I'm doing 33 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
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2. pay off my student loans
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3. Travel to 100 countries or more (join the Travelers' Century Club)
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4. do my morning pages every morning
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5. write a science fiction novel and have it published
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6. publish a science fiction story in Asimov's
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7. get out of debt
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8. learn illustrator
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9. Save up six months worth of living expenses
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10. master CSS
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11. revise and submit short stories
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12. Swim in a bioluminescent bay
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13. Promote/Enter Writers of the Future Contest
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14. go to SXSW Interactive
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15. Win the Hugo or Nebula award (or both!)
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16. master Ruby
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17. Write more
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18. build a CSS Zen Garden style sheet
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19. Sell the yarn I'm not going to knit
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20. Play with 43Things rss feeds
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21. Complete "The Artist's Way"
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22. Finish crafting my story about Ken Kesey
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23. Learn Irish Gaelic
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24. apply to an MFA program
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25. get published in analog magazine
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26. Publish a Story in F&SF
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27. visit all 50 states
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28. Learn Middle Egyptian
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29. Make Those Dining Room Chairs
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30. learn more javascript
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31. learn music theory
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32. lose weight
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33. Write every day
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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.
