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Donna

hello November



I'm doing 30 things
  

Donna's Life List

  2. 1. appreciate autumn while it is here
    6 entries . 18 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. breathe deeply
    15 entries . 147 cheers     		50 people
  4. 3. clean my house
    7 entries . 14 cheers     		682 people
  5. 4. consolidate my inboxes
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
    709 entries . 55 cheers     		735 people
  7. 6. eat less
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		642 people
  8. 7. enjoy baseball
    36 entries . 35 cheers     		2 people
  9. 8. find and cooperatively cheer-bomb 43T newbies
    9 entries . 11 cheers     		33 people
  10. 9. grow my own herbs
    1 entry . 46 cheers     		173 people
  11. 10. have a daily devotional time
    3 cheers     		6 people
  12. 11. incorporate Dr. Mark Hyman's 7 keys to UltraWellness
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. jump on a trampoline
    2 entries . 37 cheers     		14 people
  14. 13. Keep track of all the books I read in 2009
    13 entries . 26 cheers     		40 people
  15. 14. learn more about hockey
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		4 people
  16. 15. listen to more jazz
    19 entries . 52 cheers     		81 people
  17. 16. make and use checklists
    8 entries . 46 cheers     		1 person
  18. 17. never say never
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		28 people
  19. 18. Organize my home
    3 entries . 11 cheers     		242 people
  20. 19. practice discardia
    6 entries . 4 cheers     		96 people
  21. 20. pray more
    8 entries . 31 cheers     		3,048 people
  22. 21. Quit my job
    2 entries . 16 cheers     		1,199 people
  23. 22. research new places to live
    9 entries . 53 cheers     		2 people
  24. 23. shred everything in my shred pile
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		7 people
  25. 24. travel light
    4 entries . 34 cheers     		15 people
  26. 25. use positive affirmations daily
    14 entries . 26 cheers     		9 people
  27. 26. volunteer
    7 entries . 46 cheers     		4,869 people
  28. 27. walk, run, swim, and hike with my husband
    11 entries . 28 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. x + y = z
    6 entries . 12 cheers     		2 people
  30. 29. yammer a little here and then move on
    6 entries . 13 cheers     		2 people
  31. 30. zoom
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to add a second "How I did it entry" because I'm tired of looking at the first one
It took me
344 days
It made me
Giddy

How I did it: Only a few moments ago I came up with the exact wording for this goal, but it had been brewing on the back burner for months! After this feature was added to 43 Things in September 2008, I thought, okay sure, I'm game, I'm an Open-Minded Whirl-giving Newfangled-idea hugger. I'd like to write a "How I did it" entry. So I did. Within a day I was dismayed to see that this entry stayed as the top entry of all my entri… Read how I did it…

Sep 03, 05:49PM PDT | 0 comments | 6 cheers


How to get gas bill adjusted
It took me
3 days
It made me
$100+ worth of Happy

How I did it: Compared the gas bill to the previous month's bill. Checked the Therms used, not just the price of gas per unit. Found the meter amidst the weeds behind our townhouse and jotted down the values on the dials...Aha! They misread the number on the hundred dial, causing an increase of 100 Therms. Called gas company before 7PM and explained the situation to Tina. Wrote down the adjusted amount ($39.33) per Tina. Yay Tina! Read how I did it…

Sep 17, 2008, 04:26AM PDT | 1 comment | 15 cheers


Recent entries
Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 709 entries…)
Gratitude for November 7, 2009 AM Edition 23 hours ago
I’m grateful for…
  1. Leaving my desk tidy at the end of the day yesterday.
  2. Catching up on my rest.
  3. Eating less.
  4. Hot stove league!
  5. A fabulous evening with my DH.

Nov 07, 04:12AM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 709 entries…)
Gratitude for November 6, 2009 AM Edition 1 day ago
I’m grateful for…
  1. My health.
  2. My job.
  3. Sauerkraut.
  4. The new gal who cuts my hair.
  5. My DH arranging for the service on our truck.

Nov 06, 04:21AM PST | 0 comments


appreciate autumn while it is here (read all 6 entries…)
Lighter in the Morning 2 days ago

...that’s nice when I’m getting ready, but it’s dark when I drive home now that we’re back to standard time.

Nov 05, 04:44AM PST | 1 cheer | 2 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

Go to a Renaissance festival have a rock band be a cosmotoligist become a pro snowboarder fanboy wants to go to church watch the AFI Top 100 American movies master linux stop being jealous Partake in Oktoberfest in Germany Play Strippoker have a picnic on the beach Fall in love for real find myself graduate high school be a good friend Play squash wooleyduck wants to get out of debt Visit Scotland Improve my French Visit the Czech Republic take better pictures buy dog Learn to cook watch smallville season 6 control my anxiety. go to the University of Washington get laser hair removal
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