I'm doing 33 things
Wild Rosie
12 hours ago
Please tell RR that her fragrance, grace & charm are greatly missed around here!
RuthG's Life List
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1. live like grass
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2. do my back-porch projects
9 entries . 36 cheers2 people -
3. find an agent & publish my children's bedtime book
2 entries . 21 cheers1 person -
4. poetry readings
2 entries . 7 cheers1 person -
5. vacation
4 entries . 47 cheers33 people -
6. publish a book of Colombia poems
3 entries . 10 cheers1 person -
7. get to bed by 10:45 p.m. Sunday through Thursday
3 entries . 45 cheers1 person -
8. reward myself regularly & consciously when I'm working consistently toward my fitness goals
11 entries . 31 cheers1 person -
9. get promoted
2 entries . 17 cheers257 people -
10. learn to dance salsa
1 entry . 147 cheers195 people -
11. make my office area orderly & inviting
1 entry . 27 cheers1 person -
12. try out the two contra dance groups that meet near me & decide whether I want to join one & dance regularly
2 entries . 43 cheers1 person -
13. write and illustrate a children's book
2 team members . 35 entries . 179 cheers228 people -
14. submit my poems to journals (monthly)
49 entries . 103 cheers11 people -
15. finish writing my book
8 entries . 140 cheers366 people -
16. e-mail my sister at least 2x/week
3 entries . 25 cheers1 person -
17. have children in my life
3 entries . 86 cheers2 people -
18. get a grant to fund my art
8 entries . 112 cheers10 people -
19. grow out my hair
2 team members . 2 entries . 36 cheers563 people -
20. do some essential filing/sorting
12 entries . 103 cheers1 person -
21. have my piano restored
1 entry . 69 cheers1 person -
22. improve my swimming
1 entry . 104 cheers38 people -
23. Visit Alaska
2 team members . 2 entries . 135 cheers606 people -
24. travel through Central America, down the spine of the Andes to Tierra del Fuego
2 team members . 2 entries . 119 cheers8 people -
25. protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
8 entries . 133 cheers1 person -
26. give a damn
9 team members . 26 entries . 88 cheers19 people -
27. pray for our young friend with cancer
4 team members . 1 entry . 68 cheers2 people -
28. Send lots of cheer and cheers to YRush and RoadwarriorXX as they await their new baby!
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29. bond with other INFPs
7 team members . 1 entry . 15 cheers8 people -
30. wish wren a lustrous virgo birthday August 24 complete with birdsong and lots of cheers
2 cheers47 people -
31. Wish New Isabella a mindful, miracle-filled, little bit zany birthday on August 24th!
1 cheer16 people -
32. Souhaitez un "agir aujourd'hui" anniversaire à La Vie En Rose Auguste 24
3 cheers28 people -
33. Convince Romantic Rosie to come back to 43Things!
1 entry . 3 cheers17 people
Recent entries
Juicy birthday to you, Faith!
1 day ago
I know your SA seasons are opposite of our northern ones, but I think you’ll still enjoy this August poem.
August
by Mary Oliver
When the blackberries hang
swollen in the woods, in the brambles
nobody owns, I spend
all day among the high
branches, reaching
my ripped arms, thinking
of nothing, cramming
the black honey of summer
into my mouth; all day my body
accepts what it is. In the dark
creeks that run by there is
this thick paw of my life darting among
the black bells, the leaves; there is
this happy tongue.
Have a delicious celebration of your day!
reward myself regularly & consciously when I'm working consistently toward my fitness goals
(read all 11 entries…)
August 18-23 plan
2 days ago
Last week, again, I got in just three exercise sessions, mainly because of interference with bedtimes. But I have added some brief intervals to increase the intensity of my running, & it’s increasing my motivation. Let’s see how well I can do this week.
MONDAY
Get up in time to go running.
Track food & stay within my range.
Bed by 10:45.
Reward: Write a couple of notes to Boston friends (I keep forgetting to do this!).
TUESDAY
Get up in time to go running.
Track food.
Bed by 10:45.
Reward: Plan food for our Ravinia picnic!
WEDNESDAY
Get up in time for strength training.
Track food.
Bed by 10:45.
Reward: Ravinia concert!
THURSDAY
Get up in time to go running.
Track food.
Bed by 10:45.
Reward: Film at Gene Siskel Center.
FRIDAY
Get up in time for strength training.
Track food.
Bed by 11:30.
Reward: Spend time browsing to identify good books & put them on my library hold list.
SATURDAY
Get up in time to go running.
Bed by 11:00.
Reward: Finish my back-porch projects (which mostly involves fastening hooks to the posts). This will feel so good!
