callensb

is trying to make the most of my life



I'm doing 21 things
 

How I did it
How to become a teacher
It took me
1 year
It made me
happy


How to wake up when my alarm clock goes off
It took me
10 days
It made me
happy but tired


How to get over my ex
It took me
4 months
It made me
peaceful


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Recent entries
Learn to surf
Untitled 3 months ago

learning…

got out once so far, couldn’t stand up but had a blast and now I have the itch to get out there again.

Got a board and have been going out often, the waves haven’t been good though. Found a secret to standing up consistently and now just waiting for better waves to try it out.



make a list of 50 things that make me happy
My list so far: 6 months ago

1. christmas lights
2. the song Video by India Arie
3. mint green tea
4. O.A.R. in concert
5. Home Alone
6. Stand-up comedy
7. Driving around with a good song blaring
8. the cats jumping onto the bed with me
9. Unsolicited compliments
10. Sneaking up behind someone and scaring them :)
11. Girls with button noses
12. Horseback riding
13. the smell of my cologne (narcissistic I know)
14. Reading an amazing book (also known as “that conflicting feeling when you can’t keep your eyes open versus can’t stop turning pages”)
15. The smell of a wood fire
16. Wood fires
17. Being able to show off the random facts I’ve picked up
18. Massages
19. Being in a crowd that is yelling, cheering, singing, booing, whatever
20. The smell of fresh cut grass
21. A house full of plants
22. Pecan pie
23. Teaching my students
24. Listening to my dad tell a story
25. Hearing gossip from my mom
26. Playing tennis (and talking out my problems while playing)
27. Number-closing a girl I just met
28. The sound of other people laughing at my jokes, stories, or witty remarks.
29. Walking outside on warm summer nights.
30. When my phone beeps/vibes because someone is texting me (makes me feel important)
31. Clothes shopping/acquiring new looks
32. Crossing things off my to-do list
33. Surfing
34. Playing guitar
35. Eating Trish’s cooking :)
36. Inside jokes with friends
37. Giving people nicknames
38. Reading on the beach
39. Driving without a shirt on
40. Reading PostSecrets
41. De-cluttering the house!



Read 35 books this year.
Untitled 8 months ago

1.) To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
2.) Siddhartha – Hermann Hesse
3.) Leaving Dirty Jersey – Jason Salant
4.) Boneman’s Daughters – Ted Dekker
5.) On A Wave – Thad Ziolkowski
6.) Go Ask Alice – Anonymous
7.) Blink – Malcolm Gladwell
8.) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Edward Albee
9.) Bag of Bones – Stephen King
10.) The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
11.) Choke – Chuck Palahniuk
12.) Four-Hour Work Week – Tim Ferriss
13.) Waiter Rant – Steve Dublanica
14.) Stumbling Upon Happiness – Daniel Gilbert

wow, I need to pick up the pace lol



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