thirty nine.

It's been about ten days now since I posted my list, and I already notice that I have much more of a drive to accomplish things! By having my list items all laid out in front of me I was able to take a closer look at what it's going to take to accomplish them. Some of my list items, like #9 (get a degree), are very straightforward while others are actually different goals in disguise. For example, by accomplishing #2 (finish a themed 5k), what I'll actually be getting out of it is being in-shape and healthy enough to run at least that distance. That's a moment I really look forward to, and that I refuse to live my whole life without experiencing, but before I can just sign up and start running I'm going to need to do some serious getting-in-shape.

Along the same lines, the hidden goal that feels most important to me is to start making more money. In order to reach a few of my list goals, most specifically #11 (get out of debt!), I'm going to need to be making enough money, not just to get by, but also to pay down my debt and start saving for future ventures. I've spent my morning looking online for jobs and my brain is already completely fried. I just can't comprehend how an intelligent, moral, well-rounded adult is unqualified for anything and everything that isn't serving food. I mean, I get that beggars can't be choosers, but beggars can be introverts with weak oral communication skills who are much better suited for office cubicle jobs and who just happen not to have a college degree. I mean, is that really so hard to believe?! It seems like in order to get out of debt I need to make more money, for which I need a degree, for which I need more money. It appears to be a difficult cycle that I'm stuck in but I truly believe that where there's a will there's a way, and as a twenty-something who's not seen enough of the world to know better, I've got all the will in the world!

On a more successful note, I haven't found dead ends on all of the list items I've been working on! Though I don't have anything to cross off yet I have made plenty of progress! I found this great site for finally learning to read the tarot. It may look incredibly sketchy but it's free, online, and really easy to understand which are all requirements for me to learn anything right now! I've also watched a few YouTube instructional videos on French braiding, and tried for a little while, but with my hair the length and thickness that it is my arms nearly fell off after only a few minutes. I think that as soon as I get a haircut I'm going to start practicing like crazy! Maybe it'll be a good arm workout? Who knows?! And last but certainly not least, this very entry is one more step toward maintaining a serious and somewhat interesting blog, which I will hopefully be able to continue updating with my successes and failures along this road of accomplishments I'm headed down!