I'm doing 43 things
Well, I took the job in Greensboro, NC. I started working for FMC October 15th, 2012 and thankfully I’m still at it! Now on to my next goal.. paying off my student loans :-/
simplymet's Life List
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1. plant a garden in the city
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2. Visit all 50 states of the USA
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3. Fly on Air Force One
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4. compete in Ms. Wheelchair America
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5. Read every book on a top 100 list
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6. Donate blood
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7. Ride in a convertible with the top down
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8. Be able to raise my hands above my head
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9. Buy a meal for a homeless person
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10. celebrate calendar day every month for a year
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11. Support a sports team for one season
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12. watch the news/read the paper regularly
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13. Befriend someone over the age of 70
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14. Go on a blind date
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15. pay off my student loans
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16. get rid of excessive stuff
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17. live abroad
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18. Go to the Tulip Time Festival in Holland, MI
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19. become fluent in hindi
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20. start a book club
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21. finish writing my novel
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22. see all the Fred Astaire movies
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23. Evolve discreetly into a 1950s domestic goddess
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24. be financially independent
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25. participate in a protest
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26. Get a tattoo
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27. adopt a child
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28. take a practice LSAT
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29. catch a fish
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30. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
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31. learn to drive
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32. learn calligraphy
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33. spend an entire day in bed
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34. have my own library
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35. learn morse code
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36. know how to solve a rubik's cube
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37. Try colored contacts
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38. Go back to Ireland
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39. Read all the unread books on my shelves
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40. Learn how to paint with oil paints
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41. lay on the grass with a lover and watch the stars
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42. learn sign language
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43. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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Recent entries
Well, there’s a long backstory to my latest exploratory trip to a new part of the country, but the Readers’ Digest version is this:
A few weeks ago I was invited to interview for a MSW position with a Dialysis company in Greensboro, North Carolina. Because of the awesome opportunity this position would entail, and because NC winters sound wonderful in comparison to MI winters, I decided it was worth a trip.
My dad and I did a roadtrip to Greensboro, and I got the chance to see three states I had yet to visit:
19. West Virginia
20. Virginia
21. North Carolina
Ooops! I forgot to post about this one! This was a nice easy read, yet chuck-full of convictions which make the reader think from the characters’ points of view about the majority of the community’s ignorance and same-ness. I could relate to the characters and, for the most part, empathize with their convictions. I also enjoyed the format of the book; each chapter surrounds the plot of one of the main 5 characters, yet the story maintains consistency through one point in time. The central character of John Singer, who is deaf/mute, and the other 4 main characters (all who befriend Singer as their confidant) are all a bit of outsiders and possess quite unique personalities/backstories. Combined with some unexpected moments, the characteristics of this book make it a definite worthwhile read.
