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The last one was three years old, but surprisingly, the most popular goals haven’t changed all that much. Here’s my updated list. Like with the last one, I deleted the ones that aren’t relevant to me or have been repeated multiple times(ie. “quit smoking” since I’ve never been a smoker. or “buy a house” because that’s no where near in my plans for the next 10 years). & I’ve bolded what I’ve already completed so far!

1. lose weight
2. write a book
3. stop procrastinating
4. Fall in love
5. be happy
6. Get a tattoo
7. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
8. get married
9. travel the world
10. drink more water
11. see the northern lights
13. Save money
14. Take more pictures
15. Kiss in the rain
16. Learn to play the guitar
17. Make new friends
18. run a marathon
19. learn french
20. get a job
21. To live instead of exist
22. be more confident
23. Skydive
25. eat healthier
26. exercise regularly
27. get in shape
28. Learn to cook
29. Start my own business
31. Read more
32. visit all 50 states
33. learn sign language
34. Swim with dolphins
35. Learn to play the piano
36. Learn to surf
37. have better posture
38. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
40. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
41. stop biting my nails
42. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
43. make a difference
44. learn to dance
45. learn to drive
46. Become Financially Independent
47. Get organized
48. Lose 10 pounds
49. Be a better friend
51. graduate from college (university in my case)
52. Visit Japan
53. create my own website
54. live passionately
56. Volunteer
57. make more friends
58. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
59. be more social
60. get my driver’s license
61. write a song
63. backpack through Europe
64. love myself
65. design my own tattoo
67. go on a cruise
68. Worry less.
69. meditate daily
70. Stop caring what other people think of me
71. learn how to drive stick-shift
72. go to college (university in my case)
73. Get more sleep
74. meet new people
75. Practice Yoga
76. sleep under the stars
79. Learn another language
80. Send a message in a bottle
81. Never stop learning
82. learn to sew
83. Finish what I start
84. win the lottery
85. get a dog
86. bungee jump
87. be a better person
88. grow my hair long
90. Learn to knit
91. Go on a road trip

Total Completed: 30

This is going well! I’ve done:

- molten lava cakes
- Oreo truffles
- mini Oreo cheesecakes

I also decided to take on cooking as well, so I bake one week and cook a meal the next week to alternate. I was kind of sick in between, so I didn’t do either for a week and a half. But my rule has always been not to make something others will eat if I’m sick (it’s the fastest way to spread germs).

I’ve cooked:

- capellini caprese with protein salad (tuna and chickpeas)
- fish filet in a vegetable melange

Today, I’ll be doing Smokey Chipotle Chicken Chili, and tomorrow, just to catch up on baking, I’ll do something simple I can take to work like chocolate covered pretzels… that’s not really baking, but it’ll be a nice treat for everyone in the middle of the day :)

I’ve set 8 alarms in my phone to go off every hour for 8 hours. These will remind me to drink a cup of water every hour. Hopefully this helps! I’m going to have to test it out on a work day too, but make sure I remember to turn this off during meetings and other important events.

I’m doing this using an app called My Calorie Counter—it’s amazing! It tracks the food you eat everyday (not just calories but all the nutrition facts content), your exercise, and then at the end of each day, it calculates what you’re weight in 5 weeks if you keep eating/exercising the way you did today. Once you sign up, you’re prompted to fill in a profile which at the end, tells you how many calories you should be eating everyday (ideally).

For this first past week, I’ve just been monitoring how I eat without paying too much attention to limiting the types of food I eat. I can’t believe how bad some of things I eat are! Moving forward, I’m going to really start sticking to the plan it’s laid out for me. There’s also a few grocery stores near where I work, so maybe over lunch, I’ll head over there to pick up a few healthy snacks to keep at my desk during the day.

Naked Palette 2 :D :D

One of my best friends got this for me as a present. woohooooo :)

Using Excel to compare different Canadian schools :)

With time, I’ll also add in American schools.. but my goal is to stay in Canada if possible.

I’ve noted things down like pre-reqs and application deadlines. Gotta fill it in with more detail though! It’s really helped me realize what courses I still need to take and the little goals I should be focusing on, such as job shadowing, volunteering and raising my GPA. :)

Newest reasons for less closet space:

- black high-low skirt
- black jeans (cause my old ones ripped :’( )
- pink jeans
- pale green jeans (the “in”-color of the season)
- some accessories

Now I need some basics that I’m missing.. like a few tank tops to wear under stuff, and a leather jacket.. which isn’t really a basic, but a must-have!

Went to the mall to shop for myself after a veeerrry long time! And I got the following:

- Fall/Spring jacket from Aritzia
- Steve Madden fall/spring ankle-high boots from Town Shoes
- a sleeveless white/black patterned top from Jacob
- a black work skirt from Dynamite

Success!! Spent a lot of money this time, but I think it was well-deserved. I’ve been working hard this term, academically and otherwise, and I also hadn’t shopped in a while.

I went shopping in Niagara yesterday with my bf and his family and got some great deals! The new stuff:

- Ralph Lauren V-neck sweater
- Ralph Lauren wine-colored button-down
- Salmon/Almost-reddish sleveless high-low dress
- dark green button down
- beige button down with black lining & a bow collar
- 3/4 sleeve pink blazer with black lining (XXI – Niagara)

I started this goal before, but over time, lost sight of it, so I’m going to start again. I’ve been recording things for a few days.

Nov 15
- Having a great support system: spent the day with bf & his family as they distracted me from a sad event

Nov 16
- A great boss: he’s understanding & funny. the entire team is great.

Nov 17
- Shopping! Drove to the States, and got great deals!... this helps my “build my wardrobe” goal too :)

- light mint green boyfriend blazer
- white short-sleeve shirt with scalloped cut-out patterns & a bronze zipper down the back
- purple chunky ring
- turquoise/light green chunky ring
- 2 necklaces
- 2 new pairs of earrings
- blue sleeveless button down
- black shirt with netted top that flairs out from the middle

Purchases from a while ago:
- black dress.. netted up top and short
- tons of other dresses during summer

I ended up completing a lot of my old list, but whatever I wasn’t able to buy got transferred to a new, more organized list of things I wanna get for the new semester. Pretty excited to start working and start shopping again :)

I’ve decided to narrow down my goals a little bit. At the moment, I’m focusing solely on the DAT and dental school requirements.

I’m in the middle of moving back home and need to go through allll my clothes to evaluate how much I love certain things since I don’t have space for everything. That should drive this goal forward. ( :

So co-ops over and it’s the start of a new semester so CC and I are now housemates again! It’s been good so far. No awkward moments really, and we’ve actually been having a good time (: Went shopping the other day, and waiting for MP to come up and visit. We haven’t had a chance to party together this semester yet but hopefully sooooon!

We also went out 2 weekends ago (?) and stayed at MP’s house at home-home. It was an alright time… a little boring at the bar, but with all of us it was fine. The only thing is… MP always brings up things of the past and stuff she knows that I’m embarrassed about in front of other people. If it ever comes up again, I’ll have to say something…

I’ve been doing really well with this! I haven’t bitten my nails in weeks and all but 3 have nice tips. Once these three grow long enough, I’ll file the rest down. I painted them red last night.. and I’d have to say I’m getting better at this whole nail-painting thing… :)

I got some whitening strips and it’s day 5 of my treatment. I’m not sure if I see a difference yet or not :S. I guess I’ll have to wait until someone points it out. But hopefully! My teeth were really bugging me. I’ve also been wearing my retainer everyday :)

Got my calculus grade… 95% woohooooo! couldn’t be happier! that wasn’t at all what I expected. Though the exam went well, I thought I would’ve gotten around a high 80 or low 90, but mid is pretty sweet :)

And now I’m officially about a week into the new semester. I’m taking 6 courses, and the goal is to stay on top of my game so I spent a good part of the weekend studying… I also went out, so I’m balancing the two pretty decently … so far :)

Apr 24 – mom
She’s amazing. Took me to Costco despite the millions of things she had to do so I could pick up one thing for work. (:

Apr 25 – shopping and reunions!
SW came shopping with me to pick up the last of the gifts I needed for work. Then, mom and her helped wrap up the gifts. J was adorbs <3... he wanted to be a part of the action but poor kid got tangled up in the ribbon and slipped on the tissue paper. haha For SN, I got a bath and body works gift set and a headband. For DM, I got a mini orchid, a tea set from pottery barn that I stuffed with chocolate covered raisins and hershey kisses cause she loves chocolate. For the team, I got chocolates and the island sorbets from Costco. Gift wrappings pretty fun too. Mom's a pro. haha. NK and KG came over later to hang out for a bit and say goodbye since I won't be seeing them for a bit. It was nice to see my friends again. (:

Apr 26 – gift giving and Excellents!
The team and everyone loved everything!! The sorbets were a huge hit, and DM and SN hugged me and stuff. It was adorable. My work evaluation happened later, and I got an Excellent which was a great way to end the day. :D. Pretty successful first co-op term. Just gotta make sure I stay in touch with them.

Apr 27 – making new friends
So my team took me out to lunch as a Goodbye thing, since it’s our last day of work! I’m bittersweet about that because I loved it and wanna stay, but I def am ready to go back to school as well. DM couldn’t make it cause she had to go to a funeral in Barrie, but I guess she must’ve given SN money to pay for my lunch cause both of them pitched and covered me which was sweet. We went to Dunn’s (: They also gave me a card which I openned, and out came a $70 gift card to Forever 21. So sweeeeeeeeet! Can’t wait to use it. The card was amazing too. (: At the end of the day, we had to say our goodbyes and I knew the waterworks would come. When SN started talking to me, she gave me a great little speech and I started to cry a bit :$ :$. Then the two admin assistants, Debbie and Maryam made a huge deal about it so the entire office would hear :P. so awkward haha but oh well. I was sincere. (: After work, went out with SX, SC, MW, FH and JB to Elephant and Castle for a celebratory thang. We had some appetizers and beer. It’s nice to know that I built some great relationships here and made some good friends.

Apr 28 – spring cleaning
I had to start packing for school and got my spring cleaning on! Threw out a lot of junk and realized what I will be needing so I put together an updated version of a shopping list I guess you could say. I also made a trip up to UW to drop off a few things and check out the place. It was a pretty big disaster, but SW came with me and we both got started on the cleaning. Not too shabby.

Apr 29 – independence
Mom, Dad and J came with me to drop off the remainder of my stuff, help me clean and then see me off. Mom helped scrub the whole house down again. Love her <3. J was cute as usual... running around and causing mischief haha. After they helped me get settled in, they packed up a few things and got ready to go. I got a teary eyed when I was saying bye to J. I'm gonna miss him so much. :( But I'm also glad to have my independence again :).

Apr 30 – doing nothing and reuniting with CC
Spent the whooooooooole day literally doing nothing. HG came by to visit and I worked out before then… showered after he left (the repair guy came to fix the leak)... and just had the whole day to myself. It was incredible to do nothing. but by the end, I started getting bored. CC finnaaaallly came with ZK (they’re dating). Saw them for a bit, and hung out with CC.. catching up and stuff (: Also, decorated my room with pictures and a few things so the walls aren’t as boring as they were last semester haha.

I’ve become a pretty forgiving person. It’s hard for me to hold grudges. I think there are sometimes there were also cases where I was too forgiving, but I’m on my way to finding a healthy balance.