I'm doing 41 things
4yrs
15 months ago
today is my 4yr recovery anniversary. i almost can’t believe it.
for those of you struggling- hang on, even if just for one more day…and then one more day. you can do it- there is hope.
amyjenn421's Life List
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1. To live instead of exist
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2. overcome anxiety
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3. Take better care of my friends
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4. read the Bible in a year
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5. Always be a kid at heart
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6. live in the city
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7. learn sign language
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8. Get kissed under the mistletoe
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9. Get a tattoo
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10. Kiss in the rain
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11. Complete a sprint triathlon
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12. backpack through Europe
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13. learn to sail
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14. Skydive
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15. Send a message in a bottle
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16. Fall in love
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17. change someone's life
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18. Witness a miracle
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19. Take Swing Dancing Lessons
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20. get a masters degree
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21. be a good teacher
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22. sing kareoke
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23. Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef
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24. run a 5k
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25. Stop biting my cuticles
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26. save a life
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27. smoke out in an amsterdam coffee shop
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28. make a difference
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29. learn how to drive stick-shift
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30. learn all the words to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire"
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31. learn how to change a flat tire
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32. learn to crochet
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33. Join the Peace Corps
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34. be here now
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35. read 100 books from my "to read" list
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36. Couch Surf
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37. Make 1,000 paper cranes
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38. try surfing
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39. Learn Basic Spanish
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40. blog about my first year teaching
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41. donate hair to Locks of Love
879 people
How I did it
It made me
ecstatic 
How I did it: I accepted that this would be incredibly hard and stopped getting mad at myself for little slips here and there. I focused on taking baby steps, asking, "what can i do this day, this moment, to beat anorexia?" I let myself lean on people for the first time, accepting that this was a battle I needed support for. And finally, i never, ever, ever gave up--even when the road was dark and seemed to go on forever. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
amazing
16 months ago
i’ve sent about 6 postcards over the past year and my most recent one is currently on the website. it feels amazing to share that secret!
