Abigail

is AHOY, MATEY!



I'm doing 42 things
 

Abigail's Life List

  1. 1. complete the paperwork necessary for STD
    2 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  2. 2. complete the paperwork necessary for SSI and SSDI
    1 cheer
    1 person
  3. 3. Dig up some free money from cancer support groups
    1 cheer
    1 person
  4. 4. Totally reclaim June and July from the clutches of cancer
    4 entries . 40 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. make myself and my health my absolute number one priority
    6 entries . 92 cheers
    1 person
  6. 6. Seek to infuse my daily dealings, toils, and triumphs - no matter what - with grace
    2 entries . 15 cheers
    1 person
  7. 7. do everything I can to recover most or all of my lung function
    5 entries . 22 cheers
    1 person
  8. 8. beat Hodgkin's lymphoma
    13 entries . 282 cheers
    2 people
  9. 9. Make room and time in my life for spirituality
    2 entries . 9 cheers
    1 person
  10. 10. ask for help when I need it
    9 entries . 86 cheers
    62 people
  11. 11. graciously accept help when it is offered
    5 entries . 59 cheers
    1 person
  12. 12. do yoga at least once a week
    5 entries . 10 cheers
    19 people
  13. 13. be a person of action
    13 entries . 52 cheers
    4 people
  14. 14. write, write, write
    5 entries . 9 cheers
    31 people
  15. 15. Go out, for fun, once in a while
    5 entries . 8 cheers
    1 person
  16. 16. rebuild my body image
    11 entries . 17 cheers
    1 person
  17. 17. send my mom a thank-you card every week
    3 entries . 6 cheers
    1 person
  18. 18. Send fun little snail mail gifts to my pals
    1 entry . 5 cheers
    1 person
  19. 19. become a docent at Gordon Hall
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    1 person
  20. 20. complete the clothing returns
    3 entries
    1 person
  21. 21. create a budget and financial plan for August, September, and October 2008
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  22. 22. go to a drive-in movie
    2 team members . 3 entries . 34 cheers
    185 people
  23. 23. Go through accumulated towels/linens and donate at least half
    2 entries . 3 cheers
    1 person
  24. 24. Go through accumulated desk stuff and toss at least half
    1 entry . 3 cheers
    1 person
  25. 25. Wipe and then donate old computer equipment I no longer use
    4 cheers
    1 person
  26. 26. Go through stuff from Mom's house and toss at least half
    2 entries . 8 cheers
    1 person
  27. 27. Go through the re-gift dresser and sort it - realistically! - into three piles: Intended recipient, too good not to keep, and toss - then really toss the stuff in the "toss" pile. Really!
    1 cheer
    1 person
  28. 28. gather up all the stuff I've collected to redecorate the guest room with
    7 entries . 3 cheers
    1 person
  29. 29. Go through my CD collection and sell/donate at least half
    1 cheer
    1 person
  30. 30. make Cary and Jeff a wedding cross stitch
    5 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  31. 31. make Ryn and Christi a wedding cross-stitch
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  32. 32. make Ryn's Matrix coat
    1 entry . 12 cheers
    1 person
  33. 33. make Deborah and Andy a wedding cross-stitch
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    1 person
  34. 34. make Cheryl a Christmas cross stitch
    1 cheer
    1 person
  35. 35. make Amy and Josh a cross stitch sampler
    1 cheer
    1 person
  36. 36. learn more about Buddhism
    3 entries . 16 cheers
    173 people
  37. 37. Read 43 literary classics that I haven't read yet.
    1 entry . 2 cheers
    2 people
  38. 38. take a picture of myself in every hat I own
    33 entries . 18 cheers
    1 person
  39. 39. plan an awesome vacation to reward myself for completing six months of chemo
    3 entries . 29 cheers
    1 person
  40. 40. learn to knit and crochet
    2 entries . 38 cheers
    26 people
  41. 41. put things in storage, including oak furniture and cabin trunk
    3 entries . 2 cheers
    1 person
  42. 42. fund 43 microloans through kiva.org
    15 entries . 14 cheers
    66 people
Recent entries
Start a "piggy bank" and contribute to it biweekly (read all 3 entries…)
Fat piggy! 1 day ago

My piggy bank is fat now … I just need to keep it that way. Friends will be paying me back on Saturday for tickets to Wicked. That’ll go right into the bank … and hopefully make up the $350 that I robbed from it for bills yesterday.


complete the paperwork necessary for STD (read all 2 entries…)
Part 1 complete 1 day ago

Okay, I have my part done. Now to fax or drop off the part the doctor has to do, and fax or drop off the part McK has to do. Baby steps. Sigh. Baby steps.


Read 43 literary classics that I haven't read yet.
Getting started 1 day ago

I love this goal! I’ve been meaning to read more of the classics forever.

First: Jospeh Heller’s Catch 22.


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I want to: