I'm doing 40 things
I wish we were doing better at this and paid off, but one day it will happen.
Revisited payoff timeline:
1. Pay off all non co-signed student loans. (by April 2012)
2. Pay off Credit Card Debt. (by April 2013)
3. Pay off other debt (by Dec 2013)
lilyfairy's Life List
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1. get a new job
25 entries . 14 cheers2,003 people -
2. become debt free
37 entries . 15 cheers685 people -
3. start my own business
4 entries . 14 cheers9,322 people -
4. organize my house
5 entries562 people -
5. drink less pop
13 entries . 6 cheers67 people -
6. Exercise
12 entries . 5 cheers2,080 people -
7. Plant a vegetable garden
9 entries . 8 cheers310 people -
8. Find My Passion(s)
4 entries . 12 cheers33 people -
9. Find Direction
4 entries . 2 cheers33 people -
10. Dress for success
2 entries . 5 cheers9 people -
11. Get my passport
2 entries . 8 cheers406 people -
12. reduce,reuse,recycle...
9 entries . 13 cheers2 people -
13. Get my Kiln in working order
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14. scrapbook once a month
13 entries . 4 cheers5 people -
15. bike once a month
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16. go to sweden
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17. learn to cook our family favorites
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18. eat healthier
2 cheers11,150 people -
19. write and illustrate a childrens alphabet book
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20. learn how to make stained glass art
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21. learn how to make mosaic art
4 cheers2 people -
22. make ceramic fountains
1 entry . 2 cheers1 person -
23. learn to play the piano
1 entry . 2 cheers8,231 people -
24. learn to tango
1 entry . 4 cheers1,155 people -
25. see the good in people; not the bad
1 entry . 6 cheers2 people -
26. visit each State
3 entries . 1 cheer15 people -
27. Travel
1 entry . 1 cheer9,035 people -
28. Stop starting my sentences with the word "I"
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29. Have Fun
10 entries . 1 cheer3,363 people -
30. Make more attainable goals
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31. Create a Sculpey project once a week
1 entry1 person -
32. Send Birthday Cards
1 entry55 people -
33. Send Thank you Letters
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34. be prepared
1 entry37 people -
35. finish our wedding album
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36. Books I'd like to read
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37. Learn to Speak and Write Swedish
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38. Learn to Speak and Write Irish
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39. Form positive life habits
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40. Do the Couch to 5K running plan
4 entries . 3 cheers376 people
How I did it
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…
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…
Recent entries
Hooray! I just finished a nine week course of beginning Swedish. It was great and once the winter is over I think I will start the next level!
The vegetable garden didn’t work out so well in 2010 and I didn’t do it in 2011. In fact, I took out the garden that we had as it was overgrown with raspberries. Going to try for an above ground garden in pots on the patio in 2012 with corn, green beans, peas and more :)
