I played Bingo at the nursing home last week!
mandahodges's Life List
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1. Make a photo quilt
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2. go to a fashion show
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3. invest a small amount of $$$
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4. Own my own business
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5. Rebuild a VW BUG
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6. become a photographer
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7. learn to dance
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8. learn to play an instrument
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9. Go to beauty school
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10. Volunteer for meals on wheels
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11. be fluent in Spanish
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12. be a great wife
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13. to actually listen to ppl without thinking what I am going to say next
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14. own a pontoon boat
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15. do more acts of random kindness
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16. run a marathon
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17. have a REAL wedding
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18. buy and flip houses
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19. go to the Maldives
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20. Go to October Fest
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21. help endangered turtles
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22. speed date
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23. be a bartender
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24. go to a penis puppet performance
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25. crowd surf
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26. ride in a limo
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27. Climb the Great Wall
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28. Make a living with my creativity
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29. Go to Disneyland with my husband
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30. ride a train in a sleeper car
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31. Make the soundtrack of my life.
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32. Go down into the Grand Canyon
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33. See Niagara Falls
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34. Track down all my pictures of the Troll
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35. Take each of my brothers on a grad trip
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36. Take the trip down Route 66 my husband dreams of!
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37. Get my hot air balloon piloting license
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38. learn photoshop
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39. see a medium
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40. keep up with 43things.com better
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How I did it: I flew into ABQ airport which is about 13 miles from balloon fiesta. Paid 10 dollars for parking on the day of and 6 at the gate for entry. This event requires minimum to no planning ahead at all. It was so simple. Book my flight and hotel and taxi it around town. Everything can be done at the gate and directions are all over town. Read how I did it…
How I did it: We drove from Tucson, AZ to San Diego, CA and then up to Hollywood.....We stayed at the Holiday Inn on the walk of Fame. FYI Good area to stay and a quick walk. We only stayed two days...Night life was expensive. 9 dollars for a shot at 4 different places we went to. Best place was a pub called the Cat and Fiddle...British place. Great prices and stayed open late. Make sure to get your drunken mid nite snack at Mel's Dinner. Don't waste y… Read how I did it…
I am desperate to finally accomplish this goal for my “soon to be born” niece. She is going to be the forth living generation and I would love do show her the women on our side of the family as far back as I can find pictures. What a treasure.
Now is the time to buy but not to flip! I seem to keep missing the window. But I’ll be ready next time it opens!

