I'm doing 42 things
Even as I see this becoming more urgent, I feel it’s also less feasible. I’m just not sure how to pull it off. But perhaps I’ll just put it off till this summer and try to figure out a plan then…
little_terry's Life List
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1. get my children to adulthood
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2. lose 20 lbs
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3. write my novel
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4. organize the books we own
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5. shift Q and Noodle into their own bedrooms
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6. -go on a girls' night out-
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7. Complete 40 things by the time I turn 40
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8. look for seaglass on the ocean shore
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9. try a new food
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10. wear something sexy once a month
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11. -go to a nature center-
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12. -give someone a nice surprise-
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13. Finish my certification
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14. Have mil for dinner/lunch/breakfast 10 times
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15. buy new running shoes
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16. update my blog monthly
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17. Invite SKT to dinner monthly
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18. learn to make imovies with video footage
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19. go skinny dipping
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20. -Pay back my parents-
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21. get a pedicure
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22. finish the quilt for Megan's baby
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23. make a digital library for the town's historical collection
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24. Make a social story for EN & her new sibling
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25. Run 40 times
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26. vacuum 20x
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27. see a movie in a theater
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28. Plant a flower
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29. Use (or have J use) our gc for the salon
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30. repaint the upstairs bedrooms
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31. write a thank you/update note to ML
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32. -Take someone's advice-
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33. -Try making 2 new varieties of scones-
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34. -make calendars of the family photos-
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35. get my hair cut every other month
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36. write an email to my mother to tell her about the kids and my life 30x
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37. listen to music while cleaning
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38. scrape and paint the doorframes (2) of the house
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39. read 40 books
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40. -go zip-lining-
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41. go out to dinner with J seven times
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42. make an imovie of my kids' summer vacation
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How I did it
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How I did it: We had to postpone due to illness, but I used an article at www.thingamababy.com/baby/2007/12/cookieparty.html for many general tips, and got a few suggestions from 43things folks and coworkers who throw parties like this every year. I made a double batch of cookie dough (too much) and a double batch of frosting (too much), and had lots of candies, colored sugar, and sprinkles to add. Guests offered to bring things and mostly ended up b… Read how I did it…
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all the paperwork on Wednesday. Today I received the receipt through the post office.
Unfortunately while I was writing out all the post office specialty mail service, the dog ate a valuable check. Hopefully J can get it rewritten for us.
I am way behind on this goal. Especially since she brought a substantial part of the meal for the Superbowl. (Black bean pizza. Yum.)
