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maureenmcell

is practicing gratitude.



I'm doing 38 things
  

maureenmcell's Life List

  2. 1. get a Living Trust made
    6 entries . 26 cheers     		1 person
  3. 2. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
    91 team members . 309 entries . 39 cheers     		743 people
  4. 3. go back to Ireland and stay for a month
    4 entries . 60 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Write more
    8 entries . 38 cheers     		3,500 people
  6. 5. Grow into love again
    19 entries . 55 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. explore Canada
    1 entry . 37 cheers     		8 people
  8. 7. Declutter my house
    9 entries . 29 cheers     		932 people
  9. 8. meet James Taylor
    4 entries . 18 cheers     		10 people
  10. 9. exercise more
    8 entries . 13 cheers     		5,134 people
  11. 10. take horseback riding lessons
    4 entries . 25 cheers     		112 people
  12. 11. give unwanted clothes to charity
    6 entries . 41 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. create my own website
    2 entries . 13 cheers     		5,232 people
  14. 13. keep a log of cute things my students say
    9 entries . 28 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. see the aurora borealis
    3 entries . 17 cheers     		1,766 people
  16. 15. meet Oprah Winfrey
    14 cheers     		80 people
  17. 16. Become a minister
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		17 people
  18. 17. support Cancerfree2003 in her desire to live
    6 entries . 11 cheers     		2 people
  19. 18. Stay at a historic lodge in a National Park
    2 entries . 17 cheers     		2 people
  20. 19. Do 10 minutes of picking up and organizing stuff every day
    4 entries . 18 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. move five days per week
    4 entries . 8 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. Weigh less than 200lbs
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		3 people
  23. 22. Improve my overall health and well-being
    7 entries . 14 cheers     		4 people
  24. 23. breathe in more fresh air everyday
    20 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. dance without being self-conscious
    10 cheers     		124 people
  26. 25. have a daily devotional time
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		6 people
  27. 26. support my son Matt by loving him unconditionally
    7 entries . 15 cheers     		1 person
  28. 27. let the mediocre days Fall Away and replace them with much better ones by doing at least one NEW AND FULFILLING thing in October, November, and December of 2009
    13 team members . 4 entries . 5 cheers     		27 people
  29. 28. make a batch of Michelle Obama's Shortbread Cookies
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		5 people
  30. 29. Replace the wood on my deck.
    4 cheers     		1 person
  31. 30. organize my CD collection
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		25 people
  32. 31. Give out all of my cheers!
    2 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  33. 32. Just do it!
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		123 people
  34. 33. Do a 2009 holiday card exchange with my 43Things friends
    2 cheers     		53 people
  35. 34. Tame the sugar cravings
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  36. 35. Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place you are.
    4 entries . 28 cheers     		1 person
  37. 36. Practice the Four Agreements: Be impeccable with my word/ Don't take anything personally/ Don't make assumptions/ Always do my best
    2 cheers     		55 people
  38. 37. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
    201 team members . 10 entries . 2 cheers     		163 people
  39. 38. illuminate awareness of climate change by spending Earth Hour 2010 in the dark on 27 March 2010
    8 team members . 5 cheers     		16 people

How I did it
How to be debt free
It took me
12 months
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…

Aug 20, 10:40PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to complete 43 Things on my list by April 2, 2009
It took me
3 months
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…

Apr 02, 11:48PM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


How to decide what I want to do about work, and do it!
It took me
45 days
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…

Mar 24, 10:10PM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers


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Recent entries
keep a log of cute things my students say (read all 9 entries…)
November 17 3 days ago

My student Phoenix does not like having to come to speech class right before lunch. He’s tired, he’s hungry and today he had a melt-down. “I don’t want to come to speech ever. I’m going to tell my mom. I hate coming to speech. I hate coming to see you.” Wow, and how do you really feel? Sensing that this had nothing to do with me, I reminded him of some fun times we had. He thought about that for a minute, and then resumed his wailing. I countered with the suggestion that participation would earn him a sticker. “Okay,” he said. And that was that!

Nov 17, 10:00PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 309 entries…)
Gratitude for Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3 days ago

1. Vegetarian lentil soup.

2. Left-overs for lunch.

3. Defusing a student’s melt-down today.

4. Smiling and walking away.

5. The joy of singing.

Nov 17, 09:56PM PST | 4 cheers | 0 comments


Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 309 entries…)
Gratitude on Monday, November 16, 2009 4 days ago

1. Seeing all of my students today.

2. Having a nice conversation at lunch with Heddie, who recently lost her husband and would love to retire. It was a good heart to heart talk.

3. That my friends were not hurt in the accident this afternoon.

4. Sitting quietly while waiting for the road to reopen after the accident.

5. Finding one book while searching for another that I misplaced. Thanks for small things!

Nov 16, 09:12PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


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get in shape get my driver's license top 16 Learn to fly find the love of my life incendio wants to finish cross stitch projects learn to speak ukrainian drink more water spend more time painting Work out daily have more energy Invest abbyy wants to Go skydiving become an actress move to barcelona learn to ride a motorbike Read the entire Bible go to synagogue more often be a mom laugh every day stop buying things i dont need. overcome my aversion to phones get a four pack finish this list Spend wisely be at peace Hydriad wants to take time for myself jump off a waterfall
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