I'm doing 39 things
I can take you to just about every thrift store, consignment shop within a hundred miles of my home! lol I love the thrill of finding a bargain. I also truly believe there is just TOO MUCH STUFF in the world, so if I can find something and reuse it I’d rather do that than add to frontline commercialism. Many times I can walk through a store without buying a thing and still have great time; you just never know what you might find. Reminds me of searching through the “dollar boxes” of junk my Dad would bring home from our local auction.
My last purchase was a really nice roasting pan which would have cost me $20-30 dollars at the a store, which I got for $1.99, about the same as it cost to buy a disposable pan from the grocery store.
I joke that my home is decorated in “early salvation Army”. lol But I am fine with that. It’s only stuff! And I honestly would prefer to spend the money I save on more important things…like ways to connect with those I love.
magicmomma's Life List
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1. get rid of unnecessary possessions
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2. watch less TV
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3. Design my life - consciously
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4. Fall in real love: ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't live without each other love.
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5. live by the barter system/screw capitalism and the all-mighty dollar
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6. remember to not "judge a book by the cover"
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7. see the thing that is genuinely beautiful about every person
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8. make a list of 365 quotes that inspire me
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9. Go a whole day without swearing
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10. make peace with my "X"
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11. Carry my camera with me everywhere (Just in case. You never know when you'll stumble across a good photo moment)
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12. make a list of 100 things that make me happy.
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13. Dance, dance, dance everyday for any reason
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14. Remember that it's not enough to plant a seed; I need to stay & nuture it for it blossom.
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15. close the gap between who i am and who i want to be
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16. grieve the daily losses but embrace the change
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17. Comfort The Afflicted & Afflict The Comfortable
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18. see the aurora borealis
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19. walk to work & everywhere
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20. maintain a flow of positive thinking
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21. seek balance in all aspects of my life
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22. Get a tattoo
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23. design and build my own treehouse
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24. hike the Appalachian Trail
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25. learn to play the guitar
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26. count my blessings everyday
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27. Live Without Fear
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28. forgive myself for not being perfect
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29. never lose my sense of wonder
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30. get out of debt
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31. travel across the America on a motorcycle
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32. open my own bar/restaraunt
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33. get back into photography as a hobby
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34. write and have published a book
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35. swim with the dolphins
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36. camp more everywhere!
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37. learn to whittle
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38. find someone to share my life with who will love and appreciate me as much as I will them
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39. spend more time at the beach
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well any chance I ever had of being a rockstar (which was slim to none to begin with) has long passed. I’m o.k. with that stark reality. lol But I still want to learn to play the guitar. I actually came from a musical family, on my Mom’s side. My grandma (Me-ma) would sit and play and sing to my cousin Mikey and I when we were small. My favorite songs were Puff the Magic Dragon and Froggie went a courtin’. Her father (my great-grandpa) was in a local Bluegrass/country group. So I am hoping that a little bit of that talented DNA slipped down to me. I guess I need to start with buying myself a guitar. Funny thing is I have bought every child I ever knew ,that wanted one, a guitar. I bought my lover a guitar. I bought my best friend a guitar. But not one for me yet. So first step of this goal is to buy “Momma” a guitar! lol Wish me luck!
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. Abe Lincoln
