Requirements:
*Under $500, utilities included
*Pets OK
*Parking spot
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stop being a hypochondriac
3 cheers |
62 people |
| 2. |
save money
1 cheer |
14,710 people |
| 3. |
write anonymous, loving post-its for strangers to find
2 cheers |
866 people |
| 4. |
keep my room cleaner
1 cheer |
45 people |
| 5. |
understand men
1 cheer |
105 people |
| 6. |
Understand women
2 cheers |
108 people |
| 7. |
Watch the top 250 movies on the Internet Movie Database
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451 people |
| 8. |
read more, write more, create more
6 entries . 3 cheers |
61 people |
| 9. |
love my body
1 cheer |
1,093 people |
| 10. |
dance more
1 entry |
1,070 people |
| 11. |
be inspirational
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29 people |
| 12. |
figure out where home is
1 cheer |
131 people |
| 13. |
sell my no longer useful items on ebay
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1 person |
| 14. |
go camping
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2,505 people |
| 15. |
Make the most of my 20's
1 cheer |
608 people |
| 16. |
Stick to my diet
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75 people |
| 17. |
start a revolution
1 cheer |
1,024 people |
| 18. |
make a serious beneficial impact on global human rights
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 19. |
learn to take things day by day
1 cheer |
1 person |
| 20. |
stop jumping to conclusions
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8 people |
| 21. |
see a giant leap toward total gender equality in my lifetime
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1 person |
| 22. |
Get over my commitment phobia
1 cheer |
4 people |
| 23. |
decorate
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32 people |
| 24. |
actually abide by my 43 things
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1 person |
| 25. |
lower my blood pressure and cholesterol
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2 people |
| 26. |
Learn how to windsurf
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7 people |
| 27. |
have a complete physical
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2 people |
| 28. |
Lose another 30 lbs
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4 people |
| 29. |
Find a fantastic apartment
1 entry |
1 person |
| 30. |
Cook more
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1,930 people |
| 31. |
Bring my car to Iowa City
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1 person |
| 32. |
Stay with the one I love
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4 people |
How I did it: I made an appointment during my winter break from law school because I didn't want to deal with going to class all drugged up and in pain. The actual procedure only took 45 minutes and my surgeon had prescribed valium for me to take beforehand so absolutely nothing phased me. I walked in, sat down, was led to the actual "operating room" (which turned out to be merely a regular dentist's office with more equipment, like an oxygen machine, … Read how I did it…
It has taken me about a year to do this but I feel fantastic and I have every intention to keep going until I reach my goal weight. You can do it if you try! There is no better feeling than feeling healthy :).
Few people know that I used to get panic attacks and hives due to anxiety quite frequently during my freshman year of college. Over the course of the past four years, I have been practicing meditative techniques to calm myself down, in conjunction with therapy (for a short while). It works!