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Lauryn

is trying not to lose her mind



I'm doing 40 things
  

Lauryn's Life List

  2. 1. Live passionately
    11 cheers     		5,585 people
  3. 2. Find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
    46 entries . 5 cheers     		1,343 people
  4. 3. Learn Swedish
    11 cheers     		642 people
  5. 4. Move to (or at least visit) Sweden
    3 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Paint my room
    3 cheers     		400 people
  7. 6. Write a book
    6 cheers     		26,085 people
  8. 7. Become a psychiatrist
    9 cheers     		119 people
  9. 8. Paint
    3 cheers     		1,338 people
  10. 9. Buy a bike
    3 cheers     		407 people
  11. 10. Knit legwarmers
    6 cheers     		12 people
  12. 11. Knit undies
    3 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. Knit fingerless gloves
    5 cheers     		14 people
  14. 13. Take another psychology class
    2 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Take an art class
    1 cheer     		343 people
  16. 15. Find a hobby
    4 cheers     		618 people
  17. 16. Do more extra credit
    1 cheer     		1 person
  18. 17. Grow my hair out
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1,678 people
  19. 18. Stop grinding my teeth
    1 cheer     		83 people
  20. 19. Drink more water
    4 cheers     		18,973 people
  21. 20. Get a 4.0 (or higher!) GPA
    1 cheer     		1 person
  22. 21. Sing the Nicorette song to a random smoker
    3 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. Send a postcard to PostSecret
    2 cheers     		2,841 people
  24. 23. Focus on what is important
    3 cheers     		4 people
  25. 24. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
    1 cheer     		5,503 people
  26. 25. Complete everything on my "Improve my Appearance" list
    1 cheer     		1 person
  27. 26. Get 3rd degree brown belt
    5 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. Get my driver's license
    3 cheers     		5,031 people
  29. 28. Get a job
    1 cheer     		10,506 people
  30. 29. Bake and decorate a multi-Layer cake
    1 cheer     		3 people
  31. 30. Leave notes in library books
    3 cheers     		539 people
  32. 31. Find out my blood type
    2 cheers     		514 people
  33. 32. Send out a message in a bottle
    2 cheers     		15 people
  34. 33. Pick a lock
    5 cheers     		103 people
  35. 34. Tape glow-sticks to a kite and fly it at night
    4 cheers     		14 people
  36. 35. Read Catcher in the Rye
    3 cheers     		84 people
  37. 36. See New Moon... hahah
    		1 person
  38. 37. Take a "BE OK" picture (you know... from Ingrid Michaelson's song)
    		1 person
  39. 38. Write random messages in public places
    		1 person
  40. 39. Eat healthier
    1 cheer     		10,129 people
  41. 40. Be ambidextrous
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		134 people

How I did it
How to completely organize all my school stuff
It took me
1 day
It made me
relieved!

How I did it: i originally had 5 spiral notebooks and 5 different binders- one for each class. it became so annoying to have to keep stopping at my locker to pick up the specific notebook, binder, and textbook for each class... so i spent a few hours last sunday and got it down to 2 binders (my calc teacher required a separate binder for her class, but i combined the other 4 classes into one binder) and 2 spiral notebooks (french and history wanted us … Read how I did it…

Oct 04, 04:20PM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


How to join more clubs
It took me
1 day
It made me
exicted!

How I did it: My school has a "CLUB RUSH!" each year, where you go around to different tables at lunchtime and sign up for all the clubs you want to! I joined:Make a WishRed CrossInvisible ChildrenEnvironmental AwarenessZombie Awareness (hahah im totally serious!)ConnectionsNo-HateFrenchArabian club (I'm Swedish, not Arabian, but my friend is the founder and she told me to join... hehe it'll probably be fun!)...and a few more, as well.just join everyth… Read how I did it…

Sep 24, 08:50PM PDT | 0 comments


How to write "love exists" somewhere public
It took me
1 day
It made me
smile

How I did it: when using a public restroom these days, it's hard not to read all of the horrible and degrading things that people write about each other inside the stall. amidst all this negativity, i wrote "LOVE EXISTS" in vis-a-vis washable marker. [washes off easily with water, so i don't feel guilty for "vandalizing." and besides, its a good message sooooo... :D hehe.]i know that it is just two words, and probably won't even be noticed... but if ju… Read how I did it…

Sep 22, 04:31PM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


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Recent entries
find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year (read all 46 entries…)
11.23.09 10 hours ago

- finally got teriyaki tofu & rice, which i’ve been craving for like 2 weeks :O

- went on a crazy rampage at the dollar store and bought TONS of candy. having a movie night (technically a movie afternoon since it’s starting at 2 p.m. haha) yeeahh! :)

- library~

Nov 23, 01:46PM PST | 0 comments


find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year (read all 46 entries…)
11.22.09 1 day ago

- blackberry currant tea & a blueberry bagel w/ cream cheese for breakfast (:

- made muddy buddies… ahaha now my tummy hurts. :(

Nov 22, 11:03AM PST | 0 comments


find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year (read all 46 entries…)
11.21.09 2 days ago

- fun tree planting and poop scooping community service thing at the park w/ trevor and christy (:

Nov 21, 12:41PM PST | 0 comments


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