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katwood8




I'm doing 39 things
  

katwood8's Life List

  2. 1. live in New York City
    		2,673 people
  3. 2. admit what I really want
    		39 people
  4. 3. Read Harry Potter in Spanish
    		44 people
  5. 4. drink 10 glasses of water a day
    		9 people
  6. 5. keep my space clean and organized
    		1 person
  7. 6. quit caffeine
    1 cheer     		71 people
  8. 7. detach
    		9 people
  9. 8. Live in the present
    		334 people
  10. 9. Live somewhere warm
    		50 people
  11. 10. wake up at five every morning
    		2 people
  12. 11. earn anther degree
    		1 person
  13. 12. get a doctorate
    		97 people
  14. 13. always be honest with everyone, including myself
    		87 people
  15. 14. love
    		2,798 people
  16. 15. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
    		2,193 people
  17. 16. wake up happy
    		122 people
  18. 17. have penpals from around the world
    		8 people
  19. 18. Save money
    		14,841 people
  20. 19. Have fewer possessions.
    1 entry     		16 people
  21. 20. make a smaller ecological footprint
    		1,051 people
  22. 21. Finish my Photo Albums
    		26 people
  23. 22. write my life story
    		201 people
  24. 23. meditate daily
    1 cheer     		3,996 people
  25. 24. Practice Yoga
    		4,127 people
  26. 25. follow the Eightfold Path
    		14 people
  27. 26. travel the world
    		18,618 people
  28. 27. Donate blood
    		2,600 people
  29. 28. work with clay
    		5 people
  30. 29. Floss Every Day
    		1,235 people
  31. 30. learn italian
    		5,768 people
  32. 31. learn to dance salsa well
    		8 people
  33. 32. Write every day
    		876 people
  34. 33. Read every day
    1 cheer     		159 people
  35. 34. Stop Drinking Alcohol
    1 cheer     		308 people
  36. 35. be conscious of my privilege and the responsibilities that it brings
    		4 people
  37. 36. eat organic vegan food most of the time
    		3 people
  38. 37. Maintain a weight under 120 lbs
    		2 people
  39. 38. Make more friends and keep the ones I have
    		2 people
  40. 39. be grateful
    		228 people

How I did it
How to live in mexico
It took me
6 years
It made me

How I did it: Really, I have been dreaming of it since high school, but have been fixating on it more and more over the past 6 years.  About a year before I moved, I started seriously investigating options and writing grants.  I got certified to teach English as a second language so that I would have more career options.  However, I ended up being hired as a bilingual secretary in Mexico by a company who has taken care of getting me a vi… Read how I did it…

Oct 19, 2008, 07:37AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


Recent entries
Have fewer possessions.
ARC 2 years ago

I have roughly 15 boxes of material possessions that I no longer use sitting by the front door. ARC will come on Monday to collect them! Hurray! However, looking around the house, I still feel overwhelmed by the number of things that we own, even though we own less than most people that we know, I still feel that it is too much. How much should one own? As the holidays approach, I fear that we may become bombarded with nicknacks that we do not need or want. But, giving away newly received gifts always makes me feel ungrateful. I daydream of fitting all that I need into a backpack and heading for the hills….

Nov 24, 2007, 08:39AM PST | 0 comments



 

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