I'm doing 43 things
I submitted my resignation on 07/02/12, told my lovely coworkers on 08/02/12, and my last day is 21/02/12! Excited and terrified!
thesaurosie's Life List
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1. be a mermaid
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2. don't write a novel
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3. stop dogging my friends
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4. save money
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5. Have $3000 in my savings account
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6. have $4000 in my goalsaver
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7. strive to be self-reliant
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8. Move out
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9. own a home
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10. have someone say I'm 'well read'
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11. see my Dad more often
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12. give up caffeine completely
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13. Stop swearing
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14. read the entire xkcd archive
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15. watch a movie in my garden
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16. purchase irl copies of all my music
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17. grow my hair to my elbows
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18. stop comparing myself to other people
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19. Learn to sew
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20. Buy some sweet ass Daria boots
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21. understand nietzsche
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22. Learn to shoot
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23. Reach Level 60 on http://freerice.com/index.php
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24. Learn to type without looking at the keyboard
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25. Meet no_romana_no
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26. stop throwing clothes on the floor
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27. write a feature article on Livejournal about something I care about
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28. find something to care about
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29. find a reason to keep living
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30. don't kill myself
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31. stop being a control freak
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32. Make more food that's shaped like things
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33. Pierce a tragus or two
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34. feel beautiful
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35. Visit Melbourne again
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36. quit smoking for 1 day
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37. quit smoking for 2 days
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38. quit smoking for 7 days
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39. quit smoking for good
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40. try out a houseboat
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41. get my learner's permit
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42. resign from ADC
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43. start university
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How I did it
It made me
everyone can enjoy 
How I did it: I messed around, freaked out, did an internship to gain experience phone/communication/database/customer service skills, applied for 18 million things, sent 12 applications in a few hours, wrote a cheeky cover letter (please see attached), took my phone off silent for once, woke up to a call the next day, compensated for being asleep by being perky, got an interview, rocked their socks by being smug and vaguely competent, trained hard, wr… Read how I did it…
It made me
childlike joy filled
How I did it: I just remembered that I actually did this in 2007 for a few minutes at a beach house with an ex boyfriend but that wasn't such a big deal.Anyway.I spent a night and day at my bofyriend's friend's beach house in Gerroa, near Wollongong. I hadn't planned on swimming but it was actually quite fun and even though I am very concerned about impressing his friends, I managed to feel okay without makeup or upper arm covering. And that is a big d… Read how I did it…
It made me
lost 
How I did it: I did six months in 2006-2007 but dropped out because I was sad.Then I did Modern History and English Advanced via hellish distance education. I won awards but it was a bloody joke.Then I oscillated between ambition to bring honour to my family and dropping out to become a check-out chick.I did some homework.I got a laptop, woo. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I had a play with an air-rifle, a rifle and a shotgun
My favourite was the shotgun – I’m ready for the zombies!
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Last pay I didn’t even pay my pretend ‘rent’ – I work so hard I need to drink away all my money!
