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tippytoes

is a self-knowing, self-improving tree hugger



I'm doing 36 things
  

tippytoes's Life List

  2. 1. Complete a Yoga instructor certification course
    3 entries . 10 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. Work through the Podrunner Intervals: "First Day to 5K" 9-week training program
    4 entries     		1 person
  4. 3. Lose 20 pounds!
    2 team members . 8 entries . 9 cheers     		6,652 people
  5. 4. take a class at every yoga centre in the city with HavanaCat to find out which ones we like the most
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  6. 5. Take part in the 100 Thing Challenge
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically
    31 team members . 310 entries . 21 cheers     		45 people
  8. 7. volunteer in Africa, or some place that really needs me
    6 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. stop procrastinating
    3 entries . 15 cheers     		26,996 people
  10. 9. get out of debt
    22 cheers     		11,042 people
  11. 10. act as though I am fearless
    2 entries . 21 cheers     		1 person
  12. 11. throw things away
    3 entries . 22 cheers     		156 people
  13. 12. slow down
    10 cheers     		257 people
  14. 13. Work for/contribute to Adbusters
    12 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. become known as an expert in my field
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		100 people
  16. 15. Teach English in Korea... someday
    4 entries . 21 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. Get healthy and build a good immune system
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		46 people
  18. 17. write a book
    2 entries . 14 cheers     		26,116 people
  19. 18. practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty
    17 cheers     		13 people
  20. 19. Not hold expectations of people, only to be let down in the end.
    4 entries . 5 cheers     		7 people
  21. 20. change somebody's life (for the better)
    36 team members . 1 cheer     		76 people
  22. 21. Give up sugar
    3 entries . 5 cheers     		151 people
  23. 22. start running
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		740 people
  24. 23. save the environment
    2 cheers     		293 people
  25. 24. Find a job that allows me to help save the world
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. save the world
    1 cheer     		1,358 people
  27. 26. Finish knitting the afghan I started
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  28. 27. Figure out if I want to go back to school, and also what will help me get where I want to be in 5 years! (...of course, this means figuring out exactly WHERE I want to be in 5 years.....Lol!)
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. Start waking up earlier every morning to jog or walk for 30 minutes
    7 cheers     		1 person
  30. 29. Learn Spanish
    3 entries     		15,508 people
  31. 30. Start my own cupcake-making business
    3 cheers     		2 people
  32. 31. Find a place that will display my paintings
    3 cheers     		2 people
  33. 32. Create a weekly gym schedule and actually GO 5 days a week!
    2 entries     		2 people
  34. 33. Finally put up all those shelves that have been sitting there for months!
    1 cheer     		1 person
  35. 34. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
    2 cheers     		184 people
  36. 35. Spread the word that "door hinge," in fact, rhymes with orange - kind of.
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		62 people
  37. 36. Create a personal recipe book
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		636 people

How I did it
How to buy a car that's cheap and efficient, to get me to work
It took me
2 weeks
It made me

How I did it: Searched online and newspaper ads, and talked to friends - then was finally rescued by a good pal :DWhich was a good thing because on the one hand, I was going crazy on the bus and getting more and more exhausted by the day;  on the other hand, I was getting reeeeally sick and tired of browsing used car ads, going to dealerships and figuring out that I was potentially getting ripped off on all counts.   Read how I did it…

Aug 20, 06:28PM PDT | 0 comments


How to live minute by minute
It took me
4 years
It made me
appreciative

How I did it: It is still a work in progress but I'm going to count it as finished.  When I started this goal, I didn't do this at all and probably didn't think it was entirely possible.  But now I know, it's a matter of breathing and living with mindfulness. Read how I did it…

Jun 26, 10:47PM PDT | 0 comments | 5 cheers


How to know myself
It took me
27 years
It made me
happy

How I did it: I don't think I can say that one single thing did it, but many experiences and events contributed to the 'finished project'.  I watched myself each time I had a thought along the lines of: "Where did THAT come from?"  or "Why did I/ didn't I say/do that?"  I paid attention each time that happened (and sometimes it happened a LOT!) Read how I did it…

Jun 26, 10:42PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically (read all 310 entries…)
14.11.09 1 week ago

I am grateful for:

- A day off in the middle of the week! Being a gov worker has its perks :)
- The nice date I went on last night. It’s so refreshing to meet somebody sane and intelligent, who can carry a conversation, and who has oodles of life experience, education and maturity, to boot!
- All things unconventional
- A guilt free existence
- delicious (and mysterious) Chinatown finds
- FINALLY finding Thai tea!!! I’ve been looking for this everywhere since a friend introduced me to it in France this summer, and in a stroke of luck, a good friend was out shopping and found a huge bag for me. It tastes just as I remember!
- my self confidence
- finding the rare funky art event in Ottawa. Tonight: Timeraiser

Nov 14, 04:00PM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


Create a personal recipe book
Drowning in recipes... 1 week ago

I actually have been meaning to do this for years, but never “got around to it.” I figure if I add it to my 43Things, it may actually become a reality! I keep my recipes in a white file folder, between my cook books, in my bookcase in the living room. This folder is full of stained, photocopied, faded recipes and is bulging dangerously and very disorganized. I need to get a nice binder or something and stick the recipes in there. I may not go as far as re-writing them all on cute little recipe cards (I’m way too lazy for that!), but I should at least put them in plastic paper covers to protect them!

Nov 11, 04:24PM PST | 1 cheer | 1 comment


Spread the word that "door hinge," in fact, rhymes with orange - kind of.
Untitled 1 week ago

I love it! I’m telling everyone I know!

Nov 11, 04:21PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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I want to:

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Create my Dream Team get on birth control kochhas wants to Read one book per month decorate my apartment Get out more study at MIT Learn Ruby Swim in a bioluminescent bay start a non-profit read the Bible daily go on a mission Spring Clean and get rid of the stuff I don't need get a four pack learn to screenprint learn french Own a nightclub meet hilary duff in person and hang out, because i know i am her biggest fan no matter what anybody else says Live a more Healthy Life Greg wants to save $500 patent an invention upload a song buy a camera get a husky meet Jack Sparrow meet Hugh Laurie learn piano make friends all over the world
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