I'm doing 21 things
I was lucky enough to take two painting classes so far in college, and will be taking another in the fall. Not only have I learned basic painting techniques in acrylic and oil, but I have learned to love painting.
krschfld's Life List
-
1. do more art
2 entries . 1 cheer401 people -
2. be classy
1 entry . 1 cheer38 people -
3. Take a picture a day for a year
1 cheer23 people -
4. create a photo diary of the people important to me
1 person -
5. Practice Yoga
1 entry4,283 people -
6. re-learn to play the piano
1 entry . 1 cheer35 people -
7. Finish college
2 cheers3,514 people -
8. only eat when I'm hungry
2 entries . 3 cheers578 people -
9. Get a tattoo
2 cheers22,046 people -
10. create the soundtrack to my life
1 cheer1,910 people -
11. learn to flirt
2 cheers269 people -
12. Not Have My Thighs Touch
2 entries10 people -
13. learn to waltz
73 people -
14. Visit the site of Chris McCandless' death
1 person -
15. Go to the Galapagos Islands
1 entry . 1 cheer88 people -
16. see the pyrimids
1 cheer6 people -
17. love completely
1 cheer54 people -
18. Make my Europe trip happen
2 cheers1 person -
19. see Venice before it sinks
93 people -
20. Read more books
1 entry11,816 people -
21. Run the TC 10K
1 person
How I did it
It made me
free! 
How I did it: I began by playing around with the idea of having short hair. I thought about the pros and the cons. I had cut my hair short before and disliked it, and I was worried that this would happen again. So, I sat on the idea. Then, I began to pay attention to women around me with shorter hair as well as images I saw online. I browsed for a style and length that would suite me. Once I found a style that I liked, that would work on my hair a… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
1. Three Cups of Tea by Mortensen and Relin
2. The Good Earth by Buck
3. Truth & Beauty by Patchett
4. The Invisible Wall by Bernstein
5. Catcher in the Rye by Salinger
Not bad for almost two months, although its certainly not as many as I’d like to have under my belt at this point. When I’m out of school, I average 1.5 books a week. During school, one book can take anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks to read, because I have so much other reading to do for school. But, if I can keep up this pace I think I’ll be happy. I only read, an embarrassing, 27 books last year. I’ve got to do better than that!
I’m about 80 pages into Cat’s Cradle by Vonnegut. I’m definitely welcome to reading suggestions. I’m tracking my progress at readernaut
For years I’ve believed that if I lost that extra fifteen pounds, if my thighs didn’t touch, if my collar and cheek bones were defined, I would be more beautiful, more confident, flirtier, and, essentially, happier. I lost the fifteen pounds. My collar bones are defined. My thighs barely touch when I walk. But, here’s the thing—I’m still the same. I still have days where I love my body and I still have days that I hate it. I still have bad hair days. Sometimes I’m so confident I’m sure that people are staring and sometimes I am sure that I’m invisible. I’m not more beautiful. I’m not any happier because I’m thinner. Maybe I’ve been hiding behind these fifteen pounds, using them as my excuse for not being everything that I want to be. So, where I do I go from here? Do I continue to lose weight, convincing myself that eventually lose enough to find happiness buried somewhere beneath my weight? Or, do I end this goal and invest my time in cultivating the personality and confidence I desire and trust that that will bring me happiness?
