I'm doing 43 things
4 stars. Both tasty and healthy, and different. Mildly sweet and spicy. This one was a success.
fiddlestix80's Life List
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1. Find out whether it would benefit me to consolidate my student loans.
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2. Finish painting my mother and child icon.
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3. Reconnect with my old friend Tina.
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4. Not let the things I can't do get in the way of the things I can.
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5. Make a calendar of all my friends' and relatives' birthdays and anniversaries so that I remember to call and send cards.
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6. Get back to my ideal weight. Lose 7 pounds (weigh 138).
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7. Read all the books on my "Not Read Yet" shelf.
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8. Try out 43 new recipes.
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9. In 2009, build a stronger, healthier, better-rested body.
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10. Become more knowledgeable about immigration and refugee issues/policy.
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11. Not allow past failures or perceived shortcomings to determine my present or my future.
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12. Join an indoor rock-climbing gym.
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13. Learn more about African history.
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14. Stay connected with old friends.
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15. Only eat the desserts that I really, truly enjoy.
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16. Make friends with my curly hair and grow it long.
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17. Try kickboxing.
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18. Write a book that other people will want to stay up all night reading.
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19. On my 80th birthday, go skydiving for the first time.
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20. Buy my mom a sled for Christmas.
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21. Discover the perfect recipe for double chocolate chip cookies.
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22. Learn basic chords in minor keys on the ukulele.
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23. In 2010, make a concerted effort to be more social and have a wider circle of local friends.
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24. In 2010, don't let singleness stop me from doing the things I want to do.
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25. By Christmas, be able to play Christmas songs on the ukulele while singing along.
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26. Find a rock climbing partner.
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27. Get someone I know to join the board game club with me.
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28. Read "Africa: Biography of a Continent."
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29. Make swing dancing a regular part of my life.
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30. Read "The Audacity of Hope."
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31. Make this Christmas a really good one for everyone in our family.
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32. Own cool wing-tip swing dancing shoes.
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33. Buy livestock from Heifer International for someone else's Christmas.
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34. Read "The History of Icon Painting."
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35. Read a book about the history of US immigration policy.
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36. Ride a segway
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37. Lose that one last pound, so that I can finally call this stupid weight loss goal done!
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38. Be able to run comfortably on the treadmill for 20 minutes without slowing down.
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39. Get a good recipe for cooking those teeny tiny potatoes.
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40. Be accepted to the TESOL master's program starting in January.
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41. Cook something with lamb.
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42. In 2010, be A LOT better about cleaning house regularly. Clean for an hour every Saturday.
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43. Stop hiding out and start living.
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How I did it
It made me
free at last! 
How I did it: I've been working on this one for over a year and a half. Unfortunately there's no quick fix for this, but it was worth it. You just have to get over the hump of figuring out a plan and then sticking to it. Read how I did it…
It made me
Right-side up again.
How I did it: I couldn't decide whether to say that this took me 8 years, or just 2 days. Strangely enough, I think I was actually connected with God all along, but was feeling too mixed-up to understand how.A couple of weekends ago I happened to pick up two seemingly unrelated books that turned out unexpectedly to dovetail with each other and with a lot of the spiritual issues that have had me so perplexed. One was called The Shack, b… Read how I did it…
It made me
Like the way I look.
How I did it: I have profound astigmatism, and I had always been unsure whether contact lenses would work for me. But I asked about them when I went to the eye doctor this time, and I'm glad I did. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
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2 weeks ago
This is a great goal! And I’ve read some of the books that have been waiting on that shelf for me to get to them. Unfortunately, I also found too many other things that I wanted to read…
#21 Outrageous chocolate pudding
2 weeks ago
Despite the delicious name, I probably won’t make this again. It wasn’t very puddingy and it tasted too bitter. There’s a better recipe out there somewhere that I can use instead. 2.5 stars.
