marialeigh

knows tomorrow will be better--yes it will--I know it will



I'm doing 40 things
 

marialeigh's Life List

  1. 1. finish my master's degree
    3 entries . 52 cheers
    543 people
  2. 2. smile more, laugh more and have more fun
    13 entries . 88 cheers
    6 people
  3. 3. accept grower older gracefully with zest, vigor, and humor
    7 entries . 65 cheers
    3 people
  4. 4. wake up each day with a feeling of awe and wonder
    5 entries . 62 cheers
    0 people
  5. 5. realize that time is irrelevant. It's how we use it that matters.
    1 entry . 58 cheers
    2 people
  6. 6. appreciate my wonderful husband more
    5 entries . 52 cheers
    1 person
  7. 7. plant a japanese garden
    7 entries . 54 cheers
    4 people
  8. 8. retire at 60 and live in endless summer
    4 entries . 34 cheers
    1 person
  9. 9. be able to ride my thoroughbred mare without getting killed
    8 entries . 28 cheers
    1 person
  10. 10. show horses in stadium jumping and hunt courses again
    3 entries . 19 cheers
    1 person
  11. 11. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful
    41 entries . 18 cheers
    885 people
  12. 12. Watch all of Alfred Hitchcock's movies
    1 entry . 26 cheers
    256 people
  13. 13. be more organized
    1 entry . 18 cheers
    3,510 people
  14. 14. Do the Flylady daily missions
    1 entry . 17 cheers
    50 people
  15. 15. get rid of all my clutter
    6 team members . 9 entries . 34 cheers
    1,135 people
  16. 16. break large projects down into smaller tasks to avoid feeling overwhelmed
    5 entries . 31 cheers
    2 people
  17. 17. stop procrastinating
    11 team members . 16 entries . 23 cheers
    30,012 people
  18. 18. make a list of all the things in my house and yard that need fixing
    1 entry . 11 cheers
    2 people
  19. 19. keep reading. I've read the following books -- I am open for suggestions for new ones
    5 entries . 24 cheers
    1 person
  20. 20. Do the 2008 TBR challenge
    10 team members . 6 entries . 6 cheers
    5 people
  21. 21. become financially independent
    1 entry . 16 cheers
    6,299 people
  22. 22. track how much I spend and what I spend it on
    1 entry . 9 cheers
    11 people
  23. 23. keep in touch with people who are important to me
    4 entries . 19 cheers
    60 people
  24. 24. eat healthier and learn to cook more vegetarian dishes
    2 entries . 33 cheers
    1 person
  25. 25. prepare for red dawn
    4 entries . 6 cheers
    3 people
  26. 26. learn how to identify wild plants and mushrooms
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    52 people
  27. 27. be a better teacher
    26 entries . 17 cheers
    235 people
  28. 28. watch the IMDB.com top 250 movies
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    370 people
  29. 29. open a used bookstore
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    22 people
  30. 30. Buy a 1952 Chevy pickup truck -- just for the hell of it -- because I've always wanted an old pickup truck
    3 entries . 13 cheers
    1 person
  31. 31. learn more about Buddhism
    3 entries . 20 cheers
    208 people
  32. 32. visit all 50 states before I die
    2 entries . 9 cheers
    5 people
  33. 33. stop being depressed and regain my energy and vitality
    24 entries . 32 cheers
    1 person
  34. 34. join with humane shelters of America in shutting down all puppy mills
    19 cheers
    1 person
  35. 35. make a living working with horses
    4 entries . 11 cheers
    1 person
  36. 36. Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th century
    2 entries . 6 cheers
    591 people
  37. 37. win at barrel racing this summer
    14 entries . 26 cheers
    2 people
  38. 38. Share some of my random thoughts that don't fit under any particular goal
    8 entries . 2 cheers
    4 people
  39. 39. go horseback riding every day
    6 entries . 4 cheers
    2 people
  40. 40. finish my grading
    13 entries . 17 cheers
    2 people

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Recent entries
stop procrastinating (read all 16 entries…)
Still the queen of procrastination.

I haven’t lost my crown yet. I should be grading papers, yet here I sit at the computer reading other people’s goals. As fascinating as that is, it doesn’t get my papers graded.

Okay, I’m going to find the calculator and get with it. Enough procrastinating!



go horseback riding every day (read all 6 entries…)
The sun, the sun

After a whole day of fog, the sun has actually gotten brave enough to peek its head out for a short while. Sigh, Jan. 17th. It’s snowy, wet, slushy, and yucky. Spring must certainly come someday. I can hardly wait.



go horseback riding every day (read all 6 entries…)
I've been riding so much more lately, and it's wonderful.

An hour of horseback riding is like an hour with an excellent therapist. I think the pounding of a horse’s hooves echoes the pounding of the human heart. It soothes a person’s soul. Horses are so incredibly intuitive. They sense how a person is feeling. They seem to absorb one’s worries and dispel them to the winds.

A few days ago my husband and I went riding on our property. While we were riding, we saw a red tail hawk soar down to the ground. We didn’t see the hawk for a few seconds, but then I saw him sitting in a tree with a snake hanging from his beak. It is comforting to know that as much as man tries to interfere nature continues to work as intended.



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