I'm doing 20 things
This year I thought I as going to be able to say that I was going to complete this goal because I sent my reply to the harvest date e-mail within the hour but once again we are on the waiting list!!
MFM's Life List
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1. upgrade my home's electrical service
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2. expand my social circle
1 entry . 41 cheers545 people -
3. stop being frightened of flying
2 entries . 54 cheers6 people -
4. be the person others see in me
2 entries . 45 cheers3 people -
5. Learn to say no
1 entry . 56 cheers1,267 people -
6. be successful at voice overs
1 entry . 22 cheers3 people -
7. work less
1 entry . 23 cheers302 people -
8. clean the attic
1 entry . 20 cheers12 people -
9. Worry less.
1 entry . 28 cheers4,778 people -
10. get rid of all my clutter
1 entry . 27 cheers1,135 people -
11. get corrective eye surgery or lasik
1 entry . 12 cheers1,102 people -
12. learn to play pool.
1 entry . 16 cheers97 people -
13. Drive across the USA
29 cheers2,190 people -
14. go to Ireland
1 entry . 28 cheers1,892 people -
15. learn to speak Irish Gaelic
1 entry . 22 cheers76 people -
16. invent something
1 entry . 18 cheers1,433 people -
17. volunteer more
1 entry . 37 cheers1,268 people -
18. take a cruise
16 cheers620 people -
19. go white water rafting
1 entry . 17 cheers1,417 people -
20. participate in a grape harvest
5 entries . 31 cheers1 person
How I did it
It made me
very happy 
How I did it: My mom wanted the whole family - siblings, spouses, children - to take a trip to Disney World this year. We just got back yesterday and it was a total blast. We stayed in the cabins at Fort Wilderness which have their own charm and convenience (and some causes for complaint). There were 11 of us. We went to the Magic Kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom (in that order). We&… Read how I did it…
It made me
perfectly satisfied
How I did it: There is a place on the website gto subscribe for the schedule and I recommend doing that. As soon as I got a notification of the dates, I booked my tickets. Using PayPal was safe and easy.They notified us immediately that we had a seat at the table. We did not find out the venue until under a week before. This was a bit of a hardship for planning, but it all turned out fine in the end.Essentially in order to compl… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
This year I was lucky to be living temporarily outside Chicago so I had the opportunity to gat tickets for the annual Wright Plus House Walk in Oak Park. This walk opens several houses to the public including some designed by Frank Llloyd Wright. It is a historic neighborhood even aside from Wright and the homes are incredible.
We arrived early and picked up our maps (tickets and advance info has been mailed much earlier) then strolled by Forest Avenue to the 1st Wright designed house only to be stopped dead by the line! A 20 minute wait – we were told. Nope – more like an hour and 20. This was true for both Wright designed houses on the tour as well as his Home and Studio. We decided to see the 2 privately owned houses that are not normally open to the public first, skip the Home and Studio and Unity Temple because we had all seen them both before and our tickets allow visiting any time in 2011 and try to go to as many of the other houses as possible.
Our plan worked and we saw all but 1 of the houses that were open. I had pre-ordered box lunches which we ate at tables that had been set up at the Home and Studio. It rained a few times but we lucked out by being inside or under cover.
It was a long day with lots of standing in line, but the houses were beautiful and interesting.
Where I am currently working there are several buildings and you can walk between or take a shuttle in bad weather (or a hurry). On May 2nd they put big old fashioned yellow bikes into the bike racks in front of the main buildings. I was determined to ride one but my schedule has been too crazy. Today I had a chance (and the time) so I went out and climbed up! Since I cannot remember my last bike ride, it took a second or two to acclimate but then I was on my way. I didn’t know how to brake and was a bit unsteady (the shuttle beeped at me!) but I amde it in 1 piece to my destination. Once there I realized that the seats are adjustable so NEXT time I will be able to sit and not have the seat half way up my back.
