january [7]━

• china rich girlfriend, kevin kwan [5/5]
• the tyrant baru cormorant, seth dickinson [5/5]
• under the whispering door, t.j. clune [5/5]
• rich people problems, kevin kwan [4/5]
• you need a budget, jesse mecham [4/5]
• the empire's ruin, brian staveley [5/5]
• the sword of kaigen, m.l. wang [5/5]

february [6]━

• the republic of thieves, scott lynch [4/5]
• norse mythology, neil gaiman [4/5]
• the american gods, neil gaiman [4/5]
• uprooted, naomi novik [5/5]
• red rising, pierce brown [5/5]
• the wheel of time, robert jordan [5/5]

march [6]━

• cytonic, brandon sanderson [4.5/5]
• the goblin emperor, katherine addison [4/5]
• golden son, pierce brown [5/5]

clothes━

• cashmere sweater
  • light neutral - heather grey (theory)
  • dark neutral - navy (theory)
• cashmere turtleneck sweater
  • dark neutral - black
  • light neutral - charcoal grey
• basic tshirt
  • white (apc)
  • grey (atm collection)
  • black (theory)
  • navy (x2) (atm collection, theory)
• basic long sleeve shirt
  • white (theory)
  • dark grey (theory)
  • light grey
  • black (theory)

• 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 outerwear (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 four (dec 2nd), she/her
• software engineer, powerlifter, photographer, skier
• usa/pst

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• lifting, fitness, and health━
  • 165/250/315 sbd
    • squat
      • 185 (again) ✔
      • 200 (again) ✔
      • 225 (again)
      • 250 (in comp)
    • bench
      • 145 (again)
      • 150 (again)
      • 165 (in comp)
    • deadlift
      • 250 (again) ✔
      • 275 (again) ✔
      • 300 (again) ✔
      • 315

RULES━

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

experiences━

• live in a city away from california for at least a year ✔ (seattle - never going back)
• go on a solo trip out of state
• go on a solo trip in state
• go on a solo trip out of country
• live on the road for a while
• try out indoor rock climbing ✔ (5/29/21 with daniel at top out)
• dye my hair
• get a new piercing
• get a tattoo
• go to a rave/festival
• las vegas with a group

• 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
• pay off car loan
• be debt free
• travel abroad
• see a therapist consistently ✔
• get a bilateral salpingectomy
• buy a home
• get married
• net worth goals

• lifting, fitness, and health━
  • outcome goal: compete in powerlifting again
    • when: november
    • why: improve physical fitness/my max lifts, give my lifting direction
    • supportive goals:
      • 1. rehab sumo deadlift ✔
      • 2. squat 250, bench 165, deadlift 315
      • 3. put on more muscle/end leaner -> cut bulk maintain cycle ✔
      • 4. transition training from hypertrophy to strength focus ✔
      • 5. hire a coach ✔
  • outcome goal: climb V3's comfortably
    • when: EOY
    • why: improve overall physical fitness out...

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