I'm doing 18 things
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)
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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
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9. master the law of attraction
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10. Get a Lily tattoo
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11. visit Croatia
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12. Send a postcard to Postsecret
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13. Landscape the back yard
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14. follow Christ
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15. stay at the trailer park in bisbee
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16. Get a promotion
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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
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How I did it
It made me 
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…
It made me
Emotional!!! 
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…
It made me 
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.
