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1. get out of debt
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2. Help the people of Cincinnati be better sports fans instead of the worthless ones that they are now
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3. Go to Italy
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4. See Bob Dylan in concert again before he dies
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5. see a game at each Major League Baseball stadium
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6. bone Stephen Colbert
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7. stop getting annoyed by Christian fundamentalists
3 entries . 6 cheers 1 person
8. Post reviews on 43things about the books I read
2 entries 1 person
9. go camping
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10. Get published in an academic journal
1 cheer 36 people
11. have a "republicans for voldemort" bumpersticker
5 cheers 1 person
12. learn to cook
2 cheers 8,152 people
13. see the Daily Show live
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14. get a brazilian bikini wax
2 cheers 311 people
15. Write more thank you notes
1 cheer 455 people
16. sing karaoke
1 cheer 578 people
17. Reread Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise
1 entry 1 person
18. convert a republican
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19. never join myspace
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20. exercise more
1 cheer 5,112 people
21. marry a chef
1 entry . 1 cheer 4 people
22. travel
1 cheer 7,395 people
23. Get my mind right!
1 entry . 4 cheers 5 people
24. Encourage all the smokers who have the Amazing Goal of quitting
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25. go to the super bowl
1 entry 141 people
26. read Atlas Shrugged
5 cheers 163 people
27. be a better friend
3 cheers 5,973 people

Recent entries

Like Dreki below, I am getting serious about getting out of debt, but I am not counting my student loans because unless I win Powerball, I will be 70 when I finish paying those things off.

I am using an approach I read in a Suze Orman book. Pay the most on the smallest and then as you pay each bill off, you can add what your previous payments are to the next smallest. It makes sense when I read it but not when I explain it.

Any advice is appreciated.

Apr 14, 2007, 12:03PM PDT | 3 cheers | 2 comments

Quit Smoking (read all 15 entries…)

I am checking this off 2 years ago

I have been free from nicotine for 103 days. I have decided to check this goal off of my list. I can’t describe the sense of accomplishment I feel because I quit smoking. I was a real smoker: a pack a day for 14 years. I realized that smoking was a mental connection to my youth and that is why I had failed so many times before. I am over it.

I want to thank all of the wonderful people here on 43 Things that gave me support and encouragement when I needed it. You all rock.

Best of luck!

Apr 14, 2007, 11:50AM PDT | 6 cheers | 2 comments

Quit Smoking (read all 15 entries…)

Twelve Weeks Tonight 2 years ago

Still smoke-free. I envy those of you who can check this off after a week or two without smoking. I haven’t had a cigarette since Dec. 31st, but I still don’t feel ready to check this off of my list.

I suffered a death in the family this week and did not use it as an excuse to smoke. I now realize that smoking doesn’t cure or alleviate stress. That was just one of my excuses for smoking.

I hope all of you are remaining strong.

Mar 25, 2007, 03:39PM PDT | 3 cheers | 3 comments

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