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yellowdresses

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I'm doing 34 things
  

yellowdresses's Life List

  2. 1. support those around me, always
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. calm the worry and stress monsters
    3 cheers     		1 person
  4. 3. live a minimalist lifestyle
    9 cheers     		245 people
  5. 4. volunteer for a feminist, environmental, or educational cause
    2 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Do my part (back exercises/not slouching/awareness), to supplement chiropractic care.
    1 cheer     		1 person
  7. 6. Write my book in 2009
    5 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. call my friends at least once a month
    5 cheers     		2 people
  9. 8. save up enough to open a Roth IRA
    1 cheer     		1 person
  10. 9. give something from every paycheck to a good cause
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. Read 2 books a month
    4 entries . 6 cheers     		100 people
  12. 11. have people over more often (visit forms can vary, such a dinner party, tea party, board games, etc)
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. fix the things that are wrong with my car
    1 cheer     		1 person
  14. 13. explore the city wherein I live
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  15. 14. get another short story published
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  16. 15. adopt two kittens
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		6 people
  17. 16. age gracefully
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		346 people
  18. 17. construct emergency kits for our house and cars
    1 entry     		1 person
  19. 18. Drive to all four corners of the USA, and everything in between
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		1 person
  20. 19. send more handwritten letters, care packages, and emails
    9 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. sew my own cute, functional apron
    		1 person
  22. 21. learn how to knit again, and actually finish something
    1 cheer     		1 person
  23. 22. move to Portland
    		263 people
  24. 23. learn to handle the most difficult people with strength and grace
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		3 people
  25. 24. Learn to play the piano
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		7,410 people
  26. 25. visit Chicago
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		219 people
  27. 26. memorize my favorite poems
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  28. 27. Host a vegan cooking show [to be shown on Youtube]
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  29. 28. start a compost heap
    5 cheers     		25 people
  30. 29. Wear more dresses
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		159 people
  31. 30. Learn grantwriting
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		4 people
  32. 31. take a creative writing class
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		92 people
  33. 32. run a marathon
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		10,409 people
  34. 33. insulate my water heater
    1 entry     		1 person
  35. 34. Get my Masters Degree in Journalism
    3 entries . 7 cheers     		2 people

How I did it
How to learn how to skip rocks
It took me
1 day
It made me
Stoked.

How I did it: I was at the lake near the boy's grandparents' house near Gig Harbor. It was the 4th of July and we were finding smooth rocks to try and skip, mostly for him though. I kept trying a few times to no avail, and then finally he showed me some techniques regarding angling and height of the throw. After about 5 tries, I finally got it! Read how I did it…

Sep 10, 2008, 12:22PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


Recent entries
Save up a 4-month emergency fund (read all 2 entries…)
Done and done. 2 months ago

So I’ve completed this goal, and it feels fracking awesome. But I want to do more, so I’m going to add to this fund. But I think achieving this warrants my removing it from the list, and adding a new goal to replace it. But still, woohoo! I rule at saving! :]

Sep 09, 02:27PM PDT | 0 comments


see Sonic Youth live (read all 2 entries…)
Capitol Hill Block Party, 2009 - aka, my 25th birthday 2 months ago

This happened, hurrah! Although, it could’ve been much more epic had a few factors not been there, not taken place:

1) Stupid, stupid rednecks drinking Miller High Life that started moshing. Yes, MOSHING!
2) Red Bull and their firehose spraying people off. Was this a wet t-shirt contest or Sonic Youth? I’m not quite sure.

Other than that, they sounded insanely tight and excellent after all these years. I highly recommend it!

Sep 09, 02:26PM PDT | 0 comments


Save up a 4-month emergency fund (read all 2 entries…)
I am almost there. 5 months ago

Been scraping and scrounging and frugaling it up, but I’m pretty close. I figure that my the end of July I should be done with this goal. Since I’ll be nearly halfway by the end of this month, I’ll slow down a bit fulfilling this goal and start saving for other funds. Fantastic.

May 29, 09:00AM PDT | 0 comments


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