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bookbabe

I'm doing 42 things

2010 resolutions

I've done 73 things

bookbabe's Life List

1. Learn Portuguese
1 entry . 26 cheers 1,053 people
2. own a goat and make cheese
1 entry . 43 cheers 6 people
3. take a trip abroad every year
1 entry . 23 cheers 4 people
4. study overtone/throat singing
1 entry . 22 cheers 1 person
5. stop holding myself back
36 cheers 18 people
6. live in the U.K.
1 entry . 17 cheers 78 people
7. learn to play the cello
1 entry . 28 cheers 762 people
8. never fret about my student loans
5 entries . 16 cheers 1 person
9. sort, organize and throw out my old paperwork
3 entries . 16 cheers 1 person
10. see the Aurora Borealis
12 cheers 1,766 people
11. learn glassblowing
18 cheers 109 people
12. meet david bowie
7 cheers 153 people
13. raise chickens
1 entry . 4 cheers 175 people
14. learn how to make duck red curry from scratch
1 entry . 4 cheers 1 person
15. explore the vatican's secret archives
13 cheers 5 people
16. train as a Jungian analyst in Zurich
9 cheers 1 person
17. run naked in a rainstorm
20 cheers 2 people
18. stop second-guessing my intuition
1 entry . 24 cheers 6 people
19. initiate a first kiss
1 entry . 20 cheers 3 people
20. ride a sleigh through St.Petersburg at Christmas
9 cheers 1 person
21. Own a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary
11 cheers 98 people
22. paint without self-judgment
16 cheers 1 person
23. follow my bliss
12 cheers 81 people
24. adopt a conure or parrot
5 cheers 5 people
25. write more letters
14 cheers 1,527 people
26. get a bespoke suit and custom made boots
1 cheer 1 person
27. put an "aged out" foster kid thru college
17 cheers 1 person
28. collect 1st editions of my favorite books
11 cheers 2 people
29. learn how to do woodcuts (block prints)
11 cheers 4 people
30. learn sign language
9 cheers 7,692 people
31. sign with a monkey
7 cheers 1 person
32. refurbish a ranch style house to showcase its mid-century beauty
2 cheers 2 people
33. skydive
6 cheers 10,193 people
34. donate an animal to a poor family abroad
8 cheers 2 people
35. buy a corset
6 cheers 117 people
36. bind off the scarf I otherwise finished knitting last year
1 entry . 3 cheers 1 person
37. spend less time screwing around on the web
2 cheers 215 people
38. write and publish my memoirs
7 cheers 3 people
39. Live more comfortably with, and prevent further complications from, my autoimmune disease
2 entries . 5 cheers 1 person
40. remember the difference between a goal, and purpose
15 cheers 2 people
41. stop eating wheat
3 entries . 4 cheers 26 people
42. meet my birth family
17 cheers 18 people

Recent entries

Create recipes for delicious, protein-packed breakfast smoothies which contain various sources of caffeine (read all 3 entries…)

"Giving up" because 22 months ago

some company is now selling these in both mocha and chai flavours, plus, I want to free up a space for a new goal. :)

Jan 25, 2008, 03:25AM PST | 0 comments

audition for "Jeopardy!" (read all 2 entries…)

Okay, just registered for another round of try-outs at the end of this month. 22 months ago

I will not forget this time, because, right? 3rd time’s a charm! :)

Jan 23, 2008, 05:32AM PST | 1 comment

Never been much of a Picasso fan but 22 months ago

this sent shivers down my spine. It was the most powerful response I’ve ever had with a painting. Amazing!

Jan 23, 2008, 05:28AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments

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