
Please tell RR that her fragrance, grace & charm are greatly missed around here!
| 1. |
live like grass
10 entries . 77 cheers |
1 person |
| 2. |
do my back-porch projects
9 entries . 36 cheers |
2 people |
| 3. |
find an agent & publish my children's bedtime book
2 entries . 21 cheers |
1 person |
| 4. |
poetry readings
2 entries . 7 cheers |
1 person |
| 5. |
vacation
4 entries . 47 cheers |
33 people |
| 6. |
publish a book of Colombia poems
3 entries . 10 cheers |
1 person |
| 7. |
get to bed by 10:45 p.m. Sunday through Thursday
3 entries . 45 cheers |
1 person |
| 8. |
reward myself regularly & consciously when I'm working consistently toward my fitness goals
11 entries . 31 cheers |
1 person |
| 9. |
get promoted
2 entries . 17 cheers |
257 people |
| 10. |
learn to dance salsa
1 entry . 147 cheers |
195 people |
| 11. |
make my office area orderly & inviting
1 entry . 27 cheers |
1 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 cheers |
1 person |
| 13. |
write and illustrate a children's book
2 team members . 35 entries . 179 cheers |
228 people |
| 14. |
submit my poems to journals (monthly)
49 entries . 103 cheers |
11 people |
| 15. |
finish writing my book
8 entries . 140 cheers |
366 people |
| 16. |
e-mail my sister at least 2x/week
3 entries . 25 cheers |
1 person |
| 17. |
have children in my life
3 entries . 86 cheers |
2 people |
| 18. |
get a grant to fund my art
8 entries . 112 cheers |
10 people |
| 19. |
grow out my hair
2 team members . 2 entries . 36 cheers |
563 people |
| 20. |
do some essential filing/sorting
12 entries . 103 cheers |
1 person |
| 21. |
have my piano restored
1 entry . 69 cheers |
1 person |
| 22. |
improve my swimming
1 entry . 104 cheers |
38 people |
| 23. |
Visit Alaska
2 team members . 2 entries . 135 cheers |
606 people |
| 24. |
travel through Central America, down the spine of the Andes to Tierra del Fuego
2 team members . 2 entries . 119 cheers |
8 people |
| 25. |
protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
8 entries . 133 cheers |
1 person |
| 26. |
give a damn
9 team members . 26 entries . 88 cheers |
19 people |
| 27. |
pray for our young friend with cancer
4 team members . 1 entry . 68 cheers |
2 people |
| 28. |
Send lots of cheer and cheers to YRush and RoadwarriorXX as they await their new baby!
12 cheers |
9 people |
| 29. |
bond with other INFPs
7 team members . 1 entry . 15 cheers |
8 people |
| 30. |
wish wren a lustrous virgo birthday August 24 complete with birdsong and lots of cheers
2 cheers |
47 people |
| 31. |
Wish New Isabella a mindful, miracle-filled, little bit zany birthday on August 24th!
1 cheer |
16 people |
| 32. |
Souhaitez un "agir aujourd'hui" anniversaire à La Vie En Rose Auguste 24
3 cheers |
28 people |
| 33. |
Convince Romantic Rosie to come back to 43Things!
1 entry . 3 cheers |
17 people |

Please tell RR that her fragrance, grace & charm are greatly missed around here!
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!
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!