I'm doing 35 things
Today I was looking at bathing suits in the L.L. Bean catalogue. All the women’s bathing suits have tiny logos that show how they correct problem figures: “best at whittling waistline,” “best at minimizing hips and waist”...and even “best at creating curves”! Strangely, the men’s bathing suits have no logos for correcting any kinds of problems. Maybe men all have perfect figures. Would anyone like to join me in writing a note to L.L. Bean suggesting that they change their outlook on women’s bodies? We might have an impact!
Terri Schiavo passed away this morning. If our society had not exerted such terrible pressure on her to be thin, she would not have become bulimic and had her heart stop for a catastrophic number of minutes. Magazines, newspapers, and TV constantly tell us to THINK THIN. Let’s tell them to accept us as we are! And then let’s all go out for ice-cream!
Isabella's Life List
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1. Astral-project to the Isle of Avalon
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2. Stay in closer touch with friends
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3. live passionately
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4. learn to understand the languages of dogs and cats
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5. Learn a new language
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6. use my powers for good
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7. laugh uproariously
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8. tour the "Lord of the Rings" sites in N.Z.
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9. sleep like a baby
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10. swim underwater with tropical fish
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11. dance beneath the Northern Lights
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12. Walk at least three miles a day
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13. Travel to China
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14. Make happiness a priority
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15. memorize more poems
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16. Travel just once on the Orient Express
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17. commit random acts of kindness
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18. celebrate the coming of spring
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19. breathe deeply
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20. have more fun
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21. reread all my favorite books
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22. clean up clutter!
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23. discover new things
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24. Wish Doris a Blessed Especially Happy Birthday March 13th
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25. sing
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26. Help "bluepark" celebrate her Birthday (This Memorial Day Weekend) with Lots of Love (similar to what She bestows on ALL her 43T Friends)
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27. Cheerbomb jess_ for her two year anniversary here at 43 things.
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28. Wish Kellgo a sweet and wonderfully awesome birthday on Wednesday, March 4th!!
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29. spend more time close to nature
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30. take more walks
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31. learn to do yoga
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32. drink deeply from the fountain of knowledge
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33. Fight our society's pressure on women to be thin, thin, thin
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34. contribute to finding a cure for cancer
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35. stop caring about what others think
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