community ed keeps offering a whittling class. we sign up, and they cancel it. apparently my friend and i are the only ones in the city who are interested. SIGH.
jenni's Life List
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1. Remember 100 moments that have made my life up to this point great
6 entries . 12 cheers7 people -
2. take an alphabet of photos
4 cheers138 people -
3. pay off my debt
14 entries . 29 cheers1,858 people -
4. go to the gym 3 times a week
2 entries . 1 cheer123 people -
5. go camping more
2 cheers172 people -
6. be a tourist in my own town
1 entry . 13 cheers73 people -
7. save up 3 months worth of salary for emergencies
1 entry . 1 cheer170 people -
8. donate to KIVA
2 entries7 people -
9. go wilderness camping
6 cheers2 people -
10. see Willie Nelson live
5 cheers6 people -
11. visit all 50 states
3 entries . 9 cheers6,278 people -
12. Write a will
3 cheers738 people -
13. Save up six months worth of living expenses
2 entries . 19 cheers207 people -
14. stretch more
2 entries . 9 cheers104 people -
15. Learn to play the banjo
19 cheers393 people -
16. play paintball
7 cheers260 people -
17. go snowshoeing
2 cheers68 people -
18. travel europe by train
1 entry . 11 cheers50 people -
19. visit a concentration camp
1 entry . 11 cheers49 people -
20. Ride a mechanical bull
9 cheers499 people -
21. bungee jump
5 cheers3,018 people -
22. go trekking in Nepal
1 entry . 6 cheers12 people -
23. Lose 20 pounds
5 entries . 9 cheers6,138 people -
24. AAA a DDR song
2 cheers13 people -
25. go whitewater rafting
5 cheers209 people -
26. Stand on the site of the Berlin Wall
2 cheers1 person -
27. double my net worth this year
2 entries . 8 cheers1 person -
28. visit angkor wat
2 cheers59 people -
29. ride the tail of the dragon
1 cheer3 people -
30. document a day in photographs
12 people -
31. accumulate $5,000 in savings
5 people -
32. Start a Roth IRA
91 people -
33. use money as a tool to amass experiences, not objects.
1 entry7 people -
34. enter something in the state fair
2 people -
35. learn to whittle
1 entry13 people -
36. ride a sea trike
1 person
How I did it: i already had an account, so i just joined the 43things team on kiva.org. if you don't have an account, it's very easy to sign up and start lending with a minimum of $25. Read how I did it…
How I did it: we picked the sweep van as our #1 choice, and got it. we got to drive up and down the route, cheering on walkers, and picking them up when they couldn't make it any farther. we picked up people who were crying, angry, and disappointed in themselves. by the time we dropped them off, we'd encouraged them and gotten them to laugh. since we'd both been there before, it was kind of perfect for us.our crew captains constantly told us how great … Read how I did it…
this is pretty much my view on money anyway, but i figured it’d be a good way to document the things i do toward this goal. point one is travel, of course. this year we’ve been on a cruise, to mexico, and to las vegas. i loved them all.
my scale said 14 the other day, but the doctor’s official reading was 10. i’m happy with my progress so far!
