I teach school, so every summer, I find myself re-evaluating, making more time for things I love, and spending more time with my husband who also teaches. Then school starts back up again, and it’s a job that always comes home with you—often in the form of actual work. So, I find that I have less time for everything else. That makes my personal relationships suffer as well as anything that I find enjoyable. I guess I should feel grateful that I have time off each year, and I do, but I just can’t seem to do my job well without allowing it to take over nearly every waking hour of my life!
mrsfarley's Life List
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1. go back to following the CHAOS (can't have anyone over syndrome) organization plan by the SLOB sisters!
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2. Learn to speak Spanish
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3. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
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4. entertain more
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5. pray every day
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6. meditate daily
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7. act in a play or movie
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8. buy an old farmhouse and keep goats, chickens and ducks
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9. read the classics
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10. learn german
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11. get in great shape
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12. read the whole Bible
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13. re-learn how to play the piano
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14. be a good singer
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15. Be there for my sister.
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16. Write a good book
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17. be more organized
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18. go to church regularly
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19. go to an opera
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20. cook more often
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21. Grow in Christ
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22. confront racism
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23. control my anger
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24. lose the weight i need to lose and keep it off
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25. sleep less and live more
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26. Make a scrapbook
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27. add on to my house
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28. Learn to knit
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29. be a better teacher
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30. make a film
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31. Swim with dolphins
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32. remodel my kitchen
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33. start a blog
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34. ride my bike more often
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35. Lose 15 lbs
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Recent entries
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15 months ago
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15 months ago
My husband and I have committed to going to the gym 4 nights a week at 9:00 p.m. We live two blocks from the gym, so we can walk. We only spend half an hour, but it works well—not to difficult to fit in. Plus it tears us away from the TV and gives us some time together doing something good for ourselves.
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15 months ago
This is truly never done, but I reach walls and then sometimes get over them with new information. I’ve also visited hometowns and graveyards. It’s nice to know where you come from, and it adds to my love of history.
