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.
Valerie Dickson's Life List
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1. have a professional read my poetry
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2. create a budget and stick with it
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3. volunteer regularly
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4. improve my credit score
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5. get lasik eye surgery
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6. buy quality instead of quantity
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7. take my kids on a family cruise
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8. write a will
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9. Visit My Best Friend in AZ (after 6 yrs!)
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10. to purge my home of all the useless stuff
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11. improve my marriage
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12. learn how to meditate
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13. host a social gathering at my house
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14. travel to Italy
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15. take my mother to her ancestral home in Ireland
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16. create a home I'm actually proud of
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17. learn to salsa
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18. take an RV road trip
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19. See a Broadway Play
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20. learn Spanish
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21. simplify my life
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22. finish college
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23. drink more water and less soda
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Recent entries
One bottle at a time...
10 months ago
Day 1...
10 months ago
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…
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11 months ago
For the last three years, I’ve vowed that I was going to take my 3 kids on a family cruise, but I never plan for it. The kids are 5,5 and 13 now and it would be a perfect time- now I just need to figure out how to save and pay for it.
