I'm doing 25 things
100 things that make me happy!
2 weeks ago
I saw this as a goal that others did, and thought it was an awesome idea. Intend to start a list at home and see how it develops
ndanna's Life List
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1. Give myself time to think about 43 things I want to accomplish
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2. rent a cabin for a week on the coast of Maine
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3. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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4. cruise to Hawaii
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5. Watch my daughters graduate from college
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6. take a yoga class
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7. send a secret to Postsecret
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8. see a baby being born
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9. start lifting weights
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10. Read the Bible, all of it.
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11. be a size 8
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12. see the northern lights
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13. convert my porch into a three season room
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14. Give up my list fetish
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15. Read all of my Stephen King book collection
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16. Get my PhD
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17. Get a manicure
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18. get a tatoo
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19. Meet a good man
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20. Make over my yard
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21. Plan a summer vacation
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22. Make-Over my kitchen
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23. Maintain my Weight loss
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24. Make a move on the single man I admire
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25. Visit the house I grew up in
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How I did it
It made me
Worthwhile 
How I did it: First step was to buy a couple of nice, cedar chests. After the chests arrived, it was just a matter of sorting and packing the chests with their "memories". Read how I did it…
It made me
Awesome!
How I did it: In January 09 I got a email newsletter from my AAA agent. It was featuring Alaskan cruises and spoke of discounts (since the economy was so poor). I called my sister for moral support, and she told me to check it out. I called an AAA agent, who turned out to be incredible. Long story short, in July 09 my two daughters, sister, and I went on a 10 day Alaskan cruise. It was phenomenal! Definitely worth th… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: This goal followed on the tail of my goal of paying off the house. After the house was paid off, I collected the funds that would have gone toward that payment for the next two months. I used that to pay for the TV. This way it didn't feel like I was spending an additional chunk of money, b/c in the past the money would have gone to house payment. It was also a way to celebrate the end of the home loan. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
In process
2 weeks ago
In September I made a down-payment on converting my porch into a sunroom. Expected installation date: Feb 2010.
Lists are good...
11 months ago
but being too reliant upon lists can cause a person to focus only on accommplishing the list of to-do’s and allow life to pass them by in the process. I know I need lists in my life to keep me organized, but I feel like currently those lists become my day’s agenda. I can’t remember the last time I woke up in the morning and decided to go to the mall – just for windowshopping.
