cgrimes17




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cgrimes17's Life List

  2. 1. Visit Austrailia
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  3. 2. write a screenplay
    		2,191 people
  4. 3. speak Spanish
    		662 people
  5. 4. retire in Costa Rica
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  6. 5. Learn to play the piano
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  7. 6. Watch a space shuttle launch
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  8. 7. play fastpitch softball again
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  9. 8. grow carrots
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  10. 9. start an online business
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  11. 10. celebrate our fiftieth wedding anniversary
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  12. 11. get poems published
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  13. 12. walk to and from work when the weather's nice
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  14. 13. buy a Harley
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  15. 14. Relax
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  16. 15. have 2 stories published by June - okay maybe August
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  17. 16. be able to sing One Week by BNL perfectly
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  18. 17. get out of debt
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  19. 18. Learn how to whistle really loud with my fingers
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  20. 19. dive the great barrier reef
    		239 people
  21. 20. get a PhD
    		2,778 people
  22. 21. learn to fly
    		2,141 people
  23. 22. write a novel
    		9,673 people
  24. 23. go to England
    		843 people
  25. 24. have kids
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  26. 25. reach my goal weight
    		394 people
  27. 26. be fit
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  28. 27. visit Alaska
    		708 people
  29. 28. see whales
    		28 people
  30. 29. sell 500 books
    		1 person
  31. 30. get a puppy
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  32. 31. see the Northern Lights
    		16,905 people
  33. 32. go dogsledding
    		36 people
  34. 33. find a church that my husband and I can agree on
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  35. 34. learn to flyfish
    		21 people
  36. 35. buy a snowmobile
    		7 people
  37. 36. buy a boat
    		404 people
  38. 37. Write every day
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How I did it
How to finish the attic
It took me
3 months
It made me

How I did it: one step at a time - lots of readjusting - some making do, but overall worth itIt took us a long time to hang the drywall on an angle.  Very, very heavy.  We learned to mud as we went.  My husband figured it out before I did.  Scraping it clean every time and smoothing the wall did get easier.  Read how I did it…

Oct 29, 06:56PM PDT | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to refinish our floors
It took me
1 year
It made me

How I did it: Had to get carpet glue up before sanding.  Had to let the sealant cure.  The first time we had to rush it and move in.  The second, we let it cure and bought a tinted poly the 2nd time and it worked better. Read how I did it…

Sep 03, 04:50PM PDT | 0 comments


How to take a class on an excursion trip to New Orleans
It took me
1 year
It made me
estactic

How I did it: Planning and more planning!  I started more than a year before and then went down to try everything out about 6 months before.  Then I had to roll with the punches a little but it all worked out well!  I took 10 students in my class.  We studied for 3 weeks beforehand and then spent 10 days there.  Read how I did it…

Jun 22, 11:58AM PDT | 0 comments


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We bought a house! 16 months ago

It was built in 1915 and the more work we do, the more things we find that need to be fixed. Its a two story 3 bed, 1 1/12 bath with a nice attic and basement. Finally a place to store our stuff. It also has a big backyard so I can see a new gardening goal coming onto my list. It’s a wonderful feeling being a homeowner and a first step to getting out of debt and being financially secure.

Jul 10, 2008, 03:19PM PDT | 0 comments



 

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be dependable visit all 50 states be a biologist make him understand Buy a camcorder move out of my parents' house mediaxjunkie wants to Volunteer change the world visit a planetarium open a business have my own cafe meet a guy be more active Challenge myself climb a mountain leave Atlanta visit every state in the U.S. SprintJack wants to Live in a foreign country for a year visit south east asia get a good summer job Relationship Lose 20 pounds have better posture insulate my house with hemp learn chinese Research my family tree Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
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