I'm doing 27 things
LadyLeia's Life List
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1. lose 15 pounds
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2. pay off my student loans.
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3. take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
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4. regain my clarinet skills.
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5. hike the Appalachian Trail.
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6. write more
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7. read entire bible
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8. own a dog
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9. clear out all of my old stuff at my mom's house, dad's house, and grandmother's house.
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10. create a durable power of attorney and a living will.
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11. use Zotero effectively.
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12. stick to a monthly budget
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13. get my wedding gown preserved
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14. take a meditation class
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15. Hike more
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16. get another advanced degree.
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17. backup my computer files.
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18. wake up earlier
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19. learn to sing
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20. trace my ancestry with DNA with the DNA Ancestry Project
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21. learn to play racquetball.
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22. learn to knit and/or crochet.
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23. learn to play bass
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24. walk the Silver Comet trail.
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25. do 100 push-ups
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26. visit a commune
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27. become a cinephile
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How I did it
It made me
Competent. 
How I did it: I began studying in November and the test is in August. I read as many books off of the recommended reading list. I took notes. About a month out from the test, I started making Web-based flash cards. Read how I did it…
It made me
happy
How I did it: I bought a handy-dandy 800+-ish CD rack, helped my husband organize our CDS alphabetically by artist name (chronologically by album release), and put the music I liked into iTunes. I may actually catalog the media one day, but that'll be awhile! Read how I did it…
Recent entries
In my thus far unsuccessful quest to have some sort of creative talent, Anxiety with a capital A kicked in again and I went into fight or flight mode… After several rehearsals, I’ve realized that I am just not cut out for this kind of thing. I had to put my health first and quit due to high stress levels. I really don’t like having that much attention directed at me—makes me uncomfortable. I feel the same way when people make me dance at parties.
sigh
As a UU, I’m on a search for truth and meaning. Raised as a Baptist in the Bible Belt South, my upbringing in Christianity left me jaded and a bit agnostic, to say the least. I am taking up the challenge of purposefully forgetting everything that was dogmatically told to me about Christianity and I’m rereading the Bible and analyzing it, criticizing it, and/or embracing it… We’ll just have to see!
Great companion guide:
http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Bible-Introduction-Skeptics-Religious/dp/0807010537?tag=particculturf-20
