I'm doing 41 things
After four years I wasn’t sure what to expect from my trip to Japan: would it make me feel sad and just miss it more? would my friends remember me or care that I was there? It’s not like we kept in touch very well by email. Would I remember how to get around and where things were? Well it was all great. I loved being there, my Japanese started coming back after only a day or two, and I saw so many wonderful friends that I missed. One of my ex-students has met the girl he wants to marry, another few friends have had kids since I left. A couple of bands I really like had broken up, but I saw three I like and it was awesome to see them live after so long. I also finally got to visit the Budokan, something that would have been on my list of 43 things when I was 15, if 43 things had been around then. Going back to somewhere you lived and loved is a wonderful experience. I highly recommend it.
chosha's Life List
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1. own my own home
1 entry . 1 cheer1,324 people -
2. have a novel published
33 people -
3. own a fish
4 people -
4. read harry potter in japanese
5 people -
5. enter a poetry contest
1 cheer9 people -
6. get a boyfriend
2,353 people -
7. fall in love
23,781 people -
8. pass the 3-kai JPLT exam
1 person -
9. become fluent in japanese
408 people -
10. join a pistol club
2 people -
11. make new friends
12,214 people -
12. lose weight
35,235 people -
13. learn karate
381 people -
14. compete in a poetry slam
12 people -
15. Visit Prague
330 people -
16. get rid of all my clutter
1,133 people -
17. Read more books
10,686 people -
18. get promoted
279 people -
19. learn to draw
1,919 people -
20. be more spiritual
876 people -
21. get out of debt
10,535 people -
22. get in shape
9,061 people -
23. move house
132 people -
24. move to melbourne
95 people -
25. sort out my CDs
3 people -
26. work harder
296 people -
27. be part of a studio audience
1 person -
28. buy a new car
1,449 people -
29. Write a will
760 people -
30. see the northern lights
16,374 people -
31. lucid dream
632 people -
32. NaNoWriMo 2007
5 people -
33. learn to play guitar
4,087 people -
34. Learn to play the guitar
12,293 people -
35. Learn Spanish
14,862 people -
36. translate a song
1 person -
37. write a song
4,028 people -
38. have a garage sale
187 people -
39. Write a Christmas song
2 people -
40. Organize my CDs
68 people -
41. Get my filing up to date
2 people
How I did it: I browsed, checked out how other people wrote their descriptions, etc, and thought about what makes me more interested in one item over another similar one.I followed the rules and made sure that my descriptions were accurate and noted any flaws in the item. My rating has stayed at 100% positive as a result. Read how I did it…
My list was so small for ages. Pushing myself to add goals until I had 43 was good for me, because I had to really spend some time exploring what I wanted to do in several areas of my life. I’m not immediately replacing accomplished goals now, but I think just before the new year I’ll think about what I was to work on in 2008 and take the list back up to 43 again.
I did open a shop (http://www.cafepress.com/glitterart) and I’ve even had a few sales. I think the best part for me was realising that I could create designs that people like, but there’s no denying I’d like to see more sales in the future. Now I’m trying to learn more about promoting the store and getting the designs to be more known.
