I'm doing 42 things
I pruned a pretty big branch off the orange tree with just a pruning saw and some major elbow grease (and, of course my husband, who was holding the branch I was sawing).
Yes, I can be a girl’s girl. I love cute things, 5 inch heels, makeup and shopping, but one of the things I feel are undervalued in this world is manual labor.
In a time where we can pay for gardeners to pull our weeds, and washing machines to scrub out stains, doing manual labor keeps me happy because it keeps me humble (yes, humility is a recurring theme in my entries).
So I sawed, tip-toed on the edge of the retaining wall (the tree is on a hill), one hand on the tree, the other holding a saw. “Keep going, you’re almost there,” A encouraged.
Finally, it came off. A caught it, and I smiled. It couldn’t have come sooner.
Leezel's Life List
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1. save the dolphins
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2. Coordinate a 43Things Official Meetup Convention Thing!
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3. REMEMBER 9/11
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4. Find my first crush, Bobby Richardson, who went to Sandburg Elementary in San Diego
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5. Not use 10,000 plastic bags!!
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6. Write my parents the most loving love letter ever!
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7. Have professional boudoir photos taken
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8. organize my pictures
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9. Find a nice guy for my friend to marry
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10. learn to sew
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11. win $100 on a single role of roulette in Vegas.
2 entries . 11 cheers2 people -
12. learn to speak italian
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13. Point out or correct 100 instances when people use the word "literally" incorrectly
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14. Stop Using Disposable Cutlery
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15. learn how to drive stick-shift
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16. See at least 1 friend every month for a year
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17. look good in a bikini
1 entry . 23 cheers565 people -
18. Transfer home movies from VHS to DVD
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19. Mail at least 1 handwritten note every month for a year
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20. learn about my ancestry
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21. Learn to knit
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22. seek forgiveness
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23. Read Les Miserables
1 entry . 29 cheers104 people -
24. learn how to use my camera
1 entry . 20 cheers47 people -
25. sell cupcakes
2 entries . 26 cheers4 people -
26. Finish my wedding thank you notes
3 entries . 21 cheers5 people -
27. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
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28. Use all my beauty products before buying any more
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29. pay for the person behind me
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30. receive 43 postcards from 43 different 43Thingers
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31. Make a book
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32. Write a will
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33. learn to do the splits
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34. learn Mandarin
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35. learn to do a flip turn
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36. clean out the garage
2 entries . 12 cheers198 people -
37. Try 43 new foods
3 entries . 8 cheers13 people -
38. compile a 100-things-about-me list
12 entries . 9 cheers683 people -
39. list 43 men I'd have in my harem
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40. write down my favorite memories
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41. blog
1 entry . 8 cheers613 people -
42. learn to play the mandolin
1 entry . 4 cheers270 people
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How I did it: Step One: Find your passion. My passion in life is recycling. Before I throw anything away, I try and divert it from the landfill, which drives my husband nuts. Step Two: Find out what you can do with that passion. I took that passion and found that I could make things out of things people didn't need anymore. Things like magazines, file folders, old chipboard got "upcycled" into punched out hearts, env… Read how I did it…
How I did it: In retrospect, I realized that I was clarabutting all along. I just didn't put it in the forefront of my thoughts, but when I did, it was obvious: I had to mark this goal as complete. There was, absolutely, no other way. Read how I did it…
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