I'm doing 43 things
I’ve apparently done this w/out even realizing that i had. I joined al-anon a few months ago and it is a group where you discuss your most intimate thoughts and feelings. You talk about your experience, strength, and hope from living w/the effects of alcoholism.
dreambig0608's Life List
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1. Move out
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2. Become more assertive w/out caring how I'd make someone else feel
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3. Get Organized and have a garage sale
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4. Work on connecting with people (real intimicy)
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5. Make a scrapbook of my recent trip
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6. Join a dance class in the city 1x a week for atleast 1 month~
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7. Stop needing approval/ reassurance from ppl in life, trust myself!
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8. Try to improve my relationship w/my family
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9. Become almost fluent in Spanish
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10. Look up 1 new word a day from the dictionary
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11. Go on a retreat possibly in Ireland
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12. Cliff dive(ok jump) into a waterfall
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13. Go go dance for one month
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14. Have plastic surgery performed
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15. Try Indian food
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16. Make a collage of my interests
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17. Go on a roadtrip atleast 1/2 way cross country / Rte. 66
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18. Stay overnight at the ice hotel in Quebec
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19. Speak/meet someone with the same condition I have
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20. NOT take things so PERSONAL, ppl's tone of voice etc.
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21. Read the bible
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22. Learn to play the piano
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23. Have a costume party/Get dressed up and go to a costume ball!
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24. Google each holiday as it comes
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25. Volunteer in a different country
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26. Read a book from 1001 books to read before you die
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27. Work on my posture
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28. Send a message in a bottle
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29. Participate in a walk for lupus, fibromyalgia, etc.
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30. Sell my coach bags on ebay & possibly my i-pod
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31. Stay in a water bungalow in Bora Bora, Tahiti
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32. Be myself! Be comfortable in my own skin!
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33. Write a book/Write a poem and read it to strangers
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34. Be on a talk show to spread awareness
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35. Explore the works of Albert Einstein
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36. Stop being so afraid of people
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37. Listen to the news daily even though at times it can be depressing!
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38. Get a dog
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39. Learn to cook
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40. Write down all my memories that I don't wanna forget from Europe!
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41. Dive for a black pearl in Fakarava/Tuamotu Archipelago (French Polynesia)
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42. Not be so hard on myself
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43. Get a tattoo
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How I did it
It made me
happy 
How I did it: My friend invited me to go meet her friend and a bunch of people who already reserved a campsite. So we went to the supermarket on the way packed the cooler with tons of drinks and bought tons of camping food and were good to go! Well kinda lol .. preparation was like 2 hrs and loved every min. of it! Read how I did it…
It made me
More comfortable
How I did it: I found one of the best ways to be a good conversationalist is to ask a lot of questions, get to know the person and then it just flows from there. Also find common interest etc. Read how I did it…
It made me
Beyond Happy
How I did it: Pretty much backpacked but wit suitcases lol?? We purchased a rail pass, flew into Amsterdam, and then from there used our rail pass and went to Paris, Switzerland, and Rome!!!!!! Read how I did it…
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As i was so quick to check this off, i stopped to think. This was a life long issue for me b/c of my upbringing. I don’t know if i’m cured forever from it, but i did find AL-ANON which gave me the tools to MANAGE atleast this debilitating defect that plagued me for so long.
