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MandyTLCandy

I don't like myself, I'm CRAZY about myself (:



I'm doing 39 things
  

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  2. 1. Realize the Universe is calling me and the time to answer is NOW!
    2 entries . 25 cheers     		2 people
  3. 2. Push, Demand & Fight for my 15 yrs. worth of child support
    2 entries . 37 cheers     		1 person
  4. 3. Open an account, put $ in there whenever I can, as much as possible, for my daughter's college fund
    2 entries . 34 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Make 2009 My Best Year Yet
    4 entries . 10 cheers     		117 people
  6. 5. Help spread the word: Pets have rights too
    9 entries . 22 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. Take nude pictures of myself and love 'em!
    8 entries . 51 cheers     		2 people
  8. 7. If it's not beautiful, useful, or loved...Get rid of it!
    12 entries . 19 cheers     		2 people
  9. 8. Dye my hair Fire-Red
    7 entries . 46 cheers     		1 person
  10. 9. Get tickets to the Oprah show!
    3 entries . 14 cheers     		4 people
  11. 10. Learn to pole dance
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		283 people
  12. 11. Learn spanish
    2 entries . 16 cheers     		14,884 people
  13. 12. Travel with my girls
    6 entries . 20 cheers     		1 person
  14. 13. Remain a Green Queen
    24 entries . 11 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Take a sewing class w/ Lexi
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. I will greet this day with love in my heart
    26 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. read every book I own in 2009 and I will not buy ONE single more, until I do!
    7 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  18. 17. Find the Creative DIY Chica that lives within me and make her come out!
    6 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. Organize all my photos by the year they were taken
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  20. 19. Get my recycling bins already!
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. perform in a burlesque show
    2 entries . 9 cheers     		38 people
  22. 21. Create a Vision Board & a "Book of Possibilities"
    3 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. Walk the Camino de Santiago
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		156 people
  24. 23. Make a list of "What I Know for Sure"
    7 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. Go to burning man
    2 cheers     		1,400 people
  26. 25. Have a fun night out once a month w/ my best friend
    3 entries . 4 cheers     		2 people
  27. 26. Not just be able to WEAR a bikini, but ROCK in one
    3 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. Have a girls day/night out once a month w/ my daughters
    2 entries     		1 person
  29. 28. Train my dogs so that I can take them to the Dog parks and beaches this summer
    1 entry     		1 person
  30. 29. Visit more states
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		3 people
  31. 30. Find and visit my Paternal Grandma
    3 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. Get my tubes tied
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		79 people
  33. 32. Jog and do Yoga, Jog and do Yoga
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		2 people
  34. 33. Encourage my girls to read a book or 2 or 3, every month!
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. Have FUN this summer!!
    1 entry     		24 people
  36. 35. Leave my current job by 12-31-2009
    1 cheer     		1 person
  37. 36. Buy a Cricut Expressions Machine
    		1 person
  38. 37. Slowly make the switch from coffee to green tea
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  39. 38. Keep the passion/lust going in our relationship. So hot infact, that he feels the heat standing close to me and our lips Sizzzzle when they touch
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  40. 39. Get my whole family involved in volunteering, donating, just plain making a difference....
    3 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to go back to school/Take a Class/Never ever stop learning
It took me
1 year
It made me
proud

How I did it: I take online classes a few days a week still. Meet up w/ my fellow classmates once a month downtown to motivate eachother. It feels amazing to have such a strong support group. I'm still not done since classes end in October, but I've come so far already I might as well mark it off as done! Read how I did it…

Jun 11, 12:55PM PDT | 1 comment | 2 cheers


How to sell things on etsy
It took me
1 year
It made me
Feel accomplished!!

How I did it: I actually haven't been on 43things for quite some time!! I missed it but I needed to let go for a lil while and start taking things more seriously! Basically, I just started taking a few more business classes. Every day even if it was just for an hour or so, I would work on my etsy shop. Take pics, write descriptions, measure, brain storm. I knew I wanted this really bad and I knew the only thing stopping me from doing it was.....me Read how I did it…

Jun 11, 12:51PM PDT | 1 comment | 2 cheers


How to try and not buy any new clothes for a year
It took me
9 months
It made me
Grateful

How I did it: It was HARD in the beginning, but it got easier w/ time. I also wanted to prove to my kids as well as myself, that we should appreciate what we already own. After the first few months, I couldnt believe how much $$ I was saving on not shopping for clothes AND not eating out at work. With the $ I started saving, I started throwing it into my daughters account and my savings account. I feel soo powerful now! I have a lot of clothes alr… Read how I did it…

Feb 20, 06:53AM PST | 0 comments


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Recent entries
have fun this summer
Blues Fest 2009 3 weeks ago

Another great year of enjoying the Blues Fest in Chi-town. It was absolutely beautiful out that day! Took the train and packed a big cooler full of food, snacks and drinks. Layed our blankets out, soaked up the sun and enjoyed the music. We’d move around to check out different acts. Played charades in the park, took pics by the fountain, watched street performers, got our hands read, ran around playing tag and even doing cartwheels! Had such a great day w/ my girls and babylove.

Jun 16, 08:50AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


Encourage my girls to read a book or 2 or 3, every month!
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader... 3 weeks ago

My 10 yr. old and I are reading “why are boys so weird?” an 80’s book that she was given at a garage sale for free, when she told the woman she loved to read. Yay! We love free…
And my oldest is reading “Icy Sparks”. She’s trying to go down the list of books I have enjoyed.

Jun 16, 08:42AM PDT | 0 comments


Slowly make the switch from coffee to green tea (read all 2 entries…)
I've become OBSESSED.... 3 weeks ago

with japanese green tea. My goodness, it’s yummy!!!

Jun 16, 08:37AM PDT | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

lose weight in 3 days Never stop learning eat more lentils create a morning routine take better care of myself do another vipassana retreat move out of my parents' house climb a mountain kate wants to decide what to do with my life lower my cholesterol Read all the books on the BBC Big Read Top 100 never have a credit card visit all 50 states Read the Bible win the lottery blog regularly Become a Famous singer raise money make a movie (write screenplay, direct it, act in it) raise one eyebrow at a time *HolesInMySocks* wants to Daily: Give myself a treat learn to break dance and pop lock Travel to the Greek Isles Learn about auto mechanics Laura wants to get my architecture license learn ukrainian do AWESOME on my SAT's Go on a missions trip
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