I'm doing 42 things
Melody Gardot
1 week ago
American female jazz vocalist. Heard her for the first time in a tv commercial and knew I had to explore that voice – and wow, really like her.
BlackBugs's Life List
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1. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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2. Work more on taking good photographs
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3. Die my hair blond and see if I have more fun
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4. Reconnect with my creative side
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5. Kiss a mutual love interest on the Pont des Arts in Paris
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6. Be able to fit a size 32 pair of jeans before Dec 31st 2009
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7. Do a tandem skydive
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8. Put at least $200 per month into my "adventures fund"
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9. Complete Anthony Robbins Personal Power program
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10. Sing a jazzsong in front of an audience
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11. Write an article for a magazine
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12. Make a piece of art to hang on my wall
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13. Compose a song
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14. Swim with dolphins
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15. Do a significant difference in someone else's life
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16. Sell one of my photographic works
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17. Make my home beautiful, cosy and a reflection of me
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18. Attract a man with my confidence
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19. Learn to understand the reasons to and conquer procrastination
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20. Learn to crochet
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21. Go some place new in my city every month
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22. Discover new music artists
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23. Be on time for appointments and work
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24. Improve my French
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25. Play a new piece on my piano
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26. Grow my own herbs
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27. Organize all my personal papers currently lying around in a big mess
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28. Get up early just to watch the sunrise
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29. Start my visual journal for 2009 part 2
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30. Take cooking lessons
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31. Create my own cocktail
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32. Try something different each week
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33. Find 43 things I know very little about and learn at least 3 things about each of them
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34. Look in the mirror and be happy with what I see
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35. Listen to more jazz
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36. Be in a Bond movie
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37. Clear out my basement
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38. Spend 10 minutes each night before sleep to tidy up my home
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39. Be good to myself in mind, body and spirit
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40. Wish on a shooting star
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41. Exercise at the gym on a regular basis
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42. Maintain regular progress toward attaining a healthy weight and lifestyle practices.
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How I did it
It made me
laugh 
How I did it: Planned a trip with 4 friends to visit NYC in the fall, booked tickets and rented an apartment. Booked the SATC tour online and showed up at the meeting point. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel determined
How I did it: Wanted to do spinning classes to get a good cardio workout and to loose weight. Found out the nearest gym, which is also the cheapest, is opening up a branch near my work too - and by signing in there online, I could even save the registration fee. Read how I did it…
It made me
excited
How I did it: I got the opportunity to get a MacBook Pro through my work by working some extra hours. That was a spendid deal :-) Spent a couple of days to explore and customize the settings and transfer all my files from my external harddisk. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Find 43 things I know very little about and learn at least 3 things about each of them (read all 4 entries…)
Amigurumi
1 week ago
1. Japanese word that literally means “knitted stuffed toy”
2. A japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals out of yarn
3. Typically cute animals such as rabbits, cats and dogs
4. Pervading aestethics of amigurumi is “cuteness”
5. A typically amigurumi animal have an over-sized sphrical head on a cylindrical body with under-sized extremities
November 14
1 week ago
1. That I have learned to say no to distractions – sometimes it just feels more satisfying to stick with the plan of the day
2. Reading a book that makes utterly sense to me about shedding things/habits that are no longer supporting your wishes for life
3. The greatest home cooked meal: Moules Marinere….yummi – enjoyed slowly with a nice glass of wine that made my cheeks all blushing :-)
4. 3 people called in today and wanted to spend time with me – made me feel valued as a friend
5. The sound of the rain clicking against the windows outside in the dark while I’m sitting comfortably inside in the heat (with blushing cheeks!)
