I'm doing 43 things
- Mann Library
- apricot bars at Manndible
- the new Thermos C. got me
- hot green tea
- lots of job postings
A Messenger's Life List
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1. be a size 8 again
6 entries . 10 cheers5 people -
2. play the trumpet again
19 cheers26 people -
3. speak with far more circumspection
6 cheers1 person -
4. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
15 entries . 9 cheers885 people -
5. Respond to e-mails within 3 days
7 cheers2 people -
6. stop biting my nails
4 entries . 16 cheers7,333 people -
7. bookmark pages instead of having 4,000 tabs open in my browser
2 entries . 7 cheers1 person -
8. list the 43 dead cats I am dragging around and put them to rest, one by one
1 entry . 6 cheers1 person -
9. take a walk everyday
15 cheers234 people -
10. see the Sabres win the Stanley Cup
3 entries . 5 cheers7 people -
11. donate blood regularly
13 cheers307 people -
12. Be seen waving from such great heights
1 entry . 14 cheers20 people -
13. write a book
1 entry . 19 cheers30,183 people -
14. accept myself
2 entries . 12 cheers644 people -
15. complete the Seven Mile Bridge Run
5 cheers1 person -
16. organize a holiday brass group
4 cheers1 person -
17. Do NaNoWriMo
4 cheers652 people -
18. list 43 women i wouldn't kick outta bed
21 entries . 3 cheers17 people -
19. Get a tattoo
1 entry . 3 cheers22,044 people -
20. go to coachella
1 cheer160 people -
21. do work that I LOVE
12 cheers12 people -
22. Get a PhD
4 cheers2,962 people -
23. Understand the human condition
3 cheers5 people -
24. learn french
4 cheers12,436 people -
25. Establish the Richard G. and Eleanor Taylor Biesecker Foundation
1 entry . 3 cheers1 person -
26. learn about nutrition
2 entries . 1 cheer9 people -
27. Compete in the Xterra Sport Triathlon
2 entries2 people -
28. See Bon Iver Live
2 cheers0 people -
29. stuff a car full of people and drive to The Maple Tree Inn for unlimited buckwheat pancakes and maple syrup
2 cheers1 person -
30. list my 43 reasons to run
1 entry . 2 cheers2 people -
31. commit to a relationship
1 entry . 2 cheers5 people -
32. be vegan for a month
1 cheer33 people -
33. help girlfriend to stop smoking
1 entry . 4 cheers3 people -
34. Practice compassion for myself and others
2 cheers2 people -
35. sign up for the New Yorker Festival
1 cheer2 people -
36. Watch 43 TED talks
4 entries . 1 cheer9 people -
37. build an iPhone app
1 cheer157 people -
38. have multiple streams of passive income
1 cheer403 people -
39. read 43 books in 2012
2 entries . 1 cheer2 people -
40. Floss Every Day
1,264 people -
41. learn how to type fast without looking at the keyboard
3,357 people -
42. Start another company.
19 people -
43. Meet Katy Perry
25 people
How I did it
It made me
Stoked! 
How I did it: I gave my thousandth cheer to the person who cheered my first entry 4+ years ago! Thanks, 43Things, for helping me become the person I want to be. :) Read how I did it…
It made me
smart
How I did it: As soon as I find myself thinking I'd be just fine with dating a girl who already has a boyfriend or girlfriend, I've learned that it's time to walk away. Ultimately, knowing not to go after Ms. Unavailable has come down to knowing and trusting myself. Read how I did it…
It made me
accomplished
How I did it: Studied for and took the LSAT, overhauled my resume, updated my personal statement, asked for letters of recommendation and dean's certification, requested transcripts to be sent from my undergraduate and graduate institutions, and as I was submitting...pulled a muscle in my neck. Yowza!If you think the application process for undergraduate or graduate school was hellish, get ready to kick it up a notch. And I did this all while managing … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
The weight goes on so easy. We’ve been eating our way through Florida for the last month, but I was getting chunky before that even.
It’s a bad cycle, but at the very least I’m aware of it now: something pivotal in my life changes or ends (a job, generally) and when I don’t have anything keeping me busy, I eat everything in sight. Unfortunately, one side of my family is pretty hefty so I’ve got those genetics working against me. (In some other incarnation I’m sure it helped not to starve to death, but alas.)
I got down to within five pounds of this weight in May, my family came for graduation (the biggest mistake), and I got really bummed and lazy. Then my gym membership expired and the summer off turned into six months later. The strange part is that I’m so much better at getting to the gym when I’m busy (or at least on a schedule). So in essence, it’s time to get back to spin, squash, and weights…
