I'm doing 35 things
A Vegetarian Feast
1 day ago
Hmmm.
-The Brussels sprouts would work well here, too.
-Home made cheese?
SallyKitt's Life List
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1. Win NaNoWriMo 2009
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2. Figure out what to do about my blogs
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3. exercise 5 times a week
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4. Keep track of all the books I read in 2009
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5. Keep track of all the movies I watch in 2009
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6. List 43 books or writers that have influenced me, and say why
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7. Write about writing and the writing life
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8. thank people
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9. Publish a novel
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10. Tell about 43 shots that got away
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11. take a whitewater rafting trip
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12. Take 43 Photographs of Doors
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13. create small pieces of art, and leave them for people to find
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14. Take 43 Photographs of Hands
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15. Design and create my own ugly doll.
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16. Document some of the adorable stuff my parrot says.
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17. try another 43 new recipes
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18. put a positive spin on everything
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19. Remain open to the possibilities which the universe presents
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20. re-gain my self-confidence
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21. take 43 self portrait photographs where you cannot see my face
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22. Make MP3s from my LPs
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23. regularly do nothing
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24. Make an ugly doll for Colin
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25. Write to 12 people I don't know, but whom I admire in 2009
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26. Average at least one submission a month in 2009.
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27. focus
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28. practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically
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29. drink 43 types of tea
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30. Take a cooking class
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31. make cheese
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32. Do 43 things i've never done before!
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33. Keep thinking good thoughts for Sadie
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34. Make New Year's Eve Dinner for T&M
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35. Make Christmas Dinner '09 for the Whole Fam Damily (in CA)
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How I did it
It made me
Relieved 
How I did it: Once I made the goal on 43Things I only allowed myself to write down three accomplishments a day. I'd gotten into the habit of writing a long list of tasks I'd achieved in order to make myself feel better about each passing day. Turned out it had the opposite effect and I never felt I'd done enough. Only being able to take credit for three things each day made me more aware of a) how much I really do some days and … Read how I did it…
It made me
a bit grim 
How I did it: Worked on it a lot and did some outlining and floundered around a lot. Wrote some scenes I liked and some scenes I didn't. It's probably better not to launch right into it on December 1st like I did. Impatience. S igh. Read how I did it…
It made me
Satisfied
How I did it: 2/3 of it is making it a goal. Then when I thought about entertaining myself or others I looked for museums, etc. that could be a part of the experience. It took me both to new places and back to revisit places I'm fond of. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
The menu
1 day ago
I’m going to put my ideas here and then edit at will. Possibilities:
-herb & garlic pork tenderloin
-a more creative alternate protein
-roasted Brussells Sprouts
-Red Velvet Cake (anyone have a recipe to share?)
All right
3 days ago
Got caught up from the past couple of days of distractions, and am now about 500 words over the goal for today.
Next stop: 30,000 words!
