Vet bills have destroyed any attempts at keeping up with a budget this month. :-(
Christy's Life List
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1. learn to sew
7 entries . 22 cheers3,641 people -
2. stop procrastinating... as much
2 entries . 9 cheers20 people -
3. Buy every Mountain Goats album.
3 entries . 5 cheers5 people -
4. Be the best teacher I can possibly be for my students
27 cheers2 people -
5. watch Dancer in the Dark again
1 entry . 4 cheers2 people -
6. visit Portland
7 cheers63 people -
7. Finish my PhD
17 cheers717 people -
8. visit Iceland
1 entry . 7 cheers785 people -
9. arrange a song
1 entry . 2 cheers4 people -
10. practice my German
2 entries . 10 cheers38 people -
11. See all of the films listed on the American Film Institute's Top 100 American Films of the 20th Century
4 entries . 3 cheers164 people -
12. read all the books I own
3 entries . 10 cheers1,132 people -
13. learn to play tennis
4 entries . 3 cheers587 people -
14. Learn to rollerblade
7 entries . 8 cheers319 people -
15. volunteer internationally
10 cheers15 people -
16. visit all 50 states
4 entries . 3 cheers7,155 people -
17. volunteer locally
2 entries . 14 cheers15 people -
18. go CouchSurfing abroad
6 cheers3 people -
19. learn to play the autoharp
4 cheers14 people -
20. meet a wombat
1 cheer1 person -
21. visit my friend in Indiana
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
22. stick to a budget
3 entries . 2 cheers1,298 people -
23. read all the Hugo Award best novel winners
1 entry3 people -
24. write chapter 1 of my dissertation
1 person -
25. write chapter 2 of my dissertation
1 person -
26. write chapter 3 of my dissertation
1 person -
27. write chapter 4 of my dissertation
1 person -
28. write dissertation introduction
1 cheer1 person -
29. write dissertation conclusion
1 person -
30. submit complete dissertation
1 person -
31. defend my dissertation
3 people -
32. sell my wardrobe/armoire
1 person -
33. learn to play the ukulele
4 entries . 2 cheers364 people -
34. get married
18,624 people -
35. get an instant camera
1 entry1 person -
36. eat out less
1 entry293 people
I don’t know that there’s any way to ever truly mark this done, but I’m going to anyway. I still love Douglas Adams’ work. I don’t see that disappearing anytime soon. And this goal irritates me in its nebulousness.
So it’s done.
I went over budget the last couple of months on restaurant/bar spending. I’m doing okay on grocery spending, though. We eat at home a lot, but apparently not enough. Plus, one of the outings this last month was an expensive one. It was a friend’s birthday and so I went all out. Ouch, though.
So, next month, I’m going to aim for no more than one eating out experience per week (and that includes paying for coffee shop goodies).
