She is going through hard times right now, and often, although I try to be helpful, I seem to be the opposite. I must try to respect her idiosyncrasies because my impatience makes her even worse. Besides, I think we could have much better times together if I could be more patient…
frumpy's Life List
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1. Run
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2. look people in the eyes
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3. be more patient
1 entry2,852 people -
4. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
2 entries2,336 people -
5. stop feeling guilty
1 entry . 4 cheers244 people -
6. Worry less.
2 cheers4,473 people -
7. focus more
1 entry . 2 cheers32 people -
8. learn to give constructive feedback
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9. learn to sew
5 entries . 3 cheers3,467 people -
10. buy an old house and fix it up
2 cheers47 people -
11. ask why so many people want to 'have', 'get' and 'buy' instead of 'be', 'do', 'learn' and 'know', and perhaps make a few people stop and think about it
4 cheers89 people -
12. keep in touch with old friends
1 entry1,423 people -
13. Buy local and organic food
1 entry . 2 cheers38 people -
14. Try something new every week
10 entries . 8 cheers116 people -
15. Take more pictures
4 entries . 1 cheer13,977 people -
16. Stop biting my cuticles
1 entry183 people -
17. eat five fruit/vegetables a day
2 entries52 people -
18. Eat less sweets and help my colleagues do the same
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19. visit more museums and galleries
1 entry68 people -
20. spend more time in nature
2 entries . 2 cheers120 people -
21. Make Bad Brückenau's beauties known
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22. sell things on etsy
2 entries . 1 cheer147 people -
23. learn to sail
1 entry1,922 people -
24. eradicate the greengrocer's apostrophe
2 team members . 1 entry24 people -
25. learn to type
1 cheer280 people -
26. Volunteer
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27. have a picnic
1 entry . 1 cheer227 people -
28. climb a tree
2 team members . 1 entry . 1 cheer266 people -
29. improve my english
1,818 people -
30. increase my "world music" collection
5 people -
31. learn to dance
6,235 people -
32. Visit Hessenpark regularly
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33. work with the National Trust
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34. lower my blood pressure
128 people -
35. walk more
568 people
Recent entries
I would like to be more patient with my mother.
9 months ago
We spent a week in the Odenwald lately...
9 months ago
... and went on several walks through the forest. We even started gathering mushrooms! We spotted many we didn’t know but that looked very interesting (which does not necessarily mean edible). In the end, we decided to eat only two that we were very sure about. Delicious! I’d love to live in the countryside… although I know that it is not only romantic and peaceful but might be tiresome in the long run because of lack of infrastructure and long commuting hours every day.
I decided to buy a mac...
11 months ago
... mainly because I wanted it. And now I am typing this on it. It’s just awesome!
So this decision definitely scores on the side I want to emphasize more! Well done!
