I got my tax return and it’s enough to afford a couple days off work AND a moving truck. :) Now I just have to plan so that I have people to help me. That is what kept me from doing this NINE months ago. Wow. I didn’t expect to be without my furniture for this long. A true lesson in detachment from material things. However, I know that from an organizational perspective I will benefit from having my bed back (which is on a frame so I won’t be sleeping on the floor), my bookshelves (for getting other things off the floor), and my drawing table (finally…a real workspace!). Can’t wait to check this off the list!
Aislinn119's Life List
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1. pray every day
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2. Get my stuff out of storage
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3. Learn Time Management
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4. Draw something every day
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5. study anatomy
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6. Learn Spanish
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7. Become a Microsoft Certified Office Specialist (MOS)
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8. marry my true love
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9. Become an animator!
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10. volunteer at a homeless shelter
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11. knit for charity
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12. Learn the Islamic prayer
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13. pay off my credit card
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14. sell my artwork
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15. Read the entire Qu'ran
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16. Earn a bachelor's degree
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17. Visit the Baha'i shrines in Israel
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18. Improve my vocabulary
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19. go to the opera
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20. be a famous artist
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21. learn to cook. Really cook.
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22. Kiss in the rain
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23. stay in touch with friends
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24. make new friends
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25. do a colon cleanse
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26. learn to play the piano
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27. own a horse
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28. go on a road trip
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29. Read the entire Bible
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30. Write a will
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31. read every book I own
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32. Read all my religious books
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33. pay my parents back
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34. learn Chinese
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35. Knit a sweater
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36. Play the oboe again
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How I did it: Well...I had tried putting the alarm across the room, turning it up to maximum volume, mutliple alarms, etc. It turned out, it was the fact I was living in a cave of a room where no morning light would come in.I just recently moved into an apartment with eastern and northern windows, so if the alarm doesn't wake me, the daylight does. :)I also had to come up with a morning routine that helped me through the grogginess. A… Read how I did it…
How I did it: First, I read Allen Carr's "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" and took on a whole different view of my addiction and why it's hard to stop. Once I understood more about my situation, I found it easier to stop. In fact,, I was so excited to quit by the end of the book. The cravings still came, but I was ready for them and understood why they were there, and knew eventually they wouldn't be there anymore when all the nicotine … Read how I did it…
I did it! It’s been a month and there’s no looking back! :D I am free forever!
I have provided a “How I Did It” story above.
So, I heard this was a fabulous book and a great tool to help one quit smoking. I picked it up from the library and will read it and see what it has to say. I hope it’s what I need.
