I'm doing 40 things
Shifting
2 days ago
Bought a car with a stick shift on Sunday and now I’m learning to drive it! It’s a challenge!
Summtime's Life List
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1. intern on a farm in Hawaii this winter
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2. live frugally, but stylishly and deliciously
3 entries . 107 cheers21 people -
3. Get out of debt
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4. Do something that is outside of my comfort zone at least once a week
2 entries . 19 cheers4 people -
5. be glowing with health
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6. be bold and courageous
1 entry . 10 cheers4 people -
7. Send a postcard to Post Secret
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8. Grow old gracefully
3 entries . 32 cheers170 people -
9. improve my posture and flexibilty
1 entry . 31 cheers12 people -
10. Learn how to give a good massage
16 cheers205 people -
11. Become Fluent in Spanish
1 entry . 11 cheers1,927 people -
12. visit all 50 states
14 cheers7,155 people -
13. reconsider my goals: are they necessary? are they things I'm passionate about?
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14. Read the Bible
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15. cut up my credit cards
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16. Do 1,000,000 Things
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17. go to the opera
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18. find and buy my little black dress
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19. backpack through Europe
20 cheers4,967 people -
20. Own my own home by the age of 35
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21. hold in my stomach muscles as often as I can
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22. save 15% of my salary for retirement
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23. pay off my discover card
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24. Listen to NPR more
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25. pay off my visa
1 entry . 4 cheers44 people -
26. file my 2006 taxes
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27. Live to be 100
2 entries . 6 cheers306 people -
28. create my own 1001 books to read list
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29. do humanitarian work in another country
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30. take a train to Chicago
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31. get a dog
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32. Freeze, Can & Pickle Food
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33. Buy a Vespa Scooter
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34. Write more
7 cheers3,500 people -
35. read Lady Chatterley's Lover
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36. read Emerson's Self Reliance
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37. wear sunscreen everyday
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38. learn to sew, and sew well
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39. Write two letters each week and mail them
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40. write 5 poems
1 cheer4 people
How I did it
It made me
yay! 
How I did it: I cheated because I got into a little fender bender and used the insurance money. I hate that I have an accident on my record now, but I am glad to have the payment out of the way especially going into the slow season. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
John McCain's Mother
6 months ago
Roberta McCain was on Jay Leno tonight. I was delighted by her! It was clear Jay and Kevin Spacey were infatuated with her too. Neither one could take their eyes off her. She’s so beautiful, active, intelligent, well put together and 97 years old! ...a very inspiring lady!
