marathoner452

is a special education teacher at a school called "hope."



I'm doing 35 things
 

marathoner452's Life List

  1. 1. live simply
    2 entries . 18 cheers
    3,260 people
  2. 2. become a certified New Orleans tour guide.
    4 entries . 12 cheers
    1 person
  3. 3. list three things every day that made me happy
    334 entries . 16 cheers
    387 people
  4. 4. Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
    15 entries . 26 cheers
    559 people
  5. 5. Read Dr. Peter Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    23 people
  6. 6. develop a sensible disaster plan and survival kit
    9 entries . 21 cheers
    40 people
  7. 7. take advantage of as many local Marigny/Bywater resources as possible.
    10 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  8. 8. savor diverse local New Orleans restaurants
    8 entries . 6 cheers
    1 person
  9. 9. write letters to my sponsor child
    2 entries . 29 cheers
    4 people
  10. 10. be an exceptional teacher
    1 entry . 21 cheers
    1 person
  11. 11. Give the needy food and other items they would actually like.
    94 team members . 4 entries . 22 cheers
    73 people
  12. 12. visit all 50 states
    4 entries . 9 cheers
    7,155 people
  13. 13. figure out what I would do if I could do anything in the whole world.
    6 team members . 3 entries . 7 cheers
    5 people
  14. 14. stop homophobia
    11 team members . 1 entry . 23 cheers
    122 people
  15. 15. visit a site for each US president
    2 entries . 4 cheers
    1 person
  16. 16. see the northern lights
    4 cheers
    16,927 people
  17. 17. visit every parish in Louisiana
    8 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  18. 18. clean my room
    2 entries
    2,670 people
  19. 19. bulk up my music collection
    1 entry
    1 person
  20. 20. travel outside of the country next summer (summer 2009)
    1 person
  21. 21. record "only in New Orleans" moments for when I question why I live here
    4 entries . 3 cheers
    2 people
  22. 22. pay off my credit card
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    1,514 people
  23. 23. read 70 books in 2009
    1 person
  24. 24. successfully complete the Teach Greater New Orleans program and become a fully certified teacher by May 2009
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  25. 25. Go out for live music at least once a month, if not once a week
    1 person
  26. 26. try one new restaurant a month
    7 people
  27. 27. read one book from or about each state
    1 person
  28. 28. spread positive energy
    1 entry
    1 person
  29. 29. figure out what to do with this year's Mardi Gras beads before Mardi Gras next year (February 24th)...oh, what a problem!
    2 entries
    1 person
  30. 30. donate a 2nd gallon of blood
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  31. 31. join Amnesty International's Greetings Card Campaign 2008
    20 team members
    8 people
  32. 32. have 3 months worth of salary in my emergency savings fund
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    6 people
  33. 33. read one book from or about each continent
    1 entry
    1 person
  34. 34. ride my bike to work once a week
    2 entries . 1 cheer
    9 people
  35. 35. cut down on impulsive spending
    1 entry
    1 person
Recent entries
clean my room (read all 2 entries…)
moving will do it for ya 8 months ago

Now I have to keep my new bedroom clean.



list three things every day that made me happy (read all 334 entries…)
1/12/2009 10 months ago

1. I’ve been appointed 504 chairperson for my school, nice little mini-promotion there.
2. We are finally fully staffed, so much less chaotic.
3. Pesto pasta for dinner.



record "only in New Orleans" moments for when I question why I live here (read all 4 entries…)
Untitled 10 months ago

New Year’s Eve fireworks over the Mississippi from the Bywater, didn’t even get kicked off the wharf this time

candy apple red streetcars running on the Canal Street line

palm trees on Canal Street lit up with snowflakes

New Orleans from the air-looks so tiny and vulnerable to the water surrounding it as you fly in over Lake Pontchartrain



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