I'm doing 19 things
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16 months ago
i want to find something by digging in the ground. something: historical, ancient, interesting, rusty; i don’t care! anything!
Alohamora's Life List
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1. live outside of the US
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2. start exercising
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3. go to every national park in the United States
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4. scuba dive a ship wreck
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5. swim with dolphins
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6. finish college, be an RN
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7. write a book, even if it's never published
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8. discover something while digging
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9. get married
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10. get a new computer
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11. get lasik
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12. get my pilot license
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13. Learn to speak French fluently
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14. learn to drive stick
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15. see the northern lights
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16. Go skydiving
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17. go bungee jumping
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18. live in a house with hidden rooms and secret passageways
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19. live a minimalist lifestyle
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How I did it
It made me
excited! 
How I did it: it took me a long time to be able to find the right time to move from my little hometown in wisconsin to the big city of chicago. also i had to have the funds, and definitely the mindset. everything just fell into place and i knew it was the right time for me to come here. i've only been here for a month, but already i love it and know that it will be awhile before i want to leave and try something new again. there is just too much to see… Read how I did it…
It made me
ecstatic!
How I did it: i tried to keep in mind each and every day that there are many things about myself that are completely good. my insecurities will probably never go away 100%, but i think what matters here is that i've learned to look past them, and only see the good things. and even love myself more because of them. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
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18 months ago
so as i entered previously- in 2 weeks i am moving to colorado.
the biggest reason this will help me to live in minimalist fashion will be because i am going to be living in a tent.
i am both excited for this and nervous.
i am completely 100% sure that i can live in a tent for 4 months, but i am not completely sure that i can live in a tent for 4 months and not kill my boyfriend (who will be living with me), and my dog (who will also be there). i have never lived anywhere but in a house, and i am a little nervous about things like ticks and mosquitos, but what i am a lot nervous about are bears and mountain lions.
i am also getting rid of so much. when i think about the fact that i’ve gotten rid of two truck loads, and i am still finding things, i can’t believe how much i had, and how much i still have- even though its not all physical items.
i thought that doing without material objects would mean i was uncomfortable and in need, but the truth is i feel so much better, lighter, and happier now that i don’t have to traipse through stuff all over the floor all the time (even though the stuff i still do have is usually on the floor…. now there is room for it to be.) so as i continue to pack and prepare, and get rid of more junk, i will keep thinking about this goal, and how much it has already changed my life, and i haven’t even finished accomplishing it yet.
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19 months ago
i am moving to colorado!
this is my catalyst!
i am so very incredibly motivated to
get rid of so many things.
things i thought i needed,
but don’t.
i have already started filling boxes with
things i am not taking.
now if only i can stick with it…. :)
