I'm doing 40 things
This is so not happening.
10 months ago
Hopefully I’ll focus a bit more and actually do this at the start of the new year.
eyesoar's Life List
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1. donate a kidney before I'm 45
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2. give up refined sugar for a month (after Halloween, of course)
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3. learn Flash
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4. put all of my beads in one place
1 person -
5. get off the computer occasionally
1 person -
6. stop being so judgemental
96 people -
7. be in a position where I can be myself
1 person -
8. take back the recycling
1 person -
9. put my photos in albums
104 people -
10. grow my own herbs
174 people -
11. finish the websites I'm making
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12. get my car's windshield repaired and paint job touched up
1 person -
13. be spontaneous
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14. finally make the switch from Freehand to Illustrator
1 person -
15. save up to take Jody to Italy for our 15 year anniversary (2012)
1 person -
16. send handwritten letters to my friends
1 person -
17. learn to say "no"
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18. see the Gutter Twins live
1 person -
19. walk to my office
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20. blog a daily journal in 2009
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21. spend more time with my loved ones
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22. limit my volunteer work to twelve hours per month
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23. plan my funeral and finish my will
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24. make an online family tree with video and photos
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25. paint my kitchen
71 people -
26. cook at home more often
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27. make my 2009 greeting cards
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28. clean out my studio
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29. spend at least two hours each month dancing
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30. learn to crochet
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31. clean out my car
1 cheer203 people -
32. stop working so much
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33. get my mail out in a timely manner
1 person -
34. return phone calls
69 people -
35. read all of the books I own
118 people -
36. see the pyramids
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37. make a schedule for my personal life
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38. spend one day a month crafting
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39. put a fake tin ceiling in the dining room
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40. Celebrate Obama's inauguration day
15 team members3 people
How I did it
It made me
relieved. 
How I did it: Sadly, it helped that I got a new job and stopped putting money into my retirement account for most of this year. It seemed like a better investment to pay down the cards with the way the economy is going. I also didn't do any traveling for fun in 2008. Read how I did it…
It made me
messy. 
How I did it: I didn't make them for everyone--I have an Excel spreadsheet of 71 people to get Christmas gifts for and not everyone is into candles. I made them for some friends and some family members. I didn't realize how much wax I had; I'm going to continue to make them for birthday presents throughout the year. Read how I did it…
It made me
bored.
How I did it: Alternating top and bottom teeth each night so it doesn't seem like quite as much of a chore. Wow, this 150 character minimum is hard to get to. Um, I used dental floss. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
I'm down to 50-60 hour weeks!
10 months ago
I’m still working more than I’m supposed to and hiding it. This seems like a lot, but at the job I left recently I worked 70+ hour weeks on a regular basis.
Another board term completed this week!
10 months ago
I know how goofy it sounds to limit my volunteer work, but it pretty much consumes my personal life. I’m trying to get down to one board and one commission and call it good. I just finished a two-year term on a startup nonprofit that required far more of my attention than I had anticipated. I’ll still be volunteering for it and other worthy organizations, but three hours a week seems like a good balance.
I’m thinking when February comes around I’ll be getting close to meeting this goal.
