I'm doing 27 things
I forgot that I still had this goal on here. I shouldn’t be surprised, since my husband’s current job has never been one he loves. He still has the job, but the situation seems to be growing more frustrating.
I helped him apply to 2 or 3 jobs last week, and I’d like to pick up that pace a bit more, if there are jobs out there that are interesting to him, anyway.
oemal's Life List
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1. review progress on my 2012 resolutions monthly
1 entry . 1 cheer2 people -
2. soar, don't skate
2 entries . 2 cheers1 person -
3. get out of my funk
7 entries . 9 cheers2 people -
4. use up my greeting cards before buying more
19 entries . 22 cheers2 people -
5. become an adjunct professor
5 entries . 5 cheers3 people -
6. rid my house of cat fur
10 entries . 15 cheers1 person -
7. read every book I own
7 entries . 22 cheers2,138 people -
8. stop using plastic bags
4 entries . 17 cheers93 people -
9. do yoga, since I apparently have a yoga mat
5 entries . 15 cheers1 person -
10. Get a PhD
1 entry . 9 cheers2,962 people -
11. install a sprinkler system
3 entries . 1 cheer5 people -
12. have a nice yard
3 entries . 6 cheers9 people -
13. get back into photography
5 entries . 31 cheers129 people -
14. help my husband find a job he loves
8 entries . 24 cheers3 people -
15. toilet train my cats
1 entry . 8 cheers17 people -
16. go indoor skydiving
13 cheers50 people -
17. make a tintype
1 entry . 3 cheers1 person -
18. read the Bible
1 entry . 13 cheers3,706 people -
19. learn to read German
2 entries . 9 cheers28 people -
20. visit the Spiral Jetty
3 cheers7 people -
21. participate in a Crystal Cave cleanup weekend
1 entry . 6 cheers1 person -
22. see a bald eagle in the wild
2 entries . 13 cheers4 people -
23. take a volunteer vacation
1 entry . 8 cheers43 people -
24. see the Rolling Stones
1 entry . 5 cheers28 people -
25. see my favorite band play in New York
1 entry . 5 cheers1 person -
26. go up the down escalator and down the up
2 entries . 13 cheers15 people -
27. donate 10 gallons of blood
7 people
How I did it
It made me
amazed 
How I did it: We celebrated my completion of grad school by going to the Grand Canyon. We drove in from SoCal and stayed outside of the park in Tusayan because rooms there are cheaper. It's a short drive into the park, and even in the snow that's there now, we found plenty to do along the rim. We also took an overnight mule ride to the bottom of the canyon, where we stayed at Phantom Ranch and rode back up the next day. Going to… Read how I did it…
It made me
happy 
How I did it: I committed to drinking my tea, and brought in teas to work and kept my tea kettle out to remind me to drink tea at home. I took breaks when I burned out, and avoided most hot tea in our hot summers, but slowly but surely progress happened.Best of all, most of my tea was gifts from friends or souvenirs from my travels, so when I had my tea I remembered the circumstances in which I received the tea with fondness. Read how I did it…
It made me
unimpressed 
How I did it: I went into a Bare Minerals store at a large mall near me and started talking to one of the sales people. I raised some concerns I had about reactions to the product, and he invited me to try it out. About twenty minutes later, the demo was done and although I liked how my skin looked, I did not like how it feels or smells. The products he showed me cost about $100 total, so if I ever decide to take the plunge I'll know … Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Since committing to this goal, I’ve really improved quite a bit. Rarely do I end up throwing out leftover uneaten, now, and have gotten a lot better at bringing leftovers to work for lunch. And maybe this is more of a testament to my improved cooking skills, but I actually look forward to leftovers most lunches/evenings I have them. (OK, maybe it’s more an exhaustion thing…too.)
My husband has gotten a little better with leftovers, too, although isn’t as good about it as me. It’s nice that we’ve been developing the habit as a family, though.
I’m going to mark this goal done. I don’t think I’m going back to my old bad habits.
We went to the races today. I won $20 on a couple of bucks, betting on an exacta, and it was kind of cool to watch the race…and hear people around us preach like they knew things about the horses.
We might go again now and then, but either way, I’m glad I finally went!
