I think it’s two things: Finally getting a job and what would have been her 100th birthday coming up. I have found myself thinking, “I gotta call Mom” about the job. She was so worried about me and so anxious for me to find work. I hate that she died that way. And her birthday is in less than a month. We would have had such a celebration this year had she lived.
razz51's Life List
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1. Make the most of the time I have left with my very old and very sweet dog
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2. live mindfully
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3. Dwell on the good stuff
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4. Make MY health a priority
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5. admit what I really want
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6. Put my house to rights!
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7. keep track of my successes
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8. remember that it is all temporary
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9. Pass on important info to 43 thingers!
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10. Have more fun
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11. Record interesting dreams
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12. Continue making pottery
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13. Rewrite my will
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14. Give Brightthunder lots of love and support during her cancer treatments
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15. send lots of love and good thoughts to Phensy
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16. laugh out loud every day
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17. pay off my debts
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18. Rebuild a professional wardrobe
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19. Get real
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20. Replace my van with something like a Honda Fit
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How I did it: I just went into work, rain or shine and did what was expected of me. The job didn't last and I can't say I'm all that sorry. My boss was incompetent and I never knew what I was supposed to do from one day to the next. I suspect politics was involved as it was a government job. I'm just glad I made some money and it's over now. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I just became aware of my inner scatterbrain. I had to work with who I am, not against it. So I focused on those things that are truly important and just let the rest ride. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I did this as a gift for my daughters last Christmas after my mother died. I gathered all the recipes my mother had sent me over the years and rather than type them up I just photo-copied them. This preserved her recognizable hand and the little comments she would make on each one. I added the recipes I made regularly as my girls were growing up and put in a few new ones. I typed these up. I also added in a couple from my mother-in-la… Read how I did it…
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I got the front porch cleaned up and I got my studio straightened out. Then I started this tile project with 40 women and I have tiles everywhere: in my study, my living room, the kitchen, on the floor, on the furniture, in my studio… I’ll be so glad once this project is over but it will be months. Till then, it’s clay everywhere!
