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mforbes321

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  2. 1. Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)
    14 team members . 53 entries . 11 cheers     		160 people
  3. 2. Make a daily to do list
    11 entries . 1 cheer     		12 people
  4. 3. schedule monthly goals I can accomplish
    6 entries . 10 cheers     		2 people
  5. 4. become financially responsible
    4 entries . 5 cheers     		74 people
  6. 5. Prepare for Christmas
    4 entries . 2 cheers     		3 people
  7. 6. Decorate my home
    4 entries . 5 cheers     		139 people
  8. 7. make one new recipe from each cookbook on my shelf
    6 entries . 9 cheers     		3 people
  9. 8. take a family vacation every year
    6 entries . 4 cheers     		4 people
  10. 9. win a blue ribbon
    2 entries . 12 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. get published
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		2,190 people
  12. 11. knit socks
    5 entries . 15 cheers     		151 people
  13. 12. design and sew my own clothes
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		32 people
  14. 13. learn to ski at the intermediate level
    3 entries . 3 cheers     		3 people
  15. 14. make homemade ravioli
    4 entries . 21 cheers     		7 people
  16. 15. organize my music
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		163 people
  17. 16. organize my recipes
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		119 people
  18. 17. Learn to play the piano
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		8,231 people
  19. 18. see a Broadway play, on Broadway
    8 cheers     		73 people
  20. 19. See the Tournament of Roses Parade in person
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		4 people
  21. 20. get lasik surgery
    3 cheers     		362 people
  22. 21. learn italian
    2 cheers     		6,559 people
  23. 22. Drink eight glasses of water each day
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		1,702 people
  24. 23. learn how to do yoga
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		35 people
  25. 24. learn Tai Chi
    7 cheers     		1,140 people
  26. 25. have better posture
    2 cheers     		8,065 people
  27. 26. become a billionaire
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		455 people
  28. 27. Swim with dolphins
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		8,313 people
  29. 28. build a house
    5 cheers     		1,392 people
  30. 29. learn to sail
    3 cheers     		2,290 people
  31. 30. Garden
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		328 people
  32. 31. ride in a hot air baloon
    6 cheers     		268 people
  33. 32. Write more thank you notes
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		439 people
  34. 33. Wear beautiful lingerie everyday
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		37 people
  35. 34. Have a place for everything and keep everything in its place
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		35 people
  36. 35. list 43 songs that never fail to brighten my day
    7 entries . 11 cheers     		35 people
  37. 36. lose weight
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		41,734 people
  38. 37. What a guy. Or, 43 things he's done to make me smile.
    4 entries . 4 cheers     		4 people
  39. 38. Publish a website
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		25 people
  40. 39. Finish my SECRET knitting project
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		1 person
  41. 40. write haiku on fridays
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		171 people
  42. 41. add more baby signs to repertoire
    1 entry     		1 person
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Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 53 entries…)
Dec 2, 2012

Today I am so grateful for:

  • herbal tea and that every restaurant seems to carry it.
  • learning how to make almond milk and strawberry concentrate
  • James’s complete understanding of everything that is said
  • My very wonderful husband
  • My awesome children
  • My very supportive awesome father

Dec 02, 11:05AM PST | 3 cheers | 0 comments


Juice fast for 6 days
I'm on day 7 today

Two days after Thanksgiving I became worried that I was seeing signs of diabetes. I’ve seen “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” and knew that I needed to reverse any damage I’d done. I also knew that with a soon to be two year old at home that contracting a disease by my eating choices was not on option. I needed to quit my food addiction and juicing was the way I could quit food cold turkey along with maximizing nutrition to give my body some healthy medicine in the way of all those nutrients.

The first four days were easy for me. Of course I was at work and very busy. The next two days I really began to desire food. At first I was worried about my cravings but when I thought about it, I wasn’t craving anything bad. I want warm, chunky vegetarian lentil chili. I want vegetarian polenta enchilada casserole. I want hearty yet vegetarian fall food.

Now that I’m typing this out, I’m thinking that while I’ve never really felt hungry while juicing, I have never felt full either. I think I miss it. It’s a good thing that I’m doing this till day 10 or 15 so I can ponder if I should ever feel that full again. Maybe it’s a good thing.

I will say that the psychological benefits are equally as important as any nutritional ones. I am enjoying the freedom that a break from food allows me to consider my relationship with food. Triggers become apparent when you don’t immediately react anymore with a food dose. Doing the fast also gives me the confidence to know that I am in control of my choices. I have the power to make the right decisions.

Dec 02, 10:58AM PST | 0 comments


Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 53 entries…)
Friday, April 20

Today I am so grateful for:

  • communication skills
  • chocolate covered bananas
  • a daycare I can trust
  • my kindle phone app
  • sleeping through the night

Apr 20, 2012, 07:53AM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments


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