I'm doing 37 things
I signed up for a hand quilting class and am in love with the whole creative process now. I will probably start machine quilting in December – I want to wait for my birthday before I buy a sewing machine. I’m really excited to have a hobby where I’m making something tangible as a finished product,
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1. Get a job that I love
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2. organize my bookshelves
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3. Drink eight glasses of water each day
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4. do one thing every day
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5. Cook more meals from scratch
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6. bring my lunch to work.
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7. Get more exercise
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8. Keep my house presentable
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9. Clean my office
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11. Own Red Sox season tickets
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12. Go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
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13. walk my dogs more
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14. see the Daily Show live
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15. Finish what I start
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16. Be a better blogger
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17. spend more time outdoors
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18. Walk up all the the stairs at Porter Square T stop
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19. Get on The Amazing Race
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20. Brush up on my Italian
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21. Go on a Scandivanian cruise
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22. rate all my iPod music
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23. Go on a safari
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24. Go on an archaeological dig
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25. move to Alaska
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26. train my dog
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27. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
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28. Stop eating junk food
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29. wild release more books
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30. Write a baby-name book
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31. Be a better friend
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32. spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering
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33. Walk 15 Minutes a Day, Everyday
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34. Watch games at all five Major League Baseball parks in California
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35. make a quilt
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36. Get my epilepsy under control
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37. Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
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How I did it: I changed epilepsy medications and dropped 70 pounds in the course of a year. I'd been on the same epilepsy medication for over 20 years and when I first went on it at age 14 I gained 60 pounds. I'd tried other epilepsy meds over the years, but nothing was ever as effective in stopping the seizure activity until Zonesamide came out. This has been like a miracle drug for me, with minimal side effec… Read how I did it…
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I’m in a hand-quilting class and really enjoying it! We’re doing a little wall hanging thing, not a full size quilt, but I feel like this is a great impetus for actually starting a full quilt at some point soon.
...but I think I’m okay, looking at what is currently on the TBR pile.
68. The Big Love – Sarah Dunn
69. Tart – Jodi Gehrman
70. Is That A Moose In Your Pocket? – Kim Green
71. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict – Laurie Viera Rigler
72. Inside Job – Connie Willis
73. Water for Elephants – Sara Gruen
