I just need to find a way to keep myself motivated so I don’t give up and bite them all down again…
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1. stop biting my nails
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2. see the northern lights
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3. See a total solar eclipse
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4. write a story with at least 50,000 words
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5. Kiss in the rain
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6. learn Russian
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7. Learn to play the cello
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How I did it: For a while, I was still stuck in 2009. I had created this illusion in my mind that my life was 100x better than my current life. I had a grip on my life and I had lots of friends and a boyfriend. I lived in that year for a while and wished every waking second to go back. I was so obsessed with the past that I would've given my life to go back for just a few minutes. I had to realize that the past would never come back. Part of this … Read how I did it…
How I did it: Instead of seeing that one guy as the only guy for me, I started looking around, just glancing at people. I started realizing that there are other people out there for me, ones even better than the guy I had been previously dating. I had a really nice conversation with a guy and he just seemed like the nicest person (and he was good looking). It was nice to finally think seriously about dating other guys. Before I was over him, the o… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I found out there was going to be a total lunar eclipse on the winter solstice going all across the US about a week before it happened. So i set my alarm to get up at 2 am so that i could see it. I went outside and it took me a second to find the moon, but just as i expected, half of it was missing. Eventually the moon moved enough so i could see it out my bedroom window, so i went inside and watched and waited to totality. I saw it… Read how I did it…
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I’ll go for two weeks without biting, but then I start again, and I have to start growing them all over again. How can I just keep growing them without ruining them after 2 weeks?

