I'm doing 32 things
I’m not sure how I feel about various interpretations of “collective” – I’m going to be more specific and say that I want a loose association of collaborators – not, for example, housemates of some kind or other, as apparently some folks think of this as a living situation rather than a working life situation. So. Collaborate: yes. Join a housing situation….meh, no thanks.
Margaret's Life List
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1. complete my portfolio
7 entries . 1 cheer21 people -
2. lose weight
9 entries . 1 cheer41,724 people -
3. flatten my belly
2 entries . 2 cheers20 people -
4. finish my sister's quilt...
2 entries . 1 cheer4 people -
5. run a 5k
1 entry2,784 people -
6. Hike Mt Katahdin
2 entries10 people -
7. live on a houseboat
2 entries . 4 cheers111 people -
8. Learn to surf
3 entries . 2 cheers8,123 people -
9. design a dress
1 entry . 1 cheer326 people -
10. get a masters degree
2 entries . 1 cheer3,042 people -
11. take up archery.
1 entry . 3 cheers89 people -
12. take up Kyudo
1 entry1 person -
13. hike the appalachian trail
1 entry . 2 cheers2,075 people -
14. write a book and have it published
4 entries . 2 cheers2,706 people -
15. hike the himalayas
1 entry12 people -
16. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
1 cheer518 people -
17. see the northern lights
1 entry . 2 cheers19,098 people -
18. join an art collective
2 entries . 1 cheer3 people -
19. walk the GR (Grandes Randonnee) in Europe
1 person -
20. attend the Paris-Roubaix leg of Tour de France
1 person -
21. Ride a freight train
1 cheer12 people -
22. Visit Japan
1 entry6,009 people -
23. travel to Nepal
1 entry69 people -
24. live on an island
1 entry . 1 cheer201 people -
25. Hike the Inca trail to Macchu Picchu
2 entries74 people -
26. live in a yurt
3 entries117 people -
27. paint a mural
318 people -
28. go sea kayaking
1 entry64 people -
29. travel to New Zealand
1 entry . 1 cheer426 people -
30. run a marathon
1 entry12,813 people -
31. Surf off the coast of Donegal
1 person -
32. Visit Easter Island
175 people
How I did it
It made me
sleep better 
How I did it: I worked with my MD on this; among other things, it was stress related. Suffice to say, it's a long term process, and until you address the environmental factors in your life that are causing your subconscious mind to trigger that grinding-teeth compensation behavior, it's not going to just go away. Interim measures I found help: work with your dentist to get a nice "night guard" - although you can usually get one for like, $6 from a spor… Read how I did it…
It made me
better now.
How I did it: It just took diligence, pretty much. I tried reading books, and I can't stand videos. Getting to classes was a logistical nightmare (time to get there, etc.) but eventually I found just a silly looking cheesy set of little magnets - yes, a sheet of magnets that go up on your fridge. They show the poses/movements, and name the movements. I can order & reorder them at need. It's goofy, but it works for me! Read how I did it…
It made me
feelin' great!
How I did it: I'd been wanting to get back into my taiji routine for years, but wanted a good instructor who knew the long-form of Yang style taiji. I liked the guy at a friend's gym, but they were in downtown Boston (chinatown district) - so that meant impossible parking after work. This spring/summer they moved to a new, renovated space in another district where I can easily get to after the office, and that helped with the logistics. Once I'd been t… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
studio space has allowed this one to move along nicely.
Fabric items, some wood, some assemblages, a few handbound books, and some pen & ink.
that absolutely no one manages to search on this concept (“art collective”) before entering it as a goal; with the result that there are…was it 2,037 similar entries for goal titles? ::chortle::
So yeah. This might happen. Stay tuned.
