I'm doing 35 things
Now I have to keep my new bedroom clean.
marathoner452's Life List
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1. live simply
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2. become a certified New Orleans tour guide.
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3. list three things every day that made me happy
334 entries . 14 cheers442 people -
4. Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
15 entries . 26 cheers591 people -
5. Read Dr. Peter Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
2 entries . 3 cheers26 people -
6. develop a sensible disaster plan and survival kit
9 entries . 20 cheers40 people -
7. take advantage of as many local Marigny/Bywater resources as possible.
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8. savor diverse local New Orleans restaurants
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9. write letters to my sponsor child
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10. be an exceptional teacher
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11. Give the needy food and other items they would actually like.
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12. visit all 50 states
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13. figure out what I would do if I could do anything in the whole world.
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14. stop homophobia
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15. visit a site for each US president
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16. see the northern lights
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17. visit every parish in Louisiana
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18. spread positive energy
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19. Go out for live music at least once a month, if not once a week
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20. try one new restaurant a month
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21. read one book from or about each continent
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22. read one book from or about each state
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23. clean my room
2 entries2,797 people -
24. cut down on impulsive spending
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25. join Amnesty International's Greetings Card Campaign 2008
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26. ride my bike to work once a week
2 entries . 1 cheer9 people -
27. have 3 months worth of salary in my emergency savings fund
1 entry . 1 cheer5 people -
28. figure out what to do with this year's Mardi Gras beads before Mardi Gras next year (February 24th)...oh, what a problem!
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29. bulk up my music collection
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30. pay off my credit card
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31. successfully complete the Teach Greater New Orleans program and become a fully certified teacher by May 2009
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32. travel outside of the country next summer (summer 2009)
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33. record "only in New Orleans" moments for when I question why I live here
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34. donate a 2nd gallon of blood
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35. read 70 books in 2009
1 person
Recent entries
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.
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
