xjprncss3

furniture is overated.



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xjprncss3's Life List

  1. 1. Take more pictures of my life
    123 people
  2. 2. build a house
    1,231 people
  3. 3. spend more time with my sister
    75 people
  4. 4. take a cooking class
    702 people
  5. 5. stop eating fast food
    640 people
  6. 6. update my portfolio
    46 people
  7. 7. Live in Virginia
    4 people
  8. 8. Live in Vermont
    14 people
  9. 9. Trail ride with the Jeep
    1 person
  10. 10. read more books
    11,013 people
  11. 11. learn german
    4,531 people
  12. 12. take a photography class
    1,558 people
  13. 13. To be really good at 1 thing
    1 person
  14. 14. learn metal welding
    2 people
  15. 15. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
    7,531 people
  16. 16. start a family sometime before the age of 35
    1 person
  17. 17. learn to use a sewing machine
    291 people
  18. 18. learn engines
    2 entries
    1 person
  19. 19. visit australia
    2,458 people
  20. 20. learn to surf
    7,364 people
  21. 21. become LEED certified
    25 people
  22. 22. work for an architect
    1 person
  23. 23. drive to the West coast
    2 people
  24. 24. become a civil engineer
    19 people
  25. 25. hike the appalachian trail
    1 cheer
    1,649 people
  26. 26. get out of debt
    11,035 people
  27. 27. to love and be loved
    46 people
  28. 28. finish remodeling my kitchen
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    10 people
  29. 29. hike the high peaks of the ADK
    1 person
  30. 30. apply for a university for master degree in Germany
    8 people
  31. 31. learn blues harmonica
    2 cheers
    6 people
  32. 32. volunteer my time to habitat
    1 person
  33. 33. live a healthier life
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    42 people
  34. 34. develop all my film
    25 people
  35. 35. Play rugby again
    12 people
  36. 36. volunteer @ a music festival
    1 person
  37. 37. go to a rodeo
    48 people
  38. 38. Stop fearing success.
    1 cheer
    1 person
  39. 39. Be an understanding friend
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  40. 40. Design
    214 people
  41. 41. buy a kayak
    149 people
  42. 42. find new friends.
    1 entry
    285 people
  43. 43. Go mountain biking
    1 cheer
    62 people

How I did it
How to be less shy
It took me
28 years
It made me
free


How to go running willingly
It took me
7 months
It made me
released


How to go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
It took me
3 days
It made me
fancy free


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live a healthier life
sweaty hot mess 24/7 :) 4 months ago

Get buff. Build muscle to help burn more fat. Meet new people. However sweaty I/they may be.
1.) go to the gym. depending on the week, 6p or 6a and 3p.

I started my regime more focused on being healthier overall. Losing weight was a positive little side-affect. Now that I’m down 32lbs.(259), comfortably dropped back into my jeans from 2 years ago, and enjoy the site of my arms, it’s more than a side-affect. Phase II: another 26lbs. continue the
2.) review my food plan. yes-the gym can only do so much
by itself.

My gym has this wellness program, no extra cost to me, where they do blood work and discuss results along with building a work-out regime based on my goals. I was surprised at how healthy I was, considering my unhealthy lifestyle I led. MY doctor never even shared my previous results with me. Skip ahead 7 months, work offered to do the same; results not quite as good as previous (i fasted for 13 hours previously vs 11.5 hours) and ate a mcdonald’s mc double prior to the start of my fast. Call me obsessive, Let’s just say I may re-test in another 6 months… :)
3.) have my cholesterol and blood sugar checked again

Phase III: continue to build healthier bonds with food, family, and friends. Volunteer more of my time to others. Finish my house. Focus on the positives. Love and be loved.



learn engines (read all 2 entries…)
so i sheared the alternator's pulley adjustment bolt... 4 months ago

Not bad considering I put everything back together after my brother started the project…Water pumps aren’t that difficult. It’s the putting everything back, and putting new serpentine belt on, that’s a pain in the tookus. Whilst waiting for the magic of PB blaster to kick in, I wheeled the come-a-long around the underside of Bessie—seems to be some pretty straightforward stuff. Now, the only thing standing between me and the trails: a 5” metric bolt. Not too shabby. :)



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a fixin' we will go 4 months ago

An effort to become knowledgeable on the workings of a vehicle I bought a ‘92 YJ Wrangler named Bessie. She’s a bit on the rough side, some issues with rust, 3rd gear, u-joint, and most recently the water pump. Now, I’ve changed out a fuel pump in a BMW, replaced an AC belt on a Cherokee, dabbled with rotors and calipers—with the help of my brother. This will be my first solo flight…I just have to remember one nut at a time…and my Haynes repair manual!



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