As part of a city-wide Christmas celebration, our city brought real, live reindeer to town! I was able to go downtown to see them yesterday! I loved it!
Abbaskid78's Life List
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1. love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength.
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2. learn to better trust Jesus Christ
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3. love myself for who I am, be loved and give love
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4. read the Bible daily
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5. get at least 7 hours of sleep a night on a regular basis
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6. lose another 10 pounds.
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7. nurture my friendships
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8. Plan and build a simple wardrobe
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9. cultivate a discipline of beauty
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10. cultivate inner beauty
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11. Create a beautiful uplifting morning routine
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12. create a beautiful tranquil evening routine
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13. create a beautiful living space
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14. clean my junk room and make it into a craft room
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15. consistently use a spending plan
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16. track how much I spend and what I spend it on
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17. pay off credit cards
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18. Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)
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19. be forgiving
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20. make peace with my past and embrace my future
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21. accept the things I cannot change
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22. Learn to Play the Penny Whistle
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23. Create a List of 365 Life-Inspiring Quotes
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24. have a healthy relationship with a male.
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25. Kiss in the rain
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26. start a hope chest
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27. Learn Spanish
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28. make my own pottery
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29. take a yoga class
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30. take a cooking class.
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31. dance
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32. build a sandcastle
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33. think of at least ten things I would do if I knew I could not fail
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34. Go to Walt Disney World
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35. Keep a list of the books I read for a year.
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36. List 100 things I remember about my dad
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37. List 100 things I remember about my mom
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38. find my signature fragrance(s)
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39. Find out why I keep blaming myself for other people's choices and quit doing it!
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40. grieve the death of my ex-husband and forgive myself for ways I failed him.
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41. treat sunday as a day of rest
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42. Memorize 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
1 entry . 13 cheers1 person
How I did it: I looked through my library and thought about what I would do if I had to limit my library to one small book case. I thought in terms of books that have had an impact on my life and that I will probably return to again and again. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I used $1000 from my tax refund. Now I will continue to add to the emergency savings. It feels like I have a great start. Suze Orman says 8 months worth of salary is a good amount to save. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I looked at photos. I also thought of favorite songs, because I've associated favorite songs with favorite times in my life. I talked with friends, too. Read how I did it…
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I talked to a good friend today about nurturing friendships. Sounds like we are both on the same page in realizing that relationships require intentionality and work! Now I feel like I am getting closer to really working on this goal!
“At any age it does us no harm to look over our past shortcomings and plan to improve our characters and actions in the coming year.”

