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Sammie

"You have to be willing to get happy about nothing." - Andy Warhol



I'm doing 41 things
  

Sammie's Life List

  2. 1. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
    83 entries . 13 cheers     		1,339 people
  3. 2. get rid of unnecessary possessions
    9 entries . 56 cheers     		808 people
  4. 3. Organize and de-clutter my house room by room
    6 entries . 55 cheers     		113 people
  5. 4. make a beautiful, inviting, uplifting home
    3 entries . 46 cheers     		29 people
  6. 5. build 100 lenses on Squidoo
    4 entries . 11 cheers     		3 people
  7. 6. Build a useful Freeware App
    2 entries . 52 cheers     		5 people
  8. 7. complete NaNoWriMo this year
    6 entries . 45 cheers     		25 people
  9. 8. convert my backyard into an outdoor room
    3 entries . 76 cheers     		6 people
  10. 9. lose 6 kilos
    3 entries . 9 cheers     		16 people
  11. 10. take 43 photos of 43 places within 43 minutes of where I live
    16 entries . 20 cheers     		91 people
  12. 11. cultivate hydrangeas in our garden
    61 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. grow sunflowers
    1 entry . 97 cheers     		51 people
  14. 13. go on a cruise
    1 entry . 15 cheers     		4,115 people
  15. 14. Have a one word resolution for 2009
    3 entries . 8 cheers     		23 people
  16. 15. open my own bookstore
    75 cheers     		84 people
  17. 16. Make a cloth doll
    15 cheers     		11 people
  18. 17. make a pram quilt
    4 entries . 23 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. knit a hat
    5 entries . 12 cheers     		106 people
  20. 19. knit a scarf
    32 cheers     		519 people
  21. 20. Crochet a baby blanket.
    1 entry . 21 cheers     		55 people
  22. 21. sew an article of clothing.
    5 cheers     		5 people
  23. 22. sew cushions
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  24. 23. finish my cross-stitch project
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		31 people
  25. 24. Take a craft class
    5 cheers     		2 people
  26. 25. own and carry a monogrammed handkerchief
    17 cheers     		2 people
  27. 26. plan a Girls Lunch Date
    34 cheers     		3 people
  28. 27. create a book of interesting journaling prompts and exercises
    30 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. write one journal prompt per day for a month
    7 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  30. 29. leave a letter in a library book for someone to find
    34 cheers     		214 people
  31. 30. open a savings account for my son
    5 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. Develop 1K per month in passive income.
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. send mail surprises
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		15 people
  34. 33. Inventory my house
    1 cheer     		12 people
  35. 34. meet other 43 things members from South East Queensland in real life
    2 cheers     		1 person
  36. 35. inbox zero
    1 entry     		6 people
  37. 36. Let's Clean Together
    19 team members . 1 entry . 1 cheer     		25 people
  38. 37. take the 100 thing challenge
    1 cheer     		2 people
  39. 38. The Goddess Club
    20 team members . 2 cheers     		26 people
  40. 39. create 100 new spots on Gowalla
    1 entry     		1 person
  41. 40. Remember that things only happen when I get up, get out, and make them happen
    		8 people
  42. 41. impedimenta
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person

How I did it
How to write in my journal every day for a month
It took me
30 days
It made me
pleased

How I did it: I set myself the task to write every night before bed and kept my journal on the bedside table where I couldn't miss it. Some nights were a little brief, but others were quite lengthy and detailed. It was a wonderful way to do a download of the day before sleep. Read how I did it…

Jul 22, 04:17AM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to fill my ideas book
It took me
8 months
It made me
Surprised

How I did it: I kept my notebook nearby at all times and whenever inspiration hit, whatever it was to do with, I'd jot it down. I would also at least once a week spend some time working to fill an entire page with generated ideas, usually starting with a trigger word or idea. Read how I did it…

Jul 17, 04:07AM PDT | 1 comment | 8 cheers


How to order the 43Things book (and tell the world while I'm at it)
It took me
7 days
It made me
happy

How I did it: I ordered the book from fishpond.com.au because it worked out cheaper here in Australia. Fishpond also take PayPal, so the purchase was really easy.The book is great. It's small format, but very thick and feels very substantial in your hand. There are so many ideas in there that I think it will take me a while to go through the whole book. While it's probably true that most of the content can be found on the site, I really love that I can… Read how I did it…

Mar 26, 10:09PM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


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Recent entries
inbox zero
4634 Unread Messages 3 days ago

Haven’t been spending as much time online recently, and lots of things have been neglected – especially my email inbox.

Today when I opened Gmail there were 8592 messages total, 4634 of them were unread.

Most of them are just advertising or newsletters I no longer have the time to read. Some are probably borderline spam. It’s time to have a spring clean though and get it back to zero.

Nov 17, 07:43PM PST | 0 comments


plan four family holidays over the next twelve months (read all 5 entries…)
Road Trip! 4 weeks ago

Number four trip is currently being organised – a road trip to Rocky next month. Can’t wait to catch up with friends up there :-)

Oct 22, 01:01AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year (read all 83 entries…)
Day 156 to 162 - Monday 12th to Sunday 18th 4 weeks ago
Monday’s happiness:
  1. Tez home from his trip. Jag was so happy to see Daddy back :)
Tuesday’s happiness:
  1. A quiet family day at home while Tez rested from his trip.
Wednesday’s happiness:
  1. A lovely slow grocery shopping trip with Tez and Jag.
  2. An offer to order a free personalised t-shirt for Jag. Can’t wait for it to arrive.
Thursday’s happiness:
  1. Slept in. Yum.
Friday’s happiness:
  1. Lunch catching up with my workmates. It’s been 10 months since I went off on maternity leave.
  2. Making the decision (and telling my boss!) that I was quitting my job to be a SAHM.
Saturday’s happiness:
  1. A walk in the sunshine with Jag. Felt good to be out in the open air.
  2. Watching Jag and Tez use the new curly apple peeler/corer together. Lots of teamwork involved ;-)
Sunday’s happiness:
  1. Only 2 sleeps till our beach trip!
  2. Printed out some cute photos of Jag for Grandma and then we went for a walk to give them to her.

Oct 18, 04:56AM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

watch all six feet under episodes learn ruby on rails eat healthier and be healthier! have fun in college learn about wine make more art see the big picture meet mcfly write my own music Edric_n wants to know how to solve a rubik's cube be more focused be less negative join the marines work because I like to, not because I have to Meet Bill Clinton win the lottery k1dub wants to become a Fulbright scholar Workout Plan meet Shah Rukh Khan take salsa lessons Be more spontaneous and creative go to grad school write a novel pay off my debts get in shape get muscles learn to play poker
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