I'm doing 23 things
I’m pinning more than I’m doing and that’s bumming me out. Time to flip the script.
Eleanor's Trousers's Life List
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1. Get a driver's license
1 cheer307 people -
2. ride on a float in a parade
2 entries . 23 cheers6 people -
3. Have a baby
2 cheers6,239 people -
4. Get EU Citizenship
1 entry . 8 cheers272 people -
5. go to a drive in movie
1 cheer181 people -
6. Buy a House
2 entries . 16 cheers14,059 people -
7. Cross Stitch an ABC Sampler
1 person -
8. buy a car
1 cheer3,431 people -
9. visit all 50 states
6 entries . 5 cheers8,960 people -
10. Read the complete works of Shakespeare
2 entries . 20 cheers271 people -
11. go to Greece
1,133 people -
12. Get a literary agent
66 people -
13. organize my spare bedroom
3 people -
14. write a short story.
1,171 people -
15. write a book
31,073 people -
16. Travel outside of the US
54 people -
17. Write one letter a day for one year.
1 person -
18. Save $2,000 to buy an engagement ring. Propose!
1 person -
19. Save $5,000 for wedding.
2 people -
20. Clean the house a little bit every day for 30 days.
1 person -
21. Make 5 of my Pinterest projects.
1 entry1 person -
22. write 30 poems in 30 days
1 person -
23. Read 52 books in 2013
2 cheers9 people
How I did it
It made me
delighted. 
How I did it: I spent a lot of time waiting around for friends to agree on where to go, missed movies I wanted to see because I passively mentioned I wanted to go instead of making a plan, and had to wait four months to try a new bar. But now, all that has changed. If there's something I want to do, i put it in my calendar, invite friends, and even if no one else goes, I do. And it's amazing. Besides, now they are jealous that I am always doing somethi… Read how I did it…
It made me
accomplished
How I did it: Printed out the forms from the website.Filled them out.Got out my checkbook.Had the post office take my photos.Paid for the book and the card version at once.Handed over the forms and the money.Waited less than two weeks.Had a passport (and my birth certificate returned by mail) Read how I did it…
It made me
contented
How I did it: Slept on the pull-out couch at the condo in Cocoa Beach with the curtains wide open and rolled over in time to watch the gorgeous sunrise from bed. After that I rolled out to the patio for coffee and listened to the waves. Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
Knocked a few more off the list- Colorado, Arizona, Missouri! 28 to go!
Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
With BC’s help, and a beautiful weekend, I set this up downstairs in my dining room, which I never use for dining. The desk is a cool old bargain antique and I have a seagrass bulletin board too for ideas and whatnot thanks to BC’s Target shopping skills. All set.
