I'm doing 41 things
My spirited girl who threw multiple tantrums daily is turning into a fabulous 2 year old who is learning to manage her big big emotions. I’m going to call this a successful work in progress.
jennygeo's Life List
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1. eat locally
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2. go on a hot air balloon ride
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3. visit all 50 states
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4. swim with dolphins
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5. adopt a child
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6. Visit Italy- the right way
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7. go back to Paris
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8. stay in touch with my family
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9. try cross country skiing
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10. meet Oprah
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11. be a really great mom
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12. Simplify my life
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13. conquer my anxiety
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14. plant a beautiful garden
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15. organize my house
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16. feel comfortable in my skin
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17. open a school
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18. walk the dog every day
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19. grow a vegetable garden
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20. visit India with Ajay
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21. help a young woman succeed
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22. get a salt water aquarium
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23. swim with manatees
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24. learn to scuba dive
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25. see the northern lights
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26. keep my house clean
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27. pay off my credit cards
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28. eat all organic food
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29. learn Hindi
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30. train a therapy dog
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31. meet Jane Goodall
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32. get along with my Mother In Law
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33. go to Denali National Park
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34. go on a cruise
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35. see the Mid Ocean Ridge
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36. hike the appalachian trail
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37. be a good wife
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38. see Earth from space
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39. snorkle in the great barrier reef
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40. practice yoga regularly
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41. visit every continent (except Antarctica)
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How I did it
It made me
feel like a good mom 
How I did it: It started out exhausting. I realized that punishment for her outbursts didn't work, and that ignoring them just frightened her. So, every time she would throw a tantrum or hit or scream or whine- I would get very close to her and in a firm but gentle voice name her emotion. "You're very frustrated right now because you can't have the cookie." I would hold her while she cried and tell her I love her and it's my job to keep her healthy and… Read how I did it…
It made me
More content.
How I did it: I joined an attachment parenting group. Okay, so I started the group, then handed it over to someone who is better at organizing than I am. She got it off the ground and I just started going to meetups. I've met some really great people. Read how I did it…
It made me
Hopeful
How I did it: We all did it together, and now we need to do it again. Let's get him into the White House for 8 years total. I am so very very excited that my children will benefit from this inspiring leader. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
In the month of January, I got rid of 5 things a day each day. It was amazing to see that it hardly made a dent! I’m going to keep paring things down.
Another way I’m simplifying is my priorities. Relationships first always. I do enough work to make life run relatively smoothly, but I don’t need or want to work to maintain pointless stuff and time wasting activities. It’s seemed to declutter my head a bit.
I’m simplifying my kitchen as well by moving away from packages and closer to nature and local foods.
I’ve gotten pregnant again, so things are going to get complicated for awhile before I manage to simplify. But it certainly gives me more incentive to get this one done.
