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Josh

...and life just rolls on like a river.



I'm doing 42 things
  

Josh's Life List

  2. 1. be more romantic
    4 entries . 51 cheers     		333 people
  3. 2. 'cleansweep' my life up to 100% (http://betterme.org/cleansweep.html)
    10 entries . 42 cheers     		114 people
  4. 3. tour the world
    2 entries . 28 cheers     		91 people
  5. 4. Chronicle My Culinary Adventures
    4 entries . 34 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Keep a journal
    5 entries . 65 cheers     		3,022 people
  7. 6. Holistically Improve the World and Myself by Becoming Less of a Consumer
    2 entries . 17 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. Read more books
    13 entries . 52 cheers     		11,008 people
  9. 8. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
    2 entries . 22 cheers     		280 people
  10. 9. climb a mountain
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		1,758 people
  11. 10. Go Sea Kayaking in Northern Canada
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		1 person
  12. 11. Ride a Motorcycle Through the Southern Utah Desert
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. visit all 50 states
    3 entries . 32 cheers     		7,155 people
  14. 13. Go skydiving
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		6,594 people
  15. 14. visit South Korea
    1 entry . 15 cheers     		54 people
  16. 15. Learn to play the guitar
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		12,667 people
  17. 16. Beat all of the Zelda Games
    2 entries . 28 cheers     		60 people
  18. 17. find inner peace
    11 entries . 132 cheers     		739 people
  19. 18. Have a Sense of Identity
    1 entry . 35 cheers     		2 people
  20. 19. follow the Eightfold Path
    9 cheers     		14 people
  21. 20. Build a Boat
    1 entry . 21 cheers     		170 people
  22. 21. Get My Second Degree Black Belt
    2 entries . 25 cheers     		2 people
  23. 22. Not buy any new clothes or accessories in 2009 unless they're replacing something beyond repair
    2 entries . 23 cheers     		5 people
  24. 23. make a difference in someone's life
    5 entries . 65 cheers     		1,222 people
  25. 24. Read the Five Virtually Exchanged Books from Five Well Read 43Thingers.
    5 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. Read the Entire Harry Potter Series
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		9 people
  27. 26. start using positive affirmations daily
    5 entries . 19 cheers     		59 people
  28. 27. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		7,170 people
  29. 28. Create a Financial Plan
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		11 people
  30. 29. build my own house
    9 entries . 36 cheers     		923 people
  31. 30. Get my eyes examined
    1 entry . 15 cheers     		2 people
  32. 31. complete "wreck this journal"
    2 entries . 9 cheers     		55 people
  33. 32. List 43Things I've Learned About Life (In No Particular Order)
    3 entries . 18 cheers     		1 person
  34. 33. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		1,108 people
  35. 34. Get Outside More
    1 entry . 31 cheers     		98 people
  36. 35. take better care of myself
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		1,325 people
  37. 36. Not speak a word for 24 hours
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		14 people
  38. 37. become a wine snob
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		9 people
  39. 38. Learn Koryo
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  40. 39. Start a Rock/Mineral Collection
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		1 person
  41. 40. listen to more jazz
    2 entries . 12 cheers     		81 people
  42. 41. Do a 2009 holiday card exchange with my 43Things friends
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		53 people
  43. 42. Write at least one more entry for all my goals...
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
It took me
1 year
It made me
Appreciative

How I did it: Mainly, I just did it.  I've been on this site for not quite three years, and during that time I've followed many people who have had this goal (and similar goals).  But I didn't initially jump on board.  I worried that I didn't have time or that my entries wouldn't be good enough.  I made excuses.  But eventually I decided that I needed to start focusing on the positive more.... so, I did it.  I don't always… Read how I did it…

Aug 03, 06:13PM PDT | 0 comments | 9 cheers


How to have a Virtual Book Exchange with Five 43Thingers
It took me
9 days
It made me
Oh so literate.

How I did it: I got the idea for this one night when I was trying to decide what book to read next.  Books have been a very powerful driving force in my life.  I wanted to see what others read and value.  It worked out beautifully.  Read how I did it…

Jan 31, 12:08PM PST | 1 comment | 12 cheers


How to make 2008 my best year yet
It took me
1 year
It made me
at my bestest!

How I did it: For the most part, I just decided that I was going to have a good year, and I didn't let my excuses hold me back from doing and experiencing new things this year.   Read how I did it…

Dec 29, 2008, 06:12AM PST | 0 comments | 11 cheers


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Recent entries
build my own house (read all 9 entries…)
More Progess 4 days ago

I got the metal roof put on the house this passed Sunday (mostly anyways… still have a few trim pieces to put on, but it’s all sheeted). I’m going to be finishing up the loose ends this week (hopefully) and putting the windows and exterior doors in this weekend. Hopefully the soffitting and siding won’t be that far off. After that, it’ll basically be done on the exterior. I haven’t updated my photos recently, but I’ll try to do so sometime in the next few days.

Nov 17, 10:27AM PST | 11 cheers | 1 comment


Get My Master Mason Degree (read all 3 entries…)
Happened Last Night 1 week ago

I was raised as a Master Mason. Took a lot longer to get it sceduled than I originally thought it would. It was a wonderful experience and has opened up a whole different world for me.

Nov 08, 01:12PM PST | 11 cheers | 5 comments


find inner peace (read all 11 entries…)
Sums up how I feel about life perfectly... 3 weeks ago

“A master at the art of living makes no distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion – he hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues with excellence what he is about and leaves others to determine, whether he is working or playing. He himself always knows, he is doing both.” – Wilfred A. Peterson

Oct 28, 04:03PM PDT | 16 cheers | 5 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

control my life, not let life control me go to synagogue more often Learn to play keyboard not worry about money relearn basic Spanish, then become fluent SLEEP...sleep better, sleep longer, sleep more, sleep earlier publish a book mistakes wants to Enjoy my job watch all the episodes of the L Word improve my vocabulary Watch all episodes of "The Simpsons" ever made. be less jealous photographer be loved in return wear skirts more often be a better dancer Learn to drive a stick shift smoothly naughtyminx78 wants to make a daily "to do" list that i actually follow learn to play the ukulele Skydive Quit Smoking get my own place Save up six months worth of living expenses CLManchester wants to remodel my bathroom Get a Great Dane sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world Earn Money start my own pr firm
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