Had a lovely talk with my oldest daughter. We’d been playing phone tag for a week. All is going well with her. :-)
nurslaurie09's Life List
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1. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
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2. Post one prayer a day for 30 days so I have a collection that is meaningful for me
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3. Practice serenity this Thanksgiving - accept and enjoy the day as it is, not as I think it SHOULD be
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4. Get a passport
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5. Take Cat and Dave their wedding present
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6. Try a new social activity each month
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7. try a new restaurant every month
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8. respond not react
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9. eat healthier
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10. treat myself better
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11. Plan a garden update
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12. Complete Population Class
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13. Visit my kids over Christmas
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14. pay my bills on time
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15. update my wardrobe
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16. Run a 3k
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17. Have enough money that I don't have to worry about money.
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18. always do my hair and makeup before leaving the house
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19. expose myself to more music, and more diverse music
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20. Donate 100,000 grains of rice through freerice
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21. redecorate my house
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22. deal with my mail when I get it
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23. Finish paying state taxes
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24. learn to enjoy time alone
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25. Read 43 books suggested by 43T members
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26. get 100 geocaches
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27. keep my checkbook balanced
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28. Participate in PostCrossing
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29. keep the bird feeders full
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30. Summarize progress monthly
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31. buy a new bedspread
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32. Complete my MSN
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33. Own a String of Pearls
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34. go on a whale watch
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35. train a hospital visitation dog
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36. see the green flash
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37. see the northern lights
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38. read the paper every day
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39. tour the Masai Mara
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40. Take a cruise.
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41. visit Yellowstone
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42. play the violin again
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43. get new kitchen chairs
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How I did it: Every morning when I woke up, I would recite the short version of the Serenity Prayer:God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen.Doing so helped me feel more peaceful a… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I used to really enjoy trying new recipes. I thought that this goal would be really rewarding. Unfortunately, I am a bit too distracted to channel my creativity here right now. And my kids are in a phase where they want the "tried and true" rather than anything new, so I got very little positive feedback from them. It took me a bit longer than 3 weeks to get this accomplished. But I did have some fun and got to eat… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Had to get rid of an Indian Meal Moth infiltration that came in with bird feeder food and subsequently spread to my dry goods.First, I got rid of all the foods that were, or might be, infiltrated. I was surprised to see cocoons in surprising places, like between folds of paper napkins, and ended up getting rid of them, too.I peeled off all of the old shelf paper, and my son scrubbed the walls and the shelves. We sprayed an ins… Read how I did it…
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Yummy, superficial and true…
If you preregister online at Godiva Chocolates you can get one free chocolate a month. Had my first one…mmmmm…..
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, the truth;
Where there is doubt, the faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

