I'm doing 30 things
all by my lonesome!
2 months ago
Well, without my usual companion and chief navigator, at least. My first semi-solo trip, and a successful one, too!
There are plans to place a geocache around here in the works. I am excited.
lightningseed's Life List
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1. see the beauty in everything
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2. eat healthier
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3. cook more
2 cheers1,930 people -
4. follow my bliss
80 people -
5. spend more time outdoors
1 cheer940 people -
6. bike to school
1 cheer12 people -
7. stay single, really single, until I have both feet on the ground once again
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8. get better at speaking in public
1 entry . 2 cheers312 people -
9. organize
1 cheer207 people -
10. listen to more NPR
1 cheer9 people -
11. be more punctual
2 cheers211 people -
12. identify 100 things that make me happy
2,254 people -
13. communicate
26 people -
14. practice yoga regularly
698 people -
15. come up with a definitive list of potential graduate schools
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16. sleep
1,379 people -
17. make time for art
2 cheers14 people -
18. geocache
1 entry . 1 cheer42 people -
19. take a class I don't have to take
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20. live life with joie de vivre
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21. fake confidence
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22. stop pushing the limits
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23. get my ears pierced again
62 people -
24. scream at the top of my lungs
1 entry98 people -
25. laugh at my demons
1 entry . 2 cheers8 people -
26. improve my understanding of the Quaker testimonies
1 cheer4 people -
27. go west
11 people -
28. embrace the unconventional parts of me
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29. love without expectations
1 entry . 1 cheer17 people -
30. become the person I was in elementary school
1 person
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