I'm doing 42 things
I am going to start a journal page of
1 week ago
“I want to be the kind of woman who . . .” and fill in as many blanks as I can to help me figure out my vision.
NY2009's Life List
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1. decide where to go for Thanksgiving
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2. finish all of the Spanish Lessons on my ipod
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3. stop cursing
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4. meditate
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5. learn italian
1 cheer5,717 people -
6. get in touch with my inner sunshine
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7. have a vision
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8. trust myself
2 entries . 3 cheers197 people -
9. take care of my own emotions
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10. stop being taken advantage of
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11. use all of my credit card points before the end of the year
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12. be a better listener
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13. stand up for myself
4 entries . 3 cheers906 people -
14. Learn to not shy away from confrontation
2 entries . 2 cheers22 people -
15. get enough sleep
4 entries . 2 cheers487 people -
16. workout regularly
1 entry . 1 cheer426 people -
17. do yoga
4 entries . 2 cheers1,638 people -
18. cook more
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19. make some stitch markers
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20. Make my own bread
2 entries . 1 cheer55 people -
21. use my lunchtime productively
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22. bring my lunch to work.
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23. stop interrupting people
1 entry82 people -
24. stop spending so much money
1 entry . 1 cheer183 people -
25. save more money
2 cheers2,394 people -
26. pay off my mortgage
2 entries389 people -
27. build a green roof
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28. design a social calling card
1 entry3 people -
29. get a kayak
1 entry22 people -
30. cut back on plastic
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31. learn the constellations
3 cheers565 people -
32. go to surf camp
1 entry7 people -
33. hike the appalachian trail
1,645 people -
34. do a vipassana meditation retreat
71 people -
35. stick to a budget
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36. have my own website
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37. become a naturalist
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38. write a poem or a song
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39. learn how to sew
1 cheer560 people -
40. sell my photographs
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41. take pictures of my knitting FOs to post on Ravelry
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42. become a better knitter
1 entry38 people
How I did it
It made me
Curious. 
How I did it: Saw a sign for a $10 reading, popped in and did it. I think that the reader did a fairly good job, but I can see how she picked up on cues and things that I agreed with or responded to to shape the reading. It's really kind of a great skill. And I did end up getting out of it what I was looking for, that is, to see what kind of signals I was giving off about myself. Apparently, I have some "negative energy" that conveniently can be he… Read how I did it…
It made me
Free at last! 
How I did it: I sucked it up and used a bonus to pay off the remaining balance after making about 3 years of payments. I had to resist the temptation to spend money on other stuff, and realize that right now especially, I'm better off paying my car loan than saving the money at a lower rate. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel rewarded.
How I did it: Read up, did research on local butterflies, host plants and nectar plants, planted some native plants and butterfly plants and there you go, butterflies. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
A guy at my office
1 week ago
who’s a bit on the high-strung side was complaining to me about his work and made an aggressive gesture. I wasn’t in any danger, and he was standing across the room. Even though it wasn’t a “threat,” it was aggressive. I called him on it. “Don’t make threatening gestures towards me.” and he said “Oh, I see, you’re in a bad mood.” (Classic). I took up for myself again, calmly and assertively: “No, I’m not in a bad mood, I just don’t like when people make threatening gestures. Please don’t do it again.” I should have said the please the first time around, I think an extra dose of politeness when you’re being assertive is helpful.
Keeping my eye on the ball...
2 weeks ago
Thinking about my goals and living my life how I want to live it helps me to stay focused on the positive.
