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Emelle

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. --William James.



I'm doing 21 things
  

Emelle's Life List

  2. 1. reach my goal weight
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		480 people
  3. 2. 20 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Sunday
    73 entries . 56 cheers     		75 people
  4. 3. do first things first
    130 entries . 23 cheers     		104 people
  5. 4. list three things every day that made me happy
    1583 entries . 60 cheers     		442 people
  6. 5. do my filing
    5 entries . 42 cheers     		8 people
  7. 6. Streamline my home through discarding, organizing, and creating routines
    9 entries . 70 cheers     		4 people
  8. 7. Read How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food cover to cover and make at least one dish from each chapter
    5 entries . 37 cheers     		1 person
  9. 8. survive menopause
    10 entries . 43 cheers     		5 people
  10. 9. get my photo albums up to date
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		3 people
  11. 10. Read the manual so I can fully exploit my fabulous new camera
    1 entry . 54 cheers     		2 people
  12. 11. There's something I wanted to say...
    22 entries . 39 cheers     		5 people
  13. 12. learn a new piano piece every month
    5 entries . 49 cheers     		6 people
  14. 13. Repair the quilt my grandmother gave me
    3 entries . 63 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Fix up the new building and transform it into a studio
    5 entries . 27 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. Wax the entryway floor
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. Paint all the ugly wood in the master bathroom
    15 cheers     		1 person
  18. 17. Paint the entryway and stairwell
    17 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. Blog at least once a week
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		52 people
  20. 19. start a worm compost
    10 cheers     		21 people
  21. 20. Join a credit union and switch my accounts
    15 cheers     		5 people
  22. 21. F is for February Scavenger Hunt
    4 cheers     		36 people

How I did it
How to lose 50 pounds
It took me
5 years
It made me
healthier

How I did it: I started this goal years ago, when I was at a very unhealthy weight and I was very inactive. I started eating better and exercising more and lost thirty pounds fairly easily, and then I got complacent and hovered around the same weight for years. Last October, I decided enough was enough, and I decided to declare war, attacking from all fronts. I increased my exercise (both time and intensity), decreased my calories, and started pay… Read how I did it…

Jan 27, 05:04AM PST | 8 comments | 32 cheers


How to save photos onto CDs
It took me
1 week
It made me
speedy

How I did it: We already had an external hard drive, and we have a wireless network connecting my laptop with the main computer, so it was actually pretty easy to move the pictures. It was just a bit time-consuming because if I moved more than about 500 at a time, iPhoto would stop responding. I moved thousands and thousands of pictures, and then deleted them from my laptop. My laptop is running decidedly faster now. I'll have to do this again periodic… Read how I did it…

Nov 17, 02:09PM PST | 0 comments | 7 cheers


How to fight my arthritis
It took me
1 year
It made me
in less pain

How I did it: The things that have helped me most are drinking Montmorency cherry juice daily and taking supplements. I am taking omega-3 supplements, vitamin D, vitamin B, glucosamine and chondroitin. I still have some pain and I haven't gone back to knitting as much as I used to, but the pain is much better. Read how I did it…

Jun 08, 05:29AM PDT | 2 comments | 21 cheers


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Recent entries
do first things first (read all 130 entries…)
Friday To-Do

STONES

Exercise
Color hair
Paint

Appointments
9:30 Reading Buddy

HouseworkDinner (“Meatloaf,” cauliflower “mashed potatoes,” Brussels sprouts, bread)
Tip to Paul for M
Change furnace filter
Filing
Make A clean out litter pan
Taxes
Get rid of socks without mates
Straighten my area
Clean out email inbox
Water plants
Dishes
Credit Union project: update bill paying and close bank accounts once auto-deposit is changed
Clean out email inbox
Piano tuning
Work on budget (iBank)
Fix Ramona’s coat
Research tuckpointing

Health and Well-Being
Color hair (counting this as well-being)
Take vitamins/supplements
Carrots
Cherry juice
Kefir or yogurt
Soy
Exercise
Meditate

FamilyGet P to change my name as beneficiary on Calvert investments
Plan A’s birthday party
Check out summer camps/classes for M
Plan college trips with M
Ramona Valentines—teachers and finish up
Blog
Family Access
Check on A’s study plan
Touch base with Ramona about friendship issues
Ramona homework (handwriting)
Violin (Ramona)
Math (Ramona)
Read to Ramona
Ramona reads to me
Hang out with Audrey
Walk dogs
Photo album

My Pursuits
Read
Paint
Write in journal
News
Piano
Draw
Scavenger hunt

THIS WEEK

Family
My blog
Ramona’s blog

Errands
Growing Power to get worms for compost
Donate tap shoes
Take Ramona’s violin for new strings
Take Ramona for new shoes

Phone calls
Plumber re leak
Orthodontist appointment for A (1 hour, early in day)

Feb 10, 08:29AM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


do first things first (read all 130 entries…)
Thursday To-Do

STONES

Exercise √
Pick up house √
Comment on play √
Make bread √
Laundry √
Paint

Appointments
3:30 Ramona play date √

HouseworkDinner (“Meatloaf,” cauliflower “mashed potatoes,” Brussels sprouts, bread) √ but had mostly leftovers
Make bread √
Tip to Paul for M
Pick up house √
Change furnace filter
Laundry √
Filing
Taxes
Get rid of socks without mates
Straighten my area
Clean out email inbox
Water plants
Dishes
Credit Union project: update bill paying and close bank accounts once auto-deposit is changed
Clean out email inbox
Piano tuning
Work on budget (iBank)
Fix Ramona’s coat
Research tuckpointing

Health and Well-Being
Take vitamins/supplements √
Carrots
Cherry juice √
Kefir or yogurt
Soy √Exercise√30 mins elliptical, 30 mins treadmill
Meditate

FamilyGet P to change my name as beneficiary on Calvert investments
Plan A’s birthday party
Check out summer camps/classes for M
Plan college trips with M
Ramona Valentines—teachers and finish up
Blog
Family Access
Check on A’s study plan
Touch base with Ramona about friendship issues
Ramona homework (handwriting)
Violin (Ramona)
Math (Ramona)
Read to Ramona
Ramona reads to me
Hang out with Audrey
Walk dogs
Photo album

My Pursuits
Read √
Paint
Write in journal
News √
Piano
Draw
Scavenger hunt

THIS WEEK

Family
My blog
Ramona’s blog

Errands
Growing Power to get worms for compost
Donate tap shoes
Take Ramona’s violin for new strings
Take Ramona for new shoes

Phone calls
Plumber re leak
Orthodontist appointment for A (1 hour, early in day)

Feb 09, 12:25PM PST | 6 cheers | 0 comments


list three things every day that made me happy (read all 1583 entries…)
2-7-12

1. Made Oatmeal Cream Pies (Little Debbie copycat recipe). Time-consuming compared to most cookies, but the kids love them. And so far I’ve resisted having even one bite, in spite of the fact that this is a cookie I daydream about.

2. Leftovers for dinner. The broccoli in the broccoli-tofu stir-fry was still really fresh, green, and crunchy even after being rewarmed.

3. Good talk with P.

Feb 08, 01:42PM PST | 4 cheers | 1 comment


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