january [11]━

• the aeronaut's windlass, jim butcher [4/5]
• starsight, brandon sanderson [5/5]
• auberon, james s.a. corey [4/5]
• the queen's gambit, walter tevis [5/5]
• the black prism, brent weeks [4.5/5]
• theft of swords, michael j. sullivan [4/5]
• ender's game, orson scott card [4/5]
• the shadowed sun, n.k. jemisin [4.5/5]
• the house in the cerulean sea, t.j. klune [5/5]
• spinning silver, naomi novik [5/5]
• piranesi, susanna clarke [4/5]

february [2]━

• the city we became, n.k. jemisin [4/5]
• malice, john gwynne [4.5/5]

march [2]━

• howl's moving castle, diana wynne jones [4/5]
• gideon the ninth, tamsyn muir [5/5]

april [2]━

clothes━

• cashmere sweater
  • light neutral - heather grey (theory)
  • dark neutral - navy
• cashmere turtleneck sweater
  • dark neutral - black
  • light neutral - light grey
• basic tshirt
  • white (apc)
  • grey (atm collection)
  • black (theory)
  • navy (x2) (atm collection, theory)
• tank top
  • white
  • grey
  • black
• silk camisole

• overhaul style
  • do a closet edit ✔
  • replace hangers ✔
  • sell or donate any clothes that haven't been worn in 6+ months ✔
  • buy tshirts ✔
  • buy tanks/camis
  • buy shorts
  • buy pants
  • buy swimwear
  • buy outwear (cardigan, outercoat, sweaters)
  • buy long sleeve shirts
  • buy blouses
• overhaul beauty
  • acquire basic makeup - foundation, concealer, mascara, eyeliner ✔
  • find the perfect red lip ✔
  • find a signature scent (ombre leather, so...

—the most important step a person can take is always the next one

• kari, twenty three (dec 2nd), she/her
• software engineer, powerlifter, photographer, backpacker
• usa/pst

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• lifting, fitness, and health━
  • create healthy habits
    • drink more water ✔
      • at least 63oz/daily ✔
    • stop biting my nails ✔
  • start lifting again post-covid ✔
  • 165/250/315 bsd
    • squat
      • 135 (again) ✔
      • 155 (again) ✔
      • 185 (again) ✔
      • 200 (again)
      • 250 (in comp)
    • bench
      • 115 (again) ✔

RULES━

• must take a picture (preferably many) at every place
• must record date of completion and who with!

general━

• marquee las vegas
• lightning in a bottle
• outside lands
• arena sf
• get a tattoo
• dye my hair
• get a new piercing
• own a home
• get a dog

experiences━

• live in a city away from california for at least a year
• go on a solo trip out of state

• have a stable income ✔
• get a job in software engineering ✔
• move to seattle ✔
• get my own apartment ✔
• buy a car ✔
• compete in powerlifting again
• hire a powerlifting/lifting coach
• train at a powerlifting gym ✔
• pay off student loans
  • pay off half of student loans
  • pay off student loans completely
• be debt free
• travel abroad
• see a therapist consistently ✔
• get a bilateral salpingectomy
• buy a home
• get married
• have a net worth of $100,000
• have a net worth of $500,000
• have a net worth of $1M

united states━

• california━
  • davenport pier
  • scripps pier
  • woodland sunflower fields
  • carrizo plain national monument (in bloom)
  • lake tahoe
  • shasta lake / mount shasta
  • castle lake
  • burney falls
  • kings canyon national park
  • redwoods national park
  • shaver lake
  • golden gate beach
  • precipice lake
  • mt tamalpais
  • bombay beach
  • the rock tub hot springs
  • hot creek geological site

japan━

• kyoto
• shinjuku
• mt fuji + fujinomiya
• tokyo
• lake biwa

iceland━

• drive the ring road
• seljalandsfoss
• haifoss
• golden circle - thingvellir national park, the great geysir and strokkur geysir, gullfoss waterfall
• heimaey stave church
• reynisfjara black sand beach
• stokksnes
• stuðlagil canyon
• blue lagoon
• jokulsarlon
• diamond beach