I think of all the networking sites currently in existence, 43 Things is my favorite. I have always struggled with goals, mostly because keeping them in perfect list form was exhausting. Then you have to track down the list and you don't get to keep it as neatly organized as 43 things enables you to do. It also limits you (as you might have guessed, to 43 goals) so that you're not making a ridiculous list that you could never in a million years complete. It gives you the option of adding a specific "challenge" - a single goal that you're going to focus on for a set period of time. That goal stays as your challenge until you either complete it or give up, and if you give up, you have a consequence that you set that you have to follow through on. Right now I'm challenging myself to lose 30 lbs before October 30th (my baby sister's due date).
Currently my 43 goals are:
 | 1. | Lose 30 pounds |
| 2. | Start belly dancing again |
| 3. | Learn yoga |
| 4. | Live in Germany for a year |
| 5. | Beat my depression |
| 6. | Become more earth friendly |
| 7. | Stretch everyday (on top of Yoga) |
| 8. | Complete my photography course with high marks |
| 9. | Get my second tattoo |
| 10. | Drink more water |
| 11. | Stop hurting myself when I'm unhappy |
| 12. | Get over what happened to me as a child |
| 13. | Learn to sew |
| 14. | Get a Nikon D700 |
| 15. | Get more involved in gender issues |
| 16. | Stop eating/drinking junk |
| 17. | Be an amazing aunt to my niece or nephew |
| 18. | Spend more time with my Dad |
| 19. | Learn to play the guitar |
| 20. | Cook more, eat out less |
| 21. | Make the most of the time left with my elderly dog |
| 22. | Get my writing published |
| 23. | Try to re-discover the joy of little things |
| 24. | Learn a second language |
| 25. | Exercise three days a week |
| 26. | Grow my hair long |
| 27. | Do something once a month that terrifies me |
| 28. | Take a spiritual retreat |
| 29. | Perform in a Shakespeare play |
| 30. | Meditate everyday |
| 31. | Work on being less co-dependant on my mother |
| 32. | Work in the garden every weekend |
| 33. | Learn ballroom dancing |
| 34. | Give blood |
| 35. | Start sleeping normal hours every night |
| 36. | Organize my room and office |
| 37. | Go to Thailand for the summer |
| 38. | Purge myself of unnecessary possessions |
| 39. | Get my website online |
| 40. | Teach a gender workshop |
| 41. | Finish all my half-completed paintings |
| 42. | Become a better listener |
| 43. | Get myself in good enough shape to do ballet again |
Andro Angel
