oaksy




I'm doing 40 things
 

oaksy's Life List

  1. 1. Become a youth mentor
    1 person
  2. 2. Teach myself AutoCAD
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    1 person
  3. 3. Get LEED certified
    4 people
  4. 4. Get PMP certified
    18 people
  5. 5. Get an iPhone
    1 cheer
    188 people
  6. 6. Make my own letterpress stationary
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    1 person
  7. 7. Find a job by September
    1 person
  8. 8. Sketch for an hour a day
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    1 person
  9. 9. Run a 5K
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    2,167 people
  10. 10. Go camping
    2,507 people
  11. 11. Take the Tex-Ass Challenge
    1 person
  12. 12. Be able to draw 100 famous floor plans
    2 people
  13. 13. Lose 20 pounds
    6,641 people
  14. 14. Teach myself Revit
    1 person
  15. 15. Become a notary public
    73 people
  16. 16. Start a rubber stamp collection
    1 person
  17. 17. Make my own sushi
    61 people
  18. 18. Learn to drive stick shift
    230 people
  19. 19. Write down a memory every day for a year
    1 person
  20. 20. Make a painting to hang above my bed
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    1 person
  21. 21. Visit Scandinavia
    95 people
  22. 22. Start a new website
    25 people
  23. 23. Make business cards
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    18 people
  24. 24. Send a letter to my grandma every two weeks
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    1 person
  25. 25. Go to business school
    33 people
  26. 26. Get a masters degree in urban planning
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    2 people
  27. 27. Go to cooking school
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    80 people
  28. 28. Reconnect with mentors
    1 person
  29. 29. Find my new life sherpa
    1 person
  30. 30. Blog at least once per week
    1 cheer
    1 person
  31. 31. Go to the gym at least three times per week for two months
    1 person
  32. 32. Visit Australia
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    2,454 people
  33. 33. Visit Iceland
    785 people
  34. 34. Become a project manager at an architecture firm
    1 person
  35. 35. Open a bakery
    226 people
  36. 36. Find the thing that makes me want to jump out of bed in the morning
    1 person
  37. 37. Buy random gifts for friends
    1 person
  38. 38. Read two books a month
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    78 people
  39. 39. Host a monthly dinner party
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    2 people
  40. 40. Describe 50 famous architects
    1 person

How I did it
How to own a motor scooter
It took me
3 months
It made me
Zippy


How to run two miles
It took me
4 weeks
It made me
Fired Up!


How to learn italian
It took me
2 years
It made me
Molta felice


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Send a letter to my grandma every two weeks
Letters to my Grandma 9 months ago

After living in the same town as my Grandma for four years in college, I admittedly did not make enough time to see her in that time. It is still something that definitely brings up some regret in me, even though I did maintain a very rigorous schedule in that time and my Grandma always understood and even encouraged me to keep focused on school.

My grandmother is an extraordinary woman and spending time with her has always been one of my favorite things. Since I have now moved 100 miles North, finding time to see her has gotten increasingly difficult.

I made this goal after I received a stamp container and a roll of stamps from her from Christmas. She told me that just happened to like the dispenser, but it really caused something to click in my head. I really had no excuse, especially as she has a phone and email (even facebook, for that matter), but for some reason—sending letters feels like a much nicer and cooler (old school!) way of communicating. It also gives me an excuse to include photos or little drawings for her to enjoy.

The idea of writing letters has also made me really excited about stationary & letterhead design, specifically using letterpress. It’s giving me a great excuse to be a bit more creative. I am going to try to keep track of my progress on this goal here so I remember to do it!

1/16 – Visited Eugene!
1/30 – Thank you note for Christmas gifts
2/13 – TBD




 

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