I'm doing 22 things
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Another young adult book. This one was pretty bad, but at least I was able to finish it in one day!
bonnie206's Life List
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1. Remember birthdays and send cards
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2. talk to my dad more
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3. treat my body with respect
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4. Exercise 5 times a week
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5. eat 5 fruits and vegetables a day
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6. write a book review
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7. Submit 4 articles for publication in 2008
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8. stop procrastinating
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9. call people back when they call me
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10. list 43 things I like about myself
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11. ride the bus more
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12. stop indulging in celebrity gossip
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13. stop napping
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14. Organize my recipe collection
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15. shave my legs more often
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16. seduce my husband
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17. Honeymoon in Hawaii
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18. be part of a team that donates 10 million grains of rice through freerice.com
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19. stop beating myself up
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20. improve my half marathon time
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21. Read 50 books in 2009.
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22. watch 100 movies in 2009
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I had done another book challenge many years ago reading the "best 100 books." I liked this challenge so much better. I could choose the books I wanted to read. This goal helped me branch out from the academic reading that sucks up so much of my time. Read how I did it…
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Running Out of Time by Margaret Peteson Haddix
I was home for the holidays and had to resort to reading some of the books I had from my teaching days. This was a book that my fourth and fifth graders seemed to enjoy. It was a great story. If you liked The Village I would recommend this one.
