I'm doing 19 things
I’m going to get a haircut once per season. I definitely don’t see the need for more than four haircuts a year, and I think it’s a good idea to look good during each season! Plus, it’s an easy reminder for when to get a haircut. Since my last entry I haven’t had a haircut, but my plan is to get one sometime between the beginning of October and before Thanksgiving so I can get it out of the way before the holidays. So that will be my Fall haircut, then I’ll see when it’s time to get it cut again in the Winter. I won’t be strict about when in each season I should get it done, I just need to do it sometime during each season. If I happen to get a lot cut off as I’m known to do on occasion, and I’m not ready for a haircut at all during the next season, this will be acceptable. It might just mean getting it done sooner rather than later in the next season.
onebaygirl's Life List
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1. be more confident
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2. visit 43 art galleries
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3. Start using my sick days to work on my goals.
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4. Stop being so hard on myself
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5. Paint my bedroom
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6. Stay in shape
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7. travel solo
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8. Reach my current savings goal
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9. take advantage of every opportunity
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10. learn to cook
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11. get over my phobia
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12. simplify my life
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13. Polish my brass bed.
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14. Write a will
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15. make people understand that declawing a cat is a painful unnecessary surgery and there are better ways to deal with cat's scratching
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16. Be my own boss
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17. own my own home
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18. Own a barrister bookcase
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19. Become Financially Independent
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How I did it: I've been wanting to do this for a long time, even before I wrote this goal back in January, 2007, but I put it off because I didn't want to spend the money. I had two pairs of old glasses and was wearing the newer of the two pairs because the prescription was current and they were lighter weight. One night maybe two months ago I went to bed and put the glasses on the night table. During the night I was woken by my cat f… Read how I did it…
How I did it: Part of my regular routine is looking at art, whether it's a musuem's permanent collection, a special exhibition, or a gallery show. Most of the works listed here are works I took note of at these exhibitions. A couple are works I knew of but didn't see in person and I think one is a work I saw while reading an art magazine. I took note of works that stood out to me as my favorites and listed them on my goal with a … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I realized that at times I was drinking more than I should have and felt bad about the consequences of doing so. I keep myself busy with positive things and realize that they are more important than feeling tired and/or hung over from drinking. I realize that I still enjoy drinks feel much better drinking them in moderation. I haven't been wasted since that last entry in December, 2007 where I mentioned the two birthday … Read how I did it…
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I decided not to attempt doing this all in one day, otherwise I’d keep avoiding it. I found some Brasso and polished the footboard. It is shinier than before, and I can see some difference between the headboard and footboard, but it’s not as shiny an stainless as I intend for it to be. There were some really tough stains I couldn’t get out, so another day I will have to try again. I want to polish the headboard before I do that so the footboard doesn’t outshine it too much.
from Ina Garten’s Back to Basics cookbook. This will be the first time I’m making this. It doesn’t sound very basic to me. It calls for 3 tablespoons of Pernod, a French liquour. I had to go to two liquor stores before I found it, and it’s $30 a bottle. I do need these things if I want to cook these gourmet meals though. I looked it up online and it says it brings out the taste of fennel, which this recipe does call for. If I didn’t find the Pernot I was going to make the dish without it, but I’m glad I found it because the other dishes I’ve made from this cookbook have really distinct tastes. I have a feeling it will be so much better with the Pernod.
