I'm doing 40 things
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15 months ago
FINALLY
clairewise's Life List
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1. leave Austin
1 person -
2. learn how to drive stick-shift
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3. Punch someone who deserves it
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4. stop trying to impress people
3 cheers10 people -
5. follow a momentary impulse to kiss someone
5 cheers1 person -
6. do the splits
1 cheer2,019 people -
7. get a nickname
108 people -
8. learn to play the violin
2 cheers1,649 people -
9. Learn American Sign Language
2 cheers555 people -
10. date an older man
7 cheers36 people -
11. get a puppy
1,319 people -
12. Floss Every Day
1 cheer1,232 people -
13. develop the perfect sangria recipe
1 person -
14. Learn to whistle with my fingers
1,140 people -
15. get a kitty
1 cheer81 people -
16. walk on my hands
136 people -
17. play hard to get
15 people -
18. kiss under a waterfall
3 cheers213 people -
19. learn to write with my left hand
1 cheer638 people -
20. win a kite-flying contest
1 person -
21. sunbathe topless
7 cheers20 people -
22. start jogging
1 cheer223 people -
23. learn italian and go to italy
1 cheer2 people -
24. get married
1 cheer18,622 people -
25. be epic
2 people -
26. bake lots of fresh bread
1 cheer1 person -
27. be successful in college
1 cheer15 people -
28. get good at ice skating again
1 person -
29. write a hit TV show
4 people -
30. become fabulous at archery
1 cheer1 person -
31. give up trying to be perfect
1 cheer1 person -
32. have twins
3 cheers247 people -
33. swing dance
3 cheers160 people -
34. steal a street sign
209 people -
35. learn gaelic
592 people -
36. study abroad
1 cheer2,368 people -
37. spend an entire day watching the extended version of all three Lord of the Rings movies back-to-back-to-back
1 cheer1,106 people -
38. work in a coffee shop
53 people -
39. get a passport
1,753 people -
40. Grow my hair as long as possible
138 people
How I did it
It made me
healthier 
How I did it: i saw three different thoracic surgeons before deciding on one i trusted who performed the procedure that suited me best. i had months of tests and appointments, including 2 echocardiograms, an EKG, a pulmonary function test, a regular chest x-ray and a CT scan. once everything came back, it was pretty clear the insurance would sign off, and they did, and i went into the hospital and came out ten days later with two titanium bars in my ch… Read how I did it…
It made me
numb 
How I did it: time management, a dynamic to-do list, assuming things take longer than they do = anti-procrastination. stop calling friends, stop reading for fun, allow yourself X many hours of television a week and buckle down. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Untitled
18 months ago
yay! empowering, but it sucked not having someone to make snarky comments to, heehee.
hair torture
18 months ago
it was fun being blonde – people look at you differently. but the damage to my hair was so beast. and really i think i was meant to be a brunette after all!
