major decluttering efforts combined with a major busyness at work.
firefly1818's Life List
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1. Pass the CPA exam
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2. file my taxes
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3. declutter my house
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4. see my family in 2009
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5. get a green card
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6. Get ADD under control
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7. have children
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8. Review Goals Weekly
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9. Practice Reiki
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10. Loose 9 lbs by 7/6/09
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11. cook soup twice a week
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12. try 15 new recipes in 2009
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13. go to Pilates 3 times/week
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14. go hiking
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15. learn to swim
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16. Visit Maine
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17. go to Chicago jazz festival
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18. berry picking at a farm
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19. Visit 15 new places in my area in 2009
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20. become an instructor in the CPA preparation course
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21. Take more pictures
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22. watch the AFI Top 100 American movies
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23. visit Grand Canyon
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24. learn to dance
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25. have more _____ (dinner, swim, yard, supper) parties!
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26. Keep in Better Contact With the Friends I Have and Make New Friends
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27. Learn French
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28. Share 43 of my favorite websites
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29. visit Cafe Carlyle
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30. go to a drive-in movie
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31. expand my vocabulary
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32. Visit all the National Parks
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33. visit all 50 states
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34. Go to sleep before 11pm
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35. attend a concert
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36. improve my health
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37. Attend 2009 New Yorker festival
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38. go to Destin Fl for 3 day vacation
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39. Learn to identify plants, flowers, and trees
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40. go to San Diego Zoo
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41. Keep a tradition - Go to Met Opera on 12/31
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42. Skydive
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43. Get a PhD
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How I did it: I'll settle for now with Beaujolais Nouveau, and will keep an eye on other stuff with very little tannin. Overall, very nice goal and I enjyed the process immensely. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I actually did not go to any new places as part of Restaurant week. However, in July I've been to Mandarin Oriental (horrible lunch), KafeAQ - mediocre but an OK place to meet (convenient location, "spacious space" and relatively inexpensive food) and Highline Bar - awesome location and dreadful service, plus, I actually liked Korean House and overall it's still great to go out. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I dreamed of it since being 12. Then I went to an engineering school and had to give up the dream for various reasons. Then I moved to the US and managed to get a reporter job as an internship when I was in grad school. The beginning was very humble due to my broken rusty English and lack of industry knowledge. However, I worked hard, and got amazing experience (3 years.) I also ended up taking a position in the industry t… Read how I did it…
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1. Pass CPA exam – worked a little bit on FAR, and submitted record to Becker.
2. Declutter—worked on Sunday.
Other than that, just very busy in the midst of perfect storm.
: did not do anything except for taking care of my hair. Looks good. And I finally can wear shoes after surgery.
So, will try to:
-Get up earlier/give myself more time to get ready
-Plan ahead (outfits)
-Organize wardrobe (closet, dresser drawers)
-Have a “laundry” day (maybe Mondays) and just get it all over with
1. Pass the CPA exam”
prior week – went to class on Sunday. worked on Chapter 7 on Thursday. Current Week – Sunday 7 pages from Chapter 5 Audit. Changed exam to date to 11/15.
“2. file my taxes”
did not do anything except for printing out ADP.
“3. de-clutter my house”
Need to:
- clean the kitchen and spices cabinet.
- clean the table
4. see my family in 2009
need to send a parcel today
had a very good conversation with Mul. God, how I missed him all these years. well, it turned that mul’s wife is 5 months pregnant, and they forgot to tell me, so I cried for 2 days. Got an email.
5. get a green card
I need to talk to P/.about that.
6. Get ADD under control7. have children
8. Review Goals Weekly
Reviewed
“9. Practice Reiki”
yes,yes. But did not go to monthly shares.
10. Loose 9 lbs by 7/6/09
some “success” but I did not quantify it. That f-n “suck-sess” was + 4 lbs instead. So, it goes to loose 13 lbs now.
11. cook soup twice a week
Yes! did spinach soup and chicken noodle. yes – mushroom/barley and something else.
12. try 15 new recipes in 2009
1) risotto w/asparagus
2) brocolli slaw – keeper
3) baked artichole dip
4) tomatoes with eggs (inside)
5) ham dip – keeper
6) braised red cabbage – keeper
7) stuffed mushrooms
8) nectarine cake – disaster
9) Brocolli/cheddar soup with red bell pepper – keeper
10) spinach soup.
“13. go to Pilates 3 times/week”
try to go on 3 times next week. Please…
14. go hiking
foot still hurts. double shit. Saturday got cancelled because of weather
“15. learn to swim”
behind of that one…
16. Visit Maine
Made a list of places to visit
17. go to Chicago jazz festival18. berry picking at a farm
19. Visit 15 new places in my area in 2009
found fantastic list for Hudson Valley – so will try to go in September+ a list of places for CT and Westchester. Last Sunday, went to Paramus NJ, and out westport. today it was Larchmont and mamaronek.
21. become an instructor in the CPA preparation course22. Take more pictures23. watch the AFI Top 100 American movies
need to enter them the queu for Netflix. (entered 4-5 last week)
24. visit Grand Canyon25. learn to dance26. have more _ (dinner, swim, yard, supper) parties!
have 2 -7/31 and 8/23
27. Keep in Better Contact With the Friends I Have and Make New Friends
did not go to a party – felt sick. kept in touch with MJ. did not go to P.
28. Learn French
29. Share 43 of my favorite websites
going through Times 50best websites list
30. visit Cafe Carlyle31. go to a drive-in movie32. expand my vocabulary33. Visit all the National Parks34. visit all 50 states
“35. Go to sleep before 11pm”
Managed to do it yesterday and for the first time in a week did not awake at 4. 7 hours of sleep feels so much better.
36. attend a concert
Now need to buy something on coasttocoast.
37. improve my health
I’m literary falling apart. I don’t know what to do about this one.
38. Attend 2009 New Yorker festival
bought tickets for 2 events. Now need to make sure that we go.
39. go to Destin Fl for 3 day vacation40. Learn to identify plants, flowers, and trees41. Get a PhD
42. Skidive
Found a place/decided on time. Now need to advance on certain pre-requisite.
43. Keep a tradition – go to MetOpera on 12/31
Bought tickets, so now I need to make sure that we go.
