I'm doing 31 things
perhaps ridiculous
7 hours ago
I shouldn’t make a goal out of an indulgence, but if I’m going to do it anyway…why not?
Starting with: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF381340025B6753&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL
joie de vivre's Life List
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1. Affirm change that comes from a positive place
5 entries . 35 cheers1 person -
2. Plan a bike tour for 2009
12 entries . 29 cheers1 person -
3. Rest more
12 entries . 37 cheers9 people -
4. Park both cars in the garage
2 entries . 16 cheers1 person -
5. Go on six family outdoor expeditions in 2009
4 entries . 18 cheers1 person -
6. bring music back into my life
7 entries . 47 cheers3 people -
7. Develop a disaster plan for my agency
3 entries . 11 cheers1 person -
8. Record all the safety hazards on West Lake Sammamish Parkway, and the present the results to the City Council
2 entries . 8 cheers1 person -
9. practice extreme self-care
7 entries . 17 cheers4 people -
10. make a road witch
1 entry . 7 cheers1 person -
11. Successfully complete the High Pass Challenge
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
12. Make our front door more handicapped accessible
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13. Bicycle 4000 miles in 2009
1 entry . 18 cheers1 person -
14. hug my family
2 entries . 8 cheers5 people -
15. Practice Gratitude
49 entries . 68 cheers71 people -
16. raise my daughters to be strong women
14 entries . 122 cheers7 people -
17. Tell God Everything
2 entries . 40 cheers2 people -
18. find my style
4 entries . 19 cheers151 people -
19. Beautify my physical environment
4 entries . 28 cheers1 person -
20. Get my cat to help out around the house more.
3 entries . 9 cheers1 person -
21. Give 9000 cheers
1 entry . 4 cheers4 people -
22. Write about our clients
5 entries . 2 cheers2 people -
23. take small reasonable steps toward becoming a steward of the planet
3 team members . 3 entries . 30 cheers1 person -
24. visit Italy again
1 entry . 19 cheers85 people -
25. visit the UK again
2 entries . 31 cheers6 people -
26. go to costa rica
2 entries . 19 cheers190 people -
27. Travel to Senegal
1 entry . 25 cheers9 people -
28. Bike from Seattle to San Francisco
2 entries . 71 cheers3 people -
29. complete the 88 temple shikoku pilgrimage
2 entries . 27 cheers16 people -
30. Revel in slash videos
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
31. Wish HippieChick a totally pugtastic, baconriffic, domestically organized birthday on July 5th!
1 cheer16 people
How I did it
It made me
Relieved 
How I did it: Procrastinated for weeks - OK, months really. Thought about how prices would just go up and up while I procrastinated. Then I put something up here on 43t to help nag myself until I actually took action. Read how I did it…
It made me
satisfied 
How I did it: I applied the four Ds of email:Delete: read it and then get rid of it; there's very little you need to keep. I saved emails and attachments as needed to the server.Do: if it only takes a minute or two, do it. Delegate: that's why I have employees. If there's some action that needs to be taken and someone else can do it, assign it to that person.Defer: if I can't do it right away, then I dragged the email to the task list, and put a date b… Read how I did it…
It made me
Relieved
How I did it: First, I got some very fine grit sandpaper - just a small square. Then I rubbed the rust off carefully. I got a small bottle of purple nail polish from my teenager. I applied it to the places where I had taken off the rust, and let it dry. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
25 miles
1 day ago
In to work, then out via the Farmers’ Market with David. I got a little competitive wild hair, and really did a strong spin up Bel-Red, leaving my poor husband in the dust.
First half of 2009
2 days ago
Month Miles
January 204
February 213
March 185
April 303
May 477
June 606
1st half 1988
Upside: STP in July and our tour, RAPSody and the High Pass Challenge will all be long rides and put in miles between now and the rainy days of fall.
Downside: we’re already past solstice, and I haven’t gotten in at least half of my miles by now. Last year, I was at 2218 at this time.
