 I'm doing 31 things |
| 1. |
Do 1000 Hours of Volunteer Work in 2010
personal challenge . 22 entries . 13 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
get a new birth certificate
3 entries |
4 people |
| 3. |
learn to knit 2 socks on 2 circular needles
4 entries . 2 cheers |
81 people |
| 4. |
Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice through freerice.com
8 entries . 3 cheers |
78 people |
| 5. |
learn to ride a bike
6 entries . 8 cheers |
648 people |
| 6. |
get CPR certified
5 entries . 4 cheers |
113 people |
| 7. |
knit all the yarn I've bought
8 entries . 6 cheers |
127 people |
| 8. |
knit a bra for myself
2 entries . 8 cheers |
3 people |
| 9. |
minimize my material possessions
24 entries . 19 cheers |
159 people |
| 10. |
get out of debt
1 entry . 5 cheers |
11,729 people |
| 11. |
pay off my bills
8 entries . 4 cheers |
270 people |
| 12. |
not add another thing to this list until I reach this goals placemarker
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1 person |
| 13. |
see concerts of all the musicians I'm a fan of
2 team members . 12 entries . 6 cheers |
3 people |
| 14. |
convince people to donate blood product regularly
2 team members . 17 entries . 20 cheers |
3 people |
| 15. |
legalize poly
1 entry . 9 cheers |
3 people |
| 16. |
get a passport
8 entries . 10 cheers |
1,854 people |
| 17. |
finish college
10 entries . 12 cheers |
3,422 people |
| 18. |
Become fluent in more than one language
4 entries . 12 cheers |
1,340 people |
| 19. |
learn to swim
2 entries . 8 cheers |
3,221 people |
| 20. |
read more, write more, write better
5 entries . 5 cheers |
10 people |
| 21. |
Be paid abundantly for doing what I love
2 entries . 2 cheers |
37 people |
| 22. |
give myself monthly breast exams
3 team members . 1 entry . 1 cheer |
5 people |
| 23. |
move into my own apartment
1 entry . 2 cheers |
282 people |
| 24. |
get a carbon monoxide detector
2 entries . 4 cheers |
1 person |
| 25. |
legalize same-sex marriage
1 entry . 4 cheers |
30 people |
| 26. |
Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
1 entry . 4 cheers |
70 people |
| 27. |
Make a $500 donation to charity
3 entries . 1 cheer |
2 people |
| 28. |
get my driver's license
1 entry |
5,412 people |
| 29. |
save money for retirement
1 entry |
35 people |
| 30. |
run a marathon
2 entries |
11,671 people |
| 31. |
find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
1 entry . 1 cheer |
1,668 people |
How I did it: I was surrounded on all sides by waste, clutter, and I decided to do something about it by making a goal on this site to go a whole year buying only foods and other necessities. I packed away all but a small change of clothing to save water. In reality, I didn't need more than a few items of clothing, so the large numbers of clothes I had collecting dust in my closet did absolutely nothing for my wardrobe or my asthma. What didn't ge… Read how I did it…
How I did it: For years, I had been one to people please and try to tell everyone what they wanted to hear as a coping mechanism. One day, I just got sick of doing it and made the dedication not to do it anymore. It was hurting me and actually putting me into even more dire straits when I did tell lies [so-called little white lies], so I worked towards eliminating them by actively catching myself in the middle of them. Eventually, I got to the point wh… Read how I did it…
How I did it: The short version of it is that my grandfather died and, on the day of his Wake, I was pretty much on edge due to the backbiting and cat fighting already occurring with some members of my family who then tried to pull me into it. The stress had gotten so bad, that I actually didn't get sleep the night prior and filled my time with watching instructional videos on the Knitting Help website to calm me. After a few hours, I picked up on how … Read how I did it…
I’ve gotten in about four hours worth of knitting since the last update. It’s not much but, now that I’m feeling better, I’m hoping that this will increase.
Just thirty more hours to go and this goal will be completed. I’m really looking forward to that moment.
Talk about a kick in the pants on this issue. I was going to put learning to swim off until 2012 but this article renewed my fears about the consequences of not knowing how to swim.
Now, it’s going to be a double goal. Learn to ride my bike and learn to swim for 2011 but unofficially starting now.
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Adar wants to Learn to whistle with my fingers
Learn old English
finish my studies
live forever
sleep!
Marry the love of my life.
Get a PhD
Dress better
Finish my B.A.
be a singer
get over my fear of birds
*HolesInMySocks* wants to stop procrastinating
pass matric
Learn to speak French fluently
stop binge-eating
Watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
move out
play golf
meet new people
learn how to speak english, with a british accent
