mforbes321

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


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.



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


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