I'm doing 29 things
Getting ready for summer!
Walked 1.5 miles yesterday.
May total: 39 miles.
This will be a catch up on work long weekend. I’ve not been using my time as wisely as I might. I need to stop going for the easy distraction.
rosewilder's Life List
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1. Write: my new project!
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2. Work with enthusiasm, dignity, creativity, and joy.
5 entries . 68 cheers1 person -
3. Pursue pleasure and joy.
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4. Healthy food choices: one at a time
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5. Get Tadpole a U.S. certificate of foreign birth.
4 entries . 56 cheers1 person -
6. Respect myself: get a backbone, a thicker skin, stop worrying whether other people like me or what I do, and give 'em hell.
31 entries . 107 cheers1 person -
7. Follow Thoreau's advice; "Go forth boldly in the direction of your dreams; live the life you've imagined."
13 entries . 124 cheers14 people -
8. Help my daughter to become a healthy, happy, self confident, self reliant adult.
60 entries . 95 cheers23 people -
9. Remember and analyze my dreams.
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10. Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I'm grateful.
311 entries . 40 cheers899 people -
11. I want to be kind to myself
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12. Keep my home clean.
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13. Embrace what I'm resisting
1 entry . 27 cheers3 people -
14. Organization! Organize my home, organize my time, organize my life!
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15. Earn my Ph.D. from a good school with a scholarship.
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16. Live frugally, but richly and deliciously.
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17. make 2013 my best year yet
1 entry . 21 cheers36 people -
18. experience 100 new things by the end of December 2013
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19. Return to volunteering.
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20. Convert my "office" into Tadpole's bedroom.
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21. Step out of my comfort zone
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22. Love my loved ones (and write them love letters to tell them so).
2 entries . 13 cheers1 person -
23. Learn how to either knit, embroider, crochet, or cross stitch.
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24. Learn to cook 10 healthy meals
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25. Join or create a Writers' Group/Workshop
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26. Walk 600 miles in 365 days.
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27. Try every fruit and vegetable in the grocery store.
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28. nurture myself
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29. May Bootcamp 2013: Bloom and Grow!
12 team members . 12 entries . 10 cheers49 people
How I did it
It made me
Cute face! 
How I did it: I watched the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead and was inspired by the changes made in the lives of the subjects due to their juice fasts. I borrowed a juicer and stocked up on fruits and veggies. Every day, for 10 days, I prepared and drank about 32-48 ounces of juices from fruits and vegetables. It was good for my wallet and my health, as I had to stop my bad habit of buying food in convenience stores and going out for lunch … Read how I did it…
It made me
I like this face.
How I did it: We had already had her certificate of citizenship, passport, and social security card since she was a baby. But we hadn't re-adopted her, so we didn't have an official English record of her birth or adoption. Luckily, a law just passed about a year ago in NY state, making it much easier to readopt and get a certificate of birth data. We went to family court, filled out a bunch of paperwork, got some of it notarized, and paid a small fee. … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
I was not feeling particularly grateful until I started reading the wonderful entries of the good people on 43things. Now I’m inspired to turn things around with gratitude!
Today, I am grateful for:
1. Comfy blankets.
2. Donut shop coconut mocha coffee.
3. Great sales at CVS yesterday.
4. Not having the hassle I expected over what turned out to be a trivial matter.
5. Making wishes with dandelion seeds- no children around, just me.
6. Appreciating my own whimsical side.
7. A family meal without distractions, with lots of laughs.
Celebrated Frogette’s adoption day anniversary. 10 years ago today I became a mother. What a wonderful journey.
Walked 2.5 miles.
May total: 37.5 miles.
Another great class (with a different group). It is clear that I would like my job more if I spent more time teaching and less time administering. So do I have the courage to follow that path?
