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Maria Straatsma

is happy she completed another goal!



I'm doing 32 things
  

How I did it
How to purchase a DSLR camera
It took me
8 months
It made me
more creative

How I did it: We had previously decided not to get an SLR, due to expense and convenience.  Well, our point and shoot broke and we decided to get a nice quality camera.  Because I was still feeling that "photography bug" we decided to take the plunge and buy an SLR.  I absolutely love it - and I don't know that I would go back to PAS. Read how I did it…

Jan 16, 2009, 09:29AM PST | 0 comments


How to get a promotion at work
It took me
1 year
It made me
accomplished

How I did it: I was under probation for a month in Jan/Feb.  I took the criticisms to heart and I worked hard to ensure that what is important to my boss is important to me. Read how I did it…

Jan 15, 2009, 12:37PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer


How to $1000 in the bank
It took me
6 months
It made me
feel safe

How I did it: It didn't take us 6 months to save up the money, but I wanted to make sure that we could keep $1000 in savings for that long without drawing from it.  It is supposed to be an emergency fund so we wanted to leave it alone. Read how I did it…

Jan 15, 2009, 12:32PM PST | 0 comments


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Recent entries
learn to take beautiful photos (read all 4 entries…)
Photography Love 3 months ago

Someone told me I could mark this as completed… but I think I’ll wait until I’ve completed my 365 project.

I am on day 219 of my 365 project. Photography grows on me each day. I see everything in the world as a possibility for another photograph. I think I’ve found something that can finally fulfill that age old adage “what would you do if money were no object.”

Now to turn it into something lucrative…

Aug 17, 06:07PM PDT | 0 comments


Run 12 miles a week (read all 6 entries…)
Getting there 3 months ago

I’ve run 11 weeks in a row. 3 times a week. Last week, I bumped it up to 4 days a week. I love running!!

Aug 17, 05:55PM PDT | 0 comments


Run 12 miles a week (read all 6 entries…)
5 weeks in a row 4 months ago

As of yesterday, I’ve run 3 days a week, 5 weeks in a row. And last week I ran 12 miles! That means I’m one week into my goal to run 12 every week :)

Jul 05, 07:23PM PDT | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

Learn DreamWeaver bake bread Write my name in wet cement Decorate my home Simon wants to learn to dance and not be embarrased to dance Be a better friend find true love get more calcium in my diet spend more time alone Finish what I start learn german meet tre cool! ride a motorcycle run barefoot expand my vocabulary make friends Find a partner. scuba dive TeaPriestess wants to Go to bed by 10:30 on weeknights Find my destiny Pray regularly finish Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Ellie wants to Stress less find a job that doesn't feel like a job start a business Buy a Mercedes Benz march in a pride parade identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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