I'm doing 34 things
Barbara Kingsolver
6 hours ago
Even though I fear that I’d say something stupid.
bethieb's Life List
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1. Swim 50 Miles in 2009
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2. Ride my bike more
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3. Promote "Three Cups of Tea"
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4. See more theater
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5. Buy local
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6. Write to my nephew at least once per month
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7. Release a BookCrossing book at every Kentucky State Park
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8. Order water instead of Coke in restaurants
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9. Buy organic food
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10. Lose 10 pounds
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11. Speak a logical, coherent sentence to Jeff Bagwell
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12. Complete one scrapbook page each month
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13. Find $100 in change
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14. buy ice cream from the ice cream man
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15. Live near the ocean
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16. Have sand in all my shoes
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17. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
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18. declutter my house
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19. recycle more
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20. Be a patron of the arts
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21. Attend Tradewater Pirates games
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22. Learn to make fried green tomatoes
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23. find out what my blood type is
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24. List ways I can be more green.
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25. Live in a beach house
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26. visit every state in the U.S.
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27. Have an outdoor shower
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28. stop at a Lemonade stand run by kids
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29. Name our house
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30. see a ghost
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31. Participate in the 2010 Arthritis Walk
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32. illuminate awareness of climate change by spending Earth Hour 2010 in the dark on 27 March 2010
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33. play more disc golf
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34. Meet a favorite author
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How I did it
It made me
Happy 
How I did it: My elderly neighbor's husband had died a few months before, but they didn't hold a service so there were no flowers to be sent. One day I wanted to do something nice for her to let her know I was thinking of her so I sent a basket of flowers. It wasn't anything expensive, but she really appreciated the thought and it made me feel good to have done it for her. Read how I did it…
It made me
Smart
How I did it: My husband was actually the mastermind behind this, but it's worked out beautifully. We put a gutter on the back of our garage then he put one barrel under the downspout. He connected that barrel with tubing to three other barrels for a total of 220 gallons of water. If we get about an inch and a half of rain, it fills all of them. We use them to water the vegetable garden, new fruit trees and all the pot… Read how I did it…
It made me
Mysterious
How I did it: I was the youngest child and the only one still at home when I was 12 years old. My parents were self-employed and both worked very long hours so we ate out most nights. On the nights that they were going to someplace I didn't want, they would drop me off at an Italian restaurant which was within walking distance of our house. I'd eat alone or take a friend, then walk home. Of course the waitstaff all took ve… Read how I did it…
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