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sugarcookies

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  2. 1. Today I will...
    4 entries     		41 people
  3. 2. Find a job!
    8 entries . 7 cheers     		1,802 people
  4. 3. Get out of debt
    6 entries . 30 cheers     		10,988 people
  5. 4. Find things I can do to actively help promote and protect human rights/social justice, and then do them.
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Spend more time in Chicago
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		2 people
  7. 6. Make a five year plan
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		46 people
  8. 7. grow spiritually
    2 entries . 12 cheers     		214 people
  9. 8. take better care of myself
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		1,325 people
  10. 9. learn how to take better photos
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		11 people
  11. 10. learn 10 songs well enough to perform in public
    3 entries . 6 cheers     		2 people
  12. 11. speak up when people make racist remarks
    2 entries . 12 cheers     		5 people
  13. 12. write a song
    2 cheers     		4,192 people
  14. 13. Play Malcolm Young in an AC/DC cover band
    1 cheer     		1 person
  15. 14. make a list of 30 things I need to do before I'm 30, and then make smaller goals that are steps toward them
    3 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. make money without having a 9 to 5 job
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. buy a piano (with cash, not credit cards)
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  18. 17. Read all the books on my list
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		84 people
  19. 18. Start a blog that I post to regularly
    1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 19. Find effective ways to respond to negativity and hate
    2 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. Learn to play the banjo
    6 cheers     		429 people
  22. 21. Learn about personal finance and how to manage and ultimately eliminate my debt!
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. Grow my hair long (again)
    2 entries     		280 people
  24. 23. Learn Photoshop
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1,469 people
  25. 24. Jog at least 3 days a week
    6 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  26. 25. get these ideas for stories out of my head and on paper
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  27. 26. Learn Sweet Child O' Mine on the guitar
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  28. 27. Write a novel
    3 cheers     		9,670 people
  29. 28. Reassess and reorganize my goals!
    1 cheer     		1 person
  30. 29. Learn to speak Spanish
    1 cheer     		2,409 people
  31. 30. do 100 things I have never done
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		42 people
  32. 31. Let's Clean Together
    19 team members . 3 entries . 2 cheers     		26 people
  33. 32. find beautiful things for my home
    1 cheer     		1 person
  34. 33. seek out new/unfamiliar music
    2 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. get my shit together
    1 entry     		91 people
  36. 35. stop freaking out about the stupid, stupid house
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  37. 36. complete NaNoWriMo
    1 cheer     		88 people

How I did it
How to make the most out of this internship
It took me
3 months
It made me
proud of myself!

How I did it: There are a few things I wish I would have had a chance to learn, graphic design related things, but I learned so much about writing and activism and nonprofits that I'm calling this goal done. Also, the internship got off to quite a rocky start and a big goal of mine was to improve my work performance and my relations with staff, and I definitely accomplished that! Read how I did it…

Nov 04, 06:39AM PST | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to jog for ten minutes straight without stopping to walk
It took me
6 months
It made me
feel awesome!

How I did it: I have no idea how I finally managed to do this, but I'm so happy! I've been trying to take up jogging for months, but I get so tired right away and my side starts cramping up...I usually last about 2 minutes before I collapse. But I kept going at it, working at keeping my posture straight and breathing correctly, and alternating minutes of jogging with walking - and yesterday I was able to just keep going on the treadmill for 12-13 minut… Read how I did it…

Jun 15, 09:25PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to train for and run a 5k
It took me
2 weeks
It made me
VERY HAPPY!

How I did it: I almost didn't count this goal as Done, because I only "trained" for the 5k for two weeks - and it showed! But training for 2 weeks is still training. And I like crossing things off this list. The 5k I chose was also a pretty noncompetitive run/walk 5k, which made it easier - I did end up having to walk part of the way because of a cramp in my side, and it was nice to know there were still people walking behind me. I didn't want to be th… Read how I did it…

Jun 09, 12:32PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
Write regularly, and learn to enjoy it. (read all 3 entries…)
Letting this one go 12 hours ago

I will never learn to enjoy writing.

I don’t think that’s a bad thing, though. Writing is still something I can do, and should make more time for so that I can improve. That will be the new goal.

I have a weird, love/hate thing with writing. I like the finished product. I like editing, when I can see where things should be moved, or changed.

But mostly, for me, writing is a necessary task that annoys the piss out of me. It’s exhausting to do, it takes a lot of time – it’s just physically draining, like drawing blood. Wait, that’s too dramatic. Like the godawful elliptical machine at the gym that’s made for people bigger than me and requires so much effort for me to maneuver that rather than getting a good cardio workout, I just pull a hamstring and get pissed? See, that’s a terrible metaphor! I hate writing!

It’s actually more like flossing, or taking insulin (maybe not that important:), or releasing pressure before I explode. I have to do it, I need to realize that and just suck it up.

But I don’t need to “enjoy” it.

Nov 09, 11:27AM PST | 0 comments


Today I will... (read all 4 entries…)
Monday! 12 hours ago
  • Complete my to-do list that I’m too lazy to reproduce here
  • set aside an hour for writing
  • set aside time tonight to developing resumes and applying to Americorps (probably while watching tv, though it’d be better if I didn’t)
What I’ve done so far:
  • defer another student loan (hooray!)
  • paint the kitchen cabinets
  • listen to Neil Young while painting said cabinets and ponder the pioneer spirit of another time

I need to jog, because I’m determined to run in a Turkey Trot this thanksgiving. But I just don’t see it happening today; my body is still sore from working out last week, when I was going everyday to the gym while our water heater was out so that I could use their shower.

I think I’ll do some yoga, or just some hip stretches today, and jog tomorrow.

Nov 09, 11:14AM PST | 0 comments


Today I will... (read all 4 entries…)
Sunday November 8 1 day ago

1. Paint the 2 upper kitchen cabinets white
2. Go for a walk in our new neighborhood – it’s so beautiful out today
3. Relax before another day of job hunting begins!

Nov 08, 08:15AM PST | 3 cheers | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

See New Moon! own more anime. make love in the rain learn fencing witness the end of IE MorningThunderstorm wants to redecorate my living room Have my first kiss Believe in myself WATCH THE WHOLE NARUTO SERIES go skiing again love and be loved get a meaningful tattoo Be fluent in Italian ugogrl wants to Read more Learn to play tabla Read all of the books from Rory Gilmore's bookclub scrapbook my life sing in a band design clothes Take a cooking class find myself change my life bench press 250 pounds find new authors to read learn to swing dance Make new friends Gertie wants to Visit a foreign city for every letter of the alphabet Be happy and make others happy too
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