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HavanaCat

is traveling though time and will return last week



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  2. 1. practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically
    31 team members . 193 entries . 34 cheers     		45 people
  3. 2. take a class at every yoga centre in the city with TippyToes to find out which ones we like the most
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  4. 3. practice yoga at least three times a week
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		4 people
  5. 4. find a job that gives me a sense of purpose, decent time off for travel, and daily laughs with co-workers
    10 entries . 51 cheers     		3 people
  6. 5. Contact some local art galleries about exhibiting my work
    9 entries . 32 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. Leave the smallest footprint possible
    2 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. rant on occasion to get it off my chest
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  9. 8. love myself and realize that no one is responsible for my happiness, no one can "rescue" me, and I have to tend my own garden
    5 entries . 71 cheers     		6 people
  10. 9. Read all of the journals I wrote starting in 1996 that cover the years I lived and worked overseas, and the years since I've been back to see what I've learned along the way
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. exercise regularly
    1 entry . 16 cheers     		10,558 people
  12. 11. Improve my posture
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		2,659 people
  13. 12. Leave my city once a month, leave my country once a year, leave my baggage behind me
    18 entries . 46 cheers     		5 people
  14. 13. share quotes, poetry...anything I come across that other 43Thingers might enjoy or find of interest
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. control my jealousy
    6 entries . 52 cheers     		87 people
  16. 15. Learn to trust again, or just learn to stop worrying so much, realize I can't control others, and focus on myself instead
    8 entries . 64 cheers     		12 people
  17. 16. Be happy without being in love, because it's true...you only have you, and there are no guarantees otherwise.
    5 entries . 81 cheers     		6 people
  18. 17. Get a crossword puzzle published, if not in the New York Times, then in some other newspaper
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		2 people
  19. 18. share more books via www.bookcrossing.com
    21 team members . 20 entries . 21 cheers     		106 people
  20. 19. never, EVER grow up
    2 team members . 13 entries . 31 cheers     		795 people
  21. 20. do naughty things and revel in lasciviousness
    12 entries . 41 cheers     		4 people
  22. 21. Collect tacky snowglobes from everywhere I travel, or a friend travels
    8 entries . 20 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
    201 team members . 3 cheers     		163 people
  24. 23. plant a garden next spring with my favourite flowers: cosmos, irises, peonies, to name a few
    2 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. volunteer in my community
    2 cheers     		51 people
  26. 25. call my friends who live out of town more often instead of emailing them
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
Recent entries
practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically (read all 193 entries…)
Today I am grateful for... 1 week ago

-the sunshine and gorgeous fall weather we’ve had the past few days
-raking leaves, getting exercise at the same time, and breathing in fresh autumn air
-my new art-minded friends in the neighbourhood, who make me feel happier in suburbia and make me realize not all suburbanites only care about what new curtains will match their sofa
-G’s smart mind and hot body…what an enticing combination! wicked grin
-good novels to gobble up
-the luscious time I’ve had off until my next contract begins at the end of the month
-a cool new screen divider (made in India) I bought at half price to close off the view of my messy studio from the living room

Nov 11, 05:34AM PST | 4 cheers | 0 comments


Read all of the journals I wrote starting in 1996 that cover the years I lived and worked overseas, and the years since I've been back to see what I've learned along the way
yeepers 1 week ago

I’m in 1999 at the moment, after leaving Singapore where I wasn’t happy. And, the thread through my journals back then is all about being alone in a strange city, trying to fit in, meet new friends, feeling lost and unsettled. It’s interesting that sometimes I wish I had that life back again. But I forget how hard it was to keep moving from country to country. I wouldn’t change those 7 years overseas, and I wonder now, given who I am, if I’d be stronger and more self-determined if I was to try it all over again. Not that I want to…I’m very happy where I am. I can see how insecure I was…but the circumstances were difficult. It’s hard for anyone to move to a different country and culture, and get settled into a new life.

Nov 11, 05:25AM PST | 0 comments


Contact some local art galleries about exhibiting my work (read all 9 entries…)
a foot in a big door! 1 week ago

Tomorrow is the opening reception at an exhibition that will have two of my paintings. It’s a group landscape exhibition in a city two hours away, and a good artist friend of mine is coming to the opening with me. If my work is sold, the owner of the gallery told me that he’ll be wanting more. My prices are lower than the established artists’s work, so hoping this will not look strange, but encourage a sale. Also, I’m going to be in another exhibition in a gallery here in Ottawa next month. Things are moving along in the right direction, and I’m really excited. I just wish more people (who can afford it) were interested in buying original art instead of buying prints from IKEA.

Nov 11, 05:17AM PST | 0 comments


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