This goal will never be fully accomplished but I have made further progress.
I have really cleared out my wardrobe. I have started to let go of books. My dvds and cds are in binders (though I keep the jewel cases, they are in boxes stored out of the way).
I have people staying in my apartment to take care of the cat, so that was major incentive to cleaning out. I will tackle the kitchen when I get back. I have a feeling that there is lots of stuff in there I can set free!
KEC74's Life List
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1. declutter my life
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2. fit into Max Mara clothes
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3. see the northern lights
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4. sew my own clothes
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5. see where the Pacific and Atlantic meet
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6. learn to dance
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How I did it: I had wanted to this for years and years and years. I was down at my parents' cottage this July and went to the local farmers' market. There was a farmer selling milk, butter, cheese, and beef (they have some beef cattle in addition to their dairy herd). I asked if I could come and learn how to milk and he said yes. He does machine milk, but because you have to test each teat first to make sure that there is milk a… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I did it the only way I could. I cut expenses. I couldn't increase my income, that wasn't an option for me, so in order to put more money towards paying off my debt, I trimmed the budget back as much as possible. I don't feel that I went to any extremes. I still went out to dinner with friends, just not as frequently. I also would meet them just for a drink or a coffee instead of a whole meal. I chose not to … Read how I did it…
While I wouldn’t say that I have two left feet, I am a very slow learner. I took ballet as a young child, Irish step and set dancing after college and took five weeks of a six week dance class with a fellow I was dating, but that was years and years ago. I don’t have a partner and I am a little nervous about signing up for a class. I have looked into private dance lessons which would be totally doable, except how do I practice? And then, if you learn to dance with one teacher and maybe a partner, can I dance with any guy who asks or is it going to be confusing? My parents can really only dance with each other, I don’t have an other. I love to move and don’t want to feel self-conscious if a fellow does ask me to dance.
I’m so proud of myself for accomplishing this. I went with a friend of mine who was really patient. He had given me about four pages worth of reading beforehand on gun safety as well as a selection of youtube videos to watch. Two were of guns being fired and they were really loud, so I only watched them once. The other was on safe gun handling. I watched that one 3 or 4 times.
I fired both a .22 and a 9mm. I much prefer the .22 I felt I had better control and certainly better aim. But my friend said that because the Glock was far more common that I needed to be familiar with that, too.
He also made me practice loading the magazines, and then loading/unloading the magazines into the pistols.
This is definitely worth doing!
