I'm doing 19 things
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Sandy in California's Life List
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1. show my love for my husband and my daughter every day
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2. Have a family portrait taken
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3. explore options for connecting volunteer math tutors with middle school students
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4. walk regularly.
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5. find a part-time job that I'll enjoy
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6. cook at least one dinner each week (that my family likes)
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7. read 25 books in 2011
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8. Listen to 3 TED talks a month
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9. find someone to replace me as PTA parliamentarian
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10. plant a garden
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11. advocate for public education in California
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12. drink 43 types of tea
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13. Take horseback riding lessons
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14. decide whether to run for school board in fall 2012
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15. write "morning pages"
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16. convert knowledge into action
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17. Post random thoughts, observations, suggestions, etc.
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18. Do everything I can to have great skin
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19. learn basic Mandarin
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How I did it
It made me
confident 
How I did it: I didn't want to look frumpy or wear uncomfortable clothes for work and need a completely different casual wardrobe for my mom-shopping-downtown role anymore. I decided that I was not going to wait till I lost 40 pounds before I bought new clothes that look good and are comfortable.First, I went through my closet, trying on clothes I've had for a while and asking myself: "Is this both comfortable and appropriate for work or business … Read how I did it…
It made me
feel pretty good! 
How I did it: Wordpress is one of several blogging platforms with options for creating a blog for free. I have blogged before on Typepad, and before that, Livejournal (I know, I'm dating myself!) and I found it really easy to follow the step-by-step process on Wordpress. I played around a bit with their different free themes to customize the look of my blog, and then I posted an announcement on Facebook and on Twitter to let my friends and followe… Read how I did it…
