I'm doing 43 things
When someone asked me to remember the last time I was truly, happy, and stress free (as in happy individually.. not including having my daughter of course).
The happiest memory I really had was while I was living in the UK, I travelled to France by myself. I thought about giving away my plane tickets because my boyfriend and I had split up, and It didn’t cross my mind to travel alone on holiday. After my sister in the US convinced me to go by myself… I left London and headed for Paris..solo.
The memory that brings me so my individualistic/private happiness was during my forced extended stay in Nice (American credit card issues.. another story).
I sat on the boardwalk, under one of those white valances you see in postcards, with my feet up, writing in my journal.
Families scurried or strolled past me, some very burgeios, some thoughtful, some a bit chaotic and oblivious to their surroundings.
I stared out into the Mediterranean, watching someone throw a stick for this dog. The dog was playing in the turquoise warm sea water for at least 1 1/2 hours.
All I could think was this dog didn’t have a clue as to how lucky she was.
savagesoup's Life List
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1. Have a book published
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2. Keep my keeper in an everlasting healthy relationship, (i.e. strong marriage)
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3. go back to Nice
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4. Volunteer at least once a month for Gwennie's kindergarden
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5. reduce my carbon footprint
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6. build muscle mass
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7. successfully launch a company
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8. pay back everyone from my "rough patch"
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9. Rent out my house & rent a larger home with Mike by summer 2010
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10. learn how to sew well
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11. get back to & maintain the weight I was when I was 17 : ) (lose 25 lbs)
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12. decorate my dream house with no limitations
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13. be at the hospital when my grandchildren are born
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14. take my daughter and future child to live overseas
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15. visit Cambodia
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16. Get better at piano (make my grandma proud)
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17. make my dad proud of me again, ten fold
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18. hang out with Jason Mraz
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19. stop being so wishy washy
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20. have impeccable follow through
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21. buy a mini cooper
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22. take voice lessons
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23. never think debt, and only prosperity
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24. Kick ass at my new job
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25. Start Biking
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26. master my jumps, snowboarding
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27. Have beautiful pictures in beautiful frames...everywhere
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28. find a church that matches my views
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29. be able to get up early without a problem, consistently
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30. have two homes
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31. move away from Portland again
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32. move back to Portland again
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33. have an amazingly organized closet!
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34. take mini retirements through out my life
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35. age like a fine wine : )
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36. celebrate my 30th birthday (2010!) in Sonoma Valley
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37. become fluent in either French or Spanish
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38. Show Mike around London
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39. Live in or near South America
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40. maintain low stress levels
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41. Have one more child
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42. Dance competitively
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43. Make over 75k + this year (avg)
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How I did it: I started out in student government in college. I spoke first for small groups, and then began lobbying at the state and federal level. When I gained confidence doing this in small groups, I began volunteering to speak at large events, for things that weren't stressful for me. Fun events were the best to start with. Later in the professional world I began to volunteer to train people one on one, later small groups and eventually assisting… Read how I did it…
I really do have visions of what I want my living room to look like. I can picture it in various angles, re arranged, or even different sizes.
I want lots of lighting/depth, creams and white. Thick white throw rugs, White tables and shelving. White lamps, with soft bulbs. Creme throws. Cascading white lights from various corners/walls. Everywhere. I like the idea of splashing some color in it every once in awhile, and rest of the time just keeping in very minimal white/creme.
It’s been a bit harder to do in my current house, because I wasn’t sure if I was going to sell, or be able to keep it. Additionally I need a new white/creme colored couch, preferrably with a chaise.
Soooo this is one of my first visions of decorating
