2 photos

rosewilder's

Year In Review: 2011

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013


January
I added 5 things:
  1. Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  2. make 2011 my best year yet
  3. Finish the ELT application by 1-25-10
  4. Get Tadpole a passport.
  5. Get Tadpole a U.S. certificate of foreign birth.
I completed 5 things:
  1. dream BIG
  2. Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2010
  3. Write daily on http://750words.com
  4. Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  5. Finish the ELT application by 1-25-10
I wrote 30 entries:
  1. Here we go again! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  2. I like to do it outside. Usefully. on exercise
  3. 1. A new blog: The Fluent Self on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  4. Convergence. on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  5. 2. Red beans and rice in a can. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  6. 3. Try a Skype conversation. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  7. 4 and 5. Use a blender. Make a milkshake. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  8. 6. Teach an undergraduate course. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  9. Whoa. Sales? on find a full-time job
  10. Second Writing class and 2 online PDs.. on freelance
  11. My all time favorite workout: on exercise
  12. 1-17-2011 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  13. 7. Drive to another state and back in a day. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  14. 8. Hold IN's 3 week old baby. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  15. 1-20-11 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  16. I secretly looked forward to the mess of snow today on exercise
  17. I got off track with this goal. on Go to sleep earlier.
  18. I need to get to the bottom of this. on remember and analyze my dreams
  19. Time for some positive self-talk. on I want to be kind to myself
  20. Almost done. on Finish the ELT application by 1-25-10
  21. 1-24-11 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  22. Another snowfall, on exercise
  23. 9. Skid and slide in the car on the snow. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  24. Reading opportunity on freelance
  25. The all- fruit grape spread on eat less sugar
  26. 1-28-11 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  27. I just filled out the paperwork. on Get Tadpole a passport.
  28. Wowee wowee wow wow wow! on live my life by answering this question every day: "what would you do if you knew you could not fail?"
  29. Not now. on find a full-time job
  30. Best exercise EVER! on exercise
I received 122 cheers
I gave 96 cheers
February
I added 4 things:
  1. 6 days of purging and organizing!
  2. travel alone
  3. Have fun
  4. roll down a very big grassy hill
I completed 3 things:
  1. 6 days of purging and organizing!
  2. travel alone
  3. roll down a very big grassy hill
I wrote 29 entries:
  1. Funny, I didn't think of this as a resolution when I adopted this goal. on make 2011 my best year yet
  2. 10. Nominated for Trainer of the Year for 2011 in company T! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  3. Letters to J and A. on Make new friends, but keep the old
  4. Every day on exercise
  5. Dreamt about first boy. on remember and analyze my dreams
  6. Appointment on March 12. on Get Tadpole a passport.
  7. How do I spend my time on the computer? on eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively
  8. I was so good on Saturday, and so bad today! on eat less sugar
  9. Lots of opportunities opening up for me. on freelance
  10. This is so hard to do! on live authentically and not conform
  11. 11. Facebook hiatus. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  12. Now five days. on 6 days of purging and organizing!
  13. 12. Family fun day in the Y gym! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  14. I went to an adoption support group meeting last night. on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  15. 13. Play a new party game. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  16. Very sensory on remember and analyze my dreams
  17. 2-18-10 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  18. I haven't been since December on Spend more time near the ocean
  19. I am happy to say on freelance
  20. 2-20-11 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  21. We are taking a difficult trip on Thursday. on I want to be kind to myself
  22. Difficulties on meditate
  23. I didn't realize it's already been 15 days on eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively
  24. The ultimate in self-care. on Go to sleep earlier.
  25. Director! on freelance
  26. THIS. on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  27. Have fun! on Have fun
  28. 14. Said goodbye forever. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  29. I dreamt that my mother told me her cancer had come back. on remember and analyze my dreams
I received 97 cheers
I gave 87 cheers
March
I completed 1 thing:
  1. Get Tadpole a passport.
I wrote 16 entries:
  1. 15. Get my eyebrows done with the stringing method. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  2. 16. My first meeting as Director! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  3. 17. Attend a gathering in the d.S. mansion. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  4. 3-2-11 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  5. Lots of fun today on Have fun
  6. 18. Really, really HATE a book. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  7. I am meeting with the RR people on the ninth. on freelance
  8. While I've been so ill, I've had to do this a lot. on Be unashamed to ask for help.
  9. 19. Have the flu as an adult. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  10. Being sick like this brings out the worst in me psychologically. on I want to be kind to myself
  11. 20. Yucca on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  12. I am scheduling on Have fun
  13. Barring any mistakes in paperwork, on Get Tadpole a passport.
  14. Finished preparation for the big conference presentation on freelance
  15. 21. Plum wine with a shot of sake! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  16. The last three dreams I remember this past week have been GOOD dreams. on remember and analyze my dreams
I received 66 cheers
I gave 59 cheers
April
I added 4 things:
  1. keep a food journal
  2. Prepare the front and back yards for spring fun!
  3. Finish Oye vey's letter!
  4. Pledge NOT to like, tweet or share anyone on 43T!
I completed 1 thing:
  1. Finish Oye vey's letter!
I wrote 29 entries:
  1. A new month in a new season: so hopeful! on make 2011 my best year yet
  2. Ironically, the flu I had may turn out to be a plus for my health. on eat less sugar
  3. I just realized that my last post on sugar was unkind to myself. on I want to be kind to myself
  4. 22. Read Battle Hymn of the Chinese Mother on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  5. 23. Third floor at the Perfect Pint. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  6. New spring gratitudes! on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  7. 24. Take Tadpole to the emergency room. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  8. Another T training incentive! on freelance
  9. 4-6-11 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  10. Monday is follow up day. on freelance
  11. I feel like my life is one big to-do list right now. on Prepare the front and back yards for spring fun!
  12. Get my weekend calendar together! on Have fun
  13. Full physical on eat less sugar
  14. I got a fire pit on Prepare the front and back yards for spring fun!
  15. 4-12-11 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  16. Progress? on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  17. 25. Get tipsy at a seder. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  18. The garden will be rototilled on Prepare the front and back yards for spring fun!
  19. Yay, hiking! on exercise
  20. Taxes on freelance
  21. 4-23-11 gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  22. Noooooooo! on Spend more time near the ocean
  23. 26. Feed an ox 3 zucchinis. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  24. Hooray for motherhood! gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  25. All my exercise this past few weeks on exercise
  26. "Hey, rosewilder. on Go to sleep earlier.
  27. So, our options seem to be: on Pledge NOT to like, tweet or share anyone on 43T!
  28. Ooohhh...painful but important recognition. on Practice "And How Am I Like This?" when judgementalism, impatience or annoyance raise their smug heads
  29. This weekend on Have fun
I received 116 cheers
I gave 99 cheers
May
I added 3 things:
  1. Wish Loveinthecure a beautiful, colorfully outstanding birthday on her Meditative Birthday Monday May 16th, 2011!!
  2. lower my cholesterol
  3. Send a new piece of writing to JM every Sunday night.
I completed 4 things:
  1. live authentically and not conform
  2. Prepare the front and back yards for spring fun!
  3. Pledge NOT to like, tweet or share anyone on 43T!
  4. Wish Loveinthecure a beautiful, colorfully outstanding birthday on her Meditative Birthday Monday May 16th, 2011!!
I wrote 34 entries:
  1. 27-28. Korean cuisine and laughter yoga. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  2. Couch to 5K? on exercise
  3. Summer planning. on freelance
  4. I drove S. to the funeral yesterday. on Make new friends, but keep the old
  5. A bit of self-celebration: on I want to be kind to myself
  6. 5-5-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  7. Mother's Day gratitude on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  8. 29. Ordered business cards from Vista Print. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  9. The ex-Big Boss furious at me. on remember and analyze my dreams
  10. As soon as I wrote on I want to be kind to myself
  11. I did one thing right today! on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  12. The best exercise possible. on exercise
  13. In the battle between Books and Sleep: on Go to sleep earlier.
  14. Awful. on remember and analyze my dreams
  15. Time management, setting priorities, and believing in myself. on Follow Thoreau's advice; "Go forth boldly in the direction of your dreams; live the life you've imagined."
  16. 5-14-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  17. May all your birthday wishes come true! on Wish Loveinthecure a beautiful, colorfully outstanding birthday on her Meditative Birthday Monday May 16th, 2011!!
  18. The crazy of procrastination on freelance
  19. 30. Pandora on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  20. 3 men and me! on remember and analyze my dreams
  21. I dug in, and it will be finished on time. on freelance
  22. JM and I have a plan. on Follow Thoreau's advice; "Go forth boldly in the direction of your dreams; live the life you've imagined."
  23. 31. Take a tiny communist to the mall. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  24. I'm going to visit Tadpole at her school tomorrow. on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  25. 5-22-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  26. 32. TMI warning.... A new position. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  27. I've been forcing myself to go to bed at the same time as Frog every night on Go to sleep earlier.
  28. 5-25-11 gratitude on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  29. The good news is on lower my cholesterol
  30. rosewilder's state of the goals address. (Like state of the union, but just me, not the whole country.) on make 2011 my best year yet
  31. Some self-lovin' on I want to be kind to myself
  32. 33. Receive over three thousand cheers. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  33. The three day weekend on Have fun
  34. This is a BIG week. on freelance
I received 248 cheers
I gave 147 cheers
June
I added 2 things:
  1. strengthen my immune system
  2. go snorkeling
I completed 2 things:
  1. send my dossier to China
  2. go snorkeling
I wrote 35 entries:
  1. I might be done with facebook. on eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively
  2. 6-2-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  3. Thanks, preschool! on strengthen my immune system
  4. S. will not be happy with me that the budgets aren't ready yet. on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  5. 34. Foreign film: Long life, happiness, and prosperity on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  6. I HATE HATE HATE HATE being sick. on I want to be kind to myself
  7. I think I would on live my life by answering this question every day: "what would you do if you knew you could not fail?"
  8. Now is the time to make this a priority. on Go white water rafting
  9. Ahhhh..... the bulk of the big procrastination projects are done. on freelance
  10. Wishful dreaming! on remember and analyze my dreams
  11. 35. Roid rage? on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  12. Today, I was feeling good. on I want to be kind to myself
  13. Week 2 was submitted early on Send a new piece of writing to JM every Sunday night.
  14. I have secured an overnight babysitter on Have fun
  15. Based on my anxiety and the events of the day. on remember and analyze my dreams
  16. 36. (Double Chai!) 19th college reunion! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  17. My nightmare has tripled my resolve. on freelance
  18. Forty-one or fourteen? on Make new friends, but keep the old
  19. A sigh of relief. on Spend more time near the ocean
  20. 6/18/11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  21. Back on track. on exercise
  22. A spontaneous dinner date. on Have fun
  23. Oh, my, that was so thoughtful, oye_vey! on keep a food journal
  24. Thank you, Wii Fit! on exercise
  25. 37. Re-read Little Women and Good Wives as an adult. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  26. I thought of my main character Will on Follow Thoreau's advice; "Go forth boldly in the direction of your dreams; live the life you've imagined."
  27. The best exercise in the world yesterday. on exercise
  28. Now I feel silly. on freelance
  29. I need to get off the internet and start that writing on Send a new piece of writing to JM every Sunday night.
  30. so... on Make new friends, but keep the old
  31. 6-28-11 date night gratitudes on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  32. I resolve to on eat less sugar
  33. Dilemma. on Go to sleep earlier.
  34. 38. Use a negative ion producer. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  35. 39. Ha! comedy club in the city. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
I received 322 cheers
I gave 206 cheers
July
I added 2 things:
  1. adopt
  2. Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
I completed 2 things:
  1. freelance
  2. adopt
I wrote 35 entries:
  1. July 1! Half a year down, half a year to go. on make 2011 my best year yet
  2. Tadpole is blossoming. on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  3. Self- care. on I want to be kind to myself
  4. The best thing about Frogette getting older, on Spend more time near the ocean
  5. PLEASE try to remember the importance of this goal, RW! on Go to sleep earlier.
  6. A must: on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  7. With Frog's surgery, on Be unashamed to ask for help.
  8. Yesterday, on exercise
  9. I am practicing this every day at work. on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  10. Frogette is blossoming, too. on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  11. 40. Give a four-year-old the first experience of celebrating her birthday. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  12. 41. Be in a restaurant with 5 other multi-racial families. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  13. Two Saturdays in a row. on Spend more time near the ocean
  14. A lovely summer morning walk on exercise
  15. 7-10-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  16. Mommy competition nonsense on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  17. 7-12-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  18. Since Frog's surgery, on I want to be kind to myself
  19. My girls and I seem to have a weekly tradition now. on Spend more time near the ocean
  20. I invited S2. to our barbeque this weekend. on Make new friends, but keep the old
  21. The few I've remembered lately on remember and analyze my dreams
  22. Lying. on remember and analyze my dreams
  23. One choice at a time. on lower my cholesterol
  24. 7-20-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  25. More boats? And responsibility. on remember and analyze my dreams
  26. Frog made cookies. on eat less sugar
  27. Darn it. on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  28. Fun and productive on exercise
  29. 42. Veggie sticks. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  30. I'm finally doing this! on Go to sleep earlier.
  31. Better than nothing. on exercise
  32. Starting full-time work on Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
  33. This time, on exercise
  34. My formerly "extremely shy" child, on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  35. Setting a deadline: on Get Tadpole a U.S. certificate of foreign birth.
I received 176 cheers
I gave 144 cheers
August
I wrote 28 entries:
  1. Yesterday, I was all stressed out in the car. on meditate
  2. I only got 6 hours of sleep last night on Go to sleep earlier.
  3. 43. Dim Sum in Flushing. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  4. Nova Special on remember and analyze my dreams
  5. I'm dissapointed that I haven't heard from a few friends in a while. on Make new friends, but keep the old
  6. Blech. on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  7. Given Frogette's interest in the theater, on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  8. 8-8-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  9. Playing hooky/playing nooky on Have fun
  10. 44. Download an app onto my smart phone. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  11. 8-10-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  12. 45. Swim laps naked. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  13. Take this to heart. on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  14. I have been so unmotivated lately. on Follow Thoreau's advice; "Go forth boldly in the direction of your dreams; live the life you've imagined."
  15. Since Frogette and I are going to see Wicked together on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  16. 8-15-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  17. 46. Drive a keyless car. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  18. 47. Have a great encounter with the IRS. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  19. This year will be different. on make 2011 my best year yet
  20. So glad I pushed myself to take the kids on Spend more time near the ocean
  21. I feel very on top of things for once. on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  22. The basics of self-care. on I want to be kind to myself
  23. Hoorah! Three goals in one. on Spend more time near the ocean
  24. We had our last visit with the social worker for on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  25. 8-23-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  26. Friends and cats. on remember and analyze my dreams
  27. Apartments in the city. on remember and analyze my dreams
  28. Not only did I miss the chance for this goal this summer, on Go white water rafting
I received 175 cheers
I gave 143 cheers
September
I wrote 27 entries:
  1. 48. Read Virginia Woolf on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  2. Today is the first day of September. on make 2011 my best year yet
  3. 49. Wicked! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  4. Now that JM is back, on Send a new piece of writing to JM every Sunday night.
  5. AHEM. on Go to sleep earlier.
  6. 9-7-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  7. I realized today on Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
  8. Hooray! on Send a new piece of writing to JM every Sunday night.
  9. Last swim of the year on exercise
  10. Today's triumph. on eat less sugar
  11. Very disturbing. on remember and analyze my dreams
  12. 9-12-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  13. My reward for pushing myself to walk on Thursday evening on exercise
  14. And although I am in a full-day training today, on exercise
  15. The worst thing about the strained relationship with my in-laws on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  16. Ooh! Another thing to eliminate. Bye, bye, blogs. on eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively
  17. Short but frequent. on exercise
  18. Glorious! on Spend more time near the ocean
  19. 2 out of 4 of Frog's nieces and nephews responded to my emails. on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  20. 50. Drive the car pool. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  21. 9-22-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  22. Last week, on exercise
  23. 51. Order from a drive through with a (horrible) fake accent. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  24. So, what is stopping me from moving forward in writing? on Follow Thoreau's advice; "Go forth boldly in the direction of your dreams; live the life you've imagined."
  25. 9/30/11: New Year Gratitude on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  26. 52. Joined a temple. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  27. 53. Conversation with a stranger on the beach. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
I received 126 cheers
I gave 100 cheers
October
I added 1 thing:
  1. fearlessly live the life I want to live, be who I truly want to be, welcome change, unleash my inner, creative, adventurous, warrior self, and have no apologies for it, whatsoever, to anyone
I wrote 30 entries:
  1. Another pleasant dream. Hoorah! on remember and analyze my dreams
  2. The funniest walk. on exercise
  3. The year of exquisite self-care: 5772 on I want to be kind to myself
  4. In a car, on remember and analyze my dreams
  5. 10-3-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  6. This is such a struggle. on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  7. Focusing on physical objects this week. on eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively
  8. Let this be a lesson to me! on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  9. Judgmental. on Practice "And How Am I Like This?" when judgementalism, impatience or annoyance raise their smug heads
  10. I called my mother-in-law yesterday. on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  11. Tadpole is tall enough (barely!) for a 12-inch wheel bike now. on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  12. 54. Read "Yes Man". on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  13. Hooray for the monarch butterflies! on Spend more time near the ocean
  14. 10-10-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  15. This week started out strong. on exercise
  16. It's a process. on Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
  17. This might be the mightiest of the challenges I've taken on yet. on list 43 things that i like about myself
  18. Multitasking on exercise
  19. 4 - 7. on list 43 things that i like about myself
  20. 10-16-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  21. Yet another dream about first boy. on remember and analyze my dreams
  22. 55. Modern Family on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  23. I am so thrilled with my little community. on Make new friends, but keep the old
  24. 11:30 deadline. on Go to sleep earlier.
  25. 10-23-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  26. Ooh! I love this goal I just adopted. on fearlessly live the life I want to live, be who I truly want to be, welcome change, unleash my inner, creative, adventurous, warrior self, and have no apologies for it, whatsoever, to anyone
  27. Sometimes I wish I had sent my daughter to a lesser school. (Warning: major rant follows.) on help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
  28. A disturbing one. on remember and analyze my dreams
  29. Major guilt. on Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
  30. 56. My first state committee meeting on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
I received 337 cheers
I gave 216 cheers
November
I added 6 things:
  1. Healthy food choices: one at a time
  2. Stay far, far away from all retail businesses from Nov. 22- Dec. 31, 2012.
  3. In 2011 I...
  4. Live in a foreign country for a year
  5. make 2012 my best year yet
  6. December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
I completed 1 thing:
  1. Live in a foreign country for a year
I wrote 39 entries:
  1. Happy November 1st! on make 2011 my best year yet
  2. Yuck. on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  3. Gratitude for my amazing daughters! on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  4. 57. Reading "The God of Small Things" on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  5. Caught in the act. on Practice "And How Am I Like This?" when judgementalism, impatience or annoyance raise their smug heads
  6. I liked it so much, I wrote it twice. on fearlessly live the life I want to live, be who I truly want to be, welcome change, unleash my inner, creative, adventurous, warrior self, and have no apologies for it, whatsoever, to anyone
  7. So, it turns out there is no conflict after all. on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  8. State park hike with the girls. on exercise
  9. 11-6-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  10. Moving on. on eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively
  11. Back in the saddle. on Send a new piece of writing to JM every Sunday night.
  12. 58. Enjoy November! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  13. 59. Conversation with a squirrel. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  14. November nature gratitudes. on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  15. Back in the saddle. on Send a new piece of writing to JM every Sunday night.
  16. 60. Baby greens and beet salad. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  17. My oldest friend. on Make new friends, but keep the old
  18. 3 day weekend gratitude! on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  19. hurrah. on Send a new piece of writing to JM every Sunday night.
  20. One healthy choice yesterday on eat less sugar
  21. A needs me today. on Make new friends, but keep the old
  22. My tiny dissent. on Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
  23. You win some, you lose some on eat less sugar
  24. Another mixed day. on Healthy food choices: one at a time
  25. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. on exercise
  26. 61. Put Tadpole's hair in a ponytail! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  27. Sunday steep hill hike on exercise
  28. 62. Participate in a forum of which I've previously felt intimidated. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  29. 11/21/11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  30. The most important goal of the season. on Stay far, far away from all retail businesses from Nov. 22- Dec. 31, 2012.
  31. As part of my asserting myself, on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  32. 63. Tadpole's first playdate. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  33. Waiting for the woman I want to hire for child care to call me back on Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
  34. So easy to do on a four day weekend! on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  35. Epiphany. on I want to be kind to myself
  36. A beer, a fire, and a spouse= fun. on Have fun
  37. 64. Ecologs. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  38. What's the quote on Make peace with the poor relationship I have with my inlaws.
  39. 65. Ursula Le Guin's latest novel. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
I received 284 cheers
I gave 212 cheers
December
I added 4 things:
  1. Wish joie de vivre a peaceful and joyous birthday on December 9th!
  2. Accomplish 43 acts of excellence before I turn 43 (December 29, 2012)..
  3. January Bootcamp 2012: Fresh Starts and New Aspirations
  4. Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2012.
I completed 7 things:
  1. cook
  2. Be unashamed to ask for help.
  3. make 2011 my best year yet
  4. Stay far, far away from all retail businesses from Nov. 22- Dec. 31, 2012.
  5. In 2011 I...
  6. December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
  7. Wish joie de vivre a peaceful and joyous birthday on December 9th!
I wrote 50 entries:
  1. 66. Go to a friend's father's funeral. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  2. Don't jump to conclusions! on Practice "And How Am I Like This?" when judgementalism, impatience or annoyance raise their smug heads
  3. It's not the end of 2011 yet, on make 2011 my best year yet
  4. 12-5-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  5. 67. Bought a steam cleaner. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  6. Compromise. on Stay far, far away from all retail businesses from Nov. 22- Dec. 31, 2012.
  7. I can't count on a.m. sleep. on Go to sleep earlier.
  8. Thanks for pointing me to the prompts, calypte! on In 2011 I...
  9. 68. Turn someone down for a job. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  10. More prompts. on In 2011 I...
  11. My full time status is still unsure... on Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
  12. 12/7/11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  13. Prompts 5-7 on In 2011 I...
  14. Elusive December on December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
  15. Prompts 8 and 9. on In 2011 I...
  16. 69. Reading Reading Lolita in Tehran. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  17. I had one of those "perfect moment" in time moments. on December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
  18. Yom Huledet Sameach! on Wish joie de vivre a peaceful and joyous birthday on December 9th!
  19. 70. Traveled to Troy. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  20. You would think we were a teeming bunch of adulterers around here. on remember and analyze my dreams
  21. 12-13-11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  22. Prompts 10 and 11. on In 2011 I...
  23. 71-74. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  24. Love. on December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
  25. The taboo of revealing desire? on remember and analyze my dreams
  26. Rumor has it on Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
  27. Prompts 12-15. on In 2011 I...
  28. 72. Reading Thinking, Fast and Slow on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  29. Hooray! on Balance work, motherhood, and my own desires.
  30. Anger and Danger on remember and analyze my dreams
  31. 12/19/11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  32. Prompts 16-18. on In 2011 I...
  33. 11 more days in December to Dream big, Live now! on December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
  34. I decided what I want for my birthday. on Have fun
  35. Prompts 19-21. on In 2011 I...
  36. 12/22/11 on Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
  37. This seems the opposite of my usual. on remember and analyze my dreams
  38. Prompts 22-24. on In 2011 I...
  39. Prompts 25 and 26. on In 2011 I...
  40. Fun with family and friends. on Have fun
  41. 73. Mike's hard limeade. 74. Sam Adams' Chocolate Bock. 75. Scotch. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  42. I am using the last 5 days of December to focus on on December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
  43. I did NOT have a donut on Healthy food choices: one at a time
  44. 76. Teach Tadpole to ice-skate. on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
  45. Four more days of December, on December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
  46. Prompts 27-29. on In 2011 I...
  47. I have had more fun in the last week than I had all last year! on Have fun
  48. Last day of December! on December Bootcamp 2011: Dream big, Live now
  49. 1. Throw my mother-in-law a birthday party. on Accomplish 43 acts of excellence before I turn 43 (December 29, 2012)..
  50. Time to close this goal, and start a new one! on Experience 100 new things by the end of December 2011
I received 489 cheers
I gave 383 cheers

 

43 Things Login