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mel's Life List

  2. 1. graduate from medical school
    1 cheer     		51 people
  3. 2. Buy a House
    		12,592 people
  4. 3. make a jar of origami stars
    		3 people
  5. 4. drink more water
    		18,989 people
  6. 5. talk to strangers, all the time
    		169 people
  7. 6. live my life on my own terms, not trying to live up to the expectations of others
    1 entry     		253 people
  8. 7. Learn to cook
    		8,199 people
  9. 8. Do the Couch to 5k running plan
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  10. 9. start an urban homestead
    1 cheer     		1 person
  11. 10. visit all 7 continents
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  12. 11. start an indoor vegetable garden
    		4 people
  13. 12. touch an elephant
    		10 people
  14. 13. Watch all movies from Studio Ghibli
    		58 people
  15. 14. feed my dog the BARF diet
    		1 person
  16. 15. love my job
    		447 people
  17. 16. maintain a salt water aquarium
    		1 person
  18. 17. eat out less than once a month
    		1 person
  19. 18. do yoga at least 3x a Week
    1 entry     		14 people
  20. 19. Start a journal
    		248 people
  21. 20. volunteer in Africa
    1 cheer     		547 people
  22. 21. inspire someone
    1 cheer     		1,221 people
  23. 22. learn how to drive stick-shift
    1 cheer     		4,457 people
  24. 23. pay off my loans
    		132 people
  25. 24. get married
    		18,614 people
  26. 25. get a tattoo
    1 cheer     		20,244 people
  27. 26. learn fluent spanish
    		97 people
  28. 27. complain less
    1 entry     		920 people
  29. 28. grow orchids
    1 cheer     		66 people
  30. 29. write a book
    		26,116 people
  31. 30. live below my means
    		94 people
  32. 31. follow the Eightfold Path
    		14 people
  33. 32. remember to send birthday cards and thank you notes
    		1 person
  34. 33. recycle
    		435 people
  35. 34. always be early
    		2 people
  36. 35. stop drinking soda
    		1,474 people
  37. 36. eat local
    		16 people

How I did it
How to become an optimist
It took me
365 days
It made me
smile

How I did it: I basically had to sit down and find the root of why I was pessimistic in the first place. I realized that whenever I doubt myself or think in a negative way.. the root reason is fear. Fear of disappointment, fear of failure, fear of change. All of these things lead to negative thinking. Once I realized that I was a just a scared person and not a simply a negative person I could focus on what mattered: being brave!I began talking to stran… Read how I did it…

Dec 28, 2008, 08:10AM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to pass USMLE Step 1
It took me
1 year
It made me
Yay! Me = MD!

How I did it: Simply don't procrastinate and don't psych yourself out. I took advice from too many people and used too many resources  instead of trusting my gut and trusting that by now I know how to study on my own. Consequently, my score is a lot lower than I expected but ---- I PASSED = D Read how I did it…

Sep 14, 2008, 11:18AM PDT | 0 comments


Recent entries
live my life on my own terms, not trying to live up to the expectations of others
goal achievement 16 months ago

nice litte snippet I found on the interwebs:

The probability of achieving a goal

if You hear an idea, is 10%

if You decide when you will do it, is 40%

if You plan how you will do it, is 50%

if You commit to someone else you will do it, is 65%

if You have a specific accountability appointment with
the person you’ve committed to, is 95%

Jul 20, 2008, 07:32AM PDT | 3 cheers | 1 comment


Do Yoga at least 3x a Week
loophole 17 months ago

I stopped practicing yoga because I didn’t feel confident enough to practice without an instructor, but classes were too expensive. On Veoh however, there are entire yoga videos that you can download to your computer. I find that they are a good free alternative until I actually graduate and can afford to go to classes again. :)

Jun 12, 2008, 08:28AM PDT | 0 comments


become vegan
if at first you don't succeed 17 months ago

I love the way my body feels when I’m vegan/vegetarian, but I can never seem to keep it up for one, ok 2 reasons:

SUSHI ROLLS and BUTTER CHICKEN

Ahh… what am I supposed to do? I fear that I will always fail unless I find an alternative to these foods… the tofu version of butter chicken just isn’t the same and I love crab rolls like my only child.

Is there a vegan alternative to crab or tuna like there is for beef?

Jun 12, 2008, 08:20AM PDT | 2 comments


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