He said he would help but I’m sure with his busy schedule, I’ll have to find some additional resources.
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 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. Do more with my hair
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18. Get out of credit card debt by December 2010
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19. Sponsor a child in 2009
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20. Identify 100 things that make me happy.
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21. Donate 100,000 grains of rice through freerice.com
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22. Get a divorce
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23. Record my dreams
1 entry332 people
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I’m a closet fashionista. I love fashion, makeup, all that jazz. It’s just that I’m a late bloomer and it’s taking time to get there. Then there are the days when I’m just too lazy to put in any effort into my looks (pretty much the entire weekend). I hate when I do this. I love being in heels and nice clothes, makeup with my hair done. I want to put my best foot forward every time I leave my house.
I’ve sort of figured out makeup but I don’t experiment enough. And my closet is still seriously lame. I dress better, but still not the way I feel so a lot of work left to do.
So this is going to be more difficult than I thought.
I took my daughter to dance class so she can observe other kids being obedient (great kid but man, she doesn’t obey sometimes). The teacher says she doesn’t listen and sometimes will run around instead of staying in place. So my daughter can try one more class but I’m thinking I won’t even bother. She just turned 3, and she’s starting in the middle of the semester. I’m a little pissed at this teacher and the school in general. I wish they had told me that they needed to do this evaluation before I could sign up instead of letting me spend money on clothes. So I’ll either have to find another school, or try the same school with a different teacher. We’ll see.
I’m also planning to do the music on my own. I just want a decent student recorder and books/flash cards to work with. At least she sh0ould be able to read music before I sign her up for formal lessons.
Lastly, I have to find some syllabuses for pre-K/K. I’m determined not to keep her back because of the stupid school system. I bought some basic books on science and history to get her thinking about those subjects but I need more structure.
