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Mike

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Mike's Life List

  2. 1. Get a job
    18 cheers     		10,528 people
  3. 2. stop procrastinating
    3 entries . 90 cheers     		26,996 people
  4. 3. Keep a journal about achieving goals
    2 entries . 31 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. get rid of all my clutter
    7 entries . 91 cheers     		1,141 people
  6. 5. Sell my crap on eBay
    39 cheers     		8 people
  7. 6. Finish my Facebook application
    12 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. Floss daily
    13 cheers     		387 people
  9. 8. Make all my goals S.M.A.R.T.
    1 entry . 39 cheers     		15 people
  10. 9. keep a side list of future goals
    5 entries . 25 cheers     		2 people
  11. 10. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
    3 entries . 16 cheers     		7,535 people
  12. 11. clean for 30 minutes for 30 days
    11 entries . 100 cheers     		6 people
  13. 12. read a book a week
    2 entries . 76 cheers     		720 people
  14. 13. Lose 20 pounds
    16 entries . 70 cheers     		6,653 people
  15. 14. fill all of the pots I have with plants
    1 entry . 77 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. fill all the frames I have with pictures
    17 cheers     		2 people
  17. 16. ask someone out
    5 entries . 150 cheers     		195 people
  18. 17. master Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
    1 entry . 27 cheers     		2 people
  19. 18. Be a better friend
    2 entries . 52 cheers     		5,996 people
  20. 19. Make new friends
    59 cheers     		12,791 people
  21. 20. learn origami
    58 cheers     		357 people
  22. 21. pay off my debt
    50 cheers     		2,086 people
  23. 22. pay off my student loan
    43 cheers     		666 people
  24. 23. be more confident
    59 cheers     		10,299 people
  25. 24. Get organized
    15 cheers     		6,086 people
  26. 25. To live instead of exist
    80 cheers     		10,899 people
  27. 26. work because I like to, not because I have to
    57 cheers     		3,439 people
  28. 27. work in antarctica
    61 cheers     		57 people
  29. 28. Learn to play the guitar
    38 cheers     		12,667 people
  30. 29. Visit Japan
    1 entry . 56 cheers     		5,525 people
  31. 30. See the Southern Lights
    29 cheers     		41 people
  32. 31. live debt free
    38 cheers     		136 people
  33. 32. Finish my Masters in Software Engineering
    3 entries . 82 cheers     		1 person
  34. 33. become a better conversationalist
    37 cheers     		226 people
  35. 34. Take better notes
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		9 people
  36. 35. manage my time better
    27 cheers     		1,427 people
  37. 36. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
    27 cheers     		5,511 people
  38. 37. Fall in love
    45 cheers     		24,508 people
  39. 38. be happy
    41 cheers     		21,897 people
  40. 39. Finish what I start
    47 cheers     		3,843 people
  41. 40. keep up with the news
    21 cheers     		59 people
  42. 41. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
    46 cheers     		2,370 people
  43. 42. make more eye contact
    59 cheers     		262 people
  44. 43. Run the St. George Marathon in 2010
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to donate to charity
It took me
3 months
It made me
Glad

How I did it: Last August I moved into an apartment that really wasn't big enough to hold all my stuff, so I had to identify what I wanted to get rid of.  Some of it is going to be put up on eBay, but others I decided to give to charity.  After having grown up in Idaho and Utah, I'm familiar with Deseret Industries, which is kinda the Mormon equivalent of the Salvation Army or Good Will.  I like what they do to help families that are dow… Read how I did it…

Mar 07, 12:16PM PST | 1 comment | 7 cheers


How to create a budget
It took me
1 month
It made me
Feel in control

How I did it: Used MS Access to categorize & summarize my transactions for about six months.  Then, based on how much I spend in each category, made a budget spreadsheet.  Based on the spreadsheet, I set up automatic payments for my bills from each paycheck. Read how I did it…

Dec 09, 2008, 08:46AM PST | 1 comment | 3 cheers


How to give blood
It took me
1 day
It made me
complete

How I did it: I think the gauze pressing on my arm hurts more than getting pricked did.  They asked me if I'd had sex with anybody for money or drugs after 1977.  What, if it happened before 1977 it doesn't count? what's so magical about 1977? (the answer is no, BTW...)I was worried that my iron would be too low, but the drop of my blood in the solution dropped like a rock, so that wasn't a problem (I wonder if it's more of a problem for wome… Read how I did it…

Nov 18, 2008, 01:01PM PST | 3 comments | 13 cheers


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Recent entries
run a half marathon (read all 10 entries…)
Moab Other Half is almost here... 1 month ago

Did my last long run (13 miles) for this one a couple of weeks ago. Finished in 2:44, about 12:45/mile (I think). I ran the first 8 miles, then did 10 min. run /2 min. walk intervals for the last 5. My average heart rate over the whole thing was 141… Which for me, is incredible. No doubt about it—I’m in great shape, cardiovascular wise. Unfortunately, it’s obvious that if I want to get my pace down to 9/10 min/mile I have to LOSE WEIGHT!

Oct 04, 05:49PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


ask someone out (read all 5 entries…)
Again... 4 months ago

Asked a woman out that goes to my trainer. I think she’s about 28, so that might be a problem… Considering I’m almost 40. Going to have lunch with her hopefully this week, if we can set a time! We were supposed to do it last week, but both of us were pretty busy, so we’ll see how it goes.

Jul 19, 04:16PM PDT | 7 cheers | 0 comments


Make 20 bids on eLance this month
Not doing this. 4 months ago

Looks like I’m not really all that good at the contract work thing right now. Maybe later, maybe never. It’s too nerve wracking, that’s for sure.

Jul 02, 08:39PM PDT | 0 comments


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I want to:

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meet Jack Sparrow Get more exercise Drive across the USA learn how to stop on rollerblades spend more time with my sister kennethjanosko wants to Read 50 books in 2009. find true love Be more trusting face my fears master cleanse love and be loved in return make a difference in someone's life get stronger raederle wants to lose weight Take more photos get better grades Own a nightclub get a husky get my parent's trust back Quit Smoking Travel internationally Be a better friend makikojp wants to learn Swedish be a mom Kiss a stranger go to France be less negative be more tactful
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