I'm doing 18 things
duotrope
4 hours ago
I was trying to figure this site out…I like the idea of tracking submissions online. But I couldn’t figure out how to enter more than one poem at a time for a submission. hmm…
SimplyStacey's Life List
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1. make quilts
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2. Donate 100 boxes of cereal to our church's food pantry.
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3. Exercise 5 times a week
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4. be a classy lady.
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5. publish a book of poetry
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6. make a new friend
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7. Help protect our national parks.
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8. Give 2 gallons of blood.
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9. Pay off the siding.
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10. Regularly do things to cheer up my grandma and grandpa.
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11. Publish a novel
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12. do first things first
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13. Query 25 agents re: my completed, polished paranormal romance.
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14. have a "date night" at least twice a month
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15. read all the books on my "to be read" list
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16. make 43 different soups
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17. develop a daily morning routine
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18. Celebrate Flirt's birthday with chocolate, flirtinis and anything purple on Nov 11th
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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
Monday, Nov. 9
16 hours ago
cheerful & productive at work
go to the gym!
call doc…cancel?
call MC at Writers Place
email RD back
clean 1/2 hour
revise a poem
Besides not talking about such inappropriate subjects at work, and perhaps taking a few more fashion cues from Michelle Obama.
Oh yeah, and having integrity. :)
ETA: And I should say “fuck” less often. That’s not classy.
