I'm doing 43 things
i’ve been a Blackberry user for quite a while now, and i’m really not so sure how i could give up my BB.. but now i’m getting tired of having to take my mp3 player AND my phone to the gym, so it’s time to get something more integrated and suited for my revamped lifestyle :)
rochiegirl's Life List
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1. Lose 25 pounds
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2. learn to ride a motorcycle
1 cheer1,903 people -
3. learn how to drive stick-shift
2 entries . 3 cheers4,527 people -
4. Get in shape
3 cheers10,218 people -
5. Go skinny dipping
1 entry3,275 people -
6. Pay off my credit card debt
644 people -
7. go hot air ballooning
1 entry . 1 cheer130 people -
8. get an iPhone
1 entry239 people -
9. Go wine tasting
1 cheer65 people -
10. Take the MCAT
2 cheers27 people -
11. Learn to read music
1 entry728 people -
12. Take a cooking class
2 cheers841 people -
13. Learn to ballroom dance
1 cheer834 people -
14. Learn to ride a horse
1 cheer700 people -
15. Make pottery
175 people -
16. bungee jump!
1 entry3,908 people -
17. see Niagara Falls
2 cheers67 people -
18. Take a photography class
1,644 people -
19. Go camping in Yosemite
10 people -
20. backpack through europe
3 cheers5,216 people -
21. Become a doctor
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22. Fall in love for the right reasons
1 cheer5 people -
23. Say I love you to my family members
2 entries . 3 cheers77 people -
24. fall asleep outside watching the stars with someone i care about
2 cheers934 people -
25. get married
20,992 people -
26. Give birth without drugs
1 cheer3 people -
27. run a 5k
1 cheer2,714 people -
28. volunteer for Special Olympics
3 cheers25 people -
29. Write a book of poems
55 people -
30. Drive across the United States
101 people -
31. Fall in love with the right person
418 people -
32. Look into his eyes and tell him i love him
1 entry30 people -
33. Get a tattoo
22,048 people -
34. see the northern lights
1 entry . 2 cheers18,963 people -
35. Kiss under a waterfall
228 people -
36. Read all the Harry Potter books
136 people -
37. Skydive by myself
3 people -
38. Wear a bikini
384 people -
39. Be a camp counselor
50 people -
40. Go to New York Times Square for New Year's Eve
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41. Learn to knit
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42. Go river rafting
64 people -
43. Get a Brazilian wax
347 people
How I did it
It made me
content 
How I did it: i switched to a new shift at work and had to adjust my body clock drastically! Working nights is definitely NOT the greatest, although in my personal situation, i have my reasons why I'd rather work at night than during the day. When i first started the shift, i really had to train my body to go to sleep even when i wasn't sleepy. if i didn't have enough sleep, i was miserable at work and so i knew i HAD to get my sleep or else i'd suffer… Read how I did it…
It made me
Confident 
How I did it: I visited my family in Arizona for the holidays in 2008 and for New Year's, my cousins and I just decided out of whim to go and try it!I didn't really know what to expect, but i guess i'm one of those people that just gets talked into doing things> I mean, even though I've been wanting to do them, it's not until i get others to go with me that I go and do it too. So we started buying our gear the day before and I knew at… Read how I did it…
It made me
Thankful
How I did it: It took a while, but it wasn't until i went skydiving that i knew in my heart i am GLAD TO BE WHO I AM, exactly as is. When i was up in the air i realized two things: 1) no one gives a f*ck about who i am or what i've done, everyone with me who were skydiving were all free-falling, and we were all just humans at that point without anything to parade or flash to anyone else!2) I saw how small things are below,… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
this has been such a long work in progress, but i do feel that my progress as a better listener is directly correlated to my understanding of what it takes to develop great relationships with people; i am thoroughly convinced that being a good listener is one of the foundations of a quality relationship.
I will always be working at this, but from when i started this goal, i know I have totally become a better listener and everyday, it gets easier to stop needing to talk so much, and much easier to be the one listening. i am more interested in what the other person has to offer in the conversation, and how what they say contributes to the overall quality of my relationship with them.
it never ceases to humble me and amaze me when i hear someone play the piano in such a way that reflects the passion of their heart… i know i have that same passion in my heart because it burns so deeply as i listen to someone playing.. i want to know how to read any musical piece so that the only thing left is to infuse my own heart’s passion as my turn comes to play and others listen.
