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Des

is slowly regaining her sanity (unfortunately?)

I'm doing 35 things

I've done 1,751 things

Des's Life List

1. Raise happy children
305 cheers 58 people
2. spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering
5 team members . 6 entries . 186 cheers 169 people
3. Backup regularly
9 entries . 126 cheers 43 people
4. Schedule the doctor and dentist appointments I've been putting off
8 entries . 152 cheers 10 people
5. Get to sleep earlier
10 entries . 122 cheers 22 people
6. clean out my email inboxes
5 entries . 99 cheers 21 people
7. Stay motivated and follow through on my commitments
10 entries . 168 cheers 17 people
8. Do the Couch-to-5k running plan at half speed
6 team members . 27 entries . 62 cheers 11 people
9. tighten my belt
5 entries . 67 cheers 2 people
10. record my volunteer time daily
11 entries . 65 cheers 1 person
11. schedule daily goals I can accomplish
42 entries . 71 cheers 20 people
12. Microwave a grape
1 entry . 86 cheers 23 people
13. pick one small area of my house... any area... and keep it immaculate for a week... just a week... just one tiny area... is that so hard?
67 cheers 1 person
14. foster friendships
65 cheers 3 people
15. If I can't say something nice, don't say anything at all
1 entry . 60 cheers 2 people
16. use the fitness center at least once per week for a month
4 entries . 43 cheers 1 person
17. Run 100 miles
1 entry . 49 cheers 14 people
18. cheerbomb
1 entry . 41 cheers 3 people
19. decide what I would like to do with the rest of my life
1 entry . 28 cheers 9 people
20. list 43 things that made 2007 a good year
2 entries . 26 cheers 6 people
21. Focus on 3 goals each week
4 entries . 45 cheers 2 people
22. Use the vacuum. Just pick somewhere and use it.
34 cheers 1 person
23. sort through my more recent paperwork
26 cheers 1 person
24. have lunch with my aunt
45 cheers 1 person
25. get my new computer set up
1 entry . 31 cheers 2 people
26. When all else fails - eat chocolate
1 entry . 37 cheers 1 person
27. Decide
21 cheers 30 people
28. Survive my Mid Life crisis
1 entry . 19 cheers 2 people
29. get what I want
16 cheers 31 people
30. finish my trip journal
18 cheers 1 person
31. find the perfect dog
16 cheers 3 people
32. Be part of a flash mob
10 cheers 93 people
33. Catch up on cheers...yet again
1 entry . 14 cheers 1 person
34. find out how much it would cost to have plumbing put in for a second washing machine
1 entry . 5 cheers 1 person
35. climb every mountain
24 cheers 5 people

Recent entries

Survive my Mid Life crisis

A number of life events... 14 months ago

...converged upon me all at once to push me into my first official Mid-Life Crisis. Will I be able to survive it? Well, it depends upon your definition of survive. I’m pretty certain that my life will look vastly different by the time I come out on the other side.

Of course, it had to come during the busiest, most demanding time of my entire life, when I hardly have time to breathe. I can’t seem to find time for everything I’m supposed to be doing now, and yet I’m considering adding another huge, huge, time-demanding component to my life.

Nope, no simple, stereotypical Mid-Life Crisis for me. We’re not talking about a new shiny red sports car or a tattoo… No, nothing’s ever that simple for me. It’s got to be flashier than that – worthy of a soap opera. Maybe I’ll run for public office, or maybe I’ll be get pregnant by a millionaire in Texas that I’ve never met. Tune in next time…

Sep 04, 2008, 10:39PM PDT | 43 cheers | 10 comments

be the tooth fairy

And just whose idea... 15 months ago

...was it that the tooth has to go UNDER the pillow? What would be wrong with beside the pillow or even on the side table? Or better yet, how about in another room entirely? sigh

Aug 14, 2008, 11:01PM PDT | 25 cheers | 11 comments

Fund 43 microloans through Kiva.org (read all 7 entries…)

I think I can finally check this one off 15 months ago

I funded more than 43 loans total, but then a few of them were refunded for clerical errors, or declared paid in full by the partner because of other issues, etc. I wanted to wait until I was sure that 43 people had actually benefited from my loans before I checked this off, and now I think it’s finally safe to say that this has been achieved.

Aug 14, 2008, 12:19PM PDT | 24 cheers | 3 comments

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