I'm doing 43 things
This comic strip* (one of my many faves) perfectly exemplifies how to “live the music.”
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*Sherman’s Lagoon comic strip April 10, 2011
whahappen's Life List
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1. stay young forever
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2. Begin and end each day with a thanks for my blessings
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3. Engage everyone I meet, talk to strangers, learn their stories (except total creeps and potential suspects)
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4. Laugh and make others laugh and smile
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5. Enjoy nature, whether it's a gorgeous view, a relaxing walk, sitting in a garden, taking in the night sky, feeling a breeze, or watching an animal
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6. Stop my unnecessary worry, disappointment, sadness, anger, and hate
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7. Start each day looking forward to at least 1 new experience
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8. Work hard to build the brand of "who I am"
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9. Live the music!
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10. Use words to spread kindness
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11. build a fort in my living room
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12. get better at skimboarding
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13. Jump double dutch again
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14. Learn to moonwalk
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15. Visit the United Kingdom
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16. Clear my e-mail inbox
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17. Make friends with 10 Brits
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18. Learn to draw
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19. Have an Old School slumber party with some friends from high school. Class of '84!
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20. Meet Chris Rock
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21. learn to speak with a British accent
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22. Organize my photos
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23. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
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24. Meet Jason Statham
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25. play paintball
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26. Clear out all unnecessary possessions, room-by-room
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27. know how to solve a rubik's cube
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28. learn Tagalog
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29. Meet World War II veterans
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30. Stop letting household paperwork overwhelm me.
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31. Meet Dave Barry
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32. identify 100 words that make me happy
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33. Meet Jason Love
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34. surround myself with kind, happy, positive, genuine people
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35. Get my cat to help out around the house.
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36. Look people in the eye
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37. Make Balloon Animals
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38. learn to ride a unicycle
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39. smile at strangers
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40. Write a letter to myself that I'll open in 5 years
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41. Go zip lining
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42. REMEMBER 9/11
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43. Say thank you to my friends!
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How I did it
It made me
GUFFAW! 
How I did it: I rented each season from Netflix and would pop in a dvd after a hard day at work or over the weekend. Of course you have to watch it in order, from Season 1 to get the full gist of all the characters. It's almost addicting to want to come home and pop in the next episode. Read how I did it…
It made me
independent
How I did it: I was forced to go to the movies alone because Husband doesn't like to go. It's great to be able to choose where YOU want to sit. Whenever I go with other people, there's alot of disagreement about what part of the theater to sit. I'm a middle-of-the-row in the middle of the theater person. It seems alot of people like to sit towards the back or in the aisle seats. I sneak in my own snacks (heheh) because it … Read how I did it…
It made me
10 years old.
How I did it: Keep up with the pop culture, games, toys, books, etc. Go back to the old days and rent old TV shows, listen to music from your childhood, reminisce with people your age, get books that highlight retro images, find people online that share your generation memories. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Okay, if I were to combine these goals, I might explode with anxiety. It’s too much. I happily smile at strangers everywhere, but it’s more like a quick smile/look away. I’m waaay too shy to smile and hold the eye contact. It seems kinda creepy even.
Besides, I have a question: If you’re walking towards a stranger, what’s the appropriate distance closing in on each other do you break into a smile? If you start smiling too soon, like 15 feet away, they might think you know each other.
If you wait to smile at that person when you’re right up in their grill, they might not even be looking at you by then. They’ll probably be looking into their cell phone instead.
Anyhoo, I definitely would have to work on looking people in the eye as I smile at them, instead of the usual flash-a-smile-and-pretend-I-don’t-care-if-they-don’t-smile-back (but secretly I’m crushed if they don’t).
Signed,
Secretly Shy Smiler
I don’t know if Jason Statham even knows I’m alive. Meanwhile, I’ve always been a huge fan of Bruce Willis, especially from all the Die Hard movies.
I did a quick blog post about how Bruce and I might eventually hook up, if Jason doesn’t materialize in my future soon.
http://whahappen.com/2010/07/28/me-and-bruce-willis-until-i-marry-jason-statham/
