It was October of 2005 and I met my boyfriend (now husband) in New York City. We ate at Tavern on the Green and walked Central Park. It was rainy and cold but it was one of the most romantic moments of my life.
TrotterClark's Life List
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1. Read 2 books a month
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2. see more live theater
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3. give up control of things I cannot change
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4. find my balance between faith and science
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5. stop biting my nails
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6. do well on the GRE
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7. learn to fly
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8. plant a vegetable garden
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9. get a secret published on postsecret
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10. write love letters to my husband
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11. see a bull fight
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12. be remembered for something great
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13. Learn conversational french
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14. Become financially independent
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15. skydive
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16. resume teaching in a public school
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17. retire at an age where I am young enough to enjoy it
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18. immigrate to the United States
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19. feel beautiful
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20. host a family bbq in the North Georgia Mountains
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21. learn to shoot a gun
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22. become debt free
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23. worry less
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24. be an influential and inspirational teacher
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25. be a better wife
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26. Become Dr. Trotter - Clark (PhD of course)
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27. Get a masters degree
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28. Buy real estate
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29. Get better posture
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30. Make new friends
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31. Write a book
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32. visit each continent
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33. become certified to teach math
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34. run in the Toronto Waterfront Marathon (half or full...I'm not picky)
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35. cook for a large dinner party
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36. be a good auntie
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37. be mentioned in a graduation speech
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38. be more outgoing and less shy
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39. knit more
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40. learn to move on
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41. hike up Currahee
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42. be more appreciative of the great people in my life
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43. Be a better person
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How I did it: I did it through work. I teach adults and many of them had bad experiences in high school the first time around and are back to try again. It was tough at first to convince them that a book club is beneficial for them and their program. But I coaxed them into attending with a scary murder book. I only had 6 people attend the 1st session and we read The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Alan Poe but it went really well. … Read how I did it…
Currahee is a mountain in South Georgia. It’s 3 miles up and 3 miles down. I’ve driven up it but really want to hike it like the WWII soldiers did during their basic training. It’ll take me 1/2 a day to do it but I think I can.
I want to be a better person for myself, obviously, but to be an example for other’s around me. Just think how much better this world would be if everyone just tried to be better people.
