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Year In Review: 2011

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January
I added 18 things:
  1. Celebrate my 4 year anniversary on 43Things
  2. see a psychic
  3. Take my dog to obedience school
  4. Buy myself a microwavable rice bag to cuddle with
  5. January 2011 Bootcamp: Steady Progress & Kind Self-Care
  6. Religion... figure out if there is really one out there that suits me and my beliefs
  7. Create a beautiful and fun wedding shower for my sister
  8. February 2011 Bootcamp: Work Hard, Play Hard, Rest Easy
  9. complete the A-Z movie challenge
  10. use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without
  11. Watch "The Wizard of Oz" at the same time as listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
  12. revamp my diet
  13. Spring Semester 2011!
  14. Plan & map out our Northeast camping/backpacking extravaganza!
  15. get my ears pierced
  16. control my temper
  17. try 43 cocktails
  18. travel the world
I completed 9 things:
  1. Celebrate my 4 year anniversary on 43Things
  2. see a psychic
  3. December Bootcamp: Full Steam into a Happy Healthy 2011!
  4. January 2011 Bootcamp: Steady Progress & Kind Self-Care
  5. Achieve 10 things that nag and eat away at me so I can be free of them and feel smugly pleased instead :)
  6. revamp my diet
  7. Write 43 Haikus
  8. get a passport
  9. sleep!
I wrote 77 entries:
  1. 2011: Diving in on January 2011 Bootcamp: Steady Progress & Kind Self-Care
  2. Captivate the mass, cause the prose is profound on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  3. #38 on Write 43 Haikus
  4. Sweet relief on Achieve 10 things that nag and eat away at me so I can be free of them and feel smugly pleased instead :)
  5. #39 on Write 43 Haikus
  6. Tonight, there will be sleep on sleep!
  7. Well, I've walked these streets, in a carnival, of sights to see on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  8. My star pupil on Take my dog to obedience school
  9. #40 on Write 43 Haikus
  10. Yoga yoga yoga on Achieve 10 things that nag and eat away at me so I can be free of them and feel smugly pleased instead :)
  11. 1/6/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  12. Aaaaaaannnngrrrrrrrrrry on control my temper
  13. 1/7/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  14. 1/8/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  15. 1/9/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  16. She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  17. #41 on Write 43 Haikus
  18. I'm only sleeping on sleep!
  19. #42 on Write 43 Haikus
  20. Birthday gift? Check. on Achieve 10 things that nag and eat away at me so I can be free of them and feel smugly pleased instead :)
  21. #43 on Write 43 Haikus
  22. Gray days on Achieve 10 things that nag and eat away at me so I can be free of them and feel smugly pleased instead :)
  23. 1/10/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  24. Stair climbing fool on Hone my curves
  25. Let's get physical on Achieve 10 things that nag and eat away at me so I can be free of them and feel smugly pleased instead :)
  26. 1/11/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  27. I ain't tellin you no lie on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  28. 1/12/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  29. Jesus is just alright with me on Religion... figure out if there is really one out there that suits me and my beliefs
  30. Check-in on January 2011 Bootcamp: Steady Progress & Kind Self-Care
  31. 1/13/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  32. 1/14/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  33. #1: Raspberry Margarita on try 43 cocktails
  34. #2: Gummy Bear Martini on try 43 cocktails
  35. #3: Purple Rain on try 43 cocktails
  36. 1/15/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  37. #4: Jamaican Long Island Iced Tea on try 43 cocktails
  38. 1/16/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  39. The lunatic is on the grass on Watch "The Wizard of Oz" at the same time as listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
  40. Don't want another pretender on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  41. U - Under the Tuscan Sun on complete the A-Z movie challenge
  42. 1/17/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  43. Back to school, back to school, to prove to dad I am not a fool on Achieve 10 things that nag and eat away at me so I can be free of them and feel smugly pleased instead :)
  44. Nomadic on travel the world
  45. 1/18/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  46. Say what on Spring Semester 2011!
  47. 1/19/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  48. Some might say on take better care of myself
  49. Z - Zoolander on complete the A-Z movie challenge
  50. 1/20/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  51. One step closer... on get a passport
  52. Backbeat the word is on the street on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  53. 1/21/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  54. 1/22/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  55. 1/23/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  56. Healthy body on revamp my diet
  57. #12: Marie Tholley on Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
  58. 1/24/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  59. A million poppies gonna make me sleep on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  60. 1/25/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  61. S - Singin' In the Rain on complete the A-Z movie challenge
  62. I highlight. Is that wrong? Not if I pay $100 for a cd-rom. on Achieve 10 things that nag and eat away at me so I can be free of them and feel smugly pleased instead :)
  63. 1/26/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  64. The Great Wait on The Great Bath
  65. Saint Lucia! on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  66. 1/27/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  67. Yahoo! on get a passport
  68. Quick clean on Clean/Declutter (maintain the gumption)
  69. 1/28/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  70. #5: Lime Vodka + 7up on try 43 cocktails
  71. 4 years! on Celebrate my 4 year anniversary on 43Things
  72. #6: White Chocolate Martini on try 43 cocktails
  73. #7: Pumpkin Martini on try 43 cocktails
  74. 1/29/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  75. I see the world, feel the chill on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  76. 1/30/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  77. Step into my parlour... on see a psychic
I received 1216 cheers
I gave 1476 cheers
February
I added 10 things:
  1. Bake lemon bars
  2. Make my mom a gift, just because she's awesome.
  3. sell my textbooks
  4. get a massage
  5. Go to Brew & View at the Michigan Theatre
  6. make chocolate truffles
  7. do first things first
  8. book train tickets
  9. Go on 12 hikes this year
  10. Improve my French
I completed 9 things:
  1. Take my dog to obedience school
  2. The Great Bath
  3. Buy myself a microwavable rice bag to cuddle with
  4. Bake lemon bars
  5. Religion... figure out if there is really one out there that suits me and my beliefs
  6. Go to Brew & View at the Michigan Theatre
  7. February 2011 Bootcamp: Work Hard, Play Hard, Rest Easy
  8. Watch "The Wizard of Oz" at the same time as listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
  9. get my ears pierced
I wrote 61 entries:
  1. 1/31/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  2. Lysippos the sculptor on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  3. 10, 9, 8... on control my temper
  4. The King's Speech on go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
  5. 2/1/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  6. One week to go! on Take my dog to obedience school
  7. It's been awhile, right? on Take more photos
  8. A seven nation army couldn't hold me back on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  9. Aromatherapeutic rice? on Buy myself a microwavable rice bag to cuddle with
  10. 2/2/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  11. #8: Strawberry Daiquiri on try 43 cocktails
  12. 2/3/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  13. Brew & view on Go to Brew & View at the Michigan Theatre
  14. 2/4/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  15. Breathe, breathe in the air on Watch "The Wizard of Oz" at the same time as listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
  16. 2/5/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  17. 2/6/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  18. Nose to the proverbial grind on February 2011 Bootcamp: Work Hard, Play Hard, Rest Easy
  19. 2/7/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  20. The Secret of Lost Things on Read more books
  21. 2/8/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  22. I know just what you're saying on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  23. 2/9/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  24. Bold on Bake lemon bars
  25. 2/10/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  26. M - My Girl on complete the A-Z movie challenge
  27. #9: Espresso Martini on try 43 cocktails
  28. 2/11/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  29. 2/12/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  30. 2/13/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  31. #10: Peanut Barrel Long Island on try 43 cocktails
  32. My Life In France on Read more books
  33. 2/14/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  34. The Great Soak on The Great Bath
  35. 2/15/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  36. #11: Lemon Vodka Fizz on try 43 cocktails
  37. Route 66 on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  38. G - Good Will Hunting on complete the A-Z movie challenge
  39. 2/16/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  40. 2/17/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  41. 2/18/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  42. 2/19/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  43. 2/20/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  44. B - Bye Bye Birdie on complete the A-Z movie challenge
  45. 2/21/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  46. #13: La Confianza on Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
  47. Talkin' bout my girl on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  48. 2/22/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  49. #14: Nolberta Cervantes Velasquez on Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
  50. Focus on Spring Semester 2011!
  51. To do: on do first things first
  52. Sadly on Help Sister Golden Hair's Journal travel the world, collect some profoundness, and gather some whimsy
  53. 2/23/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  54. Torn and thinking on Religion... figure out if there is really one out there that suits me and my beliefs
  55. 2/24/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  56. Would you like to hear my voice, sprinkled with emotion? on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  57. 2/25/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  58. 2/26/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  59. #12: Coconut Rum + Mango Juice on try 43 cocktails
  60. 2/27/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  61. Conclusion on Religion... figure out if there is really one out there that suits me and my beliefs
I received 1021 cheers
I gave 1281 cheers
March
I added 8 things:
  1. participate in Earth Hour 2011
  2. do St. Patty's day right
  3. create an outer style that is a true reflection of me
  4. Buy a tea kettle
  5. take early morning walks
  6. visit the detroit institute of arts
  7. go to St Lucia
  8. Learn to knit
I completed 8 things:
  1. participate in Earth Hour 2011
  2. do St. Patty's day right
  3. Make my mom a gift, just because she's awesome.
  4. scrapbook
  5. book train tickets
  6. Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  7. release a bookcrossing book
  8. control my temper
I wrote 40 entries:
  1. 2/28/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  2. 3/1/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  3. I'm living in a kind of daydream on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  4. 3/2/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  5. O Joy on Create a beautiful and fun wedding shower for my sister
  6. All in a row on do first things first
  7. 3/3/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  8. Brew & view, deux on Go to Brew & View at the Michigan Theatre
  9. 3/4/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  10. 3/5/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  11. Lucid Dreaming on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  12. 3/6/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  13. I'm feeling supersonic on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  14. 3/7/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  15. What a wonderful feeling, just to know that you are near on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  16. Seems every path leads me to nowhere on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  17. A Hard Days Pete on Make a list of 100 songs that apply to me
  18. 3/8/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  19. Glenn Miller on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  20. 3/9/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  21. Soothed beast on control my temper
  22. Aurora Borealis on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  23. 3/10/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  24. Pin-ups on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  25. Oy on do first things first
  26. 3/11/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  27. Dendrochronology on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  28. 3/12/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  29. You are driving me frantic, sail across the Atlantic on Buy a tea kettle
  30. 3/13/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  31. Cry baby cry on take better care of myself
  32. 3/14/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  33. French Women Don't Get Fat on Read more books
  34. 3/15/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  35. St. Patrick's Day on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  36. Silver and gold on keep in better touch with friends & family
  37. Upward flight on do first things first
  38. Tally ho! on Spring Semester 2011!
  39. Silent films on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  40. #13: Category 5 Hurricane on try 43 cocktails
I received 613 cheers
I gave 795 cheers
June
I completed 4 things:
  1. Pledge NOT to like, tweet or share anyone on 43T!
  2. take early morning walks
  3. use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without
  4. Clean/Declutter (maintain the gumption)
I wrote 17 entries:
  1. 6/1/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  2. #16: Vermontucky Lemonade on try 43 cocktails
  3. P - Psycho on complete the A-Z movie challenge
  4. 6/2/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  5. 6/6/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  6. #17: No Pressure, No Problem on try 43 cocktails
  7. Grovenberg Park ~ Holt, Michigan on Go on 12 hikes this year
  8. Ohm on Practice Yoga
  9. The French Chef on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  10. 6/9/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  11. The Faroe Islands on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  12. 3 more documentaries on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  13. The art of salt on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  14. 6/10/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  15. Crisp and clean on take early morning walks
  16. E - Empire Records on complete the A-Z movie challenge
  17. #18: Gin & Juice on try 43 cocktails
I received 162 cheers
I gave 163 cheers
July
I completed 1 thing:
  1. get an iPad
I received 11 cheers
August
I added 8 things:
  1. Invite one and all to a kick-ass Happy Birthday celebration for wren on August 24
  2. take a tour of a brewery
  3. go sailing
  4. Visit Boston
  5. Visit the Detroit zoo
  6. get a facial
  7. take a yoga class
  8. Heal
I completed 12 things:
  1. Invite one and all to a kick-ass Happy Birthday celebration for wren on August 24
  2. take a tour of a brewery
  3. go sailing
  4. Visit Boston
  5. Visit the Detroit zoo
  6. get a facial
  7. Buy a tea kettle
  8. sell my textbooks
  9. Become a dog foster
  10. Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  11. keep in better touch with friends & family
  12. Take more photos
I wrote 14 entries:
  1. Zane on Become a dog foster
  2. Delayed lessons on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  3. 8/22/11 on find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
  4. #15: Verónica Alexandra Tenesaca Bravo on Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
  5. #16: Jennifer Elieth Soto Saavedra on Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
  6. As Always, Julia on Read more books
  7. Hope you had a superdydooperdylovelydovely day! on Invite one and all to a kick-ass Happy Birthday celebration for wren on August 24
  8. #17: Byona Biyinzika Savings Group A on Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
  9. #19: Bourbon + Soda on try 43 cocktails
  10. Woldumar Nature Center ~ Lansing, Michigan on Go on 12 hikes this year
  11. Twister! on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  12. #20: Ranee's Redneck Red Wine on try 43 cocktails
  13. Food for thought on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
  14. I ♥ Art History on Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them
I received 167 cheers
I gave 256 cheers
December
I completed 1 thing:
  1. November Bootcamp 2011: Success through the Power of Daily Actions
I wrote 1 entry:
  1. Mexico is calling on travel the world
I received 40 cheers
I gave 9 cheers

 

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