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want what I have
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meditate daily
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finish my novel
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take a walk everyday
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work because I want to, not because I have to
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sell my book
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learn to swim
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visit paris
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Improve my French
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Learn to play the piano
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Beat my depression
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live longer than my father
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Regularly practice Nia
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take a walk every day
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Clean my office
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clean my basement
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play the flute again
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stop procrastinating
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Eat more fruits and vegetables
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visit the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin
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lose weight
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visit all 50 states
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Learn Spanish
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get and maintain clear skin
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organize my photographs
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Practice Gratitude
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How I did it: I started with a really broad premise and then during October I read Chris Baty's book _No Plot No Problem_ and came up with a very sketchy outline. I also used yWriter software to create empty scenes that I filled in during November. yWriter was like a roadmap once I'd created the scenes. All I had to do was write them up. It wasn't always easy, but it was a ton of fun. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I started with National Novel Writing Month then took other classes and also went to M.F.A. school. None of that is necessary, but it was all really helpful for me. I hadn't understood the components and structure of a book. School helped me with that. Read how I did it…
How I did it: This may sound strange, but I consulted an astrologer who helped me decide when the time was right and which school to attend once I had narrowed the options. Read how I did it…
With the recent stock crash (October 2008), I’m painfully realizing the importance of asset allocation. I’m lucky that I had a good portion of my accounts in cash, but the portion in stocks wouldn’t have tanked so badly if I had allocated them in the types of mutual funds and bonds that were recommended to me for my age group. Listen to the experts. Also, dollar cost averaging has always paid off for me even if I haven’t always done it.
For information on how I did this, please see my entry on writing a book. A memoir was the first book I wrote. I have a second memoir I also want to write, but I’m going to focus on writing a novel for awhile and see how that goes.
I’m still on lithium and risperdal. Might have to be on them forever, but I’m trying some natural alternatives to the SSRI’s. I’m taking 5-HTP (sub-lingual), L-Tyrosine, and DLPA after consulting a naturopathic physician. These ammino acids are putting a dent in my depression and, for today, that’s enough. Please DO NOT go off your meds without your psychiatrist’s assistance, but if you have the option of seeing someone who has knowledge in the use of ammino acids for depression and bipolar disorder, I would do it.
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Baluka wants to grow an avocado plant
Start Cycling
Donate blood
Be nicer to people.
Build a mechquest trainer and build other trainers
Trace my family tree
get a new nickname that everyone calls me instead of my real name
fly up the corporate ladder, skipping steps
Build a bar in my basement
go completely vegan
start jogging
Weph wants to Graduate
pass the ASVAB test
Learn to play the piano
survive on 4-6 hours of sleep per night
make love in a jacuzzi
Go skydiving
Visit Uzbekistan
zen
try new foods
find true love
be more decisive
