How I did it: Relaxing about life is an ongoing process. It's about not stressing out whenever possible. It's about looking at a situation with might cause anxiety and turning it about, until finally, anxiousness gets replaced with the thought..."whatever happens, happens".It's gaining the understanding and wisdom that, "No person is perfect. No place is perfect. And nothing ever will be." And in fact, that's perfectly, okay. :-)Breathing and med… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I think I probably picked up the idea of starting an online journal from something I had seen on the Oprah show. During this time in my life I found myself thinking negatively and I was aware that this mind set wasn't truly helpful or accurate. Thoughts have a way of spiraling up or down depending on how much power one wants to give them and I decided it was time to give the "power of positive thinking" a real chance. The task was simple … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I firmly believe in the Chinese quote, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."Luckily so do the people at Kiva.org, a micro-lending website which empowers "...individuals to lend to unique entrepreneurs around the globe." I choose Kiva after researching it's website. This is NOT a donation it's a lending program. The entrepreneur(s) are given a repayment plan & an end … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I found an appropriate picture that I thought invoke both chimp & banana quite well. I didn't get to include the vine swinging but I thought my words would do the trick of seeming vine-like and such.Phensy started the ripple effect of cheer-bombing according to Bob1623 & Bob passed many onto me. Of course I needed to wish Phensy a very chimptastic birthday on July 9th.Hope it was a "wild" one Phensy! Read how I did it…
How I did it: Put it on my to-do list & then it took me months to make the appointment. The test itself was painless. The only thing I didn't like was having my eyes dilated. While I didn't experience pain it was slightly uncomfortable.I confirmed what I had already figured out. I have near-sightedness. Basically it's computer eye-strain and it's been giving me headaches and blurry vision for the last 6 months.The doctor gave me a prescription for … Read how I did it…
How I did it: This was a way to get my creative juices flowing. Some things were never intended to actually get accomplished like "Visit the aliens & compare notes." Sometimes I'd come across a picture on the web & it would inspire my imagination. But other things like "eat more fruit" I wrote to cause a behavior change.Only because of consolidation did I decide to complete this goal. You can peruse my goals to see if it's something you m… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Adapted this goal because it seemed like fun & I wanted to be a part of the garden of cheers.Browsed the web for flowers & uploaded to 43t. Tried to change my pic for each day I was on. Cheered & watched the flowers garden grow. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I saw that this was a goal and people were doing this as a group. I emailed the group leader and asked if I could join in. Then it was just a matter of counting down the days.On March 28th I shut the lights off from 8pm until I went to sleep. I lit some candles. I try to conserve energy as often as I can so this was easy. I saved electricity and money and contributed to reducing my carbon footprint. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I called up roadrunner. They came & installed the service today. WOW! I mean it's not like the first time I've used high speed cable but it's the first time I've had it @ my house. I can't believe I've been missing this speed all these years!I feel so 21st century :) Read how I did it…
How I did it: Okay I wracked up cheers really quickly, seemed like the cheer fairy really wanted to help me reach this goal and she super abundantly provided me with cheers. I passed them right on to 43T members. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I collected the cheers and mirth. Then I passed them out to 43t members. Well it's not rocket science! :)My tip as usual, use the cheers quickly, the fairy has a habit of collecting back unused cheers. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I went to the website & downloaded the browser because IE has been giving me problems especially with 43things.com. I needed to be able to access the internet without getting error message every time I opened a page.I still have dial-up if you can believe it & downloading the program only took 15 minutes so that was a relief. I installed the program from my desktop and that was simple too. I was very happy to be able t… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I went to the book store to get 43things books but when I looked through it I wasn't exactly impressed and found a different book which I thought might be able to help her with one of her goals. I went to Bath & Body works and got her a some scented hand lotion & shower gel with a loofah. I wrote a card and wrapped the gifts last night & brought them to work today. TishaC said it made her day! :) Read how I did it…
How I did it: At the suggestion of the book, "Let's Go:Europe" sis and I decided to check out the brewery since the tour was tourist-y and followed by free beer!At the time, we were big into Heineken (more into Corona w/lime now). We were taken on a guided tour by an English speaking tour guide. He spoke about the history of the beer and how the process of making beer evolved over time. When it came to promoting drinking … Read how I did it…
How I did it: In all likelihood, I will never scale Kilimanjaro but getting through Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov", for me was just as impressive . I began reading this about a week prior to going on a 3,000 mile roadtrip from NY to CA. I was able to get a lot of reading done while my dad drove the "Bronco" even with the distraction of my sis and bro in the front seat. I also got some reading done @ night in the hotel rooms.&… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Decided to take a much needed vacation and wanted to go to CA again. I started researching the net and Napa looked really hip, chic, & cool, laid-back all @ the same time. Once I determined the spot, it was a no-brainer to do a wine tour. I searched the net again and saw ads for a "sip & cycle". That's where you bike from one winery to the next. I signed up for the tour in Calistoga, CA… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I can't even remember how old I would have been when I first went into the ocean. I imagine before I turned one since my parents often brought me to the beach.I'm an aquarian, the water-bearer sign. And I've always felt drawn to water. So at some point when I got older I just went into the ocean. I learned to swim around age 7 or 8. But I wasn't allowed to be left alone until I was about 12 or 13. I had … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I started by thinking about all of my life experiences and drawing on memories that have made me happy in the past. I then thought of all the things that make me happy now. I realized that some of the things I listed have money attachments but they aren't money. This was an exercise in counting my blessings.Read my list below: 1. celebrating Christmas with our relatives from VA and WA2. making my grandmother’s shortbread… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I collected over 100 cheers on 1/28 thanks to the generosity of 43T members. JJS's birthday is 1/29 so I secretly decided ;P to cheer bomb JJS. My only dilemnia was when to cheer since the meanie cheer fairy takes her cheers back if not used within her "bizarre-o" timeframe. Decided to cheer bomb JJS and wish her Happy Birthday before I signed off on 1/28. I *saved* 35 cheers hoping cheer fairy would let … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I guess I had hopes and expectations as to what I was going to be doing. I thought I would get up and begin a discliplined yoga practice. I mean after all I flew 3,000 miles from east to west coast and drove up from Sacramento to Nevada City to get to "The Expanding Light Retreat". I did a four-day stint. I barely practiced any yoga.But I did meet a lot of super interesting people. I was "attacked" by three b… Read how I did it…
