I'm doing 38 things
but a life is a life. My sister’s cat was choking on a splinter bone. He was breathing so I did a baby Heimlich on him AND IT WORKED! The bone went shooting across the room.
beanqueen's Life List
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1. learn to paint watercolors
1 entry . 1 cheer6 people -
2. visit all 7 continents
personal challenge . 2 entries1,502 people -
3. Improve my knowledge of geography
1 cheer56 people -
4. get in shape
1 entry . 1 cheer10,218 people -
5. read all the books on my pile of unread books
1 cheer67 people -
6. save a life
1 entry1,718 people -
7. Visit Hong Kong
203 people -
8. keep a tidy home
5 people -
9. change jobs
118 people -
10. see the northern lights
18,963 people -
11. visit all 50 states
8,528 people -
12. change someone's life for the better
1 cheer502 people -
13. ride in a hot air balloon
1 cheer2,626 people -
14. quit tv
20 people -
15. Worry less.
1 entry . 1 cheer4,778 people -
16. go back to school
1 cheer2,677 people -
17. Visit Australia
1 cheer2,777 people -
18. make a difference in the world
1 cheer970 people -
19. be more patient
2 entries3,168 people -
20. learn to sail
2,251 people -
21. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
8 entries7,969 people -
22. improve my vocabulary
1,130 people -
23. Start my own business
9,270 people -
24. learn spanish
2 cheers17,681 people -
25. write a book
30,181 people -
26. create a website
1 cheer1,028 people -
27. buy a convertible
64 people -
28. lose 20 pounds
7,307 people -
29. decide what the hell I would like to do with the rest of my life
1 entry . 1 cheer7,317 people -
30. write more postcards
1 entry12 people -
31. go on a Safari in Africa
164 people -
32. learn all the countries, their capitals and flags!
256 people -
33. be less judgemental
1 cheer628 people -
34. find my passion
1 entry . 1 cheer2,140 people -
35. finish my master's degree
1 entry . 2 cheers543 people -
36. Watch a volcano erupt
2 cheers65 people -
37. stop procrastinating
30,014 people -
38. become financially secure
1 entry . 1 cheer258 people
How I did it
It made me
amazed 
How I did it: I loved to smoke in my car. So now I always keep sugarless gum in my car. I don't go to the gas station where I used to buy cigs. I changed my routine which distracted me from the habit. I have noticed spicy food like curry makes me crave them, but I have heard that a craving only lasts for about a minute and a half-so I just tell myself that I can get through it. And I have. Smoke free since Oct 2008 Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: Just take your tax refund and put it into an online high yield savings account Read how I did it…
It made me
happy!!
How I did it: I submitted 2 payments every month to get ahead on the interest. Direct Loans won't let you pay a principle only payment-so I paid a significant amount on the due date and an even bigger amount later in the month. I put every extra dollar that came my way to this debt. Tax refund, stimulus checks. I told everyone I knew about this goal and it forced me to live up to my goal of paying off my loan in one year. I could have bought a Mercedes… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
OMG! I am tired. I work work work (I love my job btw). Summer is tourist season and it has been kind to me. With this terrible recession I have also learned that CASH IS KING! This particular goal is teaching me how to maximize and protect what I have during a strange financial period.
