I'm doing 21 things
Leslie's Life List
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1. publish a novel
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2. buy a full sized rothko print
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3. learn how to handle stress
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4. watch less television
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5. get a new apartment
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6. be more mature
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7. have a baby
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8. get my teeth fixed
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9. buy a laptop
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10. be respected
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11. buy a prius
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12. explore my college campus
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13. publish a short story
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14. get a bachelor's degree
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15. graduate summa cum laude
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16. win a poetry contest
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17. get a perm
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18. get a tree and phoenix tattoo
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19. buy my husband a new better wedding band
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20. make new friends
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21. get a dog
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How I did it: Ever heard of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short)? The challenge is to write a novel of 50,000 words in 30 days. I wrote a mystery novel that I'm not particularly proud of. In fact, I wouldn't let anyone read it-- not even my husband. But the experience showed me that I can do it. It had always seemed like such a huge task. But this challenge allowed me to just dive in and damn the consequences. I plan to write another nove… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I spent months researching art nouveau. Finally, I printed out a few paintings I found online. One showed the type of hair I wanted my mermaid to have, another was the right kind of face, another was the tail. I went to a tattoo expo and looked at the books of lots of tattoo artists before I chose Paula, who actually knew what art nouveau was. She put my printouts together gracefully and created a gorgeous mermaid. The actual tattoo took … Read how I did it…
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