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foreverambie




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foreverambie's Life List

  2. 1. Own a dog
    3 entries . 3 cheers     		810 people
  3. 2. get out of debt
    2 cheers     		10,998 people
  4. 3. love myself unconditionally
    3 cheers     		245 people
  5. 4. get married, stay married, and live happily ever after
    		1,894 people
  6. 5. live a healthy lifestyle
    		89 people
  7. 6. Have children
    		4,121 people
  8. 7. have my own cafe
    1 cheer     		10 people
  9. 8. see the northern lights
    1 cheer     		16,864 people
  10. 9. live in a foreign country
    1 cheer     		2,451 people
  11. 10. travel the world
    1 entry     		18,507 people
  12. 11. Save money
    		14,687 people
  13. 12. Move to another part of the country
    		1 person
  14. 13. Stay open to new possibilities
    2 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Complete a triathalon
    1 entry     		360 people
  16. 15. Do things I am afraid of
    2 cheers     		3 people
  17. 16. design my own tattoo
    		4,485 people
  18. 17. Demand more of life
    1 cheer     		1 person
  19. 18. Put all my old pictures in album
    		1 person
  20. 19. Go winter camping
    1 cheer     		24 people
  21. 20. Buy a whole new wardrobe
    		61 people
  22. 21. Participate in a protest
    		332 people
  23. 22. Take a cross country trip
    		5 people
  24. 23. Eat a new kind of food once a month
    		1 person
  25. 24. Get a regular massage
    1 cheer     		2 people
  26. 25. go to church more
    		338 people
  27. 26. live simply
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		3,258 people
  28. 27. Host a foreign exchange student
    		134 people
  29. 28. grow an organic garden
    1 entry     		62 people
  30. 29. learn to cook indian food
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		281 people
  31. 30. Take a gymnastics class
    		6 people
  32. 31. Go to a planetarium
    		6 people
  33. 32. Take the train to Seattle or Los Angeles
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  34. 33. get a rainwater tank
    1 entry     		6 people
  35. 34. Move closer to the ocean
    		4 people
  36. 35. Become a certified yoga teacher
    1 cheer     		24 people
  37. 36. Plan an awesome wedding
    1 entry     		10 people
  38. 37. Go on a trip for my birthday
    1 entry     		1 person
  39. 38. Find a religion
    1 entry     		122 people
  40. 39. Be able to do a yoga headstand
    1 cheer     		6 people
  41. 40. Compete in a triathalon
    		95 people

How I did it
How to learn how to swim for exercise
It took me
21 days
It made me
Frustrated

How I did it: So I took lessons for people who know how to swim but wanted to refine their stroke. I went in there not knowing how to do the breathing part. I have learned the basics but am still having trouble not sucking in water every time I take a breath. I think with practice I will be fine. Read how I did it…

May 14, 09:38AM PDT | 0 comments


How to exercise
It took me
12 months
It made me
Wow

How I did it: I started training for a triathalon. I realized that imagining myself cross the finish line OR how humiliated I would be if I started dying before I finished is the greatest motivator I could find! I've been regularly swimming, running (which is still very hard for me) and biking for 12 months now. This has helped me maintain a weightloss of about 30 lbs for the last year and a half. Read how I did it…

May 14, 09:31AM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


How to find a career am passionate for
It took me
4 years
It made me
Surprised and happy

How I did it: Funny how I thought finding a career I was passionate about would be different. And maybe what I am experiencing is not passion, but just a real contentment and joy. After years of trying to find a way to use my college degree, and working in the insurance industry (which I loathed) I've found a job doing closed captioning for the hearing impaired. The feeling of NOT hating going into work or not having the dreaded black cloud on Sunday i… Read how I did it…

May 14, 09:28AM PDT | 0 comments


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go on a trip for my birthday
This has been revamped 6 months ago

I realized- I don’t like to gamble, and I hate all you can eat buffets, so the plan now is to go down to TN. We are going to rent a cabin near the smoky national park with another couple and hike and relax. This is much more “me” and I am really excited. I hope everything comes together!

May 14, 09:34AM PDT | 0 comments


Complete a triathalon
Working 6 months ago

I am working on this! I’ve taken swim lessons, starting running and am now going to start working on the biking part. This has been a great way to get in all around shape and a great motivator to exercise. My first sprint marathon will be at the end of august.

May 14, 09:32AM PDT | 0 comments


grow an organic garden
This summer 10 months ago

So I’ve always lived in apartments and this has been an obstacle in being able to have a garden. While I am still living in an apt, I do have a deck. I am curious whether a container garden would be doable? It wouldn’t be a true garden, but if I could grow some herbs, tomatoes and maybe some peppers, I feel like I could count this as succeeding in my goal…

Gonna do some research on that!

Jan 11, 2009, 09:39AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

Learn the C programming language The Sims 2 Learn to surf Research my family tree go to a Korn concert Marry Sonny Moore design a font go to nyu gooodlovinnssz wants to Send a message in a bottle Make an online pet game make the world a better place Do NaNoWriMo Do something new every month clean up my house and keep it clean learn how to type fast without looking at the keyboard Invest go to Africa learn to horseback ride find that someone Free spirit, restless soul wants to Listen, I mean really listen to people when they talk Be less shy Go back to Beauty School go to college Save money learn more languages learn archery be free
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