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My run last night was great!



I'm doing 42 things
  

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  2. 1. visit Barcelona, Spain to see the works of Antonio Gaudi
    1 entry . 65 cheers     		4 people
  3. 2. Learn Spanish
    10 entries . 26 cheers     		15,444 people
  4. 3. Read all seven Harry Potter books in Spanish
    11 entries . 25 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Learn: Farsi
    5 entries . 26 cheers     		312 people
  6. 5. Learn how to pronounce French
    2 entries . 12 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. expand my vocabulary
    13 entries . 38 cheers     		2,608 people
  8. 7. write essays on topics that interest me
    2 entries . 25 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. do NaNoWriMo again
    4 entries . 24 cheers     		6 people
  10. 9. write a book
    5 entries . 29 cheers     		25,988 people
  11. 10. Read more
    11 entries . 23 cheers     		7,714 people
  12. 11. read all the books I own
    8 entries . 32 cheers     		1,138 people
  13. 12. watch, read, or listen to all of Shakespeare's plays
    8 entries . 29 cheers     		94 people
  14. 13. Watch all the movies in Roger Ebert's "The Great Movies"
    15 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Use "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide" to find music
    13 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. learn guitar
    4 entries . 38 cheers     		3,056 people
  17. 16. learn to identify trees
    5 entries . 56 cheers     		20 people
  18. 17. create and maintain a seed bank
    2 entries . 22 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. Read my Ecology textbook to the end
    4 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  20. 19. garden
    5 entries . 15 cheers     		281 people
  21. 20. build my Red Dawn Adventure Kit
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
    5 entries . 26 cheers     		6,961 people
  23. 22. Investigate Careers
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		1 person
  24. 23. Save First
    3 entries . 15 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. Master my relationship with money
    6 entries . 24 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. pay off my student loans
    1 entry . 13 cheers     		2,838 people
  27. 26. Work out a cleaning schedule for the rest of 2009 and stick to it!
    4 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. bake more
    10 entries . 27 cheers     		234 people
  29. 28. Do another conte wash painting
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		1 person
  30. 29. make a pinhole camera
    3 entries . 16 cheers     		136 people
  31. 30. get insurance
    5 entries . 9 cheers     		23 people
  32. 31. Make a dress form out of water-activated packaging tape
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. make my own clothes
    4 entries . 24 cheers     		2,194 people
  34. 33. Design handknit lace lingerie
    3 entries . 17 cheers     		2 people
  35. 34. Knit a swatch of every lace pattern in VK
    4 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  36. 35. Complete My September '09 Yarn Year Charity List
    8 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. do yoga
    6 entries . 26 cheers     		1,639 people
  38. 37. Stretch every day
    14 entries . 19 cheers     		544 people
  39. 38. Make a list of things to do when I feel sad
    9 entries . 57 cheers     		3 people
  40. 39. Reawaken my dream life
    18 entries . 31 cheers     		8 people
  41. 40. Have fun
    4 entries . 23 cheers     		2,923 people
  42. 41. Write a note to my younger self about something I know now that I didn't know then
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		37 people
  43. 42. get a job
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		10,458 people

How I did it
How to map My 43Things Goals and Stir Them Up
It took me
3 days
It made me
hopeful

How I did it: First, I made a timeline of my goals over the year, to give myself a picture of them all in one place.  Your timeline should answer the following questions: Which goals am I actively working on and playing on right now? Which goals will start later? Is the goal finite or ongoing? What is my projected order of completion? (hint: if you can get a top 3, you're fine as wine) Which goals are things I will do daily and not fe… Read how I did it…

Jul 27, 07:12AM PDT | 0 comments | 6 cheers


How to write a letter to myself that I'll open in 5 years
It took me
14 days
It made me
exasperated

How I did it: I found this goal on 43 Things and decided it would be fun.  It turned out to be pretty thought-provoking.  I sat down to write my letter three times, and only on the third attempt did I feel I'd written something I might want to read later.  All three letters are going in the manila envelope, and I think this has changed something about my approach to my future, just a little bit. Read how I did it…

Jul 21, 06:22PM PDT | 0 comments | 10 cheers


How to clean the litter box more often
It took me
14 days
It made me
regimented.

How I did it: I started with a simple goal, to clean the litter box daily in July of 2009, thinking that this would help me establish the habit of sifting the litter daily.  I even started on the 5th, right when I thought of the goal, to avoid limiting myself by an artificial "tomorrow" kind of start time.  To keep myself motivated once I got started, I thought of all the benefits of doing this chore daily: it would be a daily habi… Read how I did it…

Jul 19, 07:06AM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


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Recent entries
Reawaken my dream life (read all 18 entries…)
Up and up and up 6 hours ago

I dreamt this afternoon that I was trying to take my truck up a roadway that was nearly vertical, and though I never did experience the feeling of falling, I did have my doubts about whether it would work for me.

I think it means that, in spite of my great intentions to explore life in my new area, I am probably expecting too much of myself, my time, my funds, my energy, and I just won’t be able to keep this up.

Some of this may be more directly related to my running goals. It could be that I will have to reduce my expectations for a little while and be content with maintaining my current mileages while my body rebuilds itself while performing at this higher level of activity.

Nov 07, 06:24PM PST | 0 comments


Do NaNoWriMo again. (read all 4 entries…)
Not sure why exactly 6 hours ago

I wrote the first day and took a small stab at it yesterday, but my heart just is NOT in this, and I am not sure why.

Most of my energy right now is going to running, figuring out food menus and the budget that goes with that, and in getting out and about to meet people in my new town.

So I feel a little bit bad that I’ve let this go already, but only a little bit.

Nov 07, 06:15PM PST | 0 comments


stretch every day (read all 14 entries…)
check for today 6 hours ago

I did stretch today, but I missed out on Thursday and Friday. Still not a daily habit…

Nov 07, 06:12PM PST | 0 comments


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get tattoos wonderfulloved wants to Read more travel learn to breakdance lose weight be more positive about myself go to bouvet island sleep in a hammock learn to walk in high heels get another tattoo attend a Cubs game at Wrigley Field Learn to play the guitar Become a professional photographer go to Maine. road trip across america Learn to surf Quit Smoking travel to Scotland climb a mountain JustJürgen wants to keep a one sentence journal not procrastinate be more encouraging Read more be less sarcastic trust myself play the flute watch all 7 seasons of buffy
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