I wrote this entry after participating in the 2005 Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt in San Francisco.
Rachel's Life List
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1. Do something new every month
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2. figure out in what city each of my great grandparents was born
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3. write a novel
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4. exercise
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5. see the northern lights
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6. work because I like to, not because I have to
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7. take better care of my teeth
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8. have more energy
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9. write more letters
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10. write more love letters
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11. Write more thank you notes
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12. finish writing our thank you cards from our wedding
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13. eat more plantains
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14. Tidy my room and keep it that way
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15. be more organized
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16. Minimize existing clutter and excess possessions
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17. Be more polite
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18. be a great mom
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19. Practice Yoga
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20. Give away a bunch of clothes I've been meaning to give away for a long time
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21. design one, just one, awesome poster. okay okay, *at least* one awesome poster. more than one would be even more awesome.
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22. start a magazine
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23. finish my personal projects
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24. become known as an expert in my field
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25. Learn to speed read
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26. learn to paint
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27. Learn to surf
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28. Remember names
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29. celebrate my 100th birthday
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30. build my own furniture
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31. remodel my kitchen
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32. re-learn french
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33. watch the IMDB.com Top 100 movies
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34. watch the IMDB.com Top 250 movies
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35. save someone's life
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36. Have an underground lair
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37. give away 30 things i don't need
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38. Be a stay at home mom
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39. watch the AFI Top 100 American movies
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40. make and send my own circle journals
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41. unpack everything in my second bedroom
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42. have nice abs
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43. attend the 2012 Floriade
1 person
Recent entries
We went to an Italian restaurant that doesn’t offer much I (a vegan) can eat, so I asked them to make me something. “What?” asked that server. “A surprise,” I replied. I got a great stir fry complete with Romanesco, also known as Italian cauliflower. I didn’t even know such a thing existed.
I bought an external drive and it came with automatic backup software. Now I don’t have to worry about losing my data.

