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Mary Beth

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I'm doing 42 things
  

Mary Beth's Life List

  1. 1. cultivate benevolent ambivelence
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		1 person
  2. 2. think clearly, feel passionately and act decisively
    36 cheers     		4 people
  3. 3. practice 'Happiness Manifesto' daily
    47 entries . 12 cheers     		80 people
  4. 4. master the law of attraction
    3 entries . 4 cheers     		208 people
  5. 5. make more jokes and get more people laughing
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		1 person
  6. 6. Accept it-Change it-or forget it.
    6 cheers     		72 people
  7. 7. buy fresh flowers every week
    7 cheers     		8 people
  8. 8. grow a secret garden
    8 cheers     		4 people
  9. 9. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
    10 entries . 1 cheer     		877 people
  10. 10. go around the world in 80 days
    10 cheers     		10 people
  11. 11. be organized
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		493 people
  12. 12. write a children's book
    3 entries . 22 cheers     		1,106 people
  13. 13. simplify
    19 cheers     		595 people
  14. 14. Spend less time fooling around on the net and more time actually working
    8 cheers     		5,102 people
  15. 15. have better posture
    5 cheers     		6,576 people
  16. 16. Learn Spanish
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		12,696 people
  17. 17. Find Danish and Norweigian relatives
    5 cheers     		1 person
  18. 18. practice random acts of kindness
    8 cheers     		742 people
  19. 19. make more visual art
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		5 people
  20. 20. finish things in a creative and artistic manner
    5 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  21. 21. see the grand canyon
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		682 people
  22. 22. find the good and not the fault
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		4 people
  23. 23. Play more and "discuss" less with the kids
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		2 people
  24. 24. join a local theatre
    7 cheers     		2 people
  25. 25. Be on time
    3 cheers     		832 people
  26. 26. Be granted the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and to have the wisdom to know the difference...
    5 cheers     		414 people
  27. 27. REKINDLE SUPPORTIVE FRIENDSHIPS
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  28. 28. get kids and husband involved in trip planning
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1 person
  29. 29. learn to let go
    5 cheers     		484 people
  30. 30. wear skirts more often
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		286 people
  31. 31. receive a Fulbright grant
    3 cheers     		1 person
  32. 32. stay lucky
    1 cheer     		2 people
  33. 33. set up FLYlady routines
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		297 people
  34. 34. Take a moment each day to notice that I love my life
    7 entries . 9 cheers     		43 people
  35. 35. lose 5 pounds
    		1,014 people
  36. 36. Pay it forward
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		543 people
  37. 37. love myself more
    2 cheers     		522 people
  38. 38. raise happy, confident, self-determined daughters who are aware of their brilliance
    9 cheers     		7 people
  39. 39. write 100 words of my novel every day for 3 months
    2 cheers     		2 people
  40. 40. never lose my sense of wonder
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		382 people
  41. 41. pile on the people
    		1 person
  42. 42. create my own unique family traditions
    2 cheers     		4 people
Recent entries
enjoy the first quarter of 2008 by having one new and fulfilling experience in January, February, and March (read all 2 entries…)
well, the dates are past 3 months ago

and i did new stuff. and i like that.

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remember the happy days with Clinton and Gore (read all 2 entries…)
I am all about making new happy days. 3 months ago

It’s been good to do this, but inevitably with the fantastic choices of the new Democratic candidates, there’s nothing to worry about. There will be new happy days ahead and I want to look forward and not back.

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finish things in a creative and artistic manner (read all 5 entries…)
i read this over someone's shoulder 3 months ago

It was on their laptop on the plane going to Minneapolis… It said When all is said and done, more has been said than done.

I am a do-er not a say-er.

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learn to live with less sleep Keep a journal See Phantom of the Opera on Broadway create a anime music video help the homeless Learn to Dance; Take a Dance Course with my Significant Other Eat with chopsticks chongchong wants to learn english Visit Michigan Find a good man be socially responsible see the northern lights eat less sugar Be less shy get my MBA learn pig latin someonehurting wants to feel beautiful bake bread from scratch Say "no" every time i feel like it and not feel guilty paint more Comment more on Friends' blogs set realistic goals learn Russian learn to draw help my kids get what they want out of life have a successful marriage Learn to fold notes