I'm doing 43 things
One of the most important goals ever.
2 weeks ago
I need to find one, but I also need to be one – to those who need help.
I’ll explore a bit more about this in a future entry.
Rachel Murray's Life List
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1. be a mentor
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2. be mindful
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3. be thankful
1 entry . 1 cheer147 people -
4. Build a Social Network
1 entry . 1 cheer58 people -
5. Create more fanlistings for the things I love
1 entry3 people -
6. do paragliding
14 people -
7. catalogue and organize my library
36 people -
8. celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa
3 people -
9. Be healthy, stay healthy, eat healthy
2 cheers129 people -
10. Get a job that I enjoy, am proud of, and is fun
1 entry . 2 cheers365 people -
11. end corporate domination of our lives
3 cheers5 people -
12. escape from Google
1 entry3 people -
13. explore the Bay Area
3 cheers67 people -
14. finish my personal projects
1 entry45 people -
15. Get a tattoo
1 entry20,305 people -
16. get into grad school
3 cheers402 people -
17. get out of debt
1 entry . 2 cheers11,040 people -
18. have a daily simple goal
3 cheers6 people -
19. have more meaningful relationships
21 people -
20. learn esperanto
1 cheer401 people -
21. Learn to cook
1 entry . 3 cheers8,199 people -
22. learn to drive
1 cheer6,131 people -
23. live passionately
1 entry . 5 cheers5,601 people -
24. Make an entry on 43 things every day with progress on more than one of my goals
1 entry . 1 cheer2 people -
25. make my mark in web development
1 cheer13 people -
26. master CSS
1 entry . 6 cheers769 people -
27. Organize my 72 Hour Kit for Emergency Preparedness
1 cheer35 people -
28. pay for my shareware
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29. random acts of kindness
1 entry41 people -
30. Read more books
1 entry . 2 cheers11,008 people -
31. Return to Canada
16 people -
32. see an astrologer
5 people -
33. spend more time learning new software and applying it to fun projects
1 entry . 1 cheer2 people -
34. Take a cake decorating class
264 people -
35. travel the world
1 cheer18,582 people -
36. Try yoga, kickboxing or some other interesting form of exercise
1 entry5 people -
37. walk on hot coals
1 entry . 1 cheer49 people -
38. weed my friends lists, domain names, and list subscriptions
2 entries . 1 cheer2 people -
39. work because I like to, not because I have to
3 cheers3,439 people -
40. Worry less.
4 cheers4,567 people -
41. write essays, articles and blog entries to get my ideas out in the world
1 entry32 people -
42. Learn Canadas History. I Am Canadian afterall.
2 people -
43. learn french
10,611 people
How I did it
It made me
relaxed 
How I did it: It was easy - I have a Mac, so I set up Time Machine and used a Maxtor/Seagate One Touch drive, and once I set it up it worked perfectly. I just set up which folders I wanted backed up (basically anything under my user directory) and plug it in. I also do simple things like back up things online via an online wiki (WetPaint) where necessary, too.It's now second nature to back up, and I have peace of mind that things don't get … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Completely worth doing.
3 weeks ago
I feel a little silly for putting it off for so long, but it’s worth doing if you have to get it done. It’s a few weeks of discomfort as you heal, but being able to breathe properly is so important – and most of us don’t breathe deeply enough as it is. If you need to get it done, do it. Don’t listen to the horror stories – your health is worth a little discomfort. :)
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14 months ago
I’m not giving up being ecofriendly – just that the word ‘sustainability’ is more accurate, since being sustainable is better than just simply changing what I buy.
Sustainability also reflects more than just the environmental concerns I have – that there are other political movements I want to support (i.e. feminism, human rights, etc. etc.)
