I'm doing 41 things
After almost ten years, I finally finished my PhD! It’s a miracle! I never thought I would finish, but I finally have!
waffler's Life List
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1. make people happy
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2. Become a youth spiritual guide in my Buddhist order
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3. become a writer
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4. write songs
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5. learn to sing
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6. learn to sight-read music
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7. create my own computer game
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8. write a musical
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9. Make my own clothes
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10. Make a movie
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11. become a famous pop star
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12. be less selfish
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13. complain less
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14. be nicer to my mom
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15. be a good chess player
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16. care
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17. be intelligent, creative, efficient, and work well with people
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18. never be late!!
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19. Become a YA Lineage Parent
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20. learn 5 languages
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21. increase my attention span
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22. practice my self-control and willpower
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23. be more positive
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24. to be a warm person
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25. get rid of undereye circles
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26. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
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27. get rid of some books
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28. Fix my teeth
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29. figure out how to not eat so much at restaurants
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30. Lose 20 pounds
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31. pay attention and listen better in meetings and seminars
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32. wake up early, but get enough sleep
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33. only wear clothes I look good in
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34. process email every day rather than let it pile up
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35. lip balm every night
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36. chant everyday
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37. go to space
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38. Learn to fly
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39. Learn to juggle
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40. Learn Spanish
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41. be happy
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How I did it
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How I did it: It took only a little over an hour! Much less time than I thought. First, I thought I'd just read the names in groups of three, to get a rhythm going, but that was taking too long, so I thought, there has to be a better way. However, this did prove useful later, if you happen to forget something, if you had a rhythm of groups of three presidents going, it somehow makes them easier to recall.In looking for a "better way", I looked onl… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: Perhaps this is cheating, but basically, I now set my alarm clock to the last possible moment for me to get up (i.e. if I hit snooze and wake up any later, I will be horribly late). I used to set it to give myself enough time to enjoy my morning. Don't do that. Just set it for the last moment you really have to get up.Also, the other thing is, I used to believe sleep was good. I still think it is, but I try not to think of it that way. I … Read how I did it…
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How I did it: I put moisturizer on in the morning and night. I wash my face with just water, not soap (but I do a facial scrub maybe once a week or two). However I don't know that this actually does anything....Because really, I think the only thing that helps is, getting plenty of sleep on a regular basis. That's really the only thing. If I sleep a lot (like 9 hours or more a day) my skin is nice, regardless of whether I wash my face or put on moistur… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I think my first step is going to be, check email at least once a day (I don’t always check email on holidays and weekends) and archive/handle at least one email each time I check emails.
So far no progress. Last night, we went to Latona Pub. I was full after I ate half the (huge) sandwich and half the (kinda gross) tomato soup. I thought, excellent! Now I can stop myself!
And then I was like, but what about all this food? I can’t just leave it here. Maybe I’ll just eat less for breakfast tomorrow. I can’t box up the food either, we’re walking home and how am I going to carry this soup without spilling it? Ugh.
So I ate it all, even though I didn’t even LIKE it, didn’t actually WANT to eat it, and was full! Ugh. And then I looked over at my friend, down the table, who ordered the same thing, and found she had stopped at the same point as me, but didn’t finish her food, nor take it away. See, this is why she is skinny and I am a fat pig.
Anyway, so tonight, my boyfriend and I go to a fancy restaurant—and again, I eat too much! I know I am full, but I still keep going, because I hate the thought of having to carry leftovers, and I hate the thought of rewarming those leftovers to eat later, and I also hate the thought of the food just going to waste. Thus…two nights in a row, I eat too much!
I don’t know how I’m going to tackle this goal. I am told that Dolly Parton, when she lost all that weight in the 80s, handled restaurants by thinking like this—there are two guardian angels sitting on her shoulder, and she has to remember to save them enough food for them to eat.
That is so totally not going to work for me. I’d think to myself—I’m wasting it! Then I’d think, I’ll carry it home for them in a container. Then I’ll think, jeez, Sandra, the angels are fake, you don’t need to carry anything home, don’t be a dork. And then I’ll end up eating it all.
WHAT CAN I DO? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! Aurgh.
