I'm doing 24 things
and will do this by Sunday night before I go to sleep. I would like to finish it earlier than that so I can put it in storage by Sunday night before I go to sleep.
brickhorse's Life List
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1. Accomplish ONE thing each day that will enhance my life or the life of another
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2. Visit my uncle's grave in Florence, Italy
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3. Declutter as if I were moving 3000 miles across country - what would I spend time, money and energy on to take with me?
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4. Wear a simple and elegant wardrobe.
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5. reduce, re-use, repair, recycle
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6. Keep a simple and elegant house.
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7. Strengthen my financial health
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8. Pay off stock trailer loan
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9. live below my means and within my needs
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10. Become a cowgirl minimalist
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11. Attend the Writers Workshop on Sanibel Island
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12. Pay off my two credit card balances
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13. Do yoga
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14. List 43 living famous people I want to eat lunch with over an extended lunch hour
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15. Show up, pay attention, speak my truth, let go of the outcome
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16. List 43 women that I admire
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17. Identify and eliminate low-value activities
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18. Travel at home and abroad
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19. Remember to take deep breaths: Observe and be still.
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20. walk 30 minutes a day
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21. Live a Small Life
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22. Identify and accomplish a monthly procrastination goal
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23. Write a Western novel.
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24. Pack up my dissertation papers for storage
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How I did it: I picked a deadline that gave me enough time to work on things, but that wasn't so far out that I would procrastinate. If I accomplished something that I had been working on my months, I added it as a goal, and then determined it as done. I was open to the postings of other members so that if something seemed possible and it was something I really wanted to do, I added it, did it, and counted it as done. I tried to complete a couple of th… Read how I did it…
It made me
feel guilty. 
How I did it: This goal did not inspire me to do work, just nagged at me that I needed to do it. In the future, work to be done will be defined in more specific goals so that I can actually achieve and report tangible results. Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: I followed a recipe in the Moosewood Cookbook, varying it a little based on what I had on hand. It came out beautifully, very tasty, and I plan to not buy hummus again because making my own is so easy. Read how I did it…
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Declutter as if I were moving 3000 miles across country - what would I spend time, money and energy on to take with me? (read all 90 entries…)
I thought I would have to spend money on some, but boxes have appeared where I work and I was able to take them. There are about a dozen, and I think they’ll be enough to box up all my dissertation data, drafts, reference materials, committee correspondence, and etc., so I can move it out of my office and into storage. With that done, I’ll be able to get to the other things I need to do for my conversion of a very messy office into a clean and tidy guest room/office.
Okay, I’ve done a bit of a shift so that the novel is a vampire Western novel. It came into my head, and I apologize to all the traditional Western afficionados, but I just have to write what’s there. They show up and start living their lives in my mind, and I have to admit – it’s good stuff! Once it’s written, then it will be out of my mind and I can focus on something else. Currently I am consumed by my characters and their actions.
