I'm doing 42 things
Not doing this.
2 days 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.
Mike's Life List
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1. stop procrastinating
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2. Keep a journal about achieving goals
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3. get rid of all my clutter
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4. Sell my crap on eBay
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5. Finish my Facebook application
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6. Floss daily
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7. Make all my goals S.M.A.R.T.
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8. keep a side list of future goals
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9. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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10. clean for 30 minutes for 30 days
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11. read a book a week
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12. Lose 20 pounds
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13. fill all of the pots I have with plants
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14. fill all the frames I have with pictures
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15. ask someone out
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16. master Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
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17. Be a better friend
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18. Make new friends
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19. learn origami
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20. pay off my debt
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21. pay off my student loan
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22. be more confident
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23. Get organized
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24. To live instead of exist
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25. work because I like to, not because I have to
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26. work in antarctica
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27. Learn to play the guitar
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28. Visit Japan
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29. See the Southern Lights
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30. live debt free
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31. Finish my Masters in Software Engineering
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32. become a better conversationalist
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33. Take better notes
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34. manage my time better
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35. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
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36. Fall in love
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37. be happy
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38. Finish what I start
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39. keep up with the news
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40. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
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41. make more eye contact
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42. Run the St. George Marathon in 2010
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How I did it
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…
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…
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…
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Recent entries
Need to write more entries...
1 week ago
...and do it more consistently. When I was making daily entries, I made a lot more progress towards my goals.
Living room is (all but) done
2 weeks ago
I did the books as a separate project last week, and that took care of organizing three tall and two short bookshelves. I moved on to the boxes I had still sitting on the floor—went through and organized stuff by the room it should be in, tossed out, or set aside for charity. I’ve got six boxes of stuff to go to charity—mostly books, but also blank CDs that I’d likely never use (I kept a spindle of 100—I must burn one or two every three months or so, so those will last a while), CD sleeves and jewel cases, loose leaf notebooks, and a few other miscellaneous items. The amazing thing is that I can actually put my coffee table down now—it was sitting on it’s side before because I didn’t have room for it!
I’m loving this. It’s actual livable space now. There are still a few things that need to be taken care of—I have a halogen lamp that was on my desk at the office that I need to find a home for. There are two tea chests that need to be put in the storage closet, but not before they’re filled with things that I don’t need immediate access to. There’s also a moving box containing my dad’s reel-to-reel deck… not sure what I’m going to do with that. I don’t really want to get rid of it just yet.
Next up is the bedroom & closet—then I’m done.
