Posts Tagged ‘life’

What is the One-Year Tightrope?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

I like to think this blog has a somewhat unique name, especially since for the first time in my life, I actually managed to get the domain of my choice on the first try.

The point of the one-year tightrope is that it will last for at least one year, in which I will share all my plans and goals, and my progress in meeting them, before I attempt to leave the next (again) and move to Austin, Texas.

Right now, I live in Ruidoso, New Mexico with my parents and my boyfriend, all of whom you will hear about frequently, I am sure. I started making money online by taking surveys and writing articles about a year ago, but so far, I have not been that successful. I firmly believe that will change as long as I keep working hard on this blog.

I hope to make enough money to put down a payment on a house and cover my first semester’s tuition, which will be around $30,000 for the first year as a nonresident.

Here, I will share my stories, tips, and hopefully encouraging words with all of you for free. As for making money, I haven’t quite figured that one out yet, but you’ll know when I do, I suppose.

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Why Recycling Changed My Life

Friday, November 13th, 2009

I only recently restarted recycling plans after a few-year hiatus. When I lived in Alabama, I was an avid recycler of aluminum cans because I was a prolific drinker of Code Red Mountain Dew. The addiction may have transformed to diet soda, but it still remains and I still consume four or more cans per day of the liquid amazing.

Have you ever heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? It’s a huge area – twice the size of Texas, in fact – filled with garbage. The world’s largest landfill. And it’s in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which touches most continents on the Earth.

Ever thrown away a diaper? That’s where it goes. Aluminum cans? Yep. Paper and plastic and glass bottles, oh my? Absolutely. Everything gross you decide not to keep in your house ends up either in the ground or in the ocean, and chances are it lands here.

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