I'm doing 32 things
for me when I don’t post on here for 3 weeks. It tells me that it’s time to clean up my 43T, that my list doesn’t adequately reflect me when I have no motivation to write here. I still love all of the things on my list, but I’m definitely feeling I need a reinvention of sorts. So…it’ll be on my mind the next few days, and hopefully I’ll be back with my broom and mop to clean up this list!
christimarie's Life List
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1. do some housekeeping on 43T!
1 entry1 person -
2. see Alexa BEAT cancer
9 entries . 46 cheers1 person -
3. Keep a running tribute to my friends on 43T, where I write all of my favorite and wonderful things about them
2 entries . 2 cheers1 person -
5. read the 100 greatest novels written in English
5 entries . 25 cheers5 people -
6. take a wine class
27 cheers18 people -
7. document kindness, life's selfless acts, beautiful moments and gentle amusements and encourage others to do the same
18 entries . 58 cheers22 people -
8. list and discuss 43 people, places or events that have impacted me
12 entries . 12 cheers1 person -
9. list 50 women little girls should admire instead of symbols of stupidity and weakness
7 entries . 54 cheers113 people -
10. make a smaller ecological footprint
42 team members . 8 entries . 18 cheers1,014 people -
11. Create a big book of "Things I Wanted to Share with You" for my stepdaughter, stuffed with letters, recipes, anecdotes...pretty much everything
2 entries . 23 cheers2 people -
12. Appreciate my husband
5 entries . 18 cheers44 people -
13. Go to a Buddhist temple
2 entries . 28 cheers30 people -
14. grow a garden
5 entries . 34 cheers937 people -
15. list 15 traditions or customs from my family that I'd like to pass on to my own
7 entries . 15 cheers2 people -
16. Learn French
1 entry . 5 cheers12,762 people -
17. take a writers tour of England
1 entry . 13 cheers1 person -
18. volunteer
3 entries . 13 cheers5,558 people -
19. get my masters degree
7 entries . 17 cheers1,206 people -
20. write my family's history
6 cheers10 people -
21. post 43 funny stories from my life
2 entries . 4 cheers4 people -
22. practice consumer awareness: buy more organic, local and fair trade products
9 entries . 12 cheers1 person -
23. disclose 43 random things about myself
23 entries . 3 cheers52 people -
25. write a feminist critique
1 entry . 6 cheers2 people -
26. learn the constellations
9 cheers884 people -
27. list 15 fun, adventurous or interesting things I'd like to do with my stepdaughter this year
8 entries . 4 cheers1 person -
28. Keep track of my charitable giving and volunteer hours
3 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
29. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
5 entries . 13 cheers454 people -
30. B.Y.O.Bag Project (A movement to save the environment one bag at a time)
1 entry . 3 cheers22 people -
31. Commit some serious thought to remedies for stress in my life
2 entries . 3 cheers1 person -
32. find 10 new things to do in my city by the end of the year
3 entries . 3 cheers3 people
Recent entries
Although she was only my boss for a couple of months, thanks to an unexpected move back to Ohio, I think I learned more from her about managing people than I have from all of my previous working experiences combined. She was the best boss. She gave you the tools to succeed, and then the freedom to shape your own work experience. She did not micro-manage me, or check and double check everything I ever did. Instead, her door was always open, beckoning me and encouraging me to come talk if I wanted to. She was lavish with praise, and careful with constructive criticism. She asked after each every special occasion I might have had—just a quick, “How was your trip this weekend?” or “did you enjoy the new restaurant you tried last night?” She epitomized a good manager for me, and I hope to remember the example she provided me wherever I go in life.
Check! I did this today with husband, and we had the nicest afternoon. Yellow Springs has such a hippie heart (home to a liberal arts college like my beloved Otterbein!), and I loved the unique, eclectic, all locally-owned shops. We lunched at a 107 year-old tavern, and I bought some apple butter at a local dairy farm, and then I found some beautiful little Tibetan prayer flags at a…you guessed it, Tibetan gift shop. It was a sunny, beautiful day, and walking around in Yellow Springs today, admiring the local theaters, floral and jewelry shops and eateries, reminded me that even a city I’m less than enthusiastic about living in has a few surprises in store. I just have to be willing to look around…
