I'm doing 22 things
Wow … I knew I wasn’t alone but I never thought this would be on 43Things! I’ve had this habit for as long as I can remember. I find it to be a figety habit – it isn’t a sign of OCD or anxiety disorders – that is no more weird than tapping your feet, just more destructive. The only thing I have found to help is chewing gum – it gives my mouth something to do but I still find myself chewing the inside of my mouth so this isn’t working too well. I’ve tried to make myself stop, but it is such a strong habit and one that is quite unconsciously done that I don’t know how to make myself stop.
jennyjumpup's Life List
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1. learn spanish
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2. travel more
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3. take more risks
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4. take dance lessons
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5. be able to answer the question, "what do you like to do for fun?"
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6. have more romance
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7. Get laser corrective eye surgery
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8. buy a home
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9. publish an article in a scholarly journal
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10. Get a PhD
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11. get an article published
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12. go to a hockey game in detroit
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13. write more letters
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14. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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15. See all of the films listed on the American Film Institute's Top 100 American Films of the 20th Century
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16. see an active volcano
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17. see the northern lights
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18. take photos again
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19. own a puppy
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20. learn to drive manual
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21. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
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22. stop chewing the inside of my mouth
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Recent entries
I joined a gym two years ago while writing my Master’s Thesis mainly to burn off stress and the atrophy-esque feeling in my legs after a day of writing at the computer. I lost 15 pounds in the first 2 months and have essentially maintained that weight while also building muscle. For the first time in my life I have visible muscles in my arms and I truly enjoy exercising. My current goal is to increase my running time, which is currently at it’s highest of 8 minutes before needed to slow down to a walk.
