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hollyiswhere

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I'm doing 40 things
  

hollyiswhere's Life List

  2. 1. Become a Certified Professional Editor (CPE)
    2010 resolution . 7 entries . 33 cheers     		7 people
  3. 2. Get my next great job!
    2010 resolution     		1 person
  4. 3. update my website
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		298 people
  5. 4. Use up my yoga pass
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Create social history site
    2010 resolution . 1 entry . 20 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. host a mojito and wii party
    2010 resolution . 1 entry . 120 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. go to japan
    2010 resolution . 1 entry . 45 cheers     		3,334 people
  9. 8. pay off the wedding
    1 entry . 77 cheers     		2 people
  10. 9. Hike the West Coast Trail
    2010 resolution . 1 entry . 9 cheers     		92 people
  11. 10. Take another creative writing class
    2010 resolution . 10 cheers     		2 people
  12. 11. Send in my story query
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. Walk the Camino de Santiago
    1 entry . 27 cheers     		165 people
  14. 13. teach my dog to do agility
    2010 resolution . 1 entry . 22 cheers     		19 people
  15. 14. teach a class
    1 entry . 54 cheers     		152 people
  16. 15. do a kayak trip
    1 entry . 43 cheers     		9 people
  17. 16. send a letter in a bottle
    1 entry . 34 cheers     		8 people
  18. 17. sing in a choir
    1 entry . 31 cheers     		93 people
  19. 18. win a writing contest
    1 entry . 29 cheers     		42 people
  20. 19. meditate
    1 entry . 48 cheers     		2,762 people
  21. 20. learn to kayak
    1 entry . 42 cheers     		379 people
  22. 21. row a dragon boat
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		2 people
  23. 22. master the tango
    1 entry . 38 cheers     		2 people
  24. 23. learn to take better photographs
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		61 people
  25. 24. Be a better blogger
    1 entry . 15 cheers     		1,460 people
  26. 25. be a mother
    1 entry . 25 cheers     		577 people
  27. 26. ride in a hot-air balloon
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		72 people
  28. 27. go to vegas
    2010 resolution . 1 entry . 15 cheers     		411 people
  29. 28. finish reading all 100 of The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels
    1 entry . 18 cheers     		5 people
  30. 29. observe Lent
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		8 people
  31. 30. Win the Nobel Prize for Literature
    1 entry . 21 cheers     		14 people
  32. 31. write in my journal daily for a year
    2 entries . 20 cheers     		7 people
  33. 32. go on a silent retreat
    1 entry . 32 cheers     		90 people
  34. 33. learn CPR and First Aid
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		19 people
  35. 34. improve my handwriting
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		868 people
  36. 35. Go back to Tai-Chi classes.
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		5 people
  37. 36. Try Stand Up Comedy
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		18 people
  38. 37. watch a TED video every day
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  39. 38. Watch 50 movies on my list by Dec 2010
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  40. 39. attend an international book fair
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		2 people
  41. 40. Attend at least one networking event a month
    1 cheer     		2 people

How I did it
How to explore Career Options
It took me
2 months
It made me
confident

How I did it: I took a job last year knowing the project it was connected to would end on Feb 28, 2010.It was such a nice way to figure out what my next steps could be and see where I am and what I like about myself and my work ethic. Then, I took advantage of the classes being offered, because hey, they are laying off 1500 employees on one day next year.I talked to a variety of people about what might be next. What I realized is that no matter what I … Read how I did it…

Nov 20, 09:45PM PST | 1 comment | 2 cheers


How to see U2 in concert
It took me
3 months
It made me
happy

How I did it: We bought tickets, begged our parents to let us go and went. We took the bus and bought concert t-shirts. It was ages ago and FANTASTIC.Sometimes, things like these are pretty straightforward, you see a listing, buy a ticket and go. It's not brain science and I must admit the only thing I dislike about 43things is its insistence on "writing more about how you did this." I took the 405 bus from Richmond to BC Place Stadium... Read how I did it…

Nov 16, 08:42PM PST | 0 comments


How to go to the Netherlands
It took me
2 days
It made me
worldy

How I did it: I took the train to Amsterdam from Hannover. I left late at night and got in in the morning, just in time for breakfast. It was autumn andd the city was lovely -- cool, the leaves were falling. I loved the bicycles (with a guard to protect your pants) and the pedestrian friendly streets. I went to the red light district (as you do) at night and in the morning and it really got me thinking of the problem of prostitution in North America. I… Read how I did it…

Oct 31, 04:38PM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers


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Recent entries
Become a Certified Professional Editor (CPE) (read all 7 entries…)
Next exam tomorrow! 8 hours ago

In 12 hours I’ll start the exam to be a certified professional proofreader - it’s the first of three that I need to complete. Monday is the big one, Structural and Substantive Editing. The last course has a 30% pass rate - I’m a bit scared.

But realistically, I’ll never be readier than I am after working on these skills 40 hours a week for a year!

Nov 20, 10:05PM PST | 1 cheer | 1 comment


read 25 books in 2009 (read all 17 entries…)
18 -- Magic Pudding 2 weeks ago

This is a child’s book, but it was long and apparently a classic of children’s literature. Maybe you need to be a child to enjoy?

Nov 02, 06:45PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


read 25 books in 2009 (read all 17 entries…)
17- The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher 3 weeks ago

This was the story of the first real life Victorian detective, what Sherlock Holmes et al was based on. I hoped it would be more fictionalized—rather than all the facts of the first popular case talked about again and again…

Oct 24, 10:11PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

get on birth control make friends all over the world start a band dance watch all CSI episodes do the right thing Flip a house. take crazy pictures with someone in a photobooth Get more sleep yogadogy wants to get rid of unnecessary possessions learn to play blues guitar Earn Money watch house episodes get pregnant sugarbabybaby wants to Get an iPhone get married learn to dance learn to sing get my driver's license read all the books I own have a sixpack Kiss a stranger ???? ??????? ??? learn to love exercise make someone happy preorder a playstation 3 be more outgoing
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