I'm doing 30 things
12. Hot chocolate with four tiny marshmallows or one big one.
13. My nephew’s pleased eyes when he accomplishes just about anything, usually beating me at MarioKart for the Nth time.
14. “I want to grow up to be beautiful like Aunty Shea, Mommy.”
15. My year-old slacks from Express being in mint condition even though I wear them just about everywhere.
16. Being sought after.
17. Avoiding the self-referential second person.
18. Smoothly written transitions.
19. Sexual tension.
20. Ludicrous conspiracy theories.
21. Taking the train.
22. Relentless social propriety.
23. PostSecret
24. Unreliable narrators.
Shea's Life List
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1. feel comfortable in my own skin
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2. learn to drive
1 cheer6,744 people -
3. enjoy the moment
2 cheers150 people -
4. drink more water
3 cheers20,324 people -
5. stop lying to myself
1 cheer70 people -
6. overcome anxiety
2 cheers747 people -
7. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
2 cheers2,383 people -
8. be the kind of person who can clean up the clothes closet and then keep it clean instead of letting it get messy and then having to spend half a day cleaning it every 4 months
16 people -
9. waste less time
1 entry . 1 cheer528 people -
10. live passionately
1 cheer5,718 people -
11. write a book
2 cheers30,183 people -
12. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
2 entries . 1 cheer7,969 people -
13. achieve flexibility again
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14. learn to swim
3 entries . 2 cheers3,355 people -
15. skinny dip
1 cheer891 people -
16. learn french
1 cheer12,435 people -
17. decide on a career
1 entry195 people -
18. go sailing
1 cheer732 people -
19. learn judo
2 cheers123 people -
20. learn sign language
1 cheer8,462 people -
21. learn to write with my left hand
2 cheers724 people -
22. start a revolution
3 cheers1,027 people -
23. learn to tap dance
330 people -
24. organize my mp3 collection
242 people -
25. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
21,235 people -
26. read every book ever written
1 entry33 people -
27. get a pen-pal
2 cheers320 people -
28. stand under a cherry blossom tree and be showered with petals
2 cheers19 people -
29. blow something up
68 people -
30. pass 11th grade with a 3.5 or higher
1 person
Recent entries
Today, I realized I have an unhealthy dependence on my foundation.
My mother told me to go to school without it (as I have no idea where I put it) and I said, “No way. I’m ugly without it.”
And it’s sad that I’ve come to believe any outwards beauty I hold comes from a bottle of Maybelline’s Pure Make Up in Porcelain Ivory.
After rigorous jogging and drinking far too much water, I lost much of the weight I didn’t like. However, I don’t think I need to lose the weight. I realized that there is always going to be a flaw that I want to fix, whether I can or not, and instead of worrying about fixing it that it’s much easier to just accept it as part of who I am.
My niece says to my sister, “Why does it matter, mom? I mean, we’re all going to be wrinkly later anyways.” and I guess she’s right to a point.
Enjoy what you have now because you’ll be kicking yourself later when you realized you didn’t take advantage of your youth.
