I'm doing 43 things
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12 months ago
I put in a call today to find out if there are any regular donation rotations in my area. Plus I found out when the next one is in my area, so hopefully I can get on a regular donation schedule.
CelestiHel's Life List
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1. Stop being so hard on myself
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2. take control of my arthritis
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3. lose weight
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4. stretch every day
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5. keep a health journal every day for three months
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6. do my physical therapy
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7. get a personal trainer
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8. get exercise
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9. stop binge-eating
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10. have better posture
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11. Do a breast self exam every month
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12. drink more water
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13. go to bed earlier. and get up earlier.
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14. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
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15. get out of debt
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16. stop buying things i dont need with money I don't have
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17. discard something for every new thing I acquire
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18. have a yard sale
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19. get better at keeping in touch with people who are important to me
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20. get into Pinecone Research
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21. Keep a journal
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22. finish NaNoWriMo
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23. publish a book
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24. knit a sweater
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25. keep my blog updated
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26. Get an MFA in creative writing
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27. teach creative writing
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28. brush the cats more often
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29. stop biting my nails
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30. brush and floss every day.
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31. donate blood regularly
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32. get over my fear of bees
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33. see more live music
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34. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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35. update my resume
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36. Always bring my own bags to the grocery store
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37. recycle my plastic grocery bags
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38. get another tattoo
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39. learn sign language
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40. learn to play the violin
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41. henna my hair
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42. Buy a House
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43. visit all 7 continents
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How I did it
It made me
a Type O hero. 
How I did it: I gave blood. It's free to find out this information if you give blood even once If you try to find out any other way, it costs money. There is no way to find out your blood type without getting stuck with a needle. This is no problem for people who are not afraid of needles. Read how I did it…
It made me
enraged really 
How I did it: Well, I finally moved far enough away from civilization that I had to buy a car to make it to work at all...no bus, no one to pick me up, couldn't walk it. Bought a used car that was certified by the dealership a year ago. So far I've had to register it twice ($120), get it inspected twice ($120), get it repaired twice ($200), for which I once had to rent a car for days on end ($300), oil changes every 5000 miles ($30/ea), new snow tires … Read how I did it…
It made me
like a saver! 
How I did it: My partner and I saved all of our loose change and divided it by denomination into 4 piggy banks when we moved in together. A year ago they were so full we didn't have anywhere to put new change, so we took it to the bank and holy moly, it was $336 +/-! That's over $100 a year! So that was just motivation to start all over again! The only change that doesn't go in there is the occasional handful to replenish the meter stash that lives in … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
New Member Orientation Tonight
13 months ago
I have new member orientation at the gym tonight, plus I went back to weight watchers this week and have started keeping track again. I won’t be well enough with my arthritis for a while, so I have to take things slow. Mostly, I want to do the aqua aerobics and control my eating. After that, who knows. I’d like a small amount of success instead of a huge amount of potential!
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13 months ago
It’s just out of control, and whatever I’m doing is not working and all the drugs are just polluting my body. Sigh. I’ve started by getting the ball rolling on a new Rheumatologist, asking my doctor for a recommendation on a nutritional person, setting up a new member orientation at the gym (I get a free membership through work and haven’t gone in, ever), then I’ll sign up for the aqua aerobics. I will go back to weight watchers. I think that’s plenty for now.
