I'm doing 31 things
I've determined...
20 months ago
that this is actually impossible. There will always be boxes that you never get to.
kimpauley's Life List
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1. Do my filing
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2. Learn to speak French
1 cheer1,559 people -
3. Lose 20 pounds
2 entries . 1 cheer6,643 people -
4. Find ways to make my website profitable
1 person -
5. Go to France
1 cheer675 people -
6. Organize my CDs
1 cheer70 people -
7. Create a vacation scrapbook
1 cheer1 person -
8. Write every day
2 cheers874 people -
9. Visit Ireland
3 cheers2,446 people -
10. Live in a foreign country for at least a year
1 cheer132 people -
11. Learn how to make red velvet cake
1 cheer3 people -
12. Write more letters by hand
2 cheers525 people -
13. Learn to sew my own clothes
1 entry . 1 cheer390 people -
14. Go to more museums
2 cheers114 people -
15. learn to knit more than just scarves
1 entry . 4 cheers50 people -
16. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
18,572 people -
17. Incorporate my website
1 person -
18. improve my italian
152 people -
19. wear makeup regularly
43 people -
20. Be more sociable
1 entry . 1 cheer712 people -
21. make more female friends
2 cheers314 people -
22. Clean out the messy drawer in my desk
1 person -
23. Become fluent in more than one language
1 entry1,309 people -
24. Take more walks
245 people -
25. Take a photo every day
1,022 people -
26. figure out where all the people like me are hiding
390 people -
27. Dress better
1,199 people -
28. be more whimsical
16 people -
29. Keep my desk clean
21 people -
30. Read Running with Scissors
5 people -
31. Get a makeover
308 people
How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: Well....I sold a book to a publisher. Then needed an agent b/c a book packager had contacted me about another book (which didn't wind up happening) and so I contacted an agent that had *almost* signed me before I sold my book...and got an agent. Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: I wrote, revised, submitted...hoped...submitted (repeated)...got accepted...followed editorial revision advice...revised...and then waited...now: promoting. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Yes and no....
20 months ago
We’ve gone into the city a fair amount and done some things, but that really slacked off once the pregnancy took off. And now…with the baby almost here…eh, the chances are pretty slim. I think I’m retiring this one.
