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Lisa




I'm doing 38 things
  

Lisa's Life List

  2. 1. be a renaissance woman
    		34 people
  3. 2. learn the constellations
    		563 people
  4. 3. lucid dream
    		643 people
  5. 4. get rid of Candida
    		2 people
  6. 5. Tie a cherry stem in a knot with my tongue
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  7. 6. Correct my posture
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  8. 7. brush and floss every day.
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  9. 8. Read all the books in my "must read" pile
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  10. 9. form a volunteer green team for all the Chicago festivals
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  11. 10. learn about bicycles
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  12. 11. live sustainably
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  13. 12. start a community garden in an underprivileged neighborhood
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  14. 13. train myself to be ambidextrous
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  15. 14. Learn the metric system
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  16. 15. Learn all the words to Blue Oyster Cult's "Burnin' For You" and sing it at karaoke
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  17. 16. do push ups every day
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  18. 17. learn Spanish, Spanish Sign Language, German, Arabic and a Chinese dialect.
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  19. 18. see Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis
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  20. 19. Ride on all and major Transit Systems in the World
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  21. 20. Work with Habitat for Humanity
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  22. 21. be an expatriot
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  23. 22. win a vegan eating contest
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  24. 23. make more art
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  25. 24. complete everything on every list I've ever made
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  26. 25. not let my past dictate who I am today
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  27. 26. knit a bikini out of plastic bags
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  28. 27. go skinny dipping
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  29. 28. do yoga everyday for a month
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  30. 29. find out if I can sing or not
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  31. 30. take a road trip with friends
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  32. 31. be more confident
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  33. 32. be happy
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  34. 33. make my own underwear out of old T-shirts
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  35. 34. compile a list of 100 facts about myself
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  36. 35. make a disaster kit for me and my pets
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  37. 36. participate in a sleep study
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  38. 37. write a book about my cats in the form of "Old Possums Guide to Practical Cats"
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  39. 38. Explore the Quabbin reservoir
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How I did it
How to start taking piano lessons again
It took me
2 months
It made me
I found Middle C!

How I did it: I found an adult continuing education class at the local community college and signed up. Unfortunately, they cancelled the level II class, so I had to take the level I with the expectation that I would be doing more advanced lessons. Read how I did it…

Nov 02, 11:38AM PST | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to complete a 10-day vipassana session
It took me
11 days
It made me
Adjusting

How I did it: I had heard about it and finally decided that no job is worth putting off something that could prove to be an awesome experience. I signed up for a course and told my boss and co-workers that I would be gone for two weeks at the end of the month. Read how I did it…

Oct 04, 08:34PM PDT | 0 comments


How to make my own soymilk
It took me
4 days
It made me
Tired.

How I did it: I sprouted soy beans (a LOT of soy beans) for three days (well, soaked for one, sprouted for two), and on the third day blended beans and water in a specific ratio till all the beans were blended. Squeezed out all the extra material produced by the beans (okara, save it for later) through cheesecloth a couple of times and then simmered the milk for half an hour.Sieved once more, let it cool, put it in containers and added a little bit of … Read how I did it…

Jul 14, 09:42PM PDT | 0 comments


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Recent entries
Correct my posture
Who put those muscles there? 6 months ago

I’ve been doing yoga on and off for a while now, and I thought I knew what it felt like to open my chest and stand tall, but jeez Louise, now I know I’ve been doing it wrong this entire time at boy is it hard.
Now I’m trying to keep my shoulders back ALL THE TIME and constantly thinking to myself, “tuck, tuck, tuck” to keep my tail under and feel my chest, stomach and lower front opening, stretching and strengthening. I just hope I don’t look so stiff that people think I’m wearing a back brace.

May 21, 09:04AM PDT | 0 comments


Join the Peace Corps
Untitled 21 months ago

I want to help a rural community build and sustain itself, but I don’t want it to be under the banner of the American Government. I have also realized that if helping people is something I really want to do, then I should start with my own community instead of traveling to find them.

Feb 07, 2008, 06:30AM PST | 0 comments


plan a sock-hop
Plan a Sock-Hop 2 years ago

Completed September 2006, although I can’t say it was a very successful dance party

Jul 31, 2007, 01:23PM PDT | 0 comments



 

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dscarth wants to learn french speak french Learn to love me follow my passion Learn German fluently go to Hollywood learn how to use fruity loops I want to get my GED becouse i want to better my self and make lots of money. graduate university live in Hawaii clean my room Lose Weight and Get Healthy renew my wardrobe travel around the world learn the thriller dance spend more time with my family get another tattoo speak russian let the mediocre days Fall Away and replace them with much better ones by doing at least one NEW AND FULFILLING thing in October, November, and December of 2009 bungee jump randomaimee wants to find a job i love harry potter and the goblet of fire take more photographs explore where i live teach get a puppy be more accepting of others
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