I'm doing 42 things
60-day challenge
2 months ago
Signed up for the 60-day challenge to do 45 classes in 60 days. For every 50 classes you do, they knock off $10 from the monthly rate for unlimited classes. It’s a great deal.
chibodyworks's Life List
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1. be a succulent wild woman
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2. Use a day planner & to do list to organize myself
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3. master the hula hoop
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4. Make new friends
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5. go to a hookah bar
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6. Transform my front lawn into an edible estate
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7. Get a new job as an esthetician by 12/31/09
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8. Get a Sunstone Yoga 50-class wristband by 10/31/09
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9. Do Keri Smith's 100 Ideas
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10. Get a dragon tattoo
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11. spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering
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12. cook more
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13. Find a Lindy/Balboa dance partner
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14. Paint a self-portrait
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15. Train my dog
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16. Play the ukulele
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17. have conversations late into the night with fascinating people
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18. kiss more
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19. find and marry the love of my life
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20. Knit a helmetliner for a soldier.
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21. do more embroidery
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22. create something beautiful
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23. learn french
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24. love my body
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25. have a garage sale
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26. live in New York City
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27. sew my own clothes
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28. live simply
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29. work because I like to, not because I have to
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30. Sketch more
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31. Go horseback riding more often
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32. live in Paris
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33. finish reading the books I have, and keep a list of the ones I want to read in the future.
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34. keep my hair short and buy wigs
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35. Keep thinking good thoughts for Sadie
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36. be a figure drawing model
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37. visit all the Paris locations of the film Amélie
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38. Visit Prague
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39. drink absinthe
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40. follow the dreamer I know is inside of me
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41. reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal
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42. Regain control over my sleep cycle
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How I did it
It made me
motivated 
How I did it: I modified my massage therapy resume to focus on my new career goal: a job as an esthetician. I highlighted my new training, seminars, conferences, etc. The resume is saved as a .pdf document making it easy to e-mail to prospective employers. Now I need to get working on a cover letter that I can adapt to the various positions available. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel groovy!
How I did it: I began my beauty school experience in April 2008.Esthetics programs in Texas are 750 hrs or 20 weeks (37.5 hours/wk). It was like I time traveled back to high school and was ostracized from the "cool" clique. Being the odd man out made learning difficult since most of the time we learned procedures by working on each other. I spent a lot of time sitting around, net surfing, waiting to get a client on the books. Bored to tears and fr… Read how I did it…
It made me
jump, jive & wail!
How I did it: I saw an introductory offer for four private lessons at an Arthur Murray's studio. I learned all the basics (swing, cha cha, rumba, tango, foxtrot, waltz) in about a month and could easily follow a partner with a strong lead. Most dance studios offer a combination of private and group lessons as well as practice sessions where you can dance with other students. For years thereafter, I would learn advanced variatio… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Michael Norris is a busy man
2 months ago
I finally met with Michael Norris, the Southside Tattoo artist. I looked through his portfolio two years ago and feel his work and aesthetic sensibility works well with my ideas. To my surprise, I cannot schedule with him until January 2, 2010, noon…and that’s not to do the tattoo but to just to schedule an appointment to do the tattoo. He’s booked through the end of the year and schedules himself on one day for the next three months. And he tells me that we won’t be able to finish in one sitting, that I’ll have to come in again on March 2, 2010, to schedule the second sitting. Ayah! Well, this at least assures me that he is truly fantastic and in demand. My eye for talent is good.
Handmade Nation
2 months ago
I went to the Documentary Film Lovers meetup. We saw “Handmade Nation” and crafts fair at the Alamo-South. So inspiring! I overspent, but I had to have Jenny Hart’s new book “Embroidery Effects”, the “Harold and Maude” paper dolls, and a baby bib with a Bambi applique (cut out from a vintage fabric). Support your local craftspeople.
