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Renewalsh

had a very -um - INTERESTING - trip home



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Renewalsh's Life List

  2. 1. Send a postcard from Japan to 43'thingers who pm me their addresses
    1 entry . 37 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. Enjoy the trip to Japan to visit my son
    17 entries . 78 cheers     		1 person
  4. 3. Collect malapropisms and funny sayings
    4 entries . 66 cheers     		2 people
  5. 4. Document life in my corner of the world
    60 entries . 182 cheers     		2 people
  6. 5. do a mosaic course and construct a mosaic panel for the front of the house
    2 entries . 205 cheers     		2 people
  7. 6. obtain more balance in my life and work purposefully and not obsessively
    55 entries . 223 cheers     		7 people
  8. 7. cultivate the artistic side of me
    14 entries . 292 cheers     		4 people
  9. 8. emulate Webster and write a revenge novel
    6 entries . 80 cheers     		2 people
  10. 9. enjoy the antics of our five feral cats (all uninvited)
    17 entries . 142 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. Continue to develop my indigenous garden
    19 entries . 217 cheers     		3 people
  12. 11. Create the soundtrack to my life
    32 entries . 283 cheers     		1,811 people
  13. 12. complete my petit point angel tapestry in teeny stitches that I began stitching in 1991!
    2 entries . 98 cheers     		1 person
  14. 13. complete the coursework on my DBA at Edinburgh Business School this year
    33 entries . 58 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. have my mitochondrial DNA checked to discover my 'Eve' mother
    90 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. work smarter
    27 entries . 97 cheers     		67 people
  17. 16. list 100 random things about myself
    69 entries . 60 cheers     		13 people
  18. 17. List 100 things for which I am grateful
    83 entries . 80 cheers     		9 people
  19. 18. be part of a team that donates 10 million grains of rice through freerice.com
    44 cheers     		51 people
  20. 19. VENT
    46 entries . 47 cheers     		9 people
  21. 20. Find out what other 43ters sound like
    39 cheers     		3 people
  22. 21. Re-decorate the two bedrooms
    7 entries . 43 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. Make a 43things Cookbook
    1 entry . 48 cheers     		6 people
  24. 23. Plan one thing to look forward to every day
    40 entries . 111 cheers     		4 people
  25. 24. Write about strange, funny, sad encounters
    6 entries . 42 cheers     		2 people
  26. 25. set realistic daily goals that don't stress me out
    1 entry . 74 cheers     		2 people
  27. 26. First things first
    73 entries . 27 cheers     		2 people
  28. 27. Indulge in positive self reflection
    1 entry . 35 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. Visit all the American states and reflect thereon
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		2 people
  30. 29. find out how to be happy
    29 cheers     		5 people
  31. 30. Welcome MadamKelly's little Piper into the world with a virtual baby shower
    4 cheers     		4 people
  32. 31. list 43 people who I would not kick out of bed
    21 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to be kind and loving to funny granny
It took me
4 months
It made me
happy

How I did it: FG has not been well for quite a long time. She is worn out, frail and weary, yet strangely stubborn and independent as well.I have been trying to be more gentle with her and to go along with her foibles. If she becomes anxious about the large beehive in the first owl box, I will have the bees removed (by a beekeeper who merely relocates the bees and does not kill them).If she obsesses about a plant that has taken root in the gutter, that… Read how I did it…

Nov 20, 07:24AM PST | 1 comment | 4 cheers


How to implement the insights gained with the business coach
It took me
8 months
It made me
unsurprised

How I did it: The business coach has the unbelievable temerity to practise what she preaches. She is going on maternity leave and will be away for about 6 months. This goal must, of necessity, be placed on hold. Read how I did it…

Nov 20, 07:17AM PST | 0 comments


How to send love, hope and healing wishes to Livyru
It took me
2 months
It made me
OK

How I did it: I thought about Livyru and sent telepathic messages of hope and comfort and support. I sincerely hope that they were felt.hopeful wishes wishing hopes comfort and support supporting comfort Read how I did it…

Nov 20, 07:07AM PST | 0 comments


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vent (read all 46 entries…)
I am feeling fed up 3 days ago

I don’t like my job.

I don’t enjoy what I am doing.

All seems pointless.

Nov 18, 05:33AM PST | 3 cheers | 3 comments


first things first (read all 73 entries…)
It's time for a re-think 3 days ago

I am not enjoying what I am doing. It is a thankless task, with elements of grind and grimness.

I do NOT enjoy admin. I do NOT like waiting for payment (6 months appears to be the norm.) I do NOT like working with consortium partners who do not deliver on time. I do NOT like feeling I cannot get the answers I need from unco-operative people in far off lands.

I might well decide to throw in the towel.

Nov 17, 10:47PM PST | 4 cheers | 0 comments


first things first (read all 73 entries…)
After the most hectic and stressful 5 days ago

two weeks ever:

1. Integrate 2 email accounts (if I can find one of them first)
2. Backlog of emails – clear
3. Find out what tasks I am behind on and list them.

Deal with the stomach churning anxiety I feel re tasks tasks more tasks.

Nov 15, 11:11PM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


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budget my money Eliza Marie wants to Stay on top of my laundry become a Buddhist design my own clothes read the Bible daily be more focused have no regrets watch all the episodes of the L Word I want to help people in need eat healthier and be healthier! Make my parents proud find my calling in life Send a message in a bottle Watch the entirety of Twin Peaks on DVD talk to people around the world spend more time painting Save money own a hippie van Build a Retreat JennyBee87 wants to be more flexible get ripped abs go to cambodia learn the Cleveland shuffle visit Marrakesh Invest pay off my debts Get a Great Dane
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