Abigail

and her little gray cat.



I'm doing 40 things
 

Abigail's Life List

  1. 1. beat Hodgkin's lymphoma
    20 entries . 435 cheers
    2 people
  2. 2. infuse my daily dealings, toils, and triumphs - no matter what - with grace
    2 entries . 39 cheers
    1 person
  3. 3. make room and time in my life for spirituality
    7 entries . 50 cheers
    1 person
  4. 4. do some sort of exercise every day of 2009
    5 entries . 10 cheers
    2 people
  5. 5. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
    2 cheers
    7,514 people
  6. 6. finish writing my current short story
    1 entry . 33 cheers
    1 person
  7. 7. no texting or tweeting while driving!
    5 cheers
    1 person
  8. 8. quit caffeine
    2 cheers
    68 people
  9. 9. go to the Verizon store - get a new phone?
    1 cheer
    1 person
  10. 10. by November 2009 - untangle my finances with DSA's
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  11. 11. empty out my life of stuff I don't want and don't need
    5 entries . 17 cheers
    1 person
  12. 12. eat well on a daily basis
    16 entries . 24 cheers
    3 people
  13. 13. dress well on a daily basis
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    1 person
  14. 14. save a 3 month emergency fund
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    1 person
  15. 15. write something every week
    11 entries . 5 cheers
    12 people
  16. 16. donate regularly to causes I believe in
    7 entries . 5 cheers
    1 person
  17. 17. encourage others to be on the national bone marrow donor registry
    6 cheers
    1 person
  18. 18. throw a wellness party for myself
    15 cheers
    1 person
  19. 19. get a third tattoo
    1 cheer
    24 people
  20. 20. stretch and meditate often
    4 entries . 26 cheers
    1 person
  21. 21. Get (or renew) a passport
    2 entries . 7 cheers
    359 people
  22. 22. learn more about Buddhism
    5 entries . 37 cheers
    186 people
  23. 23. make mix CDs for my pals
    6 entries
    1 person
  24. 24. make my feet all soft and smooth and sexy
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    2 people
  25. 25. make beer bread
    1 entry . 7 cheers
    1 person
  26. 26. plan an awesome vacation to reward myself for completing six months of chemo
    4 entries . 31 cheers
    1 person
  27. 27. reminisce
    8 entries . 1 cheer
    5 people
  28. 28. make lists of fives
    29 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  29. 29. reward myself with things other than food
    3 entries . 12 cheers
    2 people
  30. 30. lose 40 pounds
    29 entries . 12 cheers
    1,670 people
  31. 31. rebuild my body image
    14 entries . 19 cheers
    2 people
  32. 32. use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without
    1 entry . 12 cheers
    29 people
  33. 33. read 43 literary classics that I haven't read yet
    10 entries . 13 cheers
    2 people
  34. 34. fund 43 microloans through kiva.org
    33 entries . 19 cheers
    72 people
  35. 35. make my sister a beautiful and unique wedding record
    2 cheers
    1 person
  36. 36. make Ryn and Christi a wedding cross-stitch
    3 entries . 3 cheers
    1 person
  37. 37. make Lance and Christina a wedding cross-stitch
    1 person
  38. 38. make Ryn's Matrix coat
    2 entries . 13 cheers
    1 person
  39. 39. finish Benny's wedding cross-stitch
    12 entries . 33 cheers
    1 person
  40. 40. learn to knit and crochet
    2 entries . 40 cheers
    28 people

How I did it
How to be a spectacular sister and bridesmaid while we plan my sister's wedding
It took me
6 months
It made me
pleased


How to complete Chapter 7 bankruptcy
It took me
6 months
It made me
debt-free


How to dig up some free money from cancer support groups
It took me
6 months
It made me
Much less panicked!


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Recent entries
make my feet all soft and smooth and sexy
Ped Egg 1 week ago

I broke down and bought myself a Ped Egg, since the Gold Bond foot cream I have is wonderful but doesn’t do the whole job. I have tried to be more religious about using it every night, and I think the ped Egg definitely helps. I’m getting there!



lose 40 pounds (read all 29 entries…)
Weight this week 1 week ago

Weighed myself this morning – 294.4 lbs. Yay! Lost 2.2 lbs in the past couple months without trying. It’s slow, but it’s the right direction. 9.4 pounds to go!



donate regularly to causes I believe in (read all 7 entries…)
October 3 weeks ago

Wellness Community 6 hours at a road rally
Kiva $2.50
PostCrossing $20



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