I'm doing 23 things
It took nearly the entire year, but on December 11th my husband and I began marriage counseling and we are seeing a tremendous difference already! It’s a bit sad that it took us this long, but in the end what matters is that we are already a stronger couple and have an improved marriage now.
Valerie Dickson's Life List
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1. to purge my home of all the useless stuff
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2. host a social gathering at my house
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3. learn how to meditate
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4. buy quality instead of quantity
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5. improve my marriage
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6. create a budget and stick with it
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7. volunteer regularly
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8. improve my credit score
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9. get lasik eye surgery
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10. write a will
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11. finish college
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12. simplify my life
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13. learn Spanish
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14. have a professional read my poetry
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15. take my kids on a family cruise
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16. travel to Italy
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17. take my mother to her ancestral home in Ireland
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18. create a home I'm actually proud of
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19. learn to salsa
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20. drink more water and less soda
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21. take an RV road trip
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22. See a Broadway Play
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23. Visit My Best Friend in AZ (after 6 yrs!)
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Recent entries
I’ve decided to start with a large glass of water each morning when I wake. I don’t allow myself anything else to drink until I finish the glass. I’m also allowing myself one soda a day at lunch time – the rest of the time, if I’m thirsty it’s going to have to be juice, tea or WATER! I’ve also added a cup of decaf tea before bed. This is day 3.
So, I cleaned out the twins closet and started on mine yesterday – donated the good stuff and tossed the worn out stuff. It felt good to be able to see empty space in the closets.
I always do pretty good on the kids clothes, it’s my clothes and more importantly the stuff I tend to ‘collect’ – i.e., magazines, books, decorative stuff that I can’t seem to clear. Also the kids toys – it seems like they’re constantly looking for something to play with, but the house is covered in their toys…
