I'm doing 19 things
In an effort to improve my overall physical health, I decided to have a dry January. So far, so good. Once this month is over, I’m going to decide if I want to keep it up as a teetotaller, or allow myself the odd beer after work or glass of wine with dinner. I don’t like the way I feel when I wake up after having overindulged with alcohol, and I’d be really happy if I never have another hangover again! All things in moderation, as they say. ;)
mechamanjari's Life List
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1. travel more
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2. hug my mom more often
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3. get better at keeping in touch with people who are important to me
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4. be forever young
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5. save animals
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6. stop animal testing
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7. get a Buddha for my home
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8. rescue a dog
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9. get out of debt
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10. tone up
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11. stop throwing clothes on the floor
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12. stop being lazy
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13. get rid of all my clutter
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14. be fluent in 4 languages
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15. grow my own vegetables
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16. get up on time
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17. drink 2 litres of water a day
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18. learn to drive
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19. drink less alcohol
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Recent entries
Seriously, I’m going to be 35 this year; it’s pathetic that I can’t drive. It was pretty normal to be a non-driver in my teens and early 20s, since I live in a giant metropolis with really widespread public transit coverage. Very few of my friends used to drive, even those who did bother to get a license. Now that I’m in a relationship with someone who lives in the suburbs and we’re contemplating getting a home together out there, I realise what an obstacle it is when you don’t drive.
It was a moderately amusing “goal” to tell people I was going to hit 30 without learning how to drive, but the joke’s on me! I don’t want to turn 40 as a passenger only, so I got myself the handbook, I’m learning the rules and the signs, and I’m going to get my permit ASAP! By the end of the year, I hope to have the first stage of our province’s graduated license along with all the 16-year-olds!
After far too many years of avoidant behaviour with regard to my credit card debts, I finally applied for a Line of Credit last May. Best thing I ever did!! Well, financially, at any rate. I consolidated my ~$25,000 of credit card debts, started paying a much lower interest rate, and I’m finally seeing my monthly payments making a difference!
This is the first time in probably close to 10 years that I owe less than $15K, and it feels marvellous! I put myself on an aggressive payment plan as soon as I got the credit line, started really watching my spending, and it’s been such a relief to watch my debt actually shrink. Barring any catastrophic emergencies, I could actually be debt-free by next year.
Then it’s time for a mortgage, haha!
