Wellness Community 4 hours at a St. Joe health fair
Abigail's Life List
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1. beat Hodgkin's lymphoma
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2. infuse my daily dealings, toils, and triumphs - no matter what - with grace
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3. make room and time in my life for spirituality
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4. do some sort of exercise every day of 2009
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5. Get to work on time five days in a row
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6. wake up when my alarm clock goes off
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7. finish writing my current short story
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8. no texting or tweeting while driving!
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9. quit caffeine
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10. go to the Verizon store - get a new phone?
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11. empty out my life of stuff I don't want and don't need
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12. eat well on a daily basis
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13. dress well on a daily basis
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14. save a 3 month emergency fund
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15. write something every week
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16. donate regularly to causes I believe in
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17. encourage others to be on the national bone marrow donor registry
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18. get a third tattoo
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19. stretch and meditate often
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20. Get (or renew) a passport
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21. learn more about Buddhism
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22. throw a wellness party for myself
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23. make mix CDs for my pals
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24. make my feet all soft and smooth and sexy
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25. make beer bread
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26. plan an awesome vacation to reward myself for completing six months of chemo
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27. reminisce
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28. make lists of fives
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29. reward myself with things other than food
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30. lose 40 pounds
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31. rebuild my body image
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32. use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without
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33. read 43 literary classics that I haven't read yet
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34. fund 43 microloans through kiva.org
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35. make my sister a beautiful and unique wedding record
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36. make Ryn and Christi a wedding cross-stitch
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37. make Lance and Christina a wedding cross-stitch
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38. make Ryn's Matrix coat
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39. finish Benny's wedding cross-stitch
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40. learn to knit and crochet
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How I did it: I went to the Humane Society in my area and looked at all the cats and kittens there. This one was the most playful, and wasn't frightened. She was very loving. They kept her a week to make sure she was healthy after spaying her, then I picked her up and brought her home. I love her to death! Read how I did it…
How I did it: I tried to think of every potential problem before we could possible run into it. I tried to make things easier for her by doing them myself, and just put in a lot of time, some extra money, and have I mentioned a lot of time?The picture is of me veiling her up just before the aisle walk. =) Read how I did it…
How I did it: Once I'd decided on my attorney, I met with him and left his office with a list of all the paperwork he would need. Pretty basic stuff - statements from all loans/credit cards/debts, plus pay stubs and bank statements. The attorney put together the petition, and I signed it and made sure it was correct.A couple months later was my hearing with the trustee. You testify as to your name and address and that everything in yo… Read how I did it…
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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!
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!


