I'm doing 25 things
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8 months ago
i giveup
laniebee's Life List
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1. be more open
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2. Do NaNoWriMo
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3. write a novel
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4. go to college
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5. get published
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6. get married
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7. be a mom
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8. always live and work in environments that allow me to be silly and unpredictable
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9. see Russia
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10. be an inspiration
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11. sing as if no one is listening
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12. Fingerpaint all day with my best friend
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13. Get back into dance
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14. to laugh more
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15. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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16. write write write and write some more
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17. Speak French fluently
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18. live
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19. make amends with my father
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20. Start my own business
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21. learn some Irish
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22. read all the books on my list
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23. write a story over 20,000 words
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24. write a story over 100,000 words
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25. live in a rustic cottage on benwee head, ireland
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How I did it
It made me
proud 
How I did it: I'm not one to be deep and philosophical on a "things I want to do" website, but for this one I'll dig a little just to share a piece of myself.I've had a lot of negative things happen in my life. I've been hurt, abused, forgotten, and ignored. I've been unseen, looked over, and spat on. Those kinds of things can give you a very altered image of yourself, and it can breed all kinds of odd quirks and insecurities. In the end, the people wh… Read how I did it…
It made me
accomplished
How I did it: I gave up on a story I was writing, because others influenced it too much. I started seeing a character I just had to write, and her story developed. I had writer's block for months before I got sucked into the series Twilight. In complete honesty, it was that series that kept my mind open enough for a long enough period of time than I could produce a story. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I moved in with my (semi) neat-freak boyfriend. He helped see just how much of a slob that I really am haha! I just learned to throw away things such as receipts, old mail, etc. that I didn't need anymore. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
short story, big step
10 months ago
Okay, as I’ve already posted a “How Did you do It?” pertaining to my short story, I will make this a very bare bones entry:
I finished nearly 20,000 words in 3 weeks.
I couldn’t be more proud of myself that I finished a “short” story that turned out to be such a surprise.
Happy New Year!
I have lost all faith in technology.
11 months ago
Technology is unreliable.
The back up CD I made for my writings is gone. And my old computer is trash. All this means that I lost 3/4 of the book I was working on.
Yeah, I’m pissed.
