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signora oye vey

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I'm doing 26 things
  

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  2. 1. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
    483 entries . 109 cheers     		897 people
  3. 2. do my morning pages every morning
    22 entries . 103 cheers     		67 people
  4. 3. do first things first
    178 entries . 36 cheers     		114 people
  5. 4. Swedish Successes
    17 entries . 30 cheers     		1 person
  6. 5. be in touch
    35 entries . 52 cheers     		2 people
  7. 6. love wool shamelessly
    17 entries . 40 cheers     		1 person
  8. 7. learn to juggle
    22 entries . 110 cheers     		1,322 people
  9. 8. draw more often, even though drawing really intimidates me
    34 entries . 144 cheers     		6 people
  10. 9. write and read stories for children
    13 entries . 78 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. Complete "The Artist's Way"
    6 team members . 13 entries . 35 cheers     		398 people
  12. 11. Coach
    4 entries . 24 cheers     		26 people
  13. 12. dream wildly
    6 entries . 49 cheers     		1 person
  14. 13. finish reading "Moby Dick"
    2 entries . 35 cheers     		8 people
  15. 14. things to do in Gothenburg: free, cheap, or worth the krona
    3 entries . 16 cheers     		2 people
  16. 15. Make a hula-hoop
    8 entries . 26 cheers     		2 people
  17. 16. write haiku on fridays
    23 entries . 16 cheers     		170 people
  18. 17. memorize
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  19. 18. blog
    7 entries . 12 cheers     		640 people
  20. 19. If I'm going to pay for a gym membership then I damn well better use it
    5 entries . 19 cheers     		1 person
  21. 20. show Pancake the best and worst of California this summer
    6 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. create a beautiful tranquil evening routine
    2 entries . 11 cheers     		12 people
  23. 22. experience 100 new things by the end of December 2013
    21 entries . 9 cheers     		5 people
  24. 23. expand Wikipedia's English article on Castillo Baradello
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		1 person
  25. 24. Figure out iTunes
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  26. 25. track my spending
    41 entries . 12 cheers     		25 people
  27. 26. expand my credential to include Primary
    3 entries . 2 cheers     		1 person

How I did it
How to experience 100 new things by the end of December 2012.
It took me
365 days
It made me
experienced anew

How I did it: I kept my eyes open for new experiences in my life, that's all.  I didn't (usually) seek out an experience simply because it would be something I hadn't done before, but I asked myself on a regular basis if the thing I was engaging in was part of my routine or something I'd done in the past, or something entirely new.  Entirely new experiences were rarer than experiences in the other two categories, but they popped up from time … Read how I did it…

Jan 01, 05:59AM PST | 2 comments | 19 cheers


How to make elephant shaped potholders
It took me
18 months
It made me
inspiration realized

How I did it: I had the idea one day, out of the blue.  And the idea had a long time to grow and develop, because I didn't act on it for a looooooooooooooooong time.I was kinda scared to try to make these, though I'm not sure why.  Part because I'm not so great with a sewing machine, but more - I think - because they existed so perfectly in my imagination and I didn't want my hands to have the chance to screw them up.In the end I just went fo… Read how I did it…

Dec 07, 08:53AM PST | 4 comments | 20 cheers


How to find other 43thingers in my area and connect with them face to face
It took me
2 months
It made me

How I did it: When I made the goal, I started receiving assistance.  Other 43-ers made suggestions of who on this site also lives in Sweden.  Lob was the most obvious candidate.I didn't know Lob so well, but I subscribed to her and started making some Sweden-ish comments on some of her posts.  I don't know if she got the hint I was looking to connect with other 43-ers from my list or if some 43-angel cued her in, but she suggested we mee… Read how I did it…

Dec 02, 10:59PM PST | 3 comments | 5 cheers


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Recent entries
do first things first (read all 178 entries…)
stangnancy, be gone!

Daily

  • Morning routine
  • Eat well & drink plenty of water
  • Exercise
  • House Maintenance
  • Me time
  • Pancake time
  • Evening routine

Leftovers

  • write back to: S, S
  • Follow-up PYP database instructions email
  • Send J’s gift
  • extra hours sheet!

New for Wednesday

  • register WWKIP event / look for others
  • find out an indoor location
  • make the permission form
  • pack at least one box
  • Find more boxes :)
  • Finish C’s shirt

Priorities for the week

  • read something for the CSET, for crying out loud, or else be honest with myself and just take it off this list.

Off the radar

  • wiki translation project (I’m happier ignoring this)

May 21, 11:30AM PDT | 3 cheers | 0 comments


Make a hula-hoop (read all 8 entries…)
did it!

just finished yarnbombing it.

now to take pics …

May 21, 11:26AM PDT | 0 comments


Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful. (read all 483 entries…)
The new kid gratitude

Thanks for the chance to help the new kid, several times throughout the day in fact.

Thanks for the completion of our project in just in time.

Thanks for the excuse to get going on a long-neglected project.

Thanks for A’s successful attitude today, and that I was there to patch things up at a low point.

Thank you for all the unexpected gifts at heave been coming my way lately.

Thanks for progress with my project of turning F&B from colleagues into friends.

May 21, 07:37AM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments


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I want to:

The world wants to...

find the most peaceful place on Earth improve my public speaking skills confused101 wants to Beat my depression get up on time learn to play the harmonica cast a spell on someone. go to the oscars watch southpark Strength train paint my kitchen Learn to cook create a non-profit organization make a collage shoemaker wants to have more self control find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year Sing figure out what clothes suit me and fit me Watch a Joan of Arcadia Episode i want to live in the wild embrace Upgrade my PC Become Financially Independent house ATLfemme wants to meet like minded people dream lucidly bellydance build an online portfolio read 12 books in 2010
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