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Cloudberry

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I'm doing 41 things
  

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  2. 1. develop my composing, singing, and performing career
    11 entries . 142 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. write a string quartet
    14 entries . 124 cheers     		12 people
  4. 3. practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically
    30 team members . 508 entries . 53 cheers     		39 people
  5. 4. do first things first
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  6. 5. love men but eliminate sexism
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  7. 6. do mitzvot and tikkun olam
    7 entries . 42 cheers     		3 people
  8. 7. treat my body as a temple and honor it daily
    16 entries . 83 cheers     		3 people
  9. 8. overcome hypochondria
    1 entry . 94 cheers     		21 people
  10. 9. stay connected to people I like
    7 entries . 114 cheers     		3 people
  11. 10. see the big picture and work toward it
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  12. 11. read a novel in Spanish
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  13. 12. Practice "And How Am I Like This?" when judgementalism, impatience or annoyance raise their smug heads
    2 entries . 36 cheers     		24 people
  14. 13. post random stuff
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  15. 14. qualify as a life coach
    2 team members . 3 entries . 37 cheers     		3 people
  16. 15. turn off the computer
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  17. 16. hike every Sunday
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  18. 17. re-lose 20 pounds.
    12 entries . 10 cheers     		2 people
  19. 18. practice intuitive eating
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  20. 19. eat planfully
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  21. 20. brainstorm ideas that will never go anywhere
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  22. 21. clarabutt
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  23. 22. In 2011, live like the person I've always wanted to be
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  24. 23. learn more about Spotify
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  25. 24. turn off the tv
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  26. 25. have my own social life
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  27. 26. create my new life with intention
    5 entries . 28 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. write a book
    5 entries . 34 cheers     		30,182 people
  29. 28. have fun
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  30. 29. save the fishes
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  31. 30. For Girl in the Curl: Prayers for a full recovery & Wellness Energy
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  32. 31. not let middle age get the better of me
    3 entries . 34 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. list something I learned each day
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  34. 33. stop homophobia
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  35. 34. take advantage of weekends to move forward in life
    2 entries . 27 cheers     		2 people
  36. 35. learn and fix why it's hard for me to finish things
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. study languages in small, daily bites
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  38. 37. 43Things Meetup in the UK, early August 2011?
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  39. 38. earn my own income
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  40. 39. become a literary agent
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  41. 40. create an app
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  42. 41. make bread alligators
    3 team members . 5 cheers     		3 people

How I did it
How to make my own bagels
It took me
1 week
It made me
ready to try again.

How I did it: I tasted a number of the touted bagels around London and came to this conclusion: people in the UK may have bagel preferences, but unless they've spent significant time in New York City, their tastes have evolved in a different direction - specifically, London bagels don't seem to be boiled before baking, at least not enough. I mean, they were tasty, but they weren't what I think of as bagels. So I tried making my own, although I made a c… Read how I did it…

Jan 21, 2010, 03:13AM PST | 5 comments | 11 cheers


How to move to England
It took me
8 months
It made me

How I did it: It was just time, and I met the right person. First I had to rid myself of my wretched job, then I got a work visa, sold my apartment, packed up and shipped a critical mass of stuff, stored the rest, bought a one-way ticket (probably should've just bought a round-trip and tossed the second half), made some half-assed arrangements for freelance work and, well, here I am!(Posting this here just because I felt I needed to give myself credit … Read how I did it…

Dec 13, 2009, 10:35AM PST | 7 comments | 12 cheers


How to turn the page
It took me
6 months
It made me

How I did it: Met guy, fell in love, left job, conquered stuff, got visa, bought one-way ticket, moved to England and, well, here I am! There's more stuff with which to be reunited shortly, and we have to find a new place to live, and figure out how to have a regular source of income, but I have reached a level of organization I haven't seen in a long time. And it really is about slogging through the details and learning now to make decisions, while ke… Read how I did it…

Nov 19, 2009, 04:19AM PST | 1 comment | 17 cheers


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Recent entries
re-lose 20 pounds. (read all 12 entries…)
It works.

That is, the No-S rules are clear and simple, and I find that I can actually follow them. And I’ve lost a couple of pounds as a result. This weekend I am swapping Sunday night for Friday night: friends are visiting and there is a chance of overindulgence in alcohol, but I can be back to normal by Sunday dinnertime.

In related news, I went off coffee a couple weeks ago in preparation for a weekend workshop that more or less banned caffeine, and I noticed leg and back pain creeping up on me when I cut out caffeine completely. This morning, I had my regular old cuppa, which is pretty strong, and no pain today. Coincidence? Possibly. I’ll have to play around with it further to see.

Jan 19, 08:19AM PST | 8 cheers | 0 comments


re-lose 20 pounds. (read all 12 entries…)
follow the No-S diet

I won’t link to it – you can Google it – but it’s pretty simple: no snacks, sweets, or seconds, except Saturdays and Sundays (and special days).

I’ll try and check in here every week with progress (behavioral if not pounds lost).

Another insight I’ve had, that I have to keep remembering, is that I do have control over what I put in my mouth.

Jan 07, 02:50PM PST | 7 cheers | 1 comment


practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically (read all 508 entries…)
December 31, 2011 grateful for
  • not having pressure to go out/drink/overeat on New Years’ Eve, as I really just want to sit on the couch and watch a DVD or two
  • happy, snuggly cat coming in and out
  • the usual mix of opportunity and lack of structure
  • good books to read
  • Mr Cloudberry to look after me as I get over my cold

Dec 31, 12:12PM PST | 12 cheers | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

go to New York vote watch the entire x-files series get a job learn to program have a family foreverHoping wants to plant a garden find the career that fits my skills, natural talents and passion Buy a motorcycle visit all 50 states Stop caring what other people think of me Read every Far Side Comic Strip Finish my website learn stenography Find someone who loves me for me go to France ldklf wants to read a book Do homework the day I get it see more plays Learn how to make music with Reason stop saying "you know" and "I mean" desitorrent learn to make tamales practice better time management. Comprar um carro lose 10 lbs create a non-profit organization
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