I'm doing 33 things
What's the deal
9 months ago
Here it is… 10:00 am and I have no cheers to give. hmmpphhh. not happy. where are my 5 cheers?
joycemck's Life List
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1. find a cure for Alzheimer's
6 people -
2. Actually meet face-to-face with someone from 43 Things
1 cheer97 people -
3. stay sober
1 entry . 5 cheers413 people -
4. exercise daily
1 entry . 2 cheers1,963 people -
5. be proud of myself
2 cheers505 people -
6. Stop holding on to the things that clutter my home and my life
2 cheers26 people -
7. file my taxes on time this year
2 cheers1 person -
8. travel to europe
1 entry . 3 cheers2,215 people -
9. to make a difference in a young person's life
1 entry . 7 cheers1 person -
10. get out of debt
5 cheers11,035 people -
11. Learn to tango
1 entry . 2 cheers1,144 people -
12. Make Gloria's grandbaby blanket
1 cheer1 person -
13. become a Master Knitter
2 cheers58 people -
14. finish making Beverly's grandbaby blanket
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
15. see Wicked with my son
2 cheers1 person -
16. learn sign language
1 entry . 2 cheers7,684 people -
17. Convince the robot guys we need more than 5 cheers per day
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
18. Sell the house in Houston
1 cheer1 person -
19. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
2 entries478 people -
20. go to a ball
1 entry . 1 cheer35 people -
21. go to a hockey game
1 entry48 people -
22. upload/organize photos on photobucket
1 entry1 person -
23. go ice fishing
1 entry . 1 cheer66 people -
24. learn spanish
1 entry . 1 cheer15,497 people -
25. Keep my house presentable for unexpected guests
2 entries44 people -
26. call mom more often
1 entry4 people -
27. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
9 entries . 2 cheers1,343 people -
28. attend Tucson bead show
1 cheer1 person -
29. Make Seleesha's baby blanket
1 person -
30. visit all 50 states
2 cheers7,147 people -
31. take 1 bubble bath per week
2 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
32. Make new friends
4 entries . 2 cheers12,769 people -
33. be more self-confident
7 cheers547 people
How I did it
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proud of myself 
How I did it: when I was 10 yrs old, my family spent 3 months in Syracuse NY. (My dad worked for IBM) A girl met there taught me to do one thing.... the knit stitch. Never learned how to cast on, purl, or cast off. I can only imagine how long that scarf would be now (reminds me of a scene from 'like water for chocolate') Flash forward 12 years, and my scarf and my NY friend are all but blurry memories. A friend at wo… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Breakfast at IHOP
9 months ago
Well, I got there about a half hour late, got myself out of the car and into the restaurant, and the hostess didn’t know what group i was talking about. the place was fairly busy, so i didn’t walk around asking everyone if they were “newcomers and friends of Laredo”. didn’t have that much guts. but I am proud of my self for getting out of bed even though i was late and making an attempt.
tomorrow night the book club is meeting. lets see if i can make that. DH says that will be more difficult because there will be drinking going on. he’s right. i REALLY don’t know if I can handle that. Maybe that could be my chance to show him i could do it. drink socially. oh hell.
Oh heavens
9 months ago
Well, the first get together of the newcomers and friends of laredo is tomorrow morning at the IHOP. and i’m already freaking out and coming up with reasons not to go. why is this so damn scary???
they say people never really change… in any way that really matters anyway. maybe i’m just destined to be a hermit. the drinking helped me be more unconcerned about what other people thought about me, and it was easier to talk to people, be more outgoing. but now i don’t have that crutch anymore. it’s safer to just hide. my dog loves me, isn’t that enough?
