I'm doing 36 things
Step One
11 months ago
This week an agent I know approached me about writing a book. How can I turn that down?
jaldous's Life List
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1. go visit my brother
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2. make a long-term care plan for my mom
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3. go on a date night with my husband
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4. buy a new entertainment center.
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5. archive all my photos and movies.
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6. hang all my pictures
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7. make a will.
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8. have a house that is comfortably furnished and reflects my style
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9. be an expert in Microsoft Office.
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10. get down to a size 10
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11. save for my daughter's college degree.
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12. find my style
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13. buy a new computer.
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14. redecorate my family room
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15. publish a NY Times bestseller
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16. plan my garden
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17. write and publish a book.
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18. buy a bedroom set
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19. make 100 quilts
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20. raise $100k for literacy
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21. buy a new dining set.
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22. read Dr. Peter Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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23. See all the films that have won the Best Picture Oscar
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24. go to New England in the fall
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25. clean out garage
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26. go to Disneyland and Disneyworld
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27. get rid of all the blackberries in my yard
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28. buy a framed print or sculpture of Ben Franklin
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29. learn about personal finance
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30. buy a high end sewing machine
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31. decorate master bath
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32. plan all-girlfriend trip to Boulder
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33. make a french braid quilt
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34. declutter my house
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35. read all of George Eliot's major books
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36. Fund the publication of a local language children's book through Room to Read
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Recent entries
Better Living
11 months ago
I guess this “goal” will be ongoing. But for now I feel I’ve reached it by making some incremental changes—taking walks several times a week at work, making better lunch and dinner choices, buying more fruits and vegetables.
