mholik




I'm doing 38 things
 

mholik's Life List

  1. 1. declutter
    1 entry
    780 people
  2. 2. get a passport
    6 entries . 7 cheers
    1,784 people
  3. 3. learn to salsa dance
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    581 people
  4. 4. make something patchwork
    1 person
  5. 5. Strengthen my core muscles
    1 entry
    30 people
  6. 6. make something inspired by Joseph Cornell
    1 entry
    1 person
  7. 7. camp at chaco canyon
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  8. 8. travel overseas in 2010
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    1 person
  9. 9. knit myself a scarf
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    30 people
  10. 10. take more photos
    5 entries . 5 cheers
    3,535 people
  11. 11. draw more
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    2,200 people
  12. 12. make at least $200 on etsy during the coming year
    1 person
  13. 13. focus on what brings me joy
    1 entry
    1 person
  14. 14. learn to crochet
    1,046 people
  15. 15. design a beautiful website
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    82 people
  16. 16. Stop comparing myself to other people
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    707 people
  17. 17. be a travel writer
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    51 people
  18. 18. decorate my house
    4 entries
    400 people
  19. 19. learn Javascript
    373 people
  20. 20. learn action script
    9 people
  21. 21. trust my intuition
    136 people
  22. 22. participate in guerilla art
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    3 people
  23. 23. screenprint more
    1 entry
    5 people
  24. 24. Be more spontaneous and creative
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    354 people
  25. 25. Land a Snowboard Jump
    3 people
  26. 26. learn french
    5 entries . 2 cheers
    10,790 people
  27. 27. see Antelope Canyon
    3 people
  28. 28. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
    67 people
  29. 29. Visit Ft. Stanton
    1 person
  30. 30. strengthen, reestablish, and nurture my existing friendships
    49 people
  31. 31. go canyoneering
    10 people
  32. 32. go vertical caving
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    2 people
  33. 33. see the northern lights
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    17,163 people
  34. 34. stay in an ice hotel
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    97 people
  35. 35. see the redwood forest
    25 people
  36. 36. visit Portland
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    69 people
  37. 37. Go scuba diving
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    1,627 people
  38. 38. heal from abuse
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    44 people

How I did it
How to learn to knit
It took me
1 day
It made me
triumphant!


How to be fearless
It took me
3 months
It made me
contentedly scared


How to make my own soap
It took me
1 day
It made me
surprised


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Recent entries
camp at chaco canyon
Going in March 2 weeks ago

Before it gets really busy. It’ll be cold but it’s car camping, so no prob.



Strengthen my core muscles
So many many reasons to do this! 3 weeks ago

1. I sit all day and when I’ve been good about keeping my core strong I end up with less back pain
2. It will help me with snowboarding.
3. It will help me improve and maintain good posture
4. Vanity, heh.

Anybody got some good suggestions for core exercises?



declutter
Starting just before the new year 3 weeks ago

We’ve been just getting rid of stuff. Selling what we can, donating what we can’t. So far we’ve freed up an entire corner of our living room and made $270. We spent $100 on a storage bench which makes a much better use of our space. So now I’ve decided I will do one thing every day to declutter. So far I’ve already:

-gone through all the kitchen cupboards and gotten rid of food we won’t eat/is expired, donated appliances and serving ware we never use, things we have too many of, and inventoried foods that we could use up, and made a meal plant to use up those foods. Example: found a stash of dried lentils and some barley; lentil barley soup!

-gone through “the electronics” drawer where we keep old warranty cards and manuals and stuff. FOund a lot that we don’t even own anymore!

-Went through our games and donated the games we never play

-Donated books I don’t love enough to read over and over.

-Organized under the bathroom sink, put up a hook to hang my hair dryer so it’s out of the way under there.

-Went through our tools and got a little compartment box for all the random nails, screws, nuts and bolts hanging around.

-Sold the old TV, DVD, computer and monitor

-Began scanning old photos into digital format

-Eating up the leftovers out of the freezer

-Gave a bunch of stuff away for Christmas. This was a great way to declutter and deal with the bad economy over the holidays. Example: My bf’s old Nintendo 64 went to his nephew, who was really happy about it. Some of my belongings from when I was a baby went to a friend who is expecting. Before they just sat in storage, it’s better to pass them on. I don’t think anyone cares they aren’t shiny and new and wrapped in plastic if they are good items.

-Stopped putting mail aside “for later.” I pay most things online, so there are no bills in the mail. I opted out of pre-approved credit offers. There’s no real reason for me to hang onto mail… now I look through it and chuck it/respond to it right away.

Today my one thing is: Finish the current craft project so I can reclaim that table. (I only have one more step and it’s done.)



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