This should be fun. Traveling for the sole purpose of relaxing is great but boring for me. This gives travel some purpose. I should check how many of the places in the US are a less than 50 bucks away if I took a bus. Then I can really have those weekend adventures I’ve been meaning to do since I moved to the Tri-state area.
Pauper's Life List
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1. Live healthier
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2. Organize my daughter's education
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3. Look the way I feel
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4. Study the Koran
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5. Be in my dream house by October 1, 2010
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6. Own property in Dominica by Dec 2010
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7. Improve my drawing and painting skills
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8. Play my guitar more
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9. Re-learn to play the violin
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10. Learn to speak Turkish
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11. Start building an investment portfolio in 2009
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12. Start my online jewelry business in 2009
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13. Open a Roth IRA in 2009
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14. Go on a romantic weekend getaway before Dec 31, 2009
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15. Stick to a budget
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16. Have a beauty routine
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17. Get out of credit card debt by December 2010
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18. Sponsor a child in 2009
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19. Identify 100 things that make me happy.
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20. Donate 100,000 grains of rice through freerice.com
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21. Get a divorce
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22. Take my daughter on a Nickelodeon-centric vacation for her birthday next year (2010)
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23. Go to Vegas in 2010 for my birthday
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24. See Cirque du Soleil
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25. Go to a Caribbean Carnival celebration in 2010
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26. Go to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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27. Travel to as many of those "1000 places" as possible - a lifelong endeavour
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How I did it: I get physically ill when I'm stressed. I've been to a couple doctors and had been told the same thing, that I was in pain due to stress. So I had no choice. Part of dealing with it was to recognize that some things were just not worth the effort to worry about, some things were just a passing aggravation, and some things are a necessary part of life. Being stressed does not influence the outcome of anything, except the probability of me … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I decided it was time. That this person I was dating was worth having all of me, so I gave myself to him and he gave himself to me. It wasn't easy to move past my fear of being hurt again or my disgust at the games people play, but I knew that shielding myself from life and love would be more destructive. Best thing that has ever happened to me and possibly the first time I've really been in love. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I decided bum was not a good look for me. I bought clothes that fit, were classic in cut and color and made me look professional. I'm still no good with accessorizing but that will be the next goal. Read how I did it…
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Proposed dates: 3/5/2010 – 3/8/2010.
I want to stay in a 5-star hotel on the strip. If I’m doing this, I’m doing it right!! So it looks like the options are:
- Venetian
- Wynn Las Vegas
- Planet Hollywood (4.5 stars)
- Encore
- Mirage (4.5 stars)
Of course, a show or two, a nightclub or two, an activity or two must also be included.
I wonder if booking ahead is better than looking for last minute deals.
I think we have a date. We’ll see if he can follow through. Men can be so fickle!
Anyway, I can’t really get away until Saturday because I take my daughter to her dance class on Saturday morning so I’m hoping we can do a nice romantic date on Friday night, then go away Sat-Sun after my daughter’s class. A really short getaway but so necessary.
For Friday, I’m hoping to go to See a Broadway show then go to Negril Village for dinner and maybe hang out in the lounge for a little bit after. Just being in NYC at night should be fun.
Sat-Sun hasn’t been completely figured out yet. But some spa time is expected.
