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  2. 1. find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year
    32 entries . 12 cheers     		1,343 people
  3. 2. Post one prayer a day for 30 days so I have a collection that is meaningful for me
    1 entry     		1 person
  4. 3. Practice serenity this Thanksgiving - accept and enjoy the day as it is, not as I think it SHOULD be
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  5. 4. Get a passport
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		1,753 people
  6. 5. Take Cat and Dave their wedding present
    1 entry     		1 person
  7. 6. Try a new social activity each month
    2 entries . 15 cheers     		3 people
  8. 7. try a new restaurant every month
    1 entry . 7 cheers     		10 people
  9. 8. respond not react
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		4 people
  10. 9. eat healthier
    4 cheers     		10,129 people
  11. 10. treat myself better
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		48 people
  12. 11. Plan a garden update
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  13. 12. Complete Population Class
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		1 person
  14. 13. Visit my kids over Christmas
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  15. 14. pay my bills on time
    5 cheers     		325 people
  16. 15. update my wardrobe
    7 cheers     		395 people
  17. 16. Run a 3k
    5 entries . 7 cheers     		5 people
  18. 17. Have enough money that I don't have to worry about money.
    1 entry . 4 cheers     		14 people
  19. 18. always do my hair and makeup before leaving the house
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		20 people
  20. 19. expose myself to more music, and more diverse music
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		23 people
  21. 20. Donate 100,000 grains of rice through freerice
    1 entry . 6 cheers     		6 people
  22. 21. redecorate my house
    4 cheers     		131 people
  23. 22. deal with my mail when I get it
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  24. 23. Finish paying state taxes
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  25. 24. learn to enjoy time alone
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  26. 25. Read 43 books suggested by 43T members
    4 entries . 1 cheer     		1 person
  27. 26. get 100 geocaches
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  28. 27. keep my checkbook balanced
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		24 people
  29. 28. Participate in PostCrossing
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		76 people
  30. 29. keep the bird feeders full
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		2 people
  31. 30. Summarize progress monthly
    2 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. buy a new bedspread
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  33. 32. Complete my MSN
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  34. 33. Own a String of Pearls
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  35. 34. go on a whale watch
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  36. 35. train a hospital visitation dog
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  37. 36. see the green flash
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  38. 37. see the northern lights
    1 cheer     		16,903 people
  39. 38. read the paper every day
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  40. 39. tour the Masai Mara
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  41. 40. Take a cruise.
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  42. 41. visit Yellowstone
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  43. 42. play the violin again
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		148 people
  44. 43. get new kitchen chairs
    1 entry     		2 people

How I did it
How to recite the Serenity Prayer daily for a month
It took me
31 days
It made me
Centered

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…

Nov 22, 04:24PM PST | 0 comments


How to try one new recipe each week for three weeks
It took me
25 days
It made me
satisfied

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…

Nov 18, 06:24PM PST | 0 comments


How to clean out my pantry
It took me
3 days
It made me
feel clean!

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…

Nov 16, 06:53PM PST | 0 comments | 2 cheers


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Recent entries
find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year (read all 32 entries…)
Day 32 7 hours ago

Had a lovely talk with my oldest daughter. We’d been playing phone tag for a week. All is going well with her. :-)

Nov 23, 07:17PM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year (read all 32 entries…)
Day 31 7 hours ago

Yummy, superficial and true…

If you preregister online at Godiva Chocolates you can get one free chocolate a month. Had my first one…mmmmm…..

Nov 23, 07:13PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Post one prayer a day for 30 days so I have a collection that is meaningful for me
#1 The Peace Prayer of St. Francis 7 hours ago

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.

Nov 23, 07:09PM PST | 0 comments


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redecorate my house be inspired help people who are not as fortunate as me find work I'm passionate about Watch an F1 race live take better care of my skin MyNameWasChosen wants to I want to write a book GOTO COLLEGE plan meals write a novel legalize industrial hemp smile at a stranger travel to europe pay off my student loans swim in warm tropical seas Get a PhD get a cat lost_in_a_maze wants to Become a mom Visit Australia teach Drink eight glasses of water each day Learn German fluently learn Russian bring my lunch to work. get more tattoos design a postage stamp take care of others
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