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Trula

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I'm doing 43 things
  

Trula's Life List

  1. 1. set up flickr groups for my websites
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  2. 2. compile a list of 100 facts about myself
    1 cheer     		122 people
  3. 3. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
    1 cheer     		6,864 people
  4. 4. write a personal mission statement
    3 cheers     		225 people
  5. 5. read at a poetry reading
    1 cheer     		11 people
  6. 6. start a writing group
    1 cheer     		13 people
  7. 7. figure out where all the people like me are hiding
    1 entry     		378 people
  8. 8. play the clarinet again
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		10 people
  9. 9. buy a used desktop for my writing room
    		1 person
  10. 10. buy a new laptop
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		170 people
  11. 11. learn to belly dance
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		2,249 people
  12. 12. learn to bind books
    4 cheers     		28 people
  13. 13. become financially responsible
    3 entries . 22 cheers     		73 people
  14. 14. legally change my name
    		118 people
  15. 15. buy a bike
    2 cheers     		395 people
  16. 16. get a tattoo [or] tattoo's
    1 cheer     		41 people
  17. 17. Maintain an active blog publishing schedule
    1 cheer     		3 people
  18. 18. make short films
    		32 people
  19. 19. learn to play piano
    2 cheers     		1,662 people
  20. 20. organize my photos
    		1,238 people
  21. 21. weigh 150 pounds
    12 entries . 3 cheers     		45 people
  22. 22. Make a duct tape dress form
    		12 people
  23. 23. record a cd
    3 entries . 7 cheers     		280 people
  24. 24. Renew our wedding vows
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		25 people
  25. 25. Run my first Half Marathon
    2 cheers     		15 people
  26. 26. get over shyness
    2 cheers     		8 people
  27. 27. have a flat stomach
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		2,266 people
  28. 28. make an exercise video
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		3 people
  29. 29. make a habit of bringing my own bag to the grocery store
    1 cheer     		3 people
  30. 30. get out and socialize at least once a week
    1 cheer     		5 people
  31. 31. Write a will
    		760 people
  32. 32. get dental implants
    		13 people
  33. 33. buy a diesel car and convert it to run on used vegetable oil
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		63 people
  34. 34. teach a writing workshop
    		2 people
  35. 35. learn to love winter
    1 cheer     		4 people
  36. 36. Buy land
    1 cheer     		144 people
  37. 37. build a straw bale house
    8 entries . 13 cheers     		61 people
  38. 38. earn lots of money using google adsense
    1 cheer     		2 people
  39. 39. illuminate awareness of climate change by spending Earth Hour 2010 in the dark on 27 March 2010
    8 team members . 2 cheers     		14 people
  40. 40. be multilingual
    1 cheer     		68 people
  41. 41. become a physicist
    2 entries . 13 cheers     		21 people
  42. 42. weigh 130 pounds
    		135 people
  43. 43. have better posture
    		7,433 people

How I did it
How to have a one word resolution for 2009
It took me
1 day
It made me
hopeful

How I did it: I thought about how this year has gone so far and I have been grappling with so many health issues...mental, emotional, physical, that the one word that seems most obvious is Health. Read how I did it…

Jun 07, 11:26AM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to learn how to drive a stick shift
It took me
1 day
It made me
Happy

How I did it: Went out for a lesson with my husband, the same person who taught me to drive an automatic 12 years ago. He bought a stick shift car last year but it took me this long to work up my nerve to learn how to drive a stick. I'm really glad I learned how to drive a stick! It didn't take long but I do need more practice. Read how I did it…

May 26, 06:20AM PDT | 0 comments


Recent entries
set up flickr groups for my websites
Dread Mama Flickr Group 3 weeks ago

I started a group on flickr for Dreadmama.net!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/dreadmama/

Join and I’ll post your pic(s) to the site. So far I’m the only member so if you have an interest in dreadlocks please join :)

Jun 07, 03:27PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Weigh 150 pounds (read all 12 entries…)
Making Goal Weight a Challenge 3 weeks ago

So I’m giving myself 90 days to hit the weight of 150 pounds. I started June 5th, which means I should be at goal August 5th. I started at 170 so I have 40 pounds to lose in 3 months. It sounds like a lot but it’s just a little over 13 pounds a month, which I know is doable because I tend to carry a lot of water weight. Today, June 7th, I’m at 168. I already lost 2 pounds! which is very exciting. My plan is to hit the gym 5 days a week and to the elliptical machine, also 2 of those gym days will add a spinning class. Food-wise I’m going to eat 5 small meals a day and no eating after dinner, period. and of course lots of water!

I’m in therapy and taking St. John’s wort for the depression that caused me to pile the pounds back on, so I feel confident that this weight loss will stick.

Jun 07, 10:38AM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


follow my dreams
How To Follow Your Dreams 4 weeks ago

I have kinda always gone my own way and done my own thing but I was about 29 when I began to seriously follow my dreams. I’m 37 now and at the point where I know with confidence that this is what I do, because I’m now at a point where I feel able to share my dreams with others rather than secretly or silently pursuing them on my own or with just a few people knowing or being involved. It is definitely worth it but you must be prepared for the ire, contempt, and ridicule of others…or even just downright surprise. Sometimes other people have a low opinion of you or fixed ideas of what you are capable of, you just have to learn how to shrug off the naysayers and do your own thing. Make a plan and stick to it, know step-by-step what you need to do to bring your dreams to fruition. If you don’t know, find out. Use the library, Google, all the free resources out there to find out how to make a way. Then do it! You can do it!

Jun 05, 01:50AM PDT | 2 cheers | 1 comment


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Go Back to Alaska build a telescope nyx86 wants to lose weight Find Spirituality in Nature do yoga regularly Swim with a dolphin Help others more watch more classic movies buy more vinyl build a lightsaber feel beautiful watch the exorcist movie watch Grey's Anatomy Season 3 run through a field find a cell phone number buy a car finish driver's ed make a scrapbook to illustrate my '100 things that make me happy' list Misty Sierra wants to get my cosmetology license drink more water learn to swing dance meet new people Live within my budget do a pullup Go to Britain taylorthetagger wants to learn how to graffiti shoot a gun learn reiki
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