I'm doing 40 things
I’ve been working on this goal since Dec 31, 2012. So far I am on day 107. I’ve missed a few days due to forgetfulness but hey, 258 days left to go.
anaksendu's Life List
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1. be happy
1 entry . 3 cheers24,878 people -
2. pay off my student loan
3 entries . 4 cheers684 people -
3. make a plan for financial independence
2 entries30 people -
4. Save $1000 for my emergency fund
2 entries . 1 cheer20 people -
5. work hard
2 entries218 people -
6. climb up the social ladder
1 person -
7. Have a totally different life by this time next year
2 cheers943 people -
8. experience new things
2 cheers29 people -
9. watch F1 or MotoGP one day
1 person -
10. go to a drive in theatre
1 entry . 1 cheer49 people -
11. own a cat
2 cheers306 people -
12. improve my artistic abilities
3 entries . 1 cheer14 people -
13. start drawing and painting again
2 entries . 2 cheers43 people -
14. learn any foreign language
1 entry3 people -
15. travel around the world
2 entries . 6 cheers5,177 people -
16. live abroad
1 cheer1,445 people -
17. make more friends
1 cheer5,514 people -
18. meet a congolese sape
1 entry1 person -
19. take better photographs
1 cheer338 people -
20. dine at jamie oliver's restaurant one day
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
21. Drink enough water each day
1 entry . 2 cheers14 people -
22. be more fit
2 entries . 1 cheer68 people -
23. jog
2 entries103 people -
24. Watch every Audrey Hepburn movie.
2 entries . 1 cheer203 people -
25. Finish reading all the books I own before reading new ones
2 entries . 3 cheers201 people -
26. whiten teeth
2 entries107 people -
27. remove tonsils
1 entry1 person -
28. have a paypal account
1 person -
29. become an art therapist
1 entry . 1 cheer62 people -
30. read up all past national geographic magazines
1 entry1 person -
31. custom make my shoes
1 person -
32. get insurance
23 people -
33. change citizenship
3 people -
34. bake croissant
1 person -
35. own a Vespa
1 cheer179 people -
36. learn thai kick boxing
1 person -
37. Donate blood
1 entry2,881 people -
38. clean my oven/toaster
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
39. take 365 days of self portraits
1 entry111 people -
40. go on a picnic again
1 person
How I did it
It made me
surprised! 
How I did it: you simply jot down the things you're looking for in a person you'd want to have a relationship with. you don't have to be realistic about it; just write every pleasant adjective or noun you'd expect to find in someone. should you actually find the person that matches with at least more than half of your requirements, then you're a pretty lucky person! =D Read how I did it…
It made me
giddy! 
How I did it: It wasn't easy to begin creating an inspiration board. What I did first was get a board and cut out meaningful phrases and pictures. That part was easy. It was the assembling and pasting of cut-outs that made the whole process of making an inspiration board slow. I felt stuck and lost. So what I did to make myself get out of that rut, I just started to randomly draw on my board. I drew myself on it and wrote topics i actually like such as… Read how I did it…
It made me
feel thrifty!
How I did it: Firstly, I went and bought a piggy bank. In my case, it's a teddy head bank. You can refer to one of my entries about this goal for a photo on how my teddy head bank looks like.Secondly, I placed in 2 dollars into my teddy head bank. I began placing 2 dollars instead of a dollar just to make me feel motivated about the whole goal.Thirdly, I kept slotting in 2 dollars from that day onward. I rationalized that a dollar a day is too little t… Read how I did it…
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More titles have been bold. You know what that means right? =) Yet, still a long way to go! =(
