I'm doing 41 things
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 :)
lilyfairy's Life List
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1. get a new job
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2. become debt free
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3. start my own business
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4. organize my house
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5. Pay off my non co-signed large student loans
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6. drink less pop
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7. Exercise
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8. Plant a vegetable garden
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9. Find My Passion(s)
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10. Find Direction
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11. Dress for success
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12. Get my passport
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13. reduce,reuse,recycle...
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14. Get my Kiln in working order
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15. scrapbook once a month
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16. bike once a month
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17. go to sweden
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18. learn to cook our family favorites
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19. eat healthier
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20. write and illustrate a childrens alphabet book
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21. learn how to make stained glass art
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22. learn how to make mosaic art
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23. make ceramic fountains
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24. learn to play the piano
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25. learn to tango
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26. see the good in people; not the bad
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27. visit each State
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28. Travel
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29. Stop starting my sentences with the word "I"
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30. Have Fun
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31. Make more attainable goals
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32. Create a Sculpey project once a week
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33. Send Birthday Cards
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34. Send Thank you Letters
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35. be prepared
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36. finish our wedding album
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37. Books I'd like to read
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38. Learn to Speak and Write Swedish
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39. Learn to Speak and Write Irish
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40. Form positive life habits
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41. Do the Couch to 5K running plan
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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
So much has happened this year! 1st, we paid off our 2nd vehicle..hooray! However, we used our emergency fund to do so and then had an emergency. It was very stressful to say the least, but we made it through and have saved back up again. We almost caved and bought a new car too, but we did not and I am so relieved with that decision. What a relief not to add to our debt burden.
Revisited payoff timeline:
1. Pay off all non co-signed student loans. (by April 2012)
2. Pay off Credit Card Debt. (by Dec 2012)
3. Pay off other debt (by Dec 2013)
3. Save for retirement.
4. Save for anticipated house expenses.
5. Save an emergency fund of 3-6 months.
6. Save for vacations
