reconnect with old friends
    3 entries . 3 cheers
    444 people
  18. 18. Visit Angel Falls
    14 people
  19. 19. buy Rachel's bass & make music with Josh
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    1 person
  20. 20. read more books
    1 entry
    10,975 people
  21. 21. take a tai chi class
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    13 people
  22. 22. be drawn as an anime character
    7 people
  23. 23. go to a Metallica concert
    1 entry
    52 people
  24. 24. work through "One Day My Soul Just Opened Up" by Iyanla VanZant
    1 entry
    1 person
  25. 25. Meditate daily
    3 cheers
    3,980 people
  26. 26. get a memorial tattoo
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    10 people
  27. 27. take someone's garden gnome traveling
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  28. 28. Start a new blog & be serious about it
    1 person
  29. 29. drink more water
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    18,939 people
  30. 30. Drink absinthe
    1 entry
    704 people
  31. 31. Visit Africa
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    728 people

How I did it
How to find veggies that I actually enjoy eating
It took me
6 months
It made me
feel good


How to get a new Computer
It took me
1 month
It made me
Happily productive


Recent entries
Have Lasik Surgery (read all 2 entries…)
on hold... 10 months ago

... for the forseeable future. This kind of depended on being able to finance it. My credit rating is trashed after my year of unemployment and coming a hairsbreadth from losing my house, so it will have to wait ‘till I’ve pulled things together a bit more.



get my teeth fixed (read all 5 entries…)
SO frustrating... 10 months ago

I now have almost no molars left and my front teeth are starting to decay. It’s really heartbreaking. Problem is my dental insurance is so crappy, I max it out by spring and then have to wait till next year to get more work done… in the meantime my teeth are rotting away even more. I finally got extra insurance through AFLAC but there’s a 1- to 2-year waiting period for the kind of work I need. If I’d signed up last year when I had the chance I’d be getting some of the work done now! But, no use beating myself up about it. I’m also chipping away at the loot I owe my dentist. Getting that paid off will give me more options, too.

Despite what “they” say, I truly believe there is a connection between methadone and weakened teeth. In my case it is NOT simply an issue of “you just didn’t take care of your teeth all those years you were an addict”, which is what clinic staff, etc. always blame it on. That isn’t true for me, I always had decent jobs with insurance and took care of myself. And I’ve talked to so many people with the same experience- a few years on methadone maintenance and the teeth literally start crumbling away. If they would acknowledge that this is a real issue, maybe something could be done to prevent it! I wonder if anyone’s ever even done a serious study on this. Too late for me but if they could save other folks down the road from my fate, I’d be happy.



start reading tarot cards again (read all 2 entries…)
Wow... 10 months ago

Imagine that, no progress whatever since the last entry almost 2 years ago! Gotta get working on this one for sure!



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