I'm doing 38 things
andrew mcmahon is amazing. he puts so much energy into his performances, and i absolutely love when he rocks out/goes crazy on the piano.
Lopa's Life List
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1. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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2. Read more books
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3. have better posture
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4. Allow myself to only be treated well by the people I choose to have friendships and relationships with. If they do not, I need to find the courage to move on without them.
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5. Stop caring what other people think of me
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6. never apologize for being me
711 people -
7. trust
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8. Let my guard down
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9. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
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10. stop procrastinating
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11. get a job
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12. Become Financially Independent
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13. Talk more
384 people -
14. find out my blood type
561 people -
15. Simplify.
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16. fall in love
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17. Learn to cook
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18. start painting
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19. Learn to play the piano
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20. lose 15 pounds and keep it off
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21. be more outgoing
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22. travel the world
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23. take my mom to egypt
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24. become a detective
67 people -
25. Kiss in the rain
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26. Donate blood
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27. buy an old house and renovate it
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28. see a Broadway show in New York
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29. change the way people think
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30. go to more concerts
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31. Become fluent in more than one language
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32. ride an elephant in India
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33. write more letters by hand
532 people -
34. study abroad
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35. have a flat stomach
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36. visit all 50 states
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37. become a morning person.
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38. become a pastry chef
145 people
How I did it
It made me
excited 
How I did it: I had been thinking about getting a tattoo for probably a year before any real discussion of it materialized. The decision was made on a whim with two of my friends from college, and we went out and got them a few days later! It did hurt, but definitely not unbearable--like someone else wrote, it's a bit of a shock at first but it stops hurting as soon as they take off the needle and then it just stings for a while. Make sure to leave the… Read how I did it…
It made me
feel accomplished
How I did it: Checked it out at the library and read it at home because I felt a little too creepy reading it in public (but that's just me :) ) Make sure you're pretty awake/alert and have time to take in all of the words or you might miss out on his amazingly poetic descriptions. It might be too much to read in huge chunks, but it's definitely worth it either way. Read how I did it…
It made me
connected
How I did it: signed up for a service learning program at my school that required 50 hours of service per year.. ended up finding an organization that i loved (campus kitchen) and i have stayed with it even after my program ended--i'm now a shift leader and volunteer at least once a week. now that i have this routine down i want to add on another site!! Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
i have tried to give blood twice so far but i don’t have enough iron.. i don’t eat meat so i neeeeed to start eating other foods with more iron!!
i’m a huge pack rat, but i’m moving into college in one week. that is what finally motivated me to really simplify. i’ve thrown out a garbage-can-full of posessions that i don’t need, and i still have more to go. it feels really liberating to do this. i was hoping for a great summer after graduating high school, but it wasn’t as great as i would have hoped – i am no longer friends with many people that i was always with in high school. but doing this has been so liberating. i feel like i can finally move on. and i know cleaning isn’t the only aspect of simplifying, but for me it is a pretty big part.
