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lilyfairy

is imagining a debt free life



I'm doing 40 things
  

lilyfairy's Life List

  2. 1. get a new job
    24 entries . 10 cheers     		1,833 people
  3. 2. become debt free
    30 entries . 9 cheers     		551 people
  4. 3. start my own business
    4 entries . 12 cheers     		8,556 people
  5. 4. Pay off my Co-signed student loans
    5 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. Pay off my non co-signed large student loans
    1 cheer     		1 person
  7. 6. Plant a vegetable garden
    4 entries     		276 people
  8. 7. Find My Passion(s)
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		16 people
  9. 8. Find Direction
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		31 people
  10. 9. Dress for success
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		8 people
  11. 10. Organize my Boxes from Home
    5 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  12. 11. Get my passport
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		361 people
  13. 12. reduce,reuse,recycle...
    7 entries . 9 cheers     		2 people
  14. 13. Get my Kiln in working order
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. scrapbook once a month
    10 entries . 4 cheers     		7 people
  16. 15. bike once a month
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. go to Sweden
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		125 people
  18. 17. learn to cook our family favorites
    2 team members . 4 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  19. 18. drink less pop
    8 entries . 1 cheer     		65 people
  20. 19. Exercise
    2 team members . 8 entries . 3 cheers     		1,604 people
  21. 20. eat healthier
    2 cheers     		10,075 people
  22. 21. write and illustrate a childrens alphabet book
    4 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. learn how to make stained glass art
    3 cheers     		2 people
  24. 23. learn how to make mosaic art
    4 cheers     		2 people
  25. 24. make ceramic fountains
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  26. 25. learn to play the piano
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		7,407 people
  27. 26. learn to tango
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		1,147 people
  28. 27. see the good in people; not the bad
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. visit each State
    3 entries . 1 cheer     		11 people
  30. 29. Travel
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		7,395 people
  31. 30. Stop starting my sentences with the word "I"
    4 cheers     		3 people
  32. 31. Find $100 in Change
    5 entries     		121 people
  33. 32. Have Fun
    9 entries . 1 cheer     		2,924 people
  34. 33. Make more attainable goals
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. Create a Sculpey project once a week
    1 entry     		1 person
  36. 35. Send Birthday Cards
    1 entry     		53 people
  37. 36. Send Thank you Letters
    2 cheers     		3 people
  38. 37. be prepared
    1 entry     		25 people
  39. 38. organize
    1 entry     		206 people
  40. 39. Finish our wedding thank yous
    1 entry     		1 person
  41. 40. finish our wedding album
    1 entry     		1 person

How I did it
How to plan our wedding
It took me
7 months
It made me
Happy

How I did it: We had a destination wedding, and decided that we would hire wedding consultants to help us find vendors and coordinate details.  However, we also kept track of everything possible (dates, colors, vendors etc), kept a blog for our wedding guests, and kept a budget and reviewed that often.  We also had a box in which we could keep wedding details and items, so they would not get lost before going away!  Read how I did it…

Mar 25, 07:13AM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


How to pay for the Majority of our Wedding in Cash
It took me
365 days
It made me
Excited and relieved

How I did it: We saved monthly to meet our goal as well as contributing "extra" money (birthday, xmas, dog sitting etc) when it became available.  We utilized coupons where we could and we also looked into group rates for excursions that we would go on around the wedding day (as we are having a destination wedding). We regularly reviewed our budget to make sure if we were able to stay on track or not, and kept track of what was paid, and what we still … Read how I did it…

Feb 24, 05:00PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


Recent entries
exercise (read all 8 entries…)
Awful! 3 weeks ago

I never ever exercise. :( This needs to change.
1. I need to excercise my shouder (it hurts more lately).
2. Lose my spare tire.
3. Strengthen my heart and lungs.
These are the things I want to focus on right now. I shall begin tonight!

Oct 11, 05:26PM PDT | 2 cheers | 0 comments


Scrapbook once a month (read all 10 entries…)
October 2009 3 weeks ago

Fidgie and I scrapped for 5 hours yesterday! It was really fun AND I wrapped up 4 pages and started and finished 4 pages! Yes!

Oct 11, 05:23PM PDT | 0 comments


Have fun (read all 9 entries…)
Scrapbook and Dinner 3 weeks ago

Scrapped with my sister yesterday and had a great time. Then we got a call from our great friends and all of us went out for pizza. It was a wonderful day :)

Oct 11, 05:15PM PDT | 0 comments


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be the wife my husband deserves be less critical learn to identify the constellations open a business Stop caring what other people think of me cucumber_melon8 wants to get a job Sleep more kiss stop wasting time see how i will look when im older Keep my bedroom clean and organized woodstockdc wants to surf more often play the sims life stories online for free live on an island go to law school Learn Flemish draw anime Save money, not waste money! hike the entire appalachian trail Play Strippoker Learn to speak Spanish Visit the National Portrait Gallery find my great love be scene get over my fear of public speaking take a photography class Live in France
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