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Mike

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Mike's Life List

  2. 1. Get a job
    18 cheers     		10,445 people
  3. 2. stop procrastinating
    3 entries . 89 cheers     		26,894 people
  4. 3. Keep a journal about achieving goals
    2 entries . 31 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. get rid of all my clutter
    7 entries . 92 cheers     		1,140 people
  6. 5. Sell my crap on eBay
    37 cheers     		8 people
  7. 6. Finish my Facebook application
    12 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. Floss daily
    13 cheers     		380 people
  9. 8. Make all my goals S.M.A.R.T.
    1 entry . 39 cheers     		15 people
  10. 9. keep a side list of future goals
    5 entries . 25 cheers     		2 people
  11. 10. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
    3 entries . 16 cheers     		7,514 people
  12. 11. clean for 30 minutes for 30 days
    11 entries . 100 cheers     		7 people
  13. 12. read a book a week
    2 entries . 76 cheers     		716 people
  14. 13. Lose 20 pounds
    16 entries . 70 cheers     		6,628 people
  15. 14. fill all of the pots I have with plants
    1 entry . 77 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. fill all the frames I have with pictures
    17 cheers     		2 people
  17. 16. ask someone out
    5 entries . 150 cheers     		193 people
  18. 17. master Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
    1 entry . 27 cheers     		2 people
  19. 18. Be a better friend
    2 entries . 53 cheers     		5,967 people
  20. 19. Make new friends
    59 cheers     		12,703 people
  21. 20. learn origami
    58 cheers     		355 people
  22. 21. pay off my debt
    51 cheers     		2,081 people
  23. 22. pay off my student loan
    43 cheers     		664 people
  24. 23. be more confident
    59 cheers     		10,235 people
  25. 24. Get organized
    15 cheers     		6,051 people
  26. 25. To live instead of exist
    80 cheers     		10,864 people
  27. 26. work because I like to, not because I have to
    57 cheers     		3,432 people
  28. 27. work in antarctica
    61 cheers     		58 people
  29. 28. Learn to play the guitar
    39 cheers     		12,607 people
  30. 29. Visit Japan
    1 entry . 56 cheers     		5,505 people
  31. 30. See the Southern Lights
    30 cheers     		41 people
  32. 31. live debt free
    38 cheers     		134 people
  33. 32. Finish my Masters in Software Engineering
    3 entries . 82 cheers     		1 person
  34. 33. become a better conversationalist
    37 cheers     		226 people
  35. 34. Take better notes
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		9 people
  36. 35. manage my time better
    27 cheers     		1,422 people
  37. 36. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
    27 cheers     		5,504 people
  38. 37. Fall in love
    47 cheers     		24,381 people
  39. 38. be happy
    41 cheers     		21,786 people
  40. 39. Finish what I start
    47 cheers     		3,822 people
  41. 40. keep up with the news
    21 cheers     		60 people
  42. 41. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
    46 cheers     		2,360 people
  43. 42. make more eye contact
    59 cheers     		262 people
  44. 43. Run the St. George Marathon in 2010
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to donate to charity
It took me
3 months
It made me
Glad

How I did it: Last August I moved into an apartment that really wasn't big enough to hold all my stuff, so I had to identify what I wanted to get rid of.  Some of it is going to be put up on eBay, but others I decided to give to charity.  After having grown up in Idaho and Utah, I'm familiar with Deseret Industries, which is kinda the Mormon equivalent of the Salvation Army or Good Will.  I like what they do to help families that are dow… Read how I did it…

Mar 07, 12:16PM PST | 1 comment | 7 cheers


How to create a budget
It took me
1 month
It made me
Feel in control

How I did it: Used MS Access to categorize & summarize my transactions for about six months.  Then, based on how much I spend in each category, made a budget spreadsheet.  Based on the spreadsheet, I set up automatic payments for my bills from each paycheck. Read how I did it…

Dec 09, 2008, 08:46AM PST | 1 comment | 3 cheers


How to give blood
It took me
1 day
It made me
complete

How I did it: I think the gauze pressing on my arm hurts more than getting pricked did.  They asked me if I'd had sex with anybody for money or drugs after 1977.  What, if it happened before 1977 it doesn't count? what's so magical about 1977? (the answer is no, BTW...)I was worried that my iron would be too low, but the drop of my blood in the solution dropped like a rock, so that wasn't a problem (I wonder if it's more of a problem for wome… Read how I did it…

Nov 18, 2008, 01:01PM PST | 3 comments | 13 cheers


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Recent entries
run a half marathon (read all 10 entries…)
Moab Other Half is almost here... 4 weeks ago

Did my last long run (13 miles) for this one a couple of weeks ago. Finished in 2:44, about 12:45/mile (I think). I ran the first 8 miles, then did 10 min. run /2 min. walk intervals for the last 5. My average heart rate over the whole thing was 141… Which for me, is incredible. No doubt about it—I’m in great shape, cardiovascular wise. Unfortunately, it’s obvious that if I want to get my pace down to 9/10 min/mile I have to LOSE WEIGHT!

Oct 04, 05:49PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


ask someone out (read all 5 entries…)
Again... 3 months ago

Asked a woman out that goes to my trainer. I think she’s about 28, so that might be a problem… Considering I’m almost 40. Going to have lunch with her hopefully this week, if we can set a time! We were supposed to do it last week, but both of us were pretty busy, so we’ll see how it goes.

Jul 19, 04:16PM PDT | 7 cheers | 0 comments


Make 20 bids on eLance this month
Not doing this. 4 months ago

Looks like I’m not really all that good at the contract work thing right now. Maybe later, maybe never. It’s too nerve wracking, that’s for sure.

Jul 02, 08:39PM PDT | 0 comments


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build a treehouse Visit Australia travel more write songs become better at small-talk breakdance Jessy wants to cook healthy dinners 5 days a week live in germany live freely Make my own t-shirts qualify for the Boston Marathon be a healthier person master German grammer spend more time outdoors Louise wants to watch every film in my DVD collection get super powers get enough sleep every night let go Get up when my alarm goes off go spelunking Take the Mensa test. Quit Smoking be succesful Live Without Fear speak spanish fluently decorate my apartment get over her
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