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germander

It's hard to make myself run FEWER miles



I'm doing 42 things
  

germander's Life List

  2. 1. visit Barcelona, Spain to see the works of Antonio Gaudi
    1 entry . 67 cheers     		4 people
  3. 2. Learn Spanish
    11 entries . 30 cheers     		15,506 people
  4. 3. Read all seven Harry Potter books in Spanish
    12 entries . 26 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Learn: Farsi
    5 entries . 29 cheers     		315 people
  6. 5. Learn how to pronounce French
    2 entries . 13 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. expand my vocabulary
    13 entries . 41 cheers     		2,615 people
  8. 7. write essays on topics that interest me
    2 entries . 27 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. write a book
    5 entries . 30 cheers     		26,116 people
  10. 9. Read more
    12 entries . 22 cheers     		7,741 people
  11. 10. read all the books I own
    9 entries . 35 cheers     		1,132 people
  12. 11. watch, read, or listen to all of Shakespeare's plays
    8 entries . 29 cheers     		94 people
  13. 12. Watch all the movies in Roger Ebert's "The Great Movies"
    16 entries . 10 cheers     		1 person
  14. 13. Use "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide" to find music
    13 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. learn guitar
    4 entries . 42 cheers     		3,068 people
  16. 15. learn to identify trees
    5 entries . 60 cheers     		20 people
  17. 16. create and maintain a seed bank
    2 entries . 22 cheers     		1 person
  18. 17. Read my Ecology textbook to the end
    4 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. garden
    5 entries . 17 cheers     		282 people
  20. 19. build my Red Dawn Adventure Kit
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
    6 entries . 26 cheers     		6,987 people
  22. 21. Investigate Careers
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. Save First
    3 entries . 15 cheers     		1 person
  24. 23. Master my relationship with money
    6 entries . 25 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. pay off my student loans
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		2,845 people
  26. 25. Work out a cleaning schedule for the rest of 2009 and stick to it!
    4 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  27. 26. bake more
    10 entries . 30 cheers     		234 people
  28. 27. Do another conte wash painting
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. make a pinhole camera
    3 entries . 18 cheers     		136 people
  30. 29. get insurance
    5 entries . 9 cheers     		23 people
  31. 30. Make a dress form out of water-activated packaging tape
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. make my own clothes
    4 entries . 25 cheers     		2,198 people
  33. 32. Design handknit lace lingerie
    3 entries . 17 cheers     		2 people
  34. 33. Knit a swatch of every lace pattern in VK
    4 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. Complete My September '09 Yarn Year Charity List
    8 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  36. 35. do yoga
    6 entries . 27 cheers     		1,646 people
  37. 36. Stretch every day
    14 entries . 19 cheers     		543 people
  38. 37. Make a list of things to do when I feel sad
    10 entries . 58 cheers     		4 people
  39. 38. Reawaken my dream life
    19 entries . 32 cheers     		9 people
  40. 39. Write a note to my younger self about something I know now that I didn't know then
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		37 people
  41. 40. get a job
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		10,528 people
  42. 41. Have fun
    4 entries . 24 cheers     		2,952 people
  43. 42. Run a Turkey Trot.
    1 entry     		1 person

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 | 7 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
Watch all the movies in Roger Ebert's "The Great Movies" (read all 16 entries…)
More movies checked off 23 hours ago

I just finished watching JFK, I watched Some Like It Hot before that, and I saw Nashville earlier in the week. I’m on a Jack Lemmon streak, as he’s been in 3 of the last 4 movies I’ve seen, 2 of those in starring roles. I have a couple of films on deck, but they aren’t Great Movies movies. More to come!

Nov 20, 01:15PM PST | 0 comments


get a job (read all 2 entries…)
getting warmer! 23 hours ago

I have now applied to two staffing companies, and today, one of them sent my application to a business needing a data entry person. I know I don’t have a job yet, but this is great progress, and I’m pretty happy about it. What a relief!

Nov 20, 01:07PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Read more (read all 12 entries…)
Read a 'Someday' book 6 days ago

I finally picked up Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher, and it was a great read. She’s really funny, and I’m glad she found a good guy at the end, though I haven’t read the sequel, so I’m just going to revel in the happy for now, regardless of what’s happened since.

I’d been meaning to read this for a while now. Yay!

Nov 14, 08:53PM PST | 0 comments


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budget my money Eliza Marie wants to Stay on top of my laundry become a Buddhist design my own clothes read the Bible daily be more focused have no regrets watch all the episodes of the L Word I want to help people in need eat healthier and be healthier! Make my parents proud find my calling in life Send a message in a bottle Watch the entirety of Twin Peaks on DVD talk to people around the world spend more time painting Save money own a hippie van Build a Retreat JennyBee87 wants to be more flexible get ripped abs go to cambodia learn the Cleveland shuffle visit Marrakesh Invest pay off my debts Get a Great Dane
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