I'm doing 23 things
Ahh, I'm late...
10 hours ago
but you were probably too busy working on your writing to notice!
Happy Birthday, Tangerine_Now! Hope this next year is creative, fun, and full of delicious soup. :)
SimplyStacey's Life List
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1. Enjoy every day.
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2. make quilts
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3. Do all my Christmas shopping at local small businesses.
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4. Donate 100 boxes of cereal to our church's food pantry.
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5. Give 2 gallons of blood.
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6. Exercise 5 times a week
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7. be a classy lady.
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8. publish a book of poetry
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9. publish a short story
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10. Publish a novel
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11. Query 25 agents re: my completed, polished paranormal romance.
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12. Help protect our national parks.
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13. Pay off the siding.
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14. Regularly do things to cheer up my grandma and grandpa.
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15. have a "date night" at least twice a month
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16. read all the books on my "to be read" list
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17. make 43 different soups
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18. develop a daily morning routine
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19. Stop snacking after 7:30 pm.
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20. see a meteor shower
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21. Wish tangerine_now an awesome ninja birthday, full of grins and hugs amongst other things on November 19
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22. go to a rock concert
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23. Talk to/write to/email everyone in my family at least once a week.
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How I did it
It made me
feel alive again 
How I did it: Since I'm not anonymous on 43T, I've gone back and forth as to whether I wanted to discuss this. I don't think depression should be stigmatized, and maybe discussing it openly helps make it less taboo.I was having episodes lasting several hours in which I cried a lot, wasn't able to sleep, and fixated on killing myself. As weird as it sounds, it took me a while to realize this was an ongoing problem, because as soon as an episode was over… Read 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…
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Recent entries
eeee!
3 days ago
I’m so glad they’re doing this message again! Cause it makes me happy! I don’t think they did it before the New Year last year…did they?
ETA: and I just saw the new tab! LOVE IT!
#5: Lamb Stew
5 days ago
I browned a little over a pound of lean lamb with a chopped onion, then put them in the crockpot with 2 cups Guinness, 1 small can beef broth, a couple of bay leaves, some thyme, 2 diced potatoes, and 4 diced carrots. Left it on low for 11 hours. If I did it again, I’d go with just 1 cup Guinness and a can and a half of the broth, but it was really good anyway.
And now our fridge has two kinds of leftover soups…both of which will taste better heated up again in the next couple of days.
