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