I'm doing 37 things
- using up last week’s chicken stock and bunches of veg to make a nice batch of risotto (and the stainless steel pan, thinner than what I’m used to, didn’t burn it)
- a brilliant app idea at about 10 this morning
- a cheesecake urge satisfied
- vigorous conserving work yesterday (clearing downed trees and brush, &c) – nice to be in nature really surrounded by birds, and, tonight, feeling my muscles
- a few worms finding their way up to the new tray in the wormery
Cloudberry's Life List
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1. develop my composing, singing, and performing career
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2. write a string quartet
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3. practice 'Happiness Manifesto' periodically
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4. love men but eliminate sexism
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5. do mitzvot and tikkun olam
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6. treat my body as a temple and honor it daily
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7. overcome hypochondria
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8. stay connected to people I like
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9. see the big picture and work toward it
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10. read a novel in Spanish
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11. post random stuff
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12. turn off the computer
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13. hike every Sunday
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14. practice intuitive eating
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15. brainstorm ideas that will never go anywhere
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16. turn off the tv
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17. create my new life with intention
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18. write a book
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19. have fun
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20. not let middle age get the better of me
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21. list something I learned each day
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22. stop homophobia
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23. take advantage of weekends to move forward in life
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24. learn and fix why it's hard for me to finish things
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25. teach spanish
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26. 20 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Sunday
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27. take better care of my teeth
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28. lose a stone, and then another stone
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29. make and sell stuff
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30. earn my own income
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31. The 43T Ass Dog Report
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32. study languages in small, daily bites
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33. become a literary agent
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34. create an app
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35. 2013 goal: Do things that scare me.
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36. Do the Couch to 5k running plan
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37. Tell Aunty Emu your woes.... and I'll bend my ear and offer some uselss, feckless advice...
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: We started getting a weekly organic veg box in part as a discipline, so that we would eat a healthier diet, and get better at planning meals and using up what's in the fridge, rather than letting our eyes be bigger than our tummies and having things to go waste.I have some good cookbooks for making use of vegetables, especially The Victory Garden Cookbook and Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, by Deborah Madison. We're not vegetarian, thoug… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: In the UK, there's a higher level of consciousness about sustainable fish, and you can even see popular TV programs about it, with recipes. Celeb chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall understands that food is political, and started "a great campaign":http://www.fishfight.net/sign-up/ to put pressure on the EU to end wasteful fishery practices such as discarding accidental bycatch.There's still a lot of work to do, such as getting fish and chip… Read how I did it…
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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…
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Recent entries
I haven’t updated this goal for 3 years.
But I did hike today! My brother-in-law called around midday to ask if we wanted to visit the local Roman town with our nephews. It turned out to be quite a nice walk, complete with sheep and a medieval church, and followed by ice cream all round.
- lovely sun today even though rain was predicted
- baby plants, including several from some onion squash seeds I saved last autumn from one we ate – though the seeds were a bit moldy, they’re doing as well as the commercial courgette seeds I bought!
- more time than I expected to write the essay I’m avoiding
- Garibaldi biscuits care of A, who has a secret cache
- lots of time in the next few weeks to move forward on the app project!
- very promising bagels, first I’ve made since last summer!
