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Chenoa

is back, and enjoying not having to deal with grad school stuff :D



I'm doing 40 things
  

Chenoa's Life List

  1. 1. live my life on my own terms, not trying to live up to the expectations of others
    5 entries . 10 cheers     		240 people
  2. 2. stop procrastinating
    12 entries . 1 cheer     		23,812 people
  3. 3. start writing again
    8 entries . 6 cheers     		321 people
  4. 4. stick to a budget
    6 entries . 4 cheers     		969 people
  5. 5. lose weight / get in shape
    21 entries . 4 cheers     		695 people
  6. 6. travel across Europe
    2 cheers     		134 people
  7. 7. work because I like to, not because I have to
    5 entries . 3 cheers     		3,241 people
  8. 8. get my family to not mistrust me all the time
    5 entries . 1 cheer     		2 people
  9. 9. get a place of my own
    4 entries . 1 cheer     		44 people
  10. 10. be able to cook decently some day
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  11. 11. find love again
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		60 people
  12. 12. salsa every weekend!!
    5 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  13. 13. keep in touch with friends better
    6 entries . 2 cheers     		47 people
  14. 14. enjoy the simple things
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		49 people
  15. 15. renew my wardrobe
    5 entries     		16 people
  16. 16. get my nose pierced
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1,026 people
  17. 17. Get a tattoo
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		17,700 people
  18. 18. go rock climbing
    4 cheers     		568 people
  19. 19. bungee jump
    2 cheers     		2,962 people
  20. 20. be more patient
    1 cheer     		2,722 people
  21. 21. Send a postcard to Postsecret
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		2,536 people
  22. 22. have my portrait taken
    3 cheers     		2 people
  23. 23. type faster and accurately
    5 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  24. 24. be better at bellydancing
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  25. 25. Read more books
    7 entries . 2 cheers     		9,697 people
  26. 26. Become a Polyglot
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		123 people
  27. 27. learn french
    12 entries . 2 cheers     		8,810 people
  28. 28. learn arabic
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1,845 people
  29. 29. learn spanish
    1 entry     		13,233 people
  30. 30. Learn to tango
    1 cheer     		1,033 people
  31. 31. learn how to sew
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		451 people
  32. 32. learn to draw
    1 entry     		1,727 people
  33. 33. learn to drive
    1 entry     		5,211 people
  34. 34. learn to ride a motorcycle
    2 cheers     		1,393 people
  35. 35. learn to live out of one bag when I travel
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  36. 36. run a marathon
    3 entries     		8,575 people
  37. 37. learn sign language
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		6,642 people
  38. 38. make a difference
    8 entries . 2 cheers     		6,216 people
  39. 39. be in The Vagina Monologues.
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		6 people
  40. 40. be financially independent
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1,385 people
Recent entries
Become a Polyglot (read all 2 entries…)
Well... 3 days ago

..I may not have finished French and Arabic yet, but I picked up Marathi! :D Yay for rural internships in the Konkan region of Maharashtra – unfortunately I only began to get the nuances towards the end of my stay :)
But now I hear the language and know what is being implied! I actually understand plenty! Woot!

Oct 12, 10:19AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Read more books (read all 7 entries…)
More books! 3 days ago

Well, I’m doing okay with the “more” part of it, if not the reading part! :D
I just recently bought 3 new ones – Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point (I loved Blink); Anurag Mathur’s classic The Inscrutable American; and ‘AIDSutra: Untold Stories of India’. Started on the first, but been distracted by e-books and my new iPod as well :D

Oct 12, 09:22AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


lose weight / get in shape (read all 21 entries…)
!0 kilos off!! 3 days ago

I know I have been off the page for a while, and decided it was time to get back to 43Things, if only to proclaim my milestones!! :D

First things first – 10 kilos off!! Ok, ok – it was 9 but what’s a kilo, give or take?? :D I see the significant difference especially when I check out pictures from 6 months back. And the weight seems to stay off as well – haven’t been able to run for the last 3 weeks, and despite being home for the hols, don’t seem to have gained any weight!
I feel fitter and can now run 10km without collapsing (unlike when I first started out – 2 mins of mild jogging and I’d be wheezing). I have more energy and even my skin was showing the benefits (glowing, zit-free, etc)! I can’t wait to be running on a regular basis again! (Once I’m done with my break ;D)

But in connection with loving our bodies no matter how we measure, check out this winning entry for the “Love Your Body” Campaign by the NOW foundation :)

Oct 12, 08:59AM PDT | 0 comments


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participate in a food fight Get a Phd in Physics enjoy the third quarter of 2008 by having one NEW and FULFILLING experience in July, August, and September diosagoddess wants to Read the newspaper daily See the Cubs win the World Series Learn to play the piano learn Swedish Be on the radio Compile a 100 favorite songs list. read all the books in my house Worry less. stop being so shy Fall Ridiculously and Wrecklessly, head-over-heels in Love do something new once a week sheelanagig wants to Stay Vegetarian hang pictures rock climb Go to bermuda get better at drawing visit paris remember Own my own business Visit Australia write a facebook application climb mont blanc Skydive Get a tattoo