I'm doing 27 things
Tonight, I am relieved and grateful, oh, so very grateful, that 43T is back up! I went away for a few days and came back to see a few entries/comments about problems with the site and then I couldn’t connect at all and I was, oh, so very worried! I hope that it will settle down now but just in case, I am going to ask my special friends out here to send me a quick message with their email address or facebook link just in case the end really is near! And then I am going to go through and try to save all of my best entries from the past 7 years because I have done some of the best writing of my life out here and I would hate to lose it all! But I am not panicked. Really. I am just very, very grateful for 43Things!
Sessygail's Life List
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1. Refine and renew my goal list.
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2. convince my husband that geeky and cute are not mutually exclusive.
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3. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
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4. make 2013 my best year yet
8 entries . 18 cheers38 people -
5. Get back into the fitness habit: 5x per week cardio plus 2x strength
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6. Continue on my weight loss journey...another 25 pounds eventually
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7. Work with IT to get a database that is MORE efficient and user friendly, not less so!
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8. Reflect and Remember (Because there is more to Life than Ranting and Raving)
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9. find my spiritual center again
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10. Make 1000 paper cranes for peace
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11. Make a will
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12. Finish my "Five Wishes" document.
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13. study Greek Mythology.
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14. Practice drawing/sketching again.
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15. Organize my digital photos!
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16. Find more heart rocks and share them with people I love or who need love
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17. Take a canoe trip down the Allagash.
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18. travel to Venice with my husband for our 10th anniversary
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19. Tackle the growing disaster that is my office!
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20. go kayaking.
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21. Either get album info for the songs that are missing it or delete them from my iTunes. It is time.
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22. Share great reads and the occasional song, film or cocktail
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23. Sort/organize the hundreds of greeting cards I have bought through the years so I don't have to go through them all to find one for the right occasion!
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24. Share My Favorite Poems (with a nod to WaterfallNymph!)
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25. Give more cheers than I receive in 2013.
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26. Scan all of the family photos I can get from my mom.
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27. Do SOMETHING that matters every single day for 10,000 days!
8 entries . 5 cheers1 person
How I did it
It made me
proud 
How I did it: I spent a lot of time on the treadmill and working out with a trainer. I've always been a walker but to do 4 mph at this stage in my life took some work. I did a couple of practice routes and a full 10k on the treadmill twice before race day. I ate a good, carb-full breakfast after a good night's sleep. And I knew in my heart of hearts that I could do this. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I used Weight Watchers, working out, setting reasonable goals. Menu planning. Lots of fruits and vegetables. Regular meal times. Sweat. Patience. My husband and I worked it together and we are still working it together. We allow ourselves to have treats, just not every day, not even every week. We support each other and we encourage each other. It's about understanding that this is going to take a long time and being oka… Read how I did it…
It made me
joyful!
How I did it: After being unable to even attempt this hike for at least two years because I was in such bad shape, I came back from Maine last year, determined to improve my fitness to the point where I could make it over this hill that calls itself a mountain! I worked out 5 or 6 days a week for about 6 months, including at least 2 or 3 45 minute treadmill sessions with varying inclines up to 15%. I lost almost 50 lbs. And then on the first sunn… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I am a Canadian Club and Ginger Ale kind of woman! It has been my highball of choice since my twenties. And this weekend, I found out that one of my friends also shares the pleasures of CC & Ginger!
- I spent time helping my mother-in-law pack up kitchen stuff and get it put away in her new house. It mattered because she is really stressed out about the move and we have a very easy relationship that made today very low-key and productive.
- I swam 26 laps doing a mix of breaststoke and freestyle. It mattered because I want to keep my cardio challenging and not get bored and be ause it felt amazing!
-I got up at my regular time even though I am on vacation and finished the last of the pillage and plunder clean up. It mattered because a really tidy home makes me feel very relaxed!
