I'm doing 36 things
Sunflowers make me think of Flirt...
2 hours ago
Or Flirt makes me think of sunflowers…
They are the best of Kansas…totally unpretentious, unfailingly cheery, radiating sunshine…the official flower of the Flirt state of mind!
SimplyStacey's Life List
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1. Make 2009 My Best Year Yet
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2. Enjoy every day.
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3. make a new friend
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4. Exercise 5 times a week
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5. Query 25 agents re: my completed, polished paranormal romance.
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6. Submit my polished short story to literary magazines continuously until I get it published.
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7. remember birthdays
5 entries . 29 cheers259 people -
8. Be nicer to my husband
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9. Kiss in the rain
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10. Take an awesome, adventurous road trip to the Badlands with G.
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11. visit all 50 states
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12. Help protect our national parks.
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13. walk my dogs every morning
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14. Learn Flash
3 entries . 7 cheers990 people -
15. learn after effects
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16. Learn Garage Band
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17. learn photoshop
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18. learn Keynote
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19. make quilts
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20. See the Tournament of Roses Parade in person
1 entry . 9 cheers6 people -
21. go to a rock concert
1 entry . 10 cheers156 people -
22. ride in a hot air balloon
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23. see a meteor shower
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24. Grow my hair out
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25. floss more
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26. Regularly do things to cheer up my grandma and grandpa.
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27. fix up my house
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28. make my own ice cream
1 entry . 16 cheers18 people -
29. sell on eBay
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30. Publish a novel
5 entries . 4 cheers918 people -
31. Rejoin and follow Weight Watchers
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32. publish a book of poetry
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33. Help repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
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34. do first things first
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35. Give Flirt Special Appreciation As She is Remarkable
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36. Wish agent Snowleopard a brilliant birthday filled with cocktails, strawberries, coffee, emergency corkscrews and of course beer at the London pub on July 11th!
1 entry . 1 cheer16 people
How I did it
It made me
stressed but proud 
How I did it: I joined the team on 43T and posted a daily poem both here and on Facebook. I decided to post them because I knew it would make me stick to it. I was surprised how many people read it...including people I would usually never share my writing with. Everyone was extremely nice and complimentary, which meant a lot to me. At the same time, I wound up feeling overexposed. This took more time than I thought it would...2-3 hours daily. I started… Read how I did it…
It made me
injured 
How I did it: Trained for a few months.Was lucky enough to have FLIRT encourage MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE to sponsor me! Did a practice run of the route.Had a lot of soreness in my left calf, starting two weeks before the race. Figured I would run it anyway.Showed up on race day in the cold and the rain.Felt something in my calf RIP at about the 4th mile, rendering me truly pathetic.Limp-ran/limp-walked the rest of the way.Actually lost the route (along wi… Read how I did it…
It made me
ready for spring! 
How I did it: I made a plan of all the things I wanted to get done. Even though I didn't follow it exactly, it was better to have a plan then to look around and say, "Where do I start?!"I dug in and did a lot of things that never get done...washing all the bedding, and cleaning out closets, the pantry, the basement, etc.I did this over the course of 3 days, and my husband did a lot too. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Happy Birthday snowleopard!
2 hours ago
Here is your party car…make someone else be the designated driver!
Have a wonderful day!
Saturday, July 11
2 hours ago
Go to WW with G.
stick to points
exercise…take a long walk or do the bike
go to G’s great-aunt Gladys’s 90th birthday party
pick up tailoring…talk to S. for a while
get my hair cut (just a trim)
list stuff on ebay
repaint the ceiling in my studio where it needs it
work on J’s quilt (yayyyy, fun)
