I'm doing 27 things
..Today my best friend Carlos came over and helped me with my spanish homework. Im so thankful for him in my life (even if it was incredibly difficult for him to help me when he can hardly speak English).
Hayley Harrington's Life List
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1. learn sign language
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2. have excellent posture
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3. Learn Spanish
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5. go an entire day without speaking
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6. do my homework
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7. drop 43 pennies in random places so that people can find them and feel lucky
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8. floss more
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9. fill my passport with stamps
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10. collect rocks from every country that I visit
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11. Walk 1 million steps
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12. watch all seasons of 24
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13. Watch all the episodes of Heroes
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14. watch the IMDB top 250
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15. watch the IMDB.com Top 100 movies
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16. Regularly put money into my savings account
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17. write anonymous, loving post-its for strangers to find
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18. spend my summer in another country serving others
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19. Get at least one person to smile every day.
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20. waste less time on facebook
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21. have friends from different countries
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22. Fall in love
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23. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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24. Read every day
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25. exercise regularly
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26. keep a prayer journal
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27. Go thru a drive thru and pay for the order of the car behind me
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How I did it
It made me
encouraged 
How I did it: I began listening to ONLY Christian radio on February 1, 2011. At first I was just just challenging myself to see if I could actually do it and keep it up, but I totally became obsessed with the lyrics of these songs! I realized that the music I had been listening to before were really glommy and made me have a less positive attitude while I was happier and more encouraged when I heard God's Word sung. Today marks the first month complete… Read how I did it…
It made me
excited
How I did it: I was in middle school and at my grandparents house in Kentucky for the summer. I was DYING to see Pirates of the Carribean (I'm pretty sure it was the second one...) and my grandma suggested us going to the local drive-in theater. I was so excited and loved every minute of it! Since then, my family and I have found a drive-in about 45 minutes from my house and will go watch movies there about every two weeks during the summer, the best p… Read how I did it…
It made me
Hopeful
How I did it: I became friends with Carlos the week after he moved to the United States from El Salvador one year ago this month. At only 18 years old, he is one of the hardest working people I know. He goes to school every morning, gets out at 2 30, and is at work from 3-10 30 every SINGLE night...and does he complain, of course not! Its absolutely so inspiring to me. The best thing about him is that he is totally focused on his family (his two sister… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
1. Bojangles….especially their seasoned fries!
2. Spanish dictionaries
3. The fact that it doesnt matter that Carlos probably doesnt like me because I am not going to date in high school
4. I have money to pay for these ridiculous gas prices!!!!
5. Rubber gloves for when I am told to clean the bathrooms at work.
Havent posted a status in over two weeks so far! And am just checking notifications and maybe writing on one persons wall and then I am DONE for that day! I may need to take my friend Kathy’s advice and just deactivate it for a little while…
