my 40th b'day gift to myself.
22 months ago
in a year and a half or so…
i’ve wanted to do this since i was 13 and saw them down at beach on vacation.
| 1. |
live with compassion
2 entries . 15 cheers |
17 people |
| 2. |
live simply
1 entry . 16 cheers |
3,208 people |
| 3. |
live well
1 entry . 4 cheers |
56 people |
| 4. |
give away all my cheers every day
7 entries . 16 cheers |
5 people |
| 5. |
figure out one thing that i'm really really good at
1 entry . 10 cheers |
2 people |
| 6. |
articulate my thoughts more clearly
2 entries . 17 cheers |
38 people |
| 7. |
create small pieces of art, and leave them for people to find
2 entries . 23 cheers |
490 people |
| 8. |
volunteer at the science museum again
1 entry . 9 cheers |
1 person |
| 9. |
identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
19 entries . 3 cheers |
6,882 people |
| 10. |
visit all 7 continents
1 entry . 6 cheers |
1,239 people |
| 11. |
become fluent in a language other than English
2 entries . 11 cheers |
13 people |
| 12. |
live to be 100 years old
2 entries . 8 cheers |
81 people |
| 13. |
paint my house
1 entry . 2 cheers |
215 people |
| 14. |
get a masters degree
13 cheers |
2,794 people |
| 15. |
take a yoga class
1 entry . 11 cheers |
494 people |
| 16. |
run a 10k
1 entry . 6 cheers |
895 people |
| 17. |
learn to sing
2 entries . 5 cheers |
2,526 people |
| 18. |
play the piano again
1 entry . 7 cheers |
460 people |
| 19. |
read more books
1 entry . 8 cheers |
10,692 people |
| 20. |
experience microgravity in space
2 entries . 3 cheers |
1 person |
| 21. |
get in 30 minutes of vigorous activity every day
3 entries . 9 cheers |
3 people |
| 22. |
learn to draw
1 entry . 6 cheers |
1,923 people |
| 23. |
develop a personal style
5 entries . 9 cheers |
17 people |
| 24. |
register some books on BookCrossing.com and release them
5 cheers |
63 people |
| 25. |
memorize more poetry
1 entry . 9 cheers |
26 people |
| 26. |
start fencing again
1 entry . 9 cheers |
37 people |
| 27. |
write a sestina
1 entry . 7 cheers |
18 people |
| 28. |
clean my basement
9 entries . 3 cheers |
73 people |
| 29. |
Make new friends
20 team members . 4 cheers |
12,243 people |
| 30. |
Do the best pumpkin carving 43Things has ever seen
10 team members |
2 people |
| 31. |
make a list of my favorite words
3 entries . 6 cheers |
4 people |
| 32. |
compose a 43things about me list
10 entries . 3 cheers |
6 people |
| 33. |
ride in a biplane
1 entry |
4 people |
in a year and a half or so…
i’ve wanted to do this since i was 13 and saw them down at beach on vacation.
i rarely sit at the desk and use my desktop anymore—it’s all about using the laptop now!