LoftyDirigible




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LoftyDirigible's Life List

  1. 1. Be less judgemental
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  2. 2. do yoga at least four times a week
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  3. 3. have more sex
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  4. 4. brush my teeth every morning and night
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  5. 5. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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  6. 6. drink at least a liter of liquid a day
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  7. 7. live sustainably
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  8. 8. Watch less TV
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  9. 9. Get my physical portfolio together
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  10. 10. Go to bed earlier
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  11. 11. Bring my dog to the park at least twice a week
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  12. 12. Find a local restaurant that serves marrow with toast
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  13. 13. Learn to cook a something new every week
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  14. 14. figure out who I want to donate to before the end of the year
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  15. 15. eat more locally grown food
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  16. 16. keep my herb, fruit and veggetable garden alive
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  17. 17. finish a James Joyce novel
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  18. 18. Care less what others think
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  19. 19. get off the damn couch
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  20. 20. Go to the dentist
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  21. 21. Make new lifelong friend
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  22. 22. be less sarcastic
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  23. 23. Understand the propositions and candidates by November election time
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  24. 24. Figure out my spirituality
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  25. 25. Remember birthdays (and on time)
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  26. 26. Leave a small footprint
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  27. 27. Get my mom high
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  28. 28. Live in Maine
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  29. 29. be part of designing and building my own green home
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  30. 30. Start my own freelance design business (and make a living from it)
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  31. 31. Cross the country in my very own Airstream International CCD
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  32. 32. stop picking
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Recent entries
Rework our budget
Untitled 3 years ago

Finally did this last night! After discovering that both our property tax bill and our supplemental tax bills were each about $2,500 higher than expected (due to our house being overassessed and an insame amount of city ad velorum taxation), our budget was in big trouble.

Worked out the math (and also updated all of our repeating monthly costs)and it looks like we’ll each be putting an extra $150 per bi-monthly paycheck until April of next year. No fun, but managable. If we get used to it, we’ll continue to put in that amount to pay of the Passat more quickly, as we’ll need to buy a new car to replace D’s soon. It’s become a complete money pit.



Leave a small footprint
In the beginning... 3 years ago

I just took this quiz:
http://www.myfootprint.org/
I was as honest as possible and leaned toward the worst (well, that’ll make it easier to improve, right?)

CATEGORY ACRESFOOD 3.7
MOBILITY 1SHELTER 5.2
GOODS/SERVICES 5.7
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 16

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 24 ACRES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 4.5 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE ACRES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 3.5 PLANETS.

I’m surprised I didn’t fare worse on mobility. I don’t live near stores or work, and drive nearly everywhere. My car isn’t a guzzler, but, eh…




 

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