Josh

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



I'm doing 43 things
 

Josh's Life List

  1. 1. be more romantic
    4 entries . 52 cheers
    334 people
  2. 2. 'cleansweep' my life up to 100% (http://betterme.org/cleansweep.html)
    10 entries . 41 cheers
    115 people
  3. 3. tour the world
    2 entries . 28 cheers
    90 people
  4. 4. Chronicle My Culinary Adventures
    4 entries . 34 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. Keep a journal
    5 entries . 64 cheers
    3,012 people
  6. 6. Holistically Improve the World and Myself by Becoming Less of a Consumer
    2 entries . 16 cheers
    1 person
  7. 7. Read more books
    13 entries . 51 cheers
    10,967 people
  8. 8. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail
    2 entries . 22 cheers
    277 people
  9. 9. climb a mountain
    1 entry . 21 cheers
    1,739 people
  10. 10. Go Sea Kayaking in Northern Canada
    1 entry . 19 cheers
    1 person
  11. 11. Ride a Motorcycle Through the Southern Utah Desert
    1 entry . 19 cheers
    1 person
  12. 12. visit all 50 states
    3 entries . 31 cheers
    7,111 people
  13. 13. Go skydiving
    1 entry . 18 cheers
    6,556 people
  14. 14. visit South Korea
    1 entry . 14 cheers
    53 people
  15. 15. Learn to play the guitar
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    12,617 people
  16. 16. Beat all of the Zelda Games
    2 entries . 26 cheers
    60 people
  17. 17. find inner peace
    11 entries . 132 cheers
    739 people
  18. 18. Have a Sense of Identity
    1 entry . 34 cheers
    2 people
  19. 19. follow the Eightfold Path
    8 cheers
    14 people
  20. 20. Build a Boat
    1 entry . 20 cheers
    168 people
  21. 21. Get My Second Degree Black Belt
    2 entries . 24 cheers
    2 people
  22. 22. Not buy any new clothes or accessories in 2009 unless they're replacing something beyond repair
    2 entries . 23 cheers
    5 people
  23. 23. make a difference in someone's life
    5 entries . 66 cheers
    1,219 people
  24. 24. Read the Five Virtually Exchanged Books from Five Well Read 43Thingers.
    5 entries . 10 cheers
    1 person
  25. 25. Read the Entire Harry Potter Series
    1 entry . 15 cheers
    9 people
  26. 26. start using positive affirmations daily
    5 entries . 17 cheers
    60 people
  27. 27. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    7,137 people
  28. 28. Create a Financial Plan
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    11 people
  29. 29. build my own house
    8 entries . 36 cheers
    920 people
  30. 30. Get my eyes examined
    1 entry . 14 cheers
    2 people
  31. 31. complete "wreck this journal"
    2 entries . 8 cheers
    53 people
  32. 32. List 43Things I've Learned About Life (In No Particular Order)
    3 entries . 19 cheers
    1 person
  33. 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
    1,107 people
  34. 34. Get Outside More
    1 entry . 29 cheers
    98 people
  35. 35. Get My Master Mason Degree
    2 entries . 8 cheers
    1 person
  36. 36. take better care of myself
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    1,325 people
  37. 37. Not speak a word for 24 hours
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    14 people
  38. 38. become a wine snob
    1 entry . 12 cheers
    9 people
  39. 39. Learn Koryo
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    1 person
  40. 40. Start a Rock/Mineral Collection
    1 entry . 16 cheers
    1 person
  41. 41. listen to more jazz
    2 entries . 12 cheers
    81 people
  42. 42. Write at least one more entry for all my goals...
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    1 person
  43. 43. Do a 2009 holiday card exchange with my 43Things friends
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    49 people

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


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


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Recent entries
find inner peace (read all 11 entries…)
Sums up how I feel about life perfectly... 1 week 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



build my own house (read all 8 entries…)
Woot! 2 weeks ago

Well, the house is completely framed up. Took four days, but all the walls (interior and exterior) were built and the house was sheeted with 5/8 OSB. We’re supposed to set the trusses and try to get the house blacked out (OSB on the roof and the black paper put on) on Sunday. I’ve got some more photos up, on Flickr, too. A lot has happened. I’m very excited and thankful that we’ve got this thing rolling. It’s been a lot of work, though.

Here are some updated photos. It’s got everything that has happened from this point back to the beginning.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26323010@N03/collections/72157622167459678/



build my own house (read all 8 entries…)
Photos... 2 weeks ago

I’ve updated my photos (and will do again as the progress this week continues).

A lot is happening… and it’s all turning out very well. I’m tired (worked an 11 hour day on the house today), but it’s very exciting.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26323010@N03/collections/72157622167459678/



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