I'm doing 42 things
I have always been a list-maker. But the times when I’m making lists seem to be the times when I’m not accomplishing the stuff on them. And the times I’ve been wildly productive, I’ve also felt like I was one disorganized step from the abyss. I want to have the best of both worlds! I want to have my tidy little list and the energy and drive to DO the stuff on the tidy little list. Possible? Yeah, I think it is.
littlececie's Life List
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1. Actually do all the stuff on my list, instead of just talking about it.
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2. Ski more often.
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3. Eat more fruits and vegetables
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4. Volunteer at the Humane Society.
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5. Get the dent in my car fixed.
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6. Qualify for and run the Boston Marathon.
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7. Run the Dublin Marathon.
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8. keep in touch with old friends
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9. have more energy
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10. organize my music
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11. Bike-commute more often.
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12. Find a new rock-climbing partner.
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13. hike at least once a month
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14. Take shorter showers!
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15. Get promoted.
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16. Take a cooking class
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17. Clean out my in-box and keep it clean.
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18. Bake Christmas cookies.
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19. Sing in the choir.
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20. Put money in savings.
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21. Fall in love with someone who is also in love with me.
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22. Join a Credit Union
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23. get my teeth fixed
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24. get a six pack
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25. work out
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26. get married
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27. Finish what I start
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28. eat more healthy food
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29. get out of debt
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30. live in new york for a year
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31. get a massage
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32. spend less time on the internet
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33. make a difference in someone's life
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34. Be a better housekeeper
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35. Renew the tags on my car.
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36. make more female friends
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37. Run on my lunch break.
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38. Get more sleep.
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39. Stop eating junk food.
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40. Learn to do my own bike maintenance and repair.
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41. make a beautiful, inviting, uplifting home
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42. Run a sub 3:30 marathon
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How I did it
It made me
Overjoyed! 
How I did it: I had just gotten paid, and knew that with some careful budgeting in the coming week, I could afford to pay off my fines. I made sure I had my card with me, and I selected a relatively quiet time so that I wouldn't hold up the line if there turned out to be any issues with my account. The library lady very nicely broke down my fines to me, even though I didn't ask for those details, and asked me about the circumstances behind … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Qualified last year and didn't wind up going . . .
12 months ago
This year, I’ve got to do it. I want to run Boston and get the darn jacket so I can retire from this marathon nonsense and get my life back! I have to run a 3:45. I’ve run 3:40 twice, and should be able to tough it out this time around.
This ought to be a gimme . . .
12 months ago
. . . but the times I drop by the library never seem to be the times I have eighty bucks handy. On my last move, I accidentally packed a dozen library books in with my books, and only unearthed them a year later. That was a spendy mistake. The nice library lady told me I could plead my case, but I love libraries and know they’re financially strapped anyway. I’m going to pay this. On payday. For real.
