dottiemama

is envisioning a better future



I'm doing 37 things
 

dottiemama's Life List

  1. 1. Leave On Time (formerly "stop being late for everything")
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    1 person
  2. 2. Distance myself from you.
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    1 person
  3. 3. excersise regularly
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    56 people
  4. 4. drink more water
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    20,254 people
  5. 5. clean out the basement
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    42 people
  6. 6. book four shows on my calendar
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  7. 7. go through all these stupid boxes!!
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    1 person
  8. 8. finish my degree
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  9. 9. Get Counseling (formerly "be friends with my husband")
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    1 person
  10. 10. stop letting stupid people bother me
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    1 person
  11. 11. establish daily quiet time with God
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  12. 12. Read aloud to my kids regularly
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  13. 13. write in my journal more often!
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  14. 14. throw a dinner party
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    125 people
  15. 15. get contacts... and/or new glasses
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  16. 16. build my business
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    140 people
  17. 17. be more involved in my church family
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    2 people
  18. 18. learn how to manage my time
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    25 people
  19. 19. pray for my kids more
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  20. 20. sponser a child
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  21. 21. get away from it all
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  22. 22. tighten my tummy
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  23. 23. be a better wife and mother
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    117 people
  24. 24. be a better homemaker
    18 people
  25. 25. lead someone to the Lord
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    5 people
  26. 26. write about my goals at least twice a week
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    1 person
  27. 27. learn to ski
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  28. 28. Play the piano. I mean really play it.
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  29. 29. Stop feeling guilty about everything
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    44 people
  30. 30. Write a book and get it published
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    486 people
  31. 31. have a total money makeover
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  32. 32. get out of debt
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    12,156 people
  33. 33. have better posture
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  34. 34. learn to dance
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  35. 35. learn about other religions
    14 people
  36. 36. watch the fireworks over New York Harbor
    1 person
  37. 37. Collect the Milton Bradley Good Old Days puzzle series featuring Paul Detlefsen's Art
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    3 people
Recent entries
Play the piano. I mean really play it.
Lessons

Someday…..I’m going to take lessons. I live across the street from a piano teacher for crying out loud. I know a bit of music, but I can’t really read it like I should. I can read music about the same way I can read Spanish. There is a lot of squinting & “uhs” and “ums” going on.

Of course I also want a piano in my home. I want it right here in the living room, in place of where the TV sits. I want the TV to be where the computer desk is & the computer desk to be downstairs. I want the couch where the….ok. Now I am getting carried away. That’s a different goal. But I think I would need a piano at home to really accomplish this goal.

We have a keyboard, but there’s a few things wrong with it. Several of the keys don’t work. The dude at Yamaha suggested that we just get a new one because it cost too much to fix to make it worth our while. I have no idea how the keys got damaged.



excersise regularly (read all 5 entries…)
100 Miles in 100 Days

My friend KC has challenged me to do 100 miles in 100 days with her. This is totally doable. Yesterday I walked two miles. The day before 1 mile, and the day before that 2 miles.

I have about 6 pounds I’d like to loose, but more importantly, I have been very lazy for the last several months. I want to be more mobile! It is important that I exercise for health & not just because I want to “look good.”



throw a dinner party
I've Always Loved Having People Over

My mother joked about em as a child “always wanting to have parties.” It’s true. I love bringing people together. I love hosting a card party or a movie night. I love bringing people together on social media sites. I love introducing friends to each other.

I wish I could have people over more. I’ve always wanted to host a superbowl party too. Maybe that should be another item on the list.

Problem is, I don’t have the house for it. :( I don’t have a dining area large enough. I think I could pull off a superbowl party though, even though I don’t have a bar downstairs or a fabulous giant flat screen TV.

Jason has no interest in having a superbowl party. What should I do about that?



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