I'm doing 30 things
I didn’t have six months saved, but I did have some saved when I got laid off. What this meant was that I could afford to pay my bills at the same rate—even though I don’t have as much coming in right now.
Deirdre Saoirse Moen's Life List
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1. Practice yoga regularly
50 entries . 20 cheers740 people -
2. pay off my student loans
1 entry . 15 cheers3,033 people -
3. Travel to 100 countries or more (join the Travelers' Century Club)
1 entry . 10 cheers4 people -
4. do my morning pages every morning
2 entries . 8 cheers67 people -
5. write a science fiction novel and have it published
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6. publish a science fiction story in Asimov's
8 cheers7 people -
7. get out of debt
3 entries . 14 cheers12,156 people -
8. learn illustrator
1 entry . 9 cheers114 people -
9. Save up six months worth of living expenses
4 entries . 23 cheers225 people -
10. master CSS
1 entry . 5 cheers713 people -
11. revise and submit short stories
12 cheers20 people -
12. Swim in a bioluminescent bay
11 cheers276 people -
13. go to SXSW Interactive
2 cheers62 people -
14. Win the Hugo or Nebula award (or both!)
1 entry . 6 cheers9 people -
15. master Ruby
1 entry . 8 cheers169 people -
16. Write more
9 cheers3,819 people -
17. build a CSS Zen Garden style sheet
5 cheers42 people -
18. Sell the yarn I'm not going to knit
4 entries . 4 cheers1 person -
19. Play with 43Things rss feeds
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
20. Complete "The Artist's Way"
1 entry . 3 cheers399 people -
21. Finish crafting my story about Ken Kesey
3 cheers1 person -
22. Learn Irish Gaelic
1 entry . 13 cheers272 people -
23. get published in analog magazine
1 cheer2 people -
24. Publish a Story in F&SF
2 cheers1 person -
25. visit all 50 states
1 entry . 4 cheers8,958 people -
26. Learn Middle Egyptian
6 people -
27. Make Those Dining Room Chairs
4 entries . 11 cheers2 people -
28. learn music theory
1 cheer283 people -
29. lose weight
2 entries . 7 cheers41,725 people -
30. Write every day
2 cheers991 people
Recent entries
Given that the cancer Scruffy had rarely metastizes, the amputation should cure his cancer once and for all.
He’s been hiding under dressers and beds a lot, but he is eating, and he is learning how to walk on three legs. In other words, his prognosis is good.
So I’m checking this off, as it’s now DONE.
