It arrived on Friday 30 October, suddenly, without warning.
My Packard Bell is toast.
I was standed, as though my right arm had been lopped off.
Hours expended in running around to get it sorted.
Blue is not my favourite colour anymore.
| 1. |
Send a postcard from Japan to 43'thingers who pm me their addresses
1 entry . 37 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
Enjoy the trip to Japan to visit my son
17 entries . 76 cheers |
1 person |
| 3. |
Implement the insights gained with the business coach
2 entries . 30 cheers |
1 person |
| 4. |
be kind and loving to funny granny
24 entries . 54 cheers |
1 person |
| 5. |
Collect malapropisms and funny sayings
4 entries . 64 cheers |
2 people |
| 6. |
Document life in my corner of the world
60 entries . 181 cheers |
2 people |
| 7. |
do a mosaic course and construct a mosaic panel for the front of the house
2 entries . 204 cheers |
2 people |
| 8. |
obtain more balance in my life and work purposefully and not obsessively
55 entries . 222 cheers |
7 people |
| 9. |
cultivate the artistic side of me
14 entries . 289 cheers |
4 people |
| 10. |
emulate Webster and write a revenge novel
6 entries . 81 cheers |
2 people |
| 11. |
enjoy the antics of our five feral cats (all uninvited)
17 entries . 142 cheers |
1 person |
| 12. |
Continue to develop my indigenous garden
19 entries . 217 cheers |
3 people |
| 13. |
Create the soundtrack to my life
32 entries . 282 cheers |
1,809 people |
| 14. |
complete my petit point angel tapestry in teeny stitches that I began stitching in 1991!
2 entries . 98 cheers |
1 person |
| 15. |
complete the coursework on my DBA at Edinburgh Business School this year
33 entries . 58 cheers |
1 person |
| 16. |
have my mitochondrial DNA checked to discover my 'Eve' mother
91 cheers |
1 person |
| 17. |
work smarter
27 entries . 97 cheers |
67 people |
| 18. |
list 100 random things about myself
69 entries . 59 cheers |
13 people |
| 19. |
List 100 things for which I am grateful
83 entries . 79 cheers |
9 people |
| 20. |
be part of a team that donates 10 million grains of rice through freerice.com
44 cheers |
52 people |
| 21. |
VENT
44 entries . 47 cheers |
9 people |
| 22. |
Find out what other 43ters sound like
39 cheers |
3 people |
| 23. |
Re-decorate the two bedrooms
7 entries . 43 cheers |
1 person |
| 24. |
Make a 43things Cookbook
1 entry . 48 cheers |
6 people |
| 25. |
Plan one thing to look forward to every day
40 entries . 109 cheers |
4 people |
| 26. |
Write about strange, funny, sad encounters
6 entries . 42 cheers |
2 people |
| 27. |
set realistic daily goals that don't stress me out
1 entry . 73 cheers |
2 people |
| 28. |
First things first
71 entries . 27 cheers |
2 people |
| 29. |
Indulge in positive self reflection
1 entry . 35 cheers |
1 person |
| 30. |
Visit all the American states and reflect thereon
1 entry . 14 cheers |
2 people |
| 31. |
send love, hope and healing wishes to Livyru
5 cheers |
10 people |
| 32. |
Get ready for my trip to Trinidad and Tobag0
5 cheers |
1 person |
| 33. |
find out how to be happy
28 cheers |
5 people |
| 34. |
Welcome MadamKelly's little Piper into the world with a virtual baby shower
3 cheers |
3 people |
| 35. |
list 43 people who I would not kick out of bed
21 entries . 5 cheers |
1 person |
How I did it: I have come to the conclusion that I am destined to be lonely and isolated forever. I do not make friends easily and do not put myself in situations where making new friends is likely or even possible. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I sorted through some closets and found clothes itemsthat were a little out of date, or a little 'worn' looking, or a little small, and collected them. Then when a Zimbabwean hawker who embroiders table cloths came by, I had a stack of quite pretty items for her to give to her daughter. Read how I did it…
How I did it: The cheer fairy is fickle and has, I think, a drinking problem. Why else would she be so very capricious?Yet SHE demands an ESSAY in return.Can I not have an equivalent number of cheers as letters in this message? Read how I did it…
It arrived on Friday 30 October, suddenly, without warning.
My Packard Bell is toast.
I was standed, as though my right arm had been lopped off.
Hours expended in running around to get it sorted.
Blue is not my favourite colour anymore.
It’s got 21 things.
Already done 2.
19 to go!
(I think I’ll do some of the quick ones first ….)
during an intriguing phone call, that was quite difficult because we were discussing something that her dad does not know about, with him sitting next to me, that I am
FABULOUS.
How’s that?