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howdykim

I'm doing 41 things

2010 resolutions

I've done 4 things

howdykim's Life List

1. keep up with the news more
2 people
2. stop getting migraines
6 people
3. volunteer
4,906 people
4. have someone to go shopping with
1 person
5. always be myself
74 people
6. have less clutter
11 people
7. improve my memory
1,268 people
8. stop procrastinating
26,997 people
9. live in the present
334 people
10. do a one-woman show
1 person
11. be more observant
50 people
12. visit a new place in my town every week
1 person
13. finish my novel this year
2 people
14. get published in 2007
1 person
15. stop wasting time on the internet
298 people
16. have more sex
998 people
17. get an mfa
36 people
18. have my boyfriend say i love you more often
1 person
19. have more faith
120 people
20. stop being shy
848 people
21. read all the books on my shelves before i die
1 person
22. come up with a big idea
2 people
23. stop focusing on the past
3 people
24. be more crafty
1 cheer 86 people
25. visit israel
275 people
26. go white water rafting
1,266 people
27. stop obsessing about food
10 people
28. take better pictures
492 people
29. be more patient
2,908 people
30. go to europe
2,487 people
31. eat more vegetables
1 cheer 866 people
32. start exercising
405 people
33. learn to speak french
1,567 people
34. stop hating my body
46 people
35. write more often
448 people
36. go to a writer's retreat
1 cheer 5 people
37. get accepted to a writer's workshop
1 person
38. see more concerts
80 people
39. learn to play guitar
4,291 people
40. go on vacation with my boyfriend
10 people
41. lose sixty pounds
21 people

Recent entries

finish my novel

timing's off 2 years ago

when i challenged myself to this goal, i had no idea that my mother would die and my life would go into a tailspin. i am giving myself more time to complete this goal, because i have worked too hard to give up on my novel. in fact, i don’t know why i said i would give up on it. a bit rash, i think.

Jul 10, 2007, 11:45PM PDT | 0 comments

reconnect with old friends

mixed emotions 2 years ago

after my mother died recently, i really felt the need to reconnect with two of my estranged friends. i realized how important it is to say the things you need to say while you have the chance.

reconnecting with them was a little awkward, and i don’t know if we’ll keep in touch, but it was worth doing.

Jul 10, 2007, 11:32PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments

get out of debt

finally!! 2 years ago

after seven years or so of carrying a hefty credit card debt, i am finally free!! i sleep better at night knowing that i don’t owe anybody anything. it’s an incredible feeling, and i don’t ever want to be in debt again!

Jul 10, 2007, 11:26PM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments