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
2 cheers10,344 people -
4. exercise
2 cheers1,792 people -
5. see the northern lights
2 cheers18,229 people -
6. work because I like to, not because I have to
4 cheers3,521 people -
7. take better care of my teeth
4 cheers609 people -
8. have more energy
1 cheer957 people -
9. write more letters
3 cheers1,546 people -
10. write more love letters
4 cheers147 people -
11. Write more thank you notes
3 cheers467 people -
12. finish writing our thank you cards from our wedding
2 cheers2 people -
13. eat more plantains
2 cheers7 people -
14. Tidy my room and keep it that way
2 cheers277 people -
15. be more organized
1 cheer3,430 people -
16. Minimize existing clutter and excess possessions
1 cheer418 people -
17. Be more polite
4 cheers48 people -
18. be a great mom
4 cheers502 people -
19. Practice Yoga
1 cheer4,298 people -
20. Give away a bunch of clothes I've been meaning to give away for a long time
1 cheer152 people -
21. design one, just one, awesome poster. okay okay, *at least* one awesome poster. more than one would be even more awesome.
1 cheer9 people -
22. start a magazine
3 cheers336 people -
23. finish my personal projects
1 cheer44 people -
24. become known as an expert in my field
2 cheers103 people -
25. Learn to speed read
2 cheers496 people -
26. learn to paint
1 cheer1,247 people -
27. Learn to surf
7,871 people -
28. Remember names
1 cheer163 people -
29. celebrate my 100th birthday
1 cheer9 people -
30. build my own furniture
2 cheers33 people -
31. remodel my kitchen
1 cheer247 people -
32. re-learn french
438 people -
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
432 people -
37. Be a stay at home mom
167 people -
38. attend the 2012 Floriade
1 person -
39. watch the AFI Top 100 American movies
1 cheer370 people -
40. make and send my own circle journals
4 people -
41. have nice abs
618 people -
42. give away 30 things i don't need
58 people -
43. unpack everything in my second bedroom
2 people
Recent entries
I tried Romanesco
4 years ago
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.
relief
5 years ago
I bought an external drive and it came with automatic backup software. Now I don’t have to worry about losing my data.

