And today a friend who had RSVPed “no” tells me that they might be able to come. That’s two adults and two teenagers. My friend has done a lot for me in the past, and I’m glad he’s coming. It’s just that there will be enough food, just not everybody will be able to have second servings.
LunaNueva's Life List
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1. live creatively, love passionately, laugh uncontrollably, learn constantly
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3. Early to bed, early to rise
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4. lose weight and be healthy
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5. learn yoga
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6. grieve the loss of my dog
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7. learn french
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8. complete "The Artist's Way"
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9. write haiku on fridays
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10. explore the city i live in
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11. Do 43 things before I turn 43
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12. plan my 43rd-birthday party
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13. Get reacquainted with 43 Things and my list
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14. Spend a little time each day outside in the garden tending to the plants
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15. spend more time relaxing in my garden
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16. Drink at least 2 liters of water everyday
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17. Walk my dog twice a day
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18. knit a sweater for my brother
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19. make better food choices
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20. eat healthier
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21. 2009: Identify and Rid Myself of 43 Items of Überclutter
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22. go through all my cassettes
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23. organize my digital photos
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24. Catapult my Photography Side-Career
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25. Improve my posture
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26. take better care of my hair
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27. give myself a manicure and pedicure
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28. Make myself some of those fabric grocery bags, but make them cooler than yours. ;)
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29. Anillo en LunaNueva's 43.o cumpleaños con un festival de campanas 11 de noviembre
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30. buy local
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31. try sprouting again
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32. throw myself a 43th-birthday party
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33. reconnect with friends i've lost contact with
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34. Keep thinking good thoughts for Sadie
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35. thank everyone for the lovely birthday wishes
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36. photograph the day of the dead
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37. Surprise Sweets73 with Twilight Birthday Wishes or Postcards on November 15
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38. go on an artist's date every week
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39. share photos with family & friends
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40. go on a photo excursion regularly
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41. celebrate 43 years of life
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42. stop drinking soda
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43. Write my morning pages everyday
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My big dish for my birthday is “Chiles en Nogada”. It is a Mexican high-cuisine dish that is not hard to make, but it’s quite laborious (lots of chopping and peeling peppers). By this time today, I had planned to have the filling done… It’s far from started, and I’m about to leave for my artist’s date to attend a concert in the main square. So I’ll have to do everything tomorrow (!)
I just talked with my aunt, and she might be able to bring me two of the three ingredients; the other one I’ll just have to skip it. I also overspent in the ingredients, and now I’ll have to buy a smaller cake :(, and this birthday deserved a BIG one. And I would’ve liked to have a digestive liquor like Bailey’s or Amaretto, but I’ll just have to go without :S
My head is about to explode. I very much need to unwind. It’s a big working day tomorrow.
- What’s the algorithm? Only one Robot knows
- How long do they last? Supposedly 24 hrs, maybe it’s only 12, but really only the cheer goblins know
- How many “free” do you get per day? 5
- What are alternative ways to gain more? By getting one from other 43er and by participating in Neighborhood Watch. Other methods unknown.
OK, I can live with that, well, sort of. What really gets under me is the expiration date minute of cheers. For me, ideally cheers should last 48 hrs. That would make a good balance between 43T time and accomplishing goals. Even if you do check in every day, you might do it an hour or two later the next day, and then, oh, sorry, you just lost some cheers :S Also, I think we should deserve a cheer for the entries we write.
Anyway, today, I come to find I have 32 cheers received in the last 21 hours :), 20 of which were received in the las 12; my cheers available = 1 (one!!) Can somebody explain that? If this doesn’t change, there’s no way I’m ever going to catch up with cheers. I admit I’ve been having a rough week, but this cheer issue isn’t helping :(


