I'm doing 38 things
And I love it. I’ve made a quite nice life for myself… Next move – British Columbia? Hmmm…
mandiej367's Life List
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1. lose weight until I reach my goal weight and look as sexy as I know I am
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2. keep going to the gym at least 3 times per week
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3. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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4. pay off my college loan debt before I retire
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5. photograph the places and things I love about Buffalo before I leave
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6. forgive people who have hurt me
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7. get a ridiculous kiss from a man that loves me in public, like in that picture of the ticker tape parade
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8. meditate
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9. Regularly Question The Universe, And See What It Really Has To Say For Itself
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10. see the thing that is genuinely beautiful about every person
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11. remember to tell people how much they mean to me
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12. go skinny dipping (just once)
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13. see the ocean
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14. join a non-profit organization in a third world country (e.g. peace corps, doctors without borders)
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15. become insanely well-read
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16. start a knitting group
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17. stop being clueless about the inner workings of my car
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18. be more graceful
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19. learn how to take good photos
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20. stop being afraid to try new things
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21. ride in a hot air balloon
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22. buy a guitar... and learn to play it
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23. stop breaking technology
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24. Go scuba diving
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25. learn how to ski or snowboard
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26. buy a baby grand piano
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27. throw fabulous dinner parties
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28. keep a regular journal
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29. stick up for myself
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30. list 100 songs that break and ease my heart and comment on the reasons why
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31. understand that no one gets out of this world alive, so realize that the time to live, learn, care, share, celebrate, and love is right now
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32. be more conscious of the environment
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33. eat belgian chocolate in belgium
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34. walk or bike more; drive less
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35. always have 43 goals
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36. control my kittens
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37. find a new car, and keep this one longer than a year before it's totalled...
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38. make my long-distance relationship work
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person
How I did it
It made me
determined. 
How I did it: I took care of myself so I can help take care of others. I wasn't embarassed of my personal situation, and by letting other people know what I was going through, several others approached me to let me know that they or their family members were dealing with similiar things. I used my position as pharmacist to make sure that I included this point with all the women I counseled on women's health issues. Read how I did it…
It made me
reflective. 
How I did it: I have two friends that are very happy abroad, and a boyfriend who's constantly talking about jumping the pond. He's Canadian, by the way, so this goal may eventually be reincarnated as "consider the steps I would have to take to live and work in Canada," specifically.When I wrote this goal, I was thinking about London, my favorite city in the world. And when I weighed my options, I realized I'm not done exploring my life in my own countr… Read how I did it…
It made me
warm and fuzzy.
How I did it: I realized that it doesn't take all that much effort on one's part just to remember to grab your damn reusable bag before you leave the house... and after reading about the impact of plastic bags, I feel like it actually makes a difference. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
6 years ago, almost to this day, I met a boy who I was smitten with… He was charming and intelligent, had great taste in music, and taught me to drive stick shift, a near-impossible task. My crush turned into one of the best friendships I’ve ever had – finally, a person who really got me, a soulmate if there is such a thing in this world.
2 years ago, he moved to Brooklyn, and I felt forgotten. No phone calls, no emails, no mixtapes of random indie-emo-techno-pop. I went to visit, it wasn’t the same, we had a fight. All of his new friends weren’t like me. Some of them weren’t even like him.
When he decided to come back, I was overjoyed. We picked up where we had left off. We were instant friends once again.
This summer, his heart led him back to Brooklyn again, and this time, seemingly more permanently. Brooklyn has this power to silence him in my life. The unanswered phone calls hurt. They hurt like hell. I miss my friend.
I realize in these past entries, I’ve merely been listing the people I need to forgive. Now I need to work on letting the forgiveness come…
Remind every woman I know to get a regular PAP TEST and encourge each and every one to do the same with every single woman they know! (read all 5 entries…)
As of today,I am HPV free! My immune system did what it was supposed to do and got rid of all the abnormal cells.
I am going to mark this goal completed, although I am still going to use my role as a health care professional to stay on my Pap-smear soapbox. There is still such a stigma and a misunderstanding about so many women’s health issues – this is a simple, cheap, and effective way to take good care of yourself so you can be around to take care of others. I am so glad that this is what I get to do!
