I'm doing 29 things
for not even attempting a graduate degree. I was too old, too busy, not smart enough, etc, etc, etc. Getting laid off in 2010 was my wakeup call and gave me the kick in the pants I needed. Yes – I’m old enough to be mom to many of my fellow students, but so what. I love being around them and I’m a much better student than I was in my undergraduate days. I had to do extreme pruning on my outside activities – so I’ve been away from 43things. Missed the fun and encouragement I found on here. Hope to be back regularly soon… I’ll be graduating in two months!
purplefibermom's Life List
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1. get a graduate degree
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2. just keep swimming
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3. be more present with the people in my life
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4. Improve our family diet
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5. Plan my day the night before
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6. focus
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7. have more energy
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8. Embrace Gratitude
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9. Renew & revitalize our marriage
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10. do a better job keeping in touch with my far flung family
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11. get rid of unnecessary possessions
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12. spend more time outdoors
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13. make our bedroom a refuge
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14. redecorate my kitchen
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15. clean out the garage
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16. update my address book
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17. make it through the teen years with my sanity intact
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18. Write a will
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19. hide a geocache
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20. 750 words a day
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21. cross 5 things off this list
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22. Double my income
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23. purge the file cabinet
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24. get rid of all credit card and consumer debt
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25. throw a crazy party that becomes an annual event
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26. plant some flowers.
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27. take a kettlebells class
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28. stop dressing like such a schlub
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29. digitize and backup my life
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How I did it
It made me
relieved and excited 
How I did it: Our contract with AT&T has been up since November, but I've been holding out - hoping there might be some changes in pricing. All 3 of our phones had already died, but thanks to various friends - we all had old discards to put our Sim cards in until we upgraded. I seriously looked at switching carriers, but T mobile doesn't work where my son goes to school. I've had Verizon in the past, but knowing that my daughter w… Read how I did it…
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degree in Statistics. Love being back in school and really enjoying stats with the application of technology (much more fun than when I was doing everything by hand back in the dark ages :D )
In a way it will probably be a good thing – I’ve been hating that job for a while now… I was bored, not making much money and tired of my a.h. boss. I was using the recession as an excuse to not find something else.
I’m not going to let myself get too down. I spent a few hours weeping and worrying, then the rest of the day furiously cleaning the house. An evening out with friends really helped. Now I need to look at all of my options and start plotting and planning and actually getting stuff done
