I joined my high school rowing team because my mother encouraged me to. At first I hated it because I wasn’t very good, but once I got the hang of it, I fell in love and now I’m the president of the rowing club at my college.
rowerchik08's Life List
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1. do the splits
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2. write at least three sentences in my journal every day
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3. buy an erg
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4. get a pilots license
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5. love everyone
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6. call my dad more often
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7. gossip less
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8. go on a date every week
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9. Hike the Y
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10. dye my hair purple and black
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11. mail into postsecret
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12. find a loving and supportive partner
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13. Grow my hair out
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14. learn to drive stick well
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15. write meaningful letters
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16. have no debt
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17. have consensual sex
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18. Marry the love of my life.
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19. go to the temple at least once a week
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20. go to Oxford
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21. learn ju jitsu
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22. make a new friend every day!
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23. write a short story every day
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24. Knit a blanket
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25. do ordinances in every temple in the world
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26. flatten my belly
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27. read one book a week
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28. lose 20 lbs
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29. knit myself a bra
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30. Make a quilt
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31. watch every episode of degrassi
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32. watch every episode of House
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33. teach at Stanton
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34. get married in the temple
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35. own a home
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36. write a novel
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37. open a bakery
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38. make a pie from scratch
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39. finish college
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40. buy a mustang
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41. coach rowing
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42. Live in London for a Year
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How I did it
How I did it: I bought a calendar and two markers, one blue and one silver. Every day that I cut myself, I marked the day off with the blue marker. Every day I didn't, I used the silver. On days that I didn't cut, I wrote the number of days it had been since the last time. The last time - ever - was April 7, 2008. I stopped counting at 500 days. Read how I did it…
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