porfavornofubar

is motivated, even if the wait is a little longer.



I'm doing 42 things
 

porfavornofubar's Life List

  1. 1. get rid of things I don't need
    11 entries . 65 cheers
    109 people
  2. 2. Rock the GRE
    2 entries . 34 cheers
    53 people
  3. 3. Run 500 miles in 2009
    2 entries . 9 cheers
    6 people
  4. 4. run 3 miles in 27 minutes
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    2 people
  5. 5. run 3 miles in 26 minutes
    2 cheers
    1 person
  6. 6. run 3 miles in 25 minutes
    3 cheers
    3 people
  7. 7. Learn How to Fix my Bike
    16 cheers
    40 people
  8. 8. create my own website
    2 entries . 16 cheers
    5,231 people
  9. 9. start my own business
    24 cheers
    8,600 people
  10. 10. Be early for everything for 21 consecutive days.
    53 entries . 37 cheers
    1 person
  11. 11. become a Marine officer
    5 entries . 55 cheers
    12 people
  12. 12. This little light of mine... I'm gonna let it shine
    1 entry . 41 cheers
    6 people
  13. 13. Run 3 miles in 24 minutes
    1 cheer
    2 people
  14. 14. become a yogini
    5 cheers
    11 people
  15. 15. learn how to surf and surf well
    8 cheers
    40 people
  16. 16. When I fall (and I will), always get back up.
    2 entries . 73 cheers
    2 people
  17. 17. learn how to swim properly
    2 entries . 28 cheers
    14 people
  18. 18. complete a triathlon
    1 entry . 19 cheers
    668 people
  19. 19. re-learn Tagalog
    1 entry . 15 cheers
    6 people
  20. 20. be able to do handstand push-ups
    2 entries . 10 cheers
    1 person
  21. 21. 'cleansweep' my life up to 100% (http://betterme.org/cleansweep.html)
    1 entry . 10 cheers
    114 people
  22. 22. Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
    6 entries . 15 cheers
    72 people
  23. 23. give 43 laptops through One Laptop per Child
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    1 person
  24. 24. run at least one marathon a year
    1 entry . 6 cheers
    1 person
  25. 25. run barefoot on 43 different beaches
    19 cheers
    1 person
  26. 26. run a marathon in all 50 states
    3 entries . 3 cheers
    29 people
  27. 27. run a marathon on all 7 continents
    8 cheers
    8 people
  28. 28. read every book I own
    1 entry . 19 cheers
    2,122 people
  29. 29. Visit all the U.S. National Parks & Preserves
    1 entry . 13 cheers
    1 person
  30. 30. learn to snowboard well enough to do double diamonds and the half-pipe
    2 cheers
    1 person
  31. 31. become a black belt
    1 entry . 9 cheers
    92 people
  32. 32. Skydive
    1 entry . 8 cheers
    10,193 people
  33. 33. Drive across the USA
    20 cheers
    2,168 people
  34. 34. learn how to fix my own car
    15 cheers
    16 people
  35. 35. Volunteer for Big Brothers & Big Sisters
    20 cheers
    38 people
  36. 36. pay off my student loans asap
    8 cheers
    1 person
  37. 37. learn to fly
    5 cheers
    2,145 people
  38. 38. learn to breakdance
    7 cheers
    988 people
  39. 39. Ride a motorcycle through Central America
    7 cheers
    3 people
  40. 40. travel to Sparta
    7 cheers
    3 people
  41. 41. volunteer abroad in my old age
    16 cheers
    1 person
  42. 42. retire abroad
    10 cheers
    4 people

How I did it
How to donate hair to Locks of Love
It took me
3 years
It made me
pleased


How to get laser eye surgery
It took me
2 days
It made me
see!


How to get rid of roles & commitments I don't need so I can focus on the most important ones
It took me
6 months
It made me
sad but relieved


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Recent entries
Run 500 miles in 2009 (read all 2 entries…)
Revision 6 months ago

I have come to realize that I have a life outside of running and, though it is one of my major goals to do a lot more of it to get faster, jumping straight to 1000 miles in one year is silly and potentially disastrous. For some perspective, my lifetime mileage (starting with the marathon training in 2007 and INCLUDING THIS YEAR) only total somewhere in the 800s. And with just a little over half of the year left, I’m to double my total from over the last two years? Silly.

I’m all about being more realistic and maybe stepping this goal up each year until 1000 is actually within my reach without quitting the rest of my life. So far, I’m at 91, which is a little behind, but it still means averaging only 12-13 miles a week for the rest of the year, which is totally doable.



become a marine officer (read all 5 entries…)
More Time 6 months ago

Some of the things I was worried about are, for the moment, irrelevant. I will find out this week if the hail mary pass stuff will be approved and carried forward with my application, but more immediately I was not able to get into this summer’s class because of a combination of three small things. The two I have control over are my schoolwork and my running speed, so I will continue to work on those and look forward to being extra prepared for next May.

I’m a bit sad to lose momentum on this, but it is truly not the worst of outcomes since my relationship with my family seemed to turn a corner this winter and it is a terrific time to spend a few months with them (which hasn’t happened in years). This can also be my summer of doing things that aren’t “important” and always get put off. I predict a few more goals being added and checked off of my list in the summer months.



get rid of things I don't need (read all 11 entries…)
So close to checking this one off! 6 months ago

I sold a few things that have been taking up space in my tiny apartment and made a helpful amount of cash in the process:

-the silly bike trainer that takes all the joy out of biking
-my old mountain bike that’s too heavy for my uphill commute
-my very old laptop that I was keeping for sentimental reasons

I decided to give my not-as-old apple laptop to my mom, which I sent back home with my boyfriend on his last visit. I couldn’t sell it for the price I think it was worth since all those great new macbooks are out, so I figured my mom might as well enjoy it and get some mac lessons this summer while I’m home. All that’s left is to try and finish a big project at home on my desktop and then try to sell that before I leave in a few weeks. I can do the rest of my school work and studying on campus at the computer lab where I work.

I also planned to sell one of my old trumpets because I decided that I would never play seriously in an orchestra again, but then I realized that even my other trumpet was useless to keep around since I have so many other goals in my life that I have NOT already accomplished in some fashion that I will most likely never put the time in to enjoy playing the trumpet the right way again. If I do, I will most likely be in a place in life to obtain another trumpet, and in the meantime I don’t need to be carting these two around. I’m going to take them to a local store soon to be sold for commission so I can get them out of my hair ASAP.

Once all of this is done, the big event will be my first weekend back at home when I will go through all of my old things (and some of my mom’s that have crept into my old bedroom) and have a glorious, cleansing yard sale! I always loved having an LA garage sale – the quirky neighbors come out of the woodwork, I get to hang out on the lawn all day watching clutter be lifted off my shoulders, I make a little cash, and my nephews get to hang out and sell lemonade. WIN-WIN-WIN.

I already feel lighter and I am about to dig into my stash of trash here in my apartment so I can prepare for the main event!



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