I'm doing 40 things
Private loans: 3 left. Paid off highest interest (9.75%) loan. Next highest: 8.25%
$11,906
Federal Loans: 5 left
$16,279.75
swinglifeaway316's Life List
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1. adopt a pet from a shelter
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2. be comfortable doing things alone
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3. be more confident
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4. "Clean sweep" my life to 100%
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5. cook something new at least once a month
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6. donate blood more often
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7. Do 10 nagging tasks a week, no matter how small, until I feel caught up
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8. do volunteer work with animals
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9. draw/draw my own tattoo
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10. drink more water
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11. exercise more
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12. find an apartment
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13. learn how to belly dance
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14. learn how to crochet
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15. learn how to invest
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16. learn how to make origami
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17. learn how to play an instrument
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18. learn Spanish
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19. Learn to meditate
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20. make a difference
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21. make a kusudama ball
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22. make a list of family health problems
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23. make a monthly budget
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24. make my own clothes
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25. pay off my car loan
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26. pay off my student loans
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27. photograph the alphabet
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28. plant a tree
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29. read all of Stephen King's novels and short stories
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30. Read at least 3 days a week
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31. read every novel written by Dean Koontz
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32. Repurpose stuff I was going to throw away
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33. start a small compost bin
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34. stop being late
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35. stop picking at my face, fingers, and arms.
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36. take more pictures
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37. take the two hundred situps challenge, two hundred squats challenge, and one hundred pushups challenge
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38. teach myself statistics
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39. use the library
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40. Volunteer
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How I did it: I participated in 2006 with my mom and a friend, in 2007 with my mom and her friend, and in 2008 with my parents and my little sister. We only walked half in 2008 because it was raining and we all had blisters, but it was still a good time.It's a nice 20 mile walk. It takes a few hours but it's good exercise and a great way to spend a Sunday with family and friends. Even if you don't walk all 20 miles, you still feel gre… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: There was a DKMS bone marrow donor drive at my school so I asked a friend if she wanted to register too and we did. It only took a few minutes to fill out the paperwork and to have our cheeks swabbed. I'm nervous that if I'm ever matched there is a possibility of having to have a bone marrow extraction instead of having stem cells collected from my blood...but having the chance to save somebody's life would make the little bit… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
1. Made phone calls for PT job
2. Completed some work for PT job
3. Printed out new work for PT job
4. Exercised Wednesday, Thursday,
5. Read the Regulators, on page 350 of 474.
6. Started something for FT job
$700 something left on my highest interest private loan (9.75%)...hoping to pay that off next month.
