I’m so close to getting my car!! I’ve been saving for months and I finally have enough money! I might be test driving some cars in the upcoming months. I have to do this before September because there’s no way my current car [piece of junk] will pass the inspection.
atomicsarah's Life List
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1. stay in remission with my colitis
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2. make an illustration portfolio
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3. travel the world
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4. Read more
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5. Learn to cook
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6. write and publish a novel
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7. go to amsterdam before I am 30
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8. be an inspiration to others
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9. learn to crochet
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10. Make homemaid jelly
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11. update my website
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12. Make jam from scratch.
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13. have a flat stomach
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14. live in california
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15. design toys
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16. buy a car
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17. whiten my teeth
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18. pierce cartilidge
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19. make a Flash cartoon.
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20. show my work in a gallery
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21. get a dog
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22. get a rabbit
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23. Get a drum kit
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24. improve my Japanese
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25. Take more pictures
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Being an inspiration to others is a huge responsibility! I think I’ve found a way to use the internet wisely.
I have an illness called “ulcerative colitis” and for years I’ve been looking for a cure… or at least some answers. There’s no cure for what I have, but there is a way to deal with it through diet and medication.
I am pretty much alone in my struggle until one random night I was looking up my illness on youtube. I have no idea why. Maybe I was looking for new information or news or anything. To my surprise I found a number of video blogger talking about their disease and their struggles and triumphs. I was quickly fascinated by using media to bring awareness to this illness. Why didn’t I think of it?! I mean, media is used to bring awareness to other conditions like cancer, aids, diabetes… why not colitis? So I jumped on the bandwagon and started making my own videos/documentary about colitis. So far the feedback was pleasant. I was half-expecting derogatory comments because… well, its youtube. And when you put yourself out there on Youtube, its almost asking for it. I haven’t received any bad feedback. I’m so relieved!!
I’m taking blogging about colitis to the next level! I started making videos on Youtube to document my remission and anything else that I encounter. So far I haven’t really gotten any negative feedback about it – which I’m so relieved!! I was considering on taking the videos down, but so far everyone’s been really encouraging.
I do have to mention that I stirred up a little controversy about the diet that I’m on. But oh well, like I said, everyone’s different. The SCD diet happens to work for me so far.
Here’s the link in case anyone is interested:
http://youtube.com/user/fernpixel
