I'm doing 33 things
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. to make a difference in a young person's life
1 entry . 7 cheers1 person -
2. upload/organize photos on photobucket
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3. see Wicked with my son
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4. Keep my house presentable for unexpected guests
2 entries42 people -
5. Learn to tango
1 entry . 2 cheers1,155 people -
6. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
2 entries454 people -
7. visit all 50 states
2 cheers8,959 people -
8. Make new friends
4 entries . 2 cheers13,788 people -
9. be proud of myself
2 cheers549 people -
10. Stop holding on to the things that clutter my home and my life
1 cheer26 people -
11. go to a ball
1 entry44 people -
12. Convince the robot guys we need more than 5 cheers per day
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
13. go to a hockey game
1 entry60 people -
14. go ice fishing
1 entry . 1 cheer93 people -
15. call mom more often
1 entry4 people -
16. learn sign language
1 entry8,501 people -
17. take 1 bubble bath per week
2 entries . 5 cheers1 person -
18. attend Tucson bead show
1 cheer1 person -
19. be more self-confident
6 cheers575 people -
20. finish making Beverly's grandbaby blanket
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
21. Make Seleesha's baby blanket
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22. travel to europe
1 entry . 2 cheers2,528 people -
23. Make Gloria's grandbaby blanket
1 cheer1 person -
24. get out of debt
5 cheers12,156 people -
25. Sell the house in Houston
1 cheer1 person -
26. find a cure for Alzheimer's
6 people -
27. file my taxes on time this year
2 cheers1 person -
28. stay sober
1 entry . 5 cheers463 people -
29. learn spanish
1 entry . 1 cheer18,160 people -
30. exercise daily
1 entry . 1 cheer2,280 people -
31. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
9 entries . 2 cheers2,623 people -
32. become a Master Knitter
2 cheers60 people -
33. Actually meet face-to-face with someone from 43 Things
1 cheer92 people
How I did it
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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
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.
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?
