mingaling in 2006
2006 was 87% worth living.
In 2005, mingaling
did 37 things,
went 135 places,
met 24 people, and
consumed 0 products.
January
Added to 43 Things:
- Go to the dentist — completed about 1 month later
- buy a bike
- learn how to dance
- increase dog training with our dog at LEAST once a day — completed 3 months later
- speak German fluently
- organize a 43Things meetup in Atlanta
- open a bar
- go to more live shows — completed 5 months later
- Lose 10 pounds — completed about 1 year later
- Pay off all of my debt
- have a family
Completed on 43 Things:
- Care less about what people think of me — Worth doing!
- start a blog — Worth doing!
- take my vitamins — Worth doing!
- find a job that I love — Worth doing!
- Work out more — Worth doing!
- Stop caring what other people think of me — Worth doing!
- drink more water — Worth doing!
- Let go of the past — Worth doing!
- eat more sushi — Worth doing!
- switch to mac — Worth doing!
- join a book club — Worth doing!
- Dance in the rain — Worth doing!
- Watch a space shuttle launch — Worth doing!
- make a dentist appointment — Worth doing!
- Teach a college course — Worth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
- Brazil
- Iceland
- Hungary
- Australia
- Ireland
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain — visited 2 months later
- Segovia — visited 2 months later
- Sweden
- New Zealand
- Serbia
- Quezon City — visited 3 months later
- Czech Republic
- Grand Canyon National Park
Visited on 43 Places:
- Japan — Worth visiting!
- Taiwan — Worth visiting!
- Florida — Worth visiting!
- Mexico — Worth visiting!
- California — Worth visiting!
- Texas — Worth visiting!
- Georgia — Worth visiting!
- Illinois — Not worth visiting
- Tennessee — Worth visiting!
- North Carolina — Worth visiting!
- Mississippi — Not worth visiting
- Kentucky — Not worth visiting
- Alabama — Not worth visiting
- Maryland — Not worth visiting
- Virginia — Worth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
- Augusten Burroughs — met 9 months later
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
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February
Added to 43 Things:
- Brush my teeth three times a day — completed 13 days later
- contribute something to Wikipedia — completed 2 months later
- Do the Couch to 5k running plan
Completed on 43 Things:
- buy a plasma tv — Worth doing!
- Read more — Worth doing!
- Go to the dentist — Worth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
- Toledo — visited about 1 month later
Visited on 43 Places:
- Siesta Key — Worth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
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March
Added to 43 Things:
- Send lots of love and support to "thatgirlsab" on the loss of her dad — completed 1 day later
- donate hair to Locks of Love — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
- Brush my teeth three times a day — Worth doing!
- go on a juice fast. — Worth doing!
- get to work on time — Worth doing!
- Eat Breakfast every day — Not worth doing
- travel more — Worth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
- Las Vegas — visited 7 months later
Visited on 43 Places:
- Philips Arena — Worth visiting!
- World Of Coca Cola — Not worth visiting
- Georgia Aquarium — Worth visiting!
- Tokyo Disneyland Park — Worth visiting!
- Tokyo — Worth visiting!
- Spain — Worth visiting!
- Segovia — Worth visiting!
- Toledo — Worth visiting!
- Parador de Segovia — Worth visiting!
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
- thatgirlsab — met about 1 month later
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April
Added to 43 Things:
- Finish embroidering bibs for my niece
- get my art collection framed — completed 4 months later
- Find 10 people in 15 cities who are passionate about their city and want to help with a new project for 43 Places
- Clean my office — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
- Send lots of love and support to "thatgirlsab" on the loss of her dad — Worth doing!
- Check my credit report — Worth doing!
- Wash my car — Worth doing!
- increase dog training with our dog at LEAST once a day — Worth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
- Vail — visited 2 months later
Visited on 43 Places:
- Quezon City — Worth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
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May
Added to 43 Things:
- watch lost — completed 29 days later
Completed on 43 Things:
- contribute something to Wikipedia — Worth doing!
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June
Completed on 43 Things:
- watch lost — Worth doing!
- go to more live shows — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Visited on 43 Places:
- Great South Fork — Worth visiting!
- Niagara Falls — Worth visiting!
- Vail — Worth visiting!
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August
Completed on 43 Things:
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
- james - the 3 times marathoner — met 2 months later
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September
Completed on 43 Things:
- Go to therapy — Worth doing!
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October
Visited on 43 Places:
- Las Vegas — Worth visiting!
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
→ See more from October
December
Completed on 43 Things:
- dance with strangers — Worth doing!
