I'm doing 42 things
Ugh
21 hours ago
Unfortunately, doesn’t look like this is going to happen this year. I guess I’m going to have to try for it in 2010.
dedelove's Life List
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1. Love myself
4 entries . 3 cheers4,425 people -
2. Get a job
1 entry . 1 cheer10,511 people -
3. learn to drive a manual car
1 entry . 3 cheers134 people -
4. Get a tattoo
1 entry20,233 people -
5. Participate in Script Frenzy
1 entry . 2 cheers14 people -
6. Publish a story
1 cheer69 people -
7. Publish a novel
1 cheer953 people -
8. Become a photographer
1 entry . 1 cheer1,143 people -
9. Fall in love
4 cheers24,438 people -
10. Go back to Africa
2 cheers72 people -
11. Learn Czech
1 cheer169 people -
12. Join the Peace Corps
2 cheers2,386 people -
13. Write a story a day for a week
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
14. Stop taking medication
2 cheers13 people -
15. stop drinking soft drinks
1 entry . 3 cheers20 people -
16. Study darkroom photography
1 cheer1 person -
17. Go on a diet
110 people -
18. Find a new religion
4 people -
19. Be nicer
2 cheers758 people -
20. Get organised and stay organised
1 cheer8 people -
21. Enter NaNoWriMo (again) and win (again)
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
22. Learn how to play the ukelele
5 people -
23. Travel to India
1 cheer553 people -
24. Live in London
1,394 people -
25. Send something to post secret
661 people -
26. Stay overnight in a haunted house
1 cheer3 people -
27. Night Picnic
2 cheers3 people -
28. Catch several trains to the very end of the line
2 people -
29. See a musical
1 cheer19 people -
30. Plant a garden
1 entry1,839 people -
31. Take photos of my life for a month
4 cheers1 person -
32. Go to Mardi Gras
1 cheer630 people -
33. Hit the pokies with Mooni
1 person -
34. Stay in a city hotel overnight (for no reason)
1 cheer2 people -
35. Learn sign language
1 cheer7,687 people -
36. Drink tea with Ellen
1 cheer1 person -
37. Move in with Ellen
1 person -
38. Find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
7 entries . 2 cheers1,343 people -
39. Make a 101 goals in 1001 days list
1 person -
40. Watch all of the L Word episodes back to back
1 entry466 people -
41. Compile a 100 favorite songs list.
2 entries167 people -
42. Go to a drive in
14 people
How I did it
It made me
Tired 
How I did it: I just decided that I was going to tidy it. It was very hot, it was a spur of the moment thing, and I probably should have done it later on in the evening when the sun was setting. Oh well.It's tidy (in my eyes), and this will probably be as clean as it will ever get. I realise now that while I'm crazy about everything else in the house being tidy, my room is my creative zone; my place for me to crazy. So what if it's a little messy?Anywa… Read how I did it…
It made me
Nervous and Pleased 
How I did it: Unfortunately, the person that I chose to speak to was a nasty old lady, but I didn't care. I also ordered all my own food, smiled at people, and had a conversation with a few people while waiting in line for McDonalds.I didn't realise till afterwards that I was actually speaking to someone I didn't know. It was a wonderful feeling to realise that over the years, building up to this point, I had slowly been learning to communicate with strangers. Read how I did it…
It made me
Content 
How I did it: I just wrote! It was so easy, I was incredibly surprised. After I sent the last entry off, I realised that I had way more to write! But 100 is enough for now. I feel lighter; more optimistic, and very proud of myself. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Rightio...
9 months ago
Giving this a go again – No. 11 – 20
- By Your Side – CocoRosie
- Sunshine – Regina Spektor
- Devil In Me – 22-20’s
- Ain’t No Grave – Crooked Still
- Don’t Cry Baby – Etta James
- Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday
- I Heard It Throught the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
- Veni Vidi Vici – Black Lips
- Just Got To Be – The Black Keys
- Dearest – Buddy Holly
find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year (read all 7 entries…)
February 22nd, 2009
9 months ago
- Suddenly remembered this goal, and smiled when I realised how many things I had to write about
- Watched Wedding Crashers with my stepmum and laughed and laughed till our sides hurt
- Ate a ridiculous amount of pizza
- Had my little sister try to give me her favourite hat
- My brother got his learner’s license
- Slept in
- Found the most amazing cover version of one of my favourite songs
- Danced around to CocoRosie
