I'm doing 43 things
I just downloaded the .pdf,
3 days ago
started reading it and ordered a kitchen timer shaped like a pig from Amazon. It sounds uncomplicated enough that I may actually learn some time management!
NY2009's Life List
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1. figure out how to download the pictures from my gallery
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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. use the Pomodoro technique regulary
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6. learn italian
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7. get in touch with my inner sunshine
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8. have a vision
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9. trust myself
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10. take care of my own emotions
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11. stop being taken advantage of
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12. use all of my credit card points before the end of the year
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13. be a better listener
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14. stand up for myself
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15. Learn to not shy away from confrontation
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16. get enough sleep
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17. workout regularly
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18. do yoga
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19. cook more
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20. make some stitch markers
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21. Make my own bread
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22. use my lunchtime productively
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23. bring my lunch to work.
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24. stop interrupting people
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25. stop spending so much money
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26. save more money
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27. pay off my mortgage
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28. build a green roof
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29. design a social calling card
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30. get a kayak
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31. cut back on plastic
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32. learn the constellations
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33. go to surf camp
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34. hike the appalachian trail
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35. do a vipassana meditation retreat
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36. stick to a budget
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37. have my own website
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38. become a naturalist
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39. write a poem or a song
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40. learn how to sew
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41. sell my photographs
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42. take pictures of my knitting FOs to post on Ravelry
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43. become a better knitter
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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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