I'm doing 23 things
Setting goal
5 months ago
My goal is be finished by the end of the year with at least an edited draft. My target then is to write 530 words per day or 3700 words per week.
JJLay's Life List
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1. Go camping with my family nine times in 2009
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2. Be active on the Critters writing group
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3. Build a picnic table for my wife
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4. Read the seven habits of highly effective people
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5. Lose 30 pounds
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6. Write a Science Fiction novel
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7. Complete "The Artist's Way"
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8. Hike 50 miles of the Cumberland Trail with my family
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9. Go on a Paleontology dig with my daughter
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10. Prove the Riemann Hypothesis
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11. Hike the Appalachain Trail with my family
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12. Learn Russian
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13. learn to swim
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14. Take the GRE
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15. Master in Mathematics
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16. PhD in Mathematics
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17. backpack around the world
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18. see wolves in the wild
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19. Make a scrapbook for each of our children
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20. Study at the Independent University of Moscow
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21. Bike ride the Tour de France route
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22. live in alaska
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23. Take my son to Legoland in California
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: "Get Organized" is such a vague goal. Goals need to meet the SMART criteria: Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-bound So, instead, I have broken this into a multitude of goals for each area in my life. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: So we didn't build an autonomous robot. My son picked out a track vehicle kit from Hobby Town. The only part assembled was the motor. Everything else - the gear box, the tracks, the electrical - had to be built. This is now his prized possession! Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: This definitely requires a time commitment. You have to write 50,000 words in 30 days! The object of this exercise is quantity - not quality! Now the fun part is cleaning up the mess and seeing what can be salvaged. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Weight 197.5 pounds (Down 12.5 pounds)
5 months ago
It’s so easy to be sucked into eating “bad foods” and not exercising. There’s always a reason “not to”. Today I was really bad – I had the equivalent of four cans of Pepsi plus I ate extra unhealthy at Arbys for lunch. I did eat well at dinner – baked chicken on salad greens.
Going to focus on this
5 months ago
My goal is to complete three critiques over the next two weeks. That is an average of one every four days. Doesn’t sound too hard…
