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change everything's Life List

  2. 1. Read the entire Bible
    14 entries . 50 cheers     		2,559 people
  3. 2. Balance
    14 entries . 2 cheers     		38 people
  4. 3. declutter my life
    83 entries . 75 cheers     		589 people
  5. 4. clean my desk (for real this time)
    10 entries . 14 cheers     		2 people
  6. 5. clean the garage
    15 entries . 22 cheers     		87 people
  7. 6. make getting dressed easy
    13 entries . 14 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. keep in better touch with friends
    8 entries . 7 cheers     		108 people
  9. 8. go birding
    3 entries . 12 cheers     		4 people
  10. 9. Organize my 72 Hour Kit for Emergency Preparedness
    6 entries . 31 cheers     		33 people
  11. 10. Play the piano more
    12 entries . 39 cheers     		257 people
  12. 11. memorize the verses from my wedding
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. finish the quilt that I'm making as a gift
    5 entries . 20 cheers     		1 person
  14. 13. volunteer for the Nature Conservancy
    5 entries . 15 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. organize my photos
    11 entries . 17 cheers     		1,269 people
  16. 15. learn cpr
    4 entries . 9 cheers     		339 people
  17. 16. read all the books I own
    12 entries . 16 cheers     		1,280 people
  18. 17. finish my wedding album
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		25 people
  19. 18. Read The brothers Karamazov
    6 entries . 17 cheers     		72 people
  20. 19. Make a positive and specific daily pledge to take at least one action on my goals
    3 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. move all my quotes to evernote
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  22. 21. achieve Christmas-carol proficiency on the concertina
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  23. 22. establish an after-work routine
    1 entry     		1 person
  24. 23. Finish my master's degree while I'm 30
    10 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  25. 24. drink 4 glasses of water each day
    1 entry     		4 people
  26. 25. make my office a haven
    6 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  27. 26. do 100 pushups
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		561 people
  28. 27. listen to every This American Life show ever broadcast
    3 entries     		6 people
  29. 28. Take transit once a week
    1 entry     		1 person

How I did it
How to make my own iced coffee
It took me
1 day
It made me
icily satisfied

How I did it: Found a recipe online (the New York Times article I referenced in my first post).  Followed it.  It's perfect.  There's not much more to say about it, despite 43things insisting I say more. Read how I did it…

Jul 18, 2010, 10:46AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to organize the freezer
It took me
1 day
It made me
aware of what I had

How I did it: Our deep freeze was a disaster.  Because it's in our garage, it was especially hard in the winter to spend the time digging around out there, because it would be so cold.  I made a list of everything we had out there.  Then, I put it all in extra canvas bags I had, organized by type.  I tied a different color of fabric to each bags handle to list on my spread sheet.  Now, from the kitchen, we can see what is out t… Read how I did it…

Jan 10, 2010, 01:24PM PST | 1 comment | 1 cheer


How to save more money
It took me
1 year
It made me
richer

How I did it: I decided to have a separate savings account where I was saving for nothing in particular.  I just called it my "squirrel" account (like squirrels putting away acorns).  It is separate from my insurance account, my indulgence account, my tuition account, etc.  I set a goal and started transferring amounts in there, little by little, anywhere from $35 to $200.  Often, though, my big transfers were made up of several sma… Read how I did it…

Nov 27, 2009, 12:30PM PST | 0 comments | 6 cheers


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Recent entries
declutter my life (read all 83 entries…)
Ongoing, but lots of victory

Little things left, but taking them on one at a time and fairly confident I’ll get there, eventually.

Yesterday, moved my china out of two disgusting cardboard boxes in the garage and transferred to a really beautiful cloth hardsided bin, repacked with felt separators.

A few weeks back, I cleared out my office closet, made huge progress. Even went through my fabric scraps and organized those (little scraps, larger scraps). Put my sewing machine where it’s easy to pull out and work with.

The computer has been completely redone and is in good shape. Made a separate profile just for work and writing that is clear of everything except those ventures, so I can work there without distraction.

Bought a labeler!

Aug 26, 10:28AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


listen to every This American Life show ever broadcast (read all 3 entries…)
Spreadsheet

I made a ridiculously awesome spreadsheet (making spreadsheets is one of my favorite things to do, though I don’t often have a great purpose, which is why something like tracking my TAL consumption will inspire me to make a spreadsheet).

I am at 21.74% heard. I am close to have listened to all of 2011 (6 shows left), so I’m going to work on finishing that up and getting caught up on 2012. I need to make a dent in the 90s shows, for sure.

Mar 17, 2012, 02:15PM PDT | 1 cheer | 1 comment


listen to every This American Life show ever broadcast (read all 3 entries…)
19.6% there

Not bad considering the show has been on since 1995 and I’ve only been listening since June 2009.

Feb 27, 2012, 05:48PM PST | 0 comments


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