I'm doing 37 things
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Happy Phantom's Life List
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1. Get the back stoop fixed
4 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
2. Get over my uncontrollable fear of centipedes!
3 entries . 14 cheers3 people -
3. Exercise 3 times per week
46 entries . 27 cheers45 people -
4. fight injustice
50 entries . 54 cheers17 people -
5. Save Roe
2 team members . 79 entries . 96 cheers24 people -
6. Spend more time with friends and family
15 entries . 9 cheers50 people -
7. Enjoy every moment with my husband
15 entries . 13 cheers2 people -
8. Be a better vegetarian
16 entries . 26 cheers180 people -
9. Celebrate at least once every month for a year
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10. Never see or speak with her again
6 entries . 15 cheers2 people -
11. Help with a democratic Burma
6 entries . 11 cheers7 people -
12. end genocide in darfur
26 entries . 42 cheers50 people -
13. Bring the U.S. Supreme Court back from injustice
3 entries . 9 cheers1 person -
14. Raise awareness and money for Crohn's disease and Colitis
2 team members . 55 entries . 68 cheers25 people -
15. Share my favorite recipes with people on 43Things
45 entries . 55 cheers3 people -
16. think before i speak
12 entries . 56 cheers605 people -
17. Stop being obsessed with politics
59 entries . 36 cheers4 people -
18. Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org
11 entries . 19 cheers53 people -
19. Landscape my yard
27 entries . 20 cheers305 people -
20. Get arrested for a cause.
1 entry . 35 cheers48 people -
21. read the top 50 censored books
16 entries . 55 cheers57 people -
22. climb a mountain
2 entries . 30 cheers2,126 people -
23. hike the appalachian trail
2 entries . 38 cheers2,075 people -
24. Become Executive Director of a non-profit
19 entries . 29 cheers9 people -
25. Read the entire Bible
25 entries . 37 cheers2,559 people -
26. Learn How to Fix my Bike
5 entries . 28 cheers37 people -
27. visit all 50 states
4 entries . 15 cheers8,960 people -
28. Make a friend from 43things
4 entries . 43 cheers47 people -
29. Help build a house with Habitat for Humanity
2 entries . 50 cheers39 people -
30. Figure out how to help people with the goal "commit suicide"
4 entries . 39 cheers13 people -
31. Clean up and redecorate the 2nd bedroom
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32. go to an alanis morissette concert
15 cheers11 people -
33. Go to the Finger Lakes Wine Festival again
2 entries . 16 cheers1 person -
34. build a new back deck
3 entries . 8 cheers2 people -
35. List 43 of my favorite things
38 entries . 4 cheers75 people -
36. Create my own family cookbook
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37. Shamelessly ask my 43 friends to help support and sponsor Segsy in the 2010 Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis Walk.
3 cheers1 person
How I did it
It made me
Yay! 
How I did it: The last bit of it went into a home equity line, but it's done. And it feels so good. Pay as we go now.It helped that my car was paid off and we put it toward the credit cards. We';re in good shape now. Read how I did it…
It made me
excited
How I did it: I woke up at 5:30 am despite working 12 hours the day before and all weekend. I could not wait to get to the polls.I live in a sleepy rural town in upstate New York, so there were no long lines. In fact, at 6:30 am I was the 40th person to vote. Believe it or not, that was huge.I stepped into the voting booth and flicked all the little levers on Row A. I paused for a moment, taking in the moment. I was electing America's first Black… Read how I did it…
It made me
Absolutely extatic
How I did it: I looked on the Obama web site for ways to get involved. Then I actually did it. I made phone calls out of state from local union halls. I even traveled out of state a few times. I was an endless pain in the ass on facebook too. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
So here’s the latest meal from my trip to the Asian Market over the weekend. The rice, baby bok choi and fake chicken are all from the market.
Grace is from Kenya. I chose her because she is from Kenya, like my friend and coworker Grace, but also because of the entrepreneur group she is a part of.
Grace is 35 years old and married with four children who are in school. She runs a retail shop where she sells auto spare parts to earn a living. She has been in the business for five years and has one employee. She was previously employed before she started this business. She has joined a group of young entrepreneurs in Faulu Kenya who are willing and determined to improve their lives. They meet on a weekly basis to save their money and later on the group guarantees its members a loan. She has requested a loan of Kes 40,000 from Faulu Kenya to add to her stock of spare parts. She hopes to grow her business and stabilize her income in the future.
