I'm doing 21 things
I am working towards my B.A. in Indology, and LOVING it!! It’s much harder than I thought it would be, but it’s definitely worth it! And the most important thing is that I am studying something that I am genuinely interested in.
funnyvalentine's Life List
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1. Love myself completely, accept my mistakes, settle into myself. Relax, feel beautiful. The whole bit.
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2. This is not an actual goal...this is fermentation
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3. get a bachelor's degree
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4. start a body book
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5. Study abroad (squared)
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6. Become a Certified Professional Editor (CPE)
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7. 'cleansweep' my life up to 100% (http://betterme.org/cleansweep.html)
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8. Organize my diaries; write a memoir
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9. open my own stationery store
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10. switch to the paleo diet
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11. Take up parkour
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12. paint one painting a day
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13. restore my eyesight naturally
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14. Finally finish Swedish A and B this semester!!!
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15. volunteer with animals
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16. make pasta from scratch
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17. Use the calorie counter every single day for one year
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18. Fill in my "själavakten" diary every day for one full year ending September 2010
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19. Do extremely well in my Hindi course
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20. stop punishing myself
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21. Get my eating disorder under control permanently
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How I did it
It made me
Pretty proud! 
How I did it: I sat down with my lined notebook and thought of every time I was the happiest, all the way back to 2nd grade. Most of the time, I was happy because I had done something big, to be proud of. I wrote all those things down. Then I wrote the obvious things down, like "I am proud of myself for surviving my childhood" (it was terrible). I actually ended up with 44 things. One extra. I was surprised! I … Read how I did it…
It made me
EXTREMELY HAPPY!!!
How I did it: Asked around at EVERY accessories/umbrella/outerwear store for 20 YEARS...also, I checked EVERY store I could find online, researched umbrella manufacturers, etc. Read how I did it…
It made me
Relieved. FINALLY!
How I did it: I didn't really have to "do" very much at all. There was an advertisement for a job as an afterschool program teacher on the internet, and I applied! I am now working at the equivalent of a "Free University" for parents and their kids...and I LOVE IT! Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Physical Environment: 14
Well-being: 12
Relationships: 14
Money: 7 (AMAZING for me!!!)
New total score: 47
Love myself completely, accept my mistakes, settle into myself. Relax, feel beautiful. The whole bit. (read all 14 entries…)
I had a few moments these last couple of days of COMPLETE self-acceptance. And these feelings have been “coming up” more and more often, lately. I am definitely getting there! I hope to have the self-acceptance at 27 I always hear women saying they get at 60.
