I'm doing 43 things
On the right path!
8 months ago
When I first set this goal, I was nearing 250 pounds. I’ve changed my eating habits, walk more instead of drive and changed my attitude towards life altogether. I am now at 221. Go me! Go me!
Dotchi Anni's Life List
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1. stick to a budget for 3 months straight
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2. Get a tatoo
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3. Use cloth grocery bags for a month
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4. Buy a new computer for the house
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5. Buy a vehicle that works for us
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6. Figure out my budget and create an envelope system for it
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7. Do my motivated moms for 1 month
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8. Save $2,000 for emergency funds
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9. Shopping exile for 2 months
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10. Switch my driver's license to my new state
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11. Write 1,000 poems
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12. Blog once a week for 3 months
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13. Finish Spring Cleaning
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14. get rid of unnecessary possessions
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15. Complete NaNoWriMo in 2009
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16. Rewrite my living will and last will
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17. Complete JulNoWriMo in 2009
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18. Get down to 180 pounds
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19. Publish 6 Ramblers in The Montanian Newspaper
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20. knit two scarves for my children
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21. Learn how to make 14 easy lunches for on the go
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22. Save 10% of every paycheck for 6 months
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23. travel with no plans
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24. Visit 48 continental States.
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25. Go to college to become a nurse
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26. Design a multi-family home
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27. write a book and have it published
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28. Pay off all my medical bills
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29. Get all my bill information on the computer
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30. write a novel
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31. Learn to speak Spanish
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32. Read more books
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33. Find $100 in change
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34. Learn to communicate effectively verbally
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35. Talk to my husband about real issues without arguing.
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36. start a photo journal - take at least a photo a day to represent my life
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37. Do a brown rice fast for a month
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38. write and draw a comic book
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39. Make enough money to live comfortably
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40. Post my Money Saving tips and Hints
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41. Read all the Harry Potter Books
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42. Read banned books
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43. identify 101 things that make me happy
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How I did it
It made me
What was I thinking? 
How I did it: All my life I wanted to be a "social butterfly" and "fit in". I am not known for my social graces, I don't get hints, I don't understand the way people think and I am not like anyone else. I thought this goal would help but I was wrong. This didn't help with anything except helping me feel like a social retard. Why did I think that trying to conform to every one else's "norm" would help anything? I don't like large groups of people or bei… Read how I did it…
It made me
Proud of myself. 
How I did it: I bought into a membership for a catalog where you sell things from. Then I sold the items. I love giving discounts. But I found that in a small town it was better for me to go to work using the skills as a nurse aide rather than trying to keep it going. Now, I still sell the items and give them as gifts, but it's just something I do on the side for fun. I am not sorry I did it though. I love it. It's fun and exciting to have my own busin… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
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8 months ago
I wrote one Rambler and it published. I love it! I have it cut out and pinned to my board for motivation. I have the next one wrote, now I just have to email it. It will probably be in the next newspaper.
