I'm doing 43 things
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secondmercedes's Life List
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1. become a professional writer
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2. get on the road to recovery
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3. Finish an Ironman
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4. Qualify for the Boston Marathon
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5. be courageous as often as possible
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6. get published
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7. Climb Colorado's Fourteeners
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8. use my passport
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9. Stop saying, "But, what if..."
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10. buy a refurbished mac
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11. live in london
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12. reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal
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13. take another pottery class
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14. read all the books I own
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15. Stop thinking I have to be perfect.
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16. submit my writing
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17. do one thing a day that scares me
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18. STAND UP and FIGHT for Human Rights, Civil Rights, Gay Rights
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19. visit Denali National Park.
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20. visit Big Bend
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21. Share 50 poems, quotes or passages that speak to my heart!
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22. give away all the clothes I never wear
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23. do 100 push ups
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24. be a tough cookie
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25. write morning pages
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26. Kiss under the Eiffel Tower
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27. move forward and let nothing stop me
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28. Complete "The Artist's Way"
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29. try open mic night at the Hideout
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30. blog weekly
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31. finish editing my novel (edit 10 pages per day)
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32. sleep by 10pm every night
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33. write out 3 positive things about myself and 3 positive things about my future as often as I can
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34. Commit myself to continuously take small steps towards improvement.
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35. finish reading all 100 of The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels
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36. Summit Mount Rainier
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37. floss aka "save my life" every single day
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38. NaNoWriMo
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39. Have a baby with a surrogate father who my partner and I care about.
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40. ride on an elephant
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41. grow sprouts
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42. rock climb
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43. Go on a writing retreat
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How I did it
It made me
hehe I love my life! 
How I did it: Well, I simply lived it. And i didn't hesistate with opportunities opened up in front of me. That was a big thing. And October really did turn out for the best ever. My mom's birthday, finding a job to shoot for, the 1/2 Ironman. How could it get better? Oh yea, wait, this month is already that great plus more!! I think the secret is staying positive. and planning out a ton of activities ahead of time and then sticking to them --- for the… Read how I did it…
It made me
THRILLED
How I did it: I decided about a month ago that I would consolidate all of the poems that I had been working on for the past 2 years into a 50+ page book of poetry for the annual Walt Whitman Poetry contest. I started compiling my work into a book. One poem on each page. None of my poems are longer than a page, I am not a fan of long poetry. Not yet. Maybe sometime later because I never say never. So I began consolidating my poems into a book, editing e… Read how I did it…
It made me
in awe - speechless 
How I did it: I trained for over 6 months for this particular race. Since 2006 I have worked on a very strong running base that I have maintained very consistently. I was a swimmer from age 2 and swam competitively for most of my youth so swimming was in the bag. I worked hard on my cycling base for the past 2.5 years...since I first became interested in triathlon. I started with marathons back in 2006 and then I progressed to doing my first triathlon,… Read how I did it…
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For years I've wanted to do this...
3 days ago
Thanks goes to BambooSpirit for having this goal and thereby pushing me to remember and realize this as one of my goals.
I never have went on a trip and devoted it solely to writing. Maybe that is what it would take for me to really focus hard. There was a retreat/fellowship that my partner’s mom turned me on to…but it took a lot of effort to apply. At the time, I did not have the energy to go through the process. Lately, though, I’ve been finding energy to do all kinds of new things…especially when it comes to my writing.
I think that every day I’m realizing how important and central my writing is to me. It is time for me to go on a solo trip and devote it solely to contemplation, editing, writing, meditation, and writing.
I need to think on this more. I need to create this trip all for me. An extended weekend would be good. The important thing is I would need to be by myself. That is hard for me, but I have always known that the hardest things are the ones that end up being the most worth it in the end…
980 to go today
3 days ago
I’m on a roll. I’m introducing a new character today that is going to create a lot of drama for my current, existing female character. Read: drama=excitement. And more words. I like more words.
Let’s keep writing like it’s our JOB!!!
