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joie de vivre

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I'm doing 29 things
  

joie de vivre's Life List

  2. 1. Learn to better manage my personal energies
    4 entries . 15 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. Bicycle 4000 miles in 2009
    2 entries . 32 cheers     		1 person
  4. 3. Have our fundraising auction be a success
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Recruit at least 3 new people to our board of directors
    7 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. hug my family
    3 entries . 29 cheers     		5 people
  7. 6. Avoid the swine flu
    4 entries . 11 cheers     		2 people
  8. 7. dance more
    2 entries . 15 cheers     		1,071 people
  9. 8. Practice Yoga
    8 entries . 6 cheers     		4,105 people
  10. 9. bring music back into my life
    10 entries . 78 cheers     		5 people
  11. 10. Tell God Everything
    2 entries . 47 cheers     		2 people
  12. 11. Practice Gratitude
    54 entries . 75 cheers     		80 people
  13. 12. Write about our clients
    7 entries . 5 cheers     		2 people
  14. 13. Buy a new tandem
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. buy a folding bicycle
    2 cheers     		3 people
  16. 15. Beautify my physical environment
    7 entries . 33 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. Get my cat to help out around the house.
    4 entries . 33 cheers     		5 people
  18. 17. travel the world
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		18,582 people
  19. 18. visit Italy again
    1 entry . 21 cheers     		87 people
  20. 19. visit the UK again
    2 entries . 34 cheers     		6 people
  21. 20. Travel to Senegal
    1 entry . 30 cheers     		9 people
  22. 21. Visit Turkey
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		105 people
  23. 22. Bike from Seattle to San Francisco
    2 entries . 77 cheers     		3 people
  24. 23. complete the 88 temple shikoku pilgrimage
    2 entries . 32 cheers     		17 people
  25. 24. Pass Health Care Reform
    12 cheers     		10 people
  26. 25. post random questions daily and see if anyone plays with me and answers them :)
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		330 people
  27. 26. Give 10,000 cheers
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		13 people
  28. 27. Scan class photos from elementary school
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  29. 28. Review my 2009 goals; set new ones for 2010
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  30. 29. Wish Flutter (The one With The Flowers And The Butterflies, Yeah That Flutter!) A Happy Birthday On Nov.23rd
    3 cheers     		12 people

How I did it
How to survive menopause
It took me
1 year
It made me
.

How I did it: After endless hot flashes, which disrupted my sleep, severe migraines, and other hormonally-related horrors, I finally asked my ob-gyn for some help.Rather than take a HRT pill, she recommended a ring, which has far fewer side effects. While it hasn't eliminated the hormonal problems, they have greatly lessened, which it has made the whole thing much more bearable. Read how I did it…

Oct 24, 08:36AM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to use 10 focus phrases for the 10 days of awe
It took me
10 days
It made me
at peace

How I did it: There are 10 Days of Awe between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. I wanted to find  a way to use these energies of the Ten Days of Teshuvah more fully. The goal was to return to the truth of my soul, and take greater responsibility for growing into this New Year.So - what did want to do? What did I want to feel? What did want to be? I wrote down my 10 focus phrases, which were designed to help me not only set intentions for the coming ye… Read how I did it…

Sep 29, 08:15PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to step on a large slug while barefoot
It took me
1 day
It made me
feel gross

How I did it: So, you're a little kid. The grass is wet and dewy on a summer's morning. You run out into the grass barefoot. And then, you step on a slug.       @)@)       _|_|     _(___,`\     _,--------------._     \`==`   *-_,'          O       `~.… Read how I did it…

Sep 24, 08:31PM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


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Recent entries
Cook Thanksgiving dinner (read all 3 entries…)
Previous year's entries 52 minutes ago

It’s so nice to look at previous year’s entries, and not have to write up a new plan for this year. I can just use last year’s. One difference – I plan to start the whole thing a half an hour earlier, so I need to move up the schedule.

Nov 21, 07:39AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Practice Yoga (read all 8 entries…)
you read it here first 13 hours ago

17 classes in, and I can now at least set up every single freakin’ pose. Doesn’t mean I’m able to do much more than set up Ustrasana, and do the very basic set up for Dandayamana – JanuShirasana – BUT, I did at least get a stab at each one, and not have to sit the pose out.

Nov 20, 07:26PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Review my 2009 goals; set new ones for 2010 (read all 2 entries…)
2010 exercise goals 13 hours ago

After lots of thinking about whether or not I really wanted yet another bicycle mileage goal for 2010, I went with it anyway. I have really mixed feelings about mileage goals, but it does provide incentive (sad, really, that it does) to get on the bike in iffy conditions, and space to record my rides.

Then, after some more consideration, I put a 50 class goal for yoga. This is very doable. I want to do at least two classes a week during the dark time of the year – from Jan 1 to when our auction is over, and then again, from mid-October to the end of the year. I figure, the bright time of the year, I’ll mostly be getting exercise through riding my bike.

Nov 20, 07:22PM PST | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

learn arabic Drive Route 66 enjoy Fill up my sketchbook Lolidalene wants to Be decisive buy a car write a book and have it published STOP TURNING RED lower my blood pressure get my teeth fixed Lose 150 pounds Tarklandoura wants to schedule daily goals I can accomplish not be shy go to China Donate blood learn to cook healthy vegetarian dishes Run the Boston Marathon Become Financially Independent Learn to fly get a bachelor's degree Be more green hang out with jonas brothers ride dressage to music Go to Nashville Tennessee! learn to play blues guitar read one book per week. never get married
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