Getting back into the gym after a 3 year hiatus
Joanna's Life List
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1. take my daughters to Disneyworld
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2. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
33 entries . 19 cheers7,904 people -
3. Hike Camelback mountain
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4. create a will
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5. visit the Exploratorium
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6. learn to snowboard
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7. Learn to play racquetball
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8. kiss a stranger
797 people -
9. master the law of attraction
310 people -
10. Get a Lily tattoo
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11. visit Croatia
1 cheer87 people -
12. Send a postcard to Postsecret
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13. Landscape the back yard
11 people -
14. follow Christ
45 people -
15. stay at the trailer park in bisbee
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16. Get a promotion
298 people -
17. Decide on window treatments for the living room
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18. make a point of pursuing activities that are associated with the region where I live, that I might not be able to pursue elsewhere
7 people
How I did it: I started seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist, neither of whom seemed to want to address the binge eating specifically, but a myriad of other things that I worked through, and eventually it seemed that binge eating became unnecessary. I still have issues with food, but I don't feel the constant urge to binge as I did in the past. Read how I did it…
How I did it: My problem was not so much the down payment, as I had been sitting on an IRA rollover for 10 years waiting to buy a house, but my problem was that I had filed for bankruptcy and my credit was really bad. My other problem was I wasn't really sure I was ready to commit to the Phoenix area. A year ago, I contacted a lender and they advised me what I would need to do to get into a position to buy. I became very careful with my credit, and pai… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I chose an online program because I am a single mother of two daughters under age 8. I studied after they went to bed, on my lunch breaks, and sometimes all heck just broke loose when I had an online chat during Sponge Bob. But two years later, I have my master's degree in Education! Read how I did it…
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It is a new year, and I haven’t referenced my life list in almost two – so this week’s affirmation is: It is okay to have ME time. Including spending time on 43 things remembering it all.
