How I did it: I was getting fed up with feeling bad all the time. And, for whatever reason, I started fearing getting diabetes. I used to think I felt bad because I was obese (I started this goal at 231 pounds). The weight wasn't a cause of feeling bad... it was a symptom of eating too many grains and sugars. Other symptoms: depression, headaches, heartburn, fatigue, IBS. Yuck.I'd done a low carb diet several times and even got within 1 pound of … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I made myself sit with the guitar or keyboard or pen and write. The motivation doesn't come naturally, so I have to "just do it" Nike style. I took the first week of November off work to give me more time. I don't think I could do it if I didn't get a good head start. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I opened the journal to the next blank page and wrote "The Lake and the Leaning Tree" in black ink. Then I wrote "Saturday" in purple ink. Then I wrote "Nine Things That Are Not Other Things" in green ink. Then I wrote "Manual Hold Condition" in blue ink. I continued writing the lyrics for the rest of the songs with cycling through those ink colors. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I just kept making payments every month, of course. Then, toward the end, I made bigger payments. Then I made a point to not spend a whole lot on other junk and paid off the loan in big chunks. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I peeled a turnip. Then I sliced it thin. Then I brushed a cookie sheet covered in foil with olive oil. Then I lay the slices on the sheet and brush them with olive oil. Then I baked in the oven at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Then I let them sit for 10 minutes or so. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I thought about my time here and came up with a few things. Then I went through my list of completed goals and came up with a bunch more things. Then I went through my current goal list and thought of some more things. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I looked up a recipe. I went to the store and bought the ingredients. I got a big bowl and mixed the ingredients. I put two teaspoons (not the measuring spoons, the long ones that you stir iced tea with) of the mix in a mug and filled it with hot water from the tap. I'd probably call it Holiday Spiced Orange Lemonade rather than tea, but whatever. Read how I did it…
How I did it: Progress was recorded on my blog.This year I stretched myself more. I used the keyboard as the main instrument on four songs and the bass as the main instrument on one. Six of the eight songs I wrote started with lyrics which is backwards from the way I usually do things. I used sound samples on four songs.I wrote a tribute to a movie.I wrote about a vacation destination.I wrote about a political issue that shouldn't be political.I wrote … Read how I did it…
How I did it: Lunch With BrianI got the domain "lunchwithbrian.net." The .com version was already taken by some guy named Brian. Then I asked my BGFF Shann if she would make a logo. It's a great logo with a cool smiley face and some chips, salsa and guacamole with tomato bits. I designed the site around the colors in the logo.I'd been writing about my lunches with Brian in a non-public journal and saving them up for when the site was ready. There was a… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I just ate it like you'd eat a regular pizza, but when I got to the egg part, I drained the yolk because I don't particularly like runny eggs. It drained onto my white plate, and Brian said "Now your plate looks like an egg." Sure enough. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I did all these things: Stepped down as supervisor Hung in there Talked to my bgff Shann a lot Gave the new supervisor a chance Didn't quit Read how I did it…
How I did it: I didn't really organize the files. I deleted most of them and transferred the rest to an external drive or my desktop. (Here's where I'm supposed to keep writing because 43 Things requires 150 characters for the "How did you do it?" part. But I don't have anything else to say.) Read how I did it…
How I did it: Both cats were neutered, and I didn't feel around. When I took each one to the vet, the vet's face looked funny when she was feeling around. For some reason, at that point I knew. I said, "She's a boy, isn't she?" Read how I did it…
