I'm doing 42 things
Step 1: Choose an institute – done.
Step 2: Apply – done.
Step 3: Get accepted – done.
Step 4: Attend classes, do coursework, see patients, receive supervision, undergo analysis – in progress.
brooklynmelissa's Life List
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1. Add 5 private clients in 2012 (for a total of 8)
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2. Earn $30k in private practice after expenses in 2012
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3. pay off my credit card debt by July 2012
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4. Save $15k in an emergency fund in 2012
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5. Save $10k in a retirement fund in 2012
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6. Leave my job or cut back to part-time in 2012
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7. Be in a committed relationship with a future by Jan 2013
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8. Clear out the corner by the bedroom window
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9. Make the bookshelf area of the bedroom nice
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10. Find art you love and hang it on the bedroom walls in 2012
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11. Acheive and maintain weight of 125 lb.
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12. go to the beach at least 10 times in the summer of 2012
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13. See/hear/experience lots of art
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14. Go hiking/camping/outdoor adventuring at least three times in 2012
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15. Develop a routine of yoga/exercise/movement
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16. Make four connections between previously unacquainted friends in 2012
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17. Have a 35th birthday celebration
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18. Host a party/dinner for each solstice & equinox in 2012 (one of which should be a dinner party on the roof)
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19. Deepen connections with SVG, SGR, MC, AG, AK, DA(JE), AS, SO
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20. See CW, TW, and PW at least three times in 2012
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21. See SS, CS, RR, LS, and MS at least twice each in 2012
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22. Complete psychoanalytic training
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23. eat more mindfully/resolve digestive problems
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24. get out of the city once every four to eight weeks
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25. finish knitting Mary's afghan and give it to her for her college graduation in May 2012
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26. get married
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27. Work only three or four days a week, on my terms, doing something I love, while still making bank
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28. have a kid (or kids)
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29. grow a garden
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30. speak Spanish fluently
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31. incorporate ritual into my life
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32. learn printmaking
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33. learn to swim
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34. travel in Latin America
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35. learn to surf
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36. learn to throw pottery (on a wheel, not at the wall)
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37. adopt a dog
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38. Spend a solid month in a single city in another country
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39. have an apartment in new york or san francisco with hardwood floors, good light, french doors, and a washer/dryer
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40. pay off my student loans
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41. travel in Asia
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42. climb Mt. Fuji
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How I did it
It made me
more confident. 
How I did it: Weight Watchers -- what had been so hard for so long was suddenly easy. I recommend this for anyone -- even people like me who don't have that much to lose. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
5/27-5/30: Myrtle Beach w. Susie & family
6/19: Rockaways w. Anna & Kassie
6/25: Jacob Riis w. SGR
7/23: Rockaways w. SGR & Dan
8/5-7: Peconic Bay in Greenport, LI, w. SGR & KTW
8/13: Sailor’s Haven at Fire Island w. SVG
8/22: Jacob Riis w. Meira
9/3: Fort Tilden w. SVG
