I’m marking this one done because I have been doing my best and working hard to improve and because I want to replace this goal with something more concrete.
Christy's Life List
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1. learn to sew
7 entries . 22 cheers3,906 people -
2. Buy every Mountain Goats album.
3 entries . 4 cheers5 people -
3. watch Dancer in the Dark again
1 entry . 4 cheers2 people -
4. visit Portland
7 cheers76 people -
5. Finish my PhD
17 cheers760 people -
6. visit Iceland
1 entry . 6 cheers833 people -
7. arrange a song
1 entry . 2 cheers4 people -
8. practice my German
2 entries . 10 cheers39 people -
9. See all of the films listed on the American Film Institute's Top 100 American Films of the 20th Century
4 entries . 4 cheers164 people -
10. read all the books I own
3 entries . 9 cheers1,238 people -
11. learn to play tennis
4 entries . 3 cheers618 people -
12. Learn to rollerblade
7 entries . 7 cheers333 people -
13. volunteer internationally
12 cheers18 people -
14. visit all 50 states
4 entries . 3 cheers7,631 people -
15. volunteer locally
2 entries . 13 cheers14 people -
16. go CouchSurfing abroad
6 cheers3 people -
17. learn to play the autoharp
4 cheers14 people -
18. meet a wombat
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19. visit my friend in Indiana
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
20. read all the Hugo Award best novel winners
1 entry . 1 cheer3 people -
21. write chapter 2 of my dissertation
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22. write chapter 3 of my dissertation
1 person -
23. write chapter 4 of my dissertation
1 person -
24. write dissertation introduction
1 cheer1 person -
25. write dissertation conclusion
1 person -
26. submit complete dissertation
1 person -
27. defend my dissertation
1 cheer4 people -
28. sell my wardrobe/armoire
1 person -
29. learn to play the ukulele
4 entries . 1 cheer429 people -
30. get an instant camera
1 entry2 people -
31. adopt a kitty
5 entries . 8 cheers26 people
Recent entries
Done, but never done...
1 month ago
Not time yet, but soon
2 months ago
My kitty Sophie died last month. I know we will want another kitty eventually. It’s too soon right now, but I’m still adding it to the list.
Year One
4 months ago
I applied for a few jobs, knowing it was unlikely I’d get one this year. I’m glad I did, though, because there’s still an outside chance that I will get a job and, even more, this has helped me prepare for going on the job market more fully next year.
