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1. get a masters degree
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2. be less shy
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3. learn to let go
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4. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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5. balance my checkbook
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6. use all the yarn in my stash
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7. clean my room
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8. learn to cook
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9. fill my iPod
101 people
10. Get a PhD
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11. pay off my student loans
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12. own a hybrid car
589 people
13. visit Roswell, New Mexico
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14. join the peace corps
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15. write a book
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16. sell something I've made
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17. have more adventures
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18. learn all the lyrics to It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
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19. win the Female Toby
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20. visit my grandmother more often
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21. stop being passive-aggressive
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22. become a Master Knitter
58 people
23. take the MCAT
24 people
24. get into medical school
338 people

How I did it

It took me

5 months

It made me

How I did it: Despite my knee injury, I managed to collect 126 out of 130 families required for my Insect Taxonomy class. I filled 4 Cornell Boxes and got an A in the class! Read how I did it…

Jan 01, 2009, 10:35PM PST | 0 comments

Recent entries

rehab my knee (read all 9 entries…)

2 weeks and 1 day post-op 3 months ago

Title says it all. The worst is over. I was at 100 degrees when I went to PT on Tuesday, and looking back at last year, I’m doing better this time!

I came back to school yesterday and today. I’m pretty much taking it easy, reading.

As much as I am dreading all the work I have to do…ALL the work…at least I know what to expect. This between time sucks majorly, but it goes by quickly.

Aug 07, 06:50AM PDT | 0 comments

rehab my knee (read all 9 entries…)

can't believe it 5 months ago

After a year of rehab, surgery, more rehab, and working to rebuild my strength, my right knee was feeling pretty good. Not perfect, but definitely much better. On June 8, however…one day short of the one year anniversary of my first knee injury…I did the same thing. I tore my ACL…in my OTHER KNEE.

I can’t believe I did this again! So, I’m back…my journey restarts. I’m already doing physical therapy and figuring out my health insurance.

I definitely don’t recommend injuring your knees twice…but the second time around is definitely easier, at least as far as knowing what to do…

Jun 24, 12:33PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments

rehab my knee (read all 9 entries…)

come back, ROM! 13 months ago

regaining range of motion is a pain in the butt. PT has me doing deep squats to put force on the knee and make it bend. It is excruciating! I know if I don’t do this, I won’t get my ROM back..but it hurts so much!

on a happier note, I went bike riding this weekend! I felt like I was going to die…this was the first aerobic exercise I’d had since the injury 4.5 months ago. I was super proud of myself though. I’ve come a long way.

Oct 14, 2008, 09:02AM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment

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