I'm doing 39 things
Gratitude on Friday, November 6, 2009
1 day ago
1. Fabulous Friday!
2. Sushi for lunch.
3. Laughing with my 7th graders this afternoon.
4. Napping in the recliner after work.
5. Solving the health care crisis with Tom.
maureenmcell's Life List
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1. get a Living Trust made
6 entries . 24 cheers1 person -
2. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
91 team members . 299 entries . 36 cheers735 people -
3. go back to Ireland and stay for a month
4 entries . 58 cheers1 person -
4. Write more
8 entries . 37 cheers3,493 people -
5. Grow into love again
19 entries . 54 cheers1 person -
6. explore Canada
1 entry . 36 cheers8 people -
7. Declutter my house
9 entries . 29 cheers931 people -
8. meet James Taylor
4 entries . 17 cheers10 people -
9. exercise more
8 entries . 12 cheers5,112 people -
10. take horseback riding lessons
4 entries . 25 cheers111 people -
11. give unwanted clothes to charity
6 entries . 39 cheers1 person -
12. create my own website
2 entries . 13 cheers5,212 people -
13. keep a log of cute things my students say
7 entries . 28 cheers1 person -
14. see the aurora borealis
3 entries . 17 cheers1,753 people -
15. meet Oprah Winfrey
14 cheers80 people -
16. Become a minister
1 entry . 14 cheers17 people -
17. support Cancerfree2003 in her desire to live
6 entries . 11 cheers2 people -
18. Stay at a historic lodge in a National Park
2 entries . 17 cheers2 people -
19. Do 10 minutes of picking up and organizing stuff every day
4 entries . 18 cheers1 person -
20. move five days per week
4 entries . 8 cheers1 person -
21. Weigh less than 200lbs
2 entries . 11 cheers3 people -
22. Improve my overall health and well-being
7 entries . 13 cheers4 people -
23. dance without being self-conscious
8 cheers124 people -
24. breathe in more fresh air everyday
18 cheers1 person -
25. Tame the sugar cravings
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
26. Practice the Four Agreements: Be impeccable with my word/ Don't take anything personally/ Don't make assumptions/ Always do my best
2 cheers54 people -
27. Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place you are.
4 entries . 28 cheers1 person -
28. Wish LunaNueva a Creative, Passionate, Laughter-Filled 43rd Birthday on November 11th!
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29. illuminate awareness of climate change by spending Earth Hour 2010 in the dark on 27 March 2010
8 team members . 5 cheers15 people -
30. Do a 2009 holiday card exchange with my 43Things friends
2 cheers49 people -
31. make a batch of Michelle Obama's Shortbread Cookies
2 entries . 11 cheers5 people -
32. Replace the wood on my deck.
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33. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
202 team members . 9 entries . 2 cheers163 people -
34. organize my CD collection
1 entry . 7 cheers25 people -
35. Give out all of my cheers!
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
36. support my son Matt by loving him unconditionally
7 entries . 14 cheers1 person -
37. Just do it!
1 entry . 4 cheers123 people -
39. have a daily devotional time
1 entry . 2 cheers6 people
How I did it
It made me
Relieved and hopeful 
How I did it: First of all, I got into debt because I unwisely loaned money to someone I trusted. It turned out that I was scammed.I was able to borrow money against my house to pay off a high interest loan, but credit card debts kept mounting. I finally confessed what was going on to my financial planner, who was objective and worked with me to pay off all of the debt with money I had invested earlier. Read how I did it…
It made me
safisfied
How I did it: I took stock of the goals I had written previously and decided which ones to concentrate on. I wrote entries spelling out how I planned to complete them. I wrote some more short term goals that were doable. I focused on accomplishment, completion and movement in the right direction. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel relieved 
How I did it: I went to meetings, calculated my state retirement payments if I retire in 2009, next year, or in two years. I also talked to some trusted friends with financial experience, and listened to my sons' concerns. Mostly, I went with what my intuition and my heart told me. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Gratitude for Thursday, November 5, 2009
2 days ago
1. Tired and dragging today, but I made it through. Fortunately I was at the local school, so no commute time!
2. No meetings.
3. Good class with lots of sharing.
4. Went to listen to live music after class – it rocked!
5. Watching Grey’s Anatomy tonight.
Gratitude on Wednesday, November 4, 2009
3 days ago
1. Made it successfully through the day with less than optimal amount of sleep. Will get more tonight!
2. Two good parent meetings – one with an aunt, as the mother is incarcerated. Tough for her young son…
3. Time to relax while getting a haircut and color.
4. Inexpensive but good dinner with Kevin. My friend forgot, and then showed up with another friend. Such is life – no problem!
5. Finished most of my homework for tomorrow and had time for a quick call with Tom. He’s hard at work on his class, too.
