I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve updated 43 Things… a mark of which is that I achieved this goal about ten months ago! His name is Chester. He’s an ADORABLE Chihuahua-mix that came from a local animal rescue. He’s fairly mellow (rarely barks) and kind of a mama’s-boy (doesn’t socialize a lot at the dog park) but his sweet disposition and cute furry face have really changed our lives for the better.
melisande's Life List
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1. take better care of my teeth
590 people -
2. go to the doctor
157 people -
3. eat more vegetables
877 people -
4. do five crunches a day
1 person -
5. control my spending
52 people -
6. keep up with minutes
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7. garden more
59 people -
8. streamline my lifehacks
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9. live more simply
129 people -
10. consume less caffeine
70 people -
11. walk more
592 people -
12. explore yoga
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
13. relax
1,889 people -
14. organize the family photos
2 people -
15. involve myself in charity
1 person -
16. save more money
1 entry2,447 people -
17. open an IRA
58 people -
18. reduce my personal debt
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19. learn to play piano
1 cheer1,767 people -
20. be a better musician
1 entry . 1 cheer66 people -
21. sing more
373 people -
22. be a better spouse
20 people -
23. tell my family I love them
28 people -
24. be a better employee
41 people -
25. write more letters
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26. take more photographs
1 entry . 1 cheer1,708 people -
27. have a beautiful home
30 people -
28. be honest
1 cheer601 people -
29. read books I own
2 people -
30. learn another computer language
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31. eat out less
2 cheers294 people -
32. find a great haircut
1 cheer5 people -
33. work smarter
68 people -
34. have a baby
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35. make a smaller ecological footprint
1,065 people
I’ve been using Netvibes for about a week now. It allows me to keep all of my feeds and bookmarks in one place. If I continue to move things over and use Netvibes as the portal through which I keep track of everything (except email, because I don’t like browsing through their widget), it will REALLY help the streamlining thing.
I didn’t finish it until March, but again, it was for me so there was very little need to rush through it. I could not be happier with how it turned out! I’ve gotten so many comments on it, which is all I ever really ask for with a craft project—to be able to say “I made this!”
I use it every day. It’s quite sturdy, but I do wish it were a little bigger. I need to reinforce the straps a little better at some point, but they’ll hold well enough for what I usually carry. I spilled in it the first week I used it, and it washed clean like a champ!


