houseofleaves

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I'm doing 43 things
 

houseofleaves's Life List

  1. 1. Elect Barack Obama president.
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    242 people
  2. 2. Overcome anxiety.
    2 entries . 54 cheers
    565 people
  3. 3. Get a steady job, or develop a better way to make a creative living.
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    1 person
  4. 4. Complete a foundations of herbal medicine course.
    2 entries . 29 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. Identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money).
    1 entry . 20 cheers
    6,257 people
  6. 6. Stop collecting art supplies and start creating art.
    1 entry . 32 cheers
    180 people
  7. 7. Finish painting commission.
    3 entries . 17 cheers
    1 person
  8. 8. Share random sketchbook and art journal pages.
    9 entries . 10 cheers
    1 person
  9. 9. Complete 100 EDM drawing challenges.
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  10. 10. Keep a travel sketchbook.
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    1 person
  11. 11. Put together a polished portfolio that reflects my strengths.
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    1 person
  12. 12. Design a tarot deck.
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    51 people
  13. 13. Build something wooden or clay with my own hands.
    1 entry . 9 cheers
    1 person
  14. 14. Volunteer with the Burgundy Crescent Volunteer group, at least 3 times.
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    1 person
  15. 15. Find a kindred spirit.
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    31 people
  16. 16. See the first showing, opening day, of Star Trek XI.
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    2 people
  17. 17. Read 50 graphic novels I own and give my comics some TLC.
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    1 person
  18. 18. Read 100 classic books that are new to me.
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    1 person
  19. 19. Read Proust's Remembrance of Things Past.
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    84 people
  20. 20. Catalog my books with librarything.
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    51 people
  21. 21. Read the books I own.
    4 entries . 2 cheers
    17 people
  22. 22. Get my body back in shape, to build strength.
    5 entries . 9 cheers
    1 person
  23. 23. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
    237 team members . 4 entries . 4 cheers
    208 people
  24. 24. Learn to juggle.
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    973 people
  25. 25. Learn to hula hoop.
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    21 people
  26. 26. Learn poi.
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    167 people
  27. 27. Walk a labyrinth.
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    64 people
  28. 28. Go to a Pow Wow.
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    5 people
  29. 29. Go on a yoga and meditation retreat.
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    1 person
  30. 30. Go on a cross-country road trip.
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    107 people
  31. 31. Visit 43 new places outside of my normal stomping grounds.
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    1 person
  32. 32. Take a photo a day for 365 days, to document.
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    4 people
  33. 33. Master the use of my digital camera.
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    1 person
  34. 34. Practice lomography.
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    2 people
  35. 35. Become a spy.
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    328 people
  36. 36. Move out of my mother's house.
    2 entries . 9 cheers
    17 people
  37. 37. Live in a commune with like-minded individuals.
    2 entries . 7 cheers
    1 person
  38. 38. Live alone in an apartment with enough natural light to paint by.
    1 entry . 14 cheers
    1 person
  39. 39. Watch a sunrise.
    1 entry . 14 cheers
    55 people
  40. 40. Cook 43 new recipes from scratch.
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    1 person
  41. 41. Carve pumpkins, roast the seeds.
    2 entries . 14 cheers
    1 person
  42. 42. Write an entry for each of my 43 things.
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    5 people
  43. 43. Spend my birthday doing things I want to do.
    1 person
Recent entries
Get my body back in shape, to build strength. (read all 5 entries…)
Doctor. 17 hours ago

I switched from running in the evenings to running in the morning, which is a completely different experience. I don’t have to worry about people interrupting me, or telling me I need to be doing something else, because by 10am it’s out of the way, I don’t have to worry about finding time, and I have energy throughout the day. Changing my routine was TOUGH and a lesson in itself.

I also had a doctor appointment today… she noticed that I’d lost a little weight. This wasn’t my original intention for this goal, but gaining weight due to a certain medicine I was on made me feel like I was in someone else’s body (I’m accustomed to being somewhat athletic) and not being able to take off that little bit of weight when I stopped it (until recently) was frustrating. But she noticed a difference in my overall appearance (not weight- but color and energy) and was happy that I’d taken up running. I am too, of course.



Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month. (read all 4 entries…)
Clear. 17 hours ago

I haven’t checked in these past two months, because I’ve been increasingly paranoid over not being able to tell what’s what. I had an appointment with my doctor who checked me over and concluded that things were okay. She also explained what to look for a little more clearly, which was helpful.

I’m a little mad at myself for getting worked up over breast cancer statistics. I listened to a recent study that shook me up into a bit of an anxiety state, but today’s visit has helped.

So—clear.



Share random sketchbook and art journal pages. (read all 9 entries…)
Music 1 week ago

Music

I did this a few months ago, based on a prompt. I didn’t realized when I used the watercolor pencils that they didn’t cover large blocks of color well, so I’m not sure if I like the way it turned out.

Even though it’s not my normal kind of music, I do love that mix though. It was from a friend that I haven’t seen in a long time, so whenever I listen to it, it’s like he’s right here.



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