I'm doing 37 things
November 22nd
5 hours ago
Kona
hanging out
snuggling
with his bear
ahhh-Sunday afternoons.
mrsrad's Life List
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1. Take a photo a day for 365 days, to document
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2. Do a gratitude list on a daily basis
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3. do first things first
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4. draft a will
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5. be a positive source of energy in the lives of people I interact with each day
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6. practice yoga regularly
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7. Lose 10% of my body weight
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8. learn to ride a motorcycle
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9. Create a photo book of my "photo of the day" collection.
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10. Do a better job of managing Kona's seizures
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11. digitalize all the family photos
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12. Take better care of myself
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13. Strengthen my spiritual connection
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14. Lower my blood presure
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15. build my immune system
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16. Start drawing and painting again
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17. practice Reiki more
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18. walk a labyrinth
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19. accentuate the positive
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20. List the movies that I see in 2009
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21. Keep track of all the books I read in 2009
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22. List 43 of my favorite Childhood Memories
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23. explore my geneology
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24. Join the DAR
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25. Change the healthcare system
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26. Learn to play a musical instrument
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27. shred all old documents
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28. Clean out my closet.
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29. wash my windows
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30. clean out the garage
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31. Throw away, donate, or sell EVERYTHING in my house I don't need or don't absolutely love.
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32. organize my books
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33. Keep thinking good thoughts for Sadie
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34. Celebrate The Wonder of 43T Pets
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35. Photograph 43 Dogs
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36. Give Brightthunder lots of love and support during her cancer treatments
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37. take good care of my Mom
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How I did it
It made me
Happy 
How I did it: I started Project 365 (a photo a day) using my point and shoot. While it did a really nice job, there were limitations and I wanted to take it to the next level. I started to do research and talked to some friends. I found I was getting too confused. I had gotten feedback from friends that Canon was the best value. Since its been 30 years since I had a slr, I decided that I would go for the starter level of d… Read how I did it…
It made me
A good daughter
How I did it: I started planning about 4 months ahead of her birthday. At 90 there is not much that one needs, but most relish reliving memories with the people they loved.There were two parts. The first was an all family portrait which took a while to get scheduled. I first tried to narrow down a date for my family and then contacted 7 photographers and provided them with the information about what I wanted to acheive. I narrow… Read how I did it…
It made me 
How I did it: I started an unpublished journal at the start of the trial and referred to that. I also was able to keep the seven steno books full of notes that I took so I could refer to them if necessary. I broke down the trial and subjects and tried to capture as much as I could tolerate at one time. Since I spent 11 weeks on jury duty and couldn't talk about it while the trial was ongoing, the first few weeks … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Thinking of you ahd
13 hours ago
sending you healing and comforting thoughts. I would be happy to send you reiki if you would like.
While this has always been a non-written goal
13 hours ago
Its time to put it on virtual paper. My mom’s cognitive ability has declined rather dramatically in the last six months. I met with my brother and sil this morning to talk about what we need to do. This is so sad. There will be no happy ending here, it will only get worse. So here’s the plan:
1. Meet with mom’s doctor to discuss her memory lapses.Done
2. Take mom for blood tests Done
3. Take mom for memory test appointment on Dec 14th. Mom didn’t want to go to the first appointment we had
4. Talk to mom’s doctor after the memory assessment to determine how significant her cognitive deficits are. hopefully very soon after her test results are in
5. Determine what medical steps can or should be taken
6. Contact local senior center about area resources
7. Update Mom’s durable power of attorney for healthcare
8. Research care facilities in the area.
9. Figure out how to get my mom to stop driving without breaking her spirit.
