I'm doing 34 things
An editor at my magazine quit and I took over her work in addition to my own for a couple months while we searched for another editor. We hired someone, but she has never worked in magazines before (a mid-life career change), and I’m finding myself still working too much and taking on too much. So, I’d like to streamline that and delegate better.
sgc's Life List
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1. travel more
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2. get a masters degree
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3. travel to all seven continents
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4. make a difference
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5. Write more
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6. learn pottery
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7. Finish what I start
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8. get in shape
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9. learn to speak another language fluently
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10. Learn to surf
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11. go out on "date nights" with my spouse on a regular basis
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12. live more lightly and focus less on having things
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13. Floss Every Day
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14. read all the books I own
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15. save more money
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16. sew a dress
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17. Skydive
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18. join Mensa
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19. be a better person
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20. expand my vocabulary
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21. write a book
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22. be more computer proficient
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23. learn to play guitar
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24. visit all 50 states
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25. find myself
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26. learn to knit more than just scarves
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27. scrapbook my photos
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28. learn photoshop
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29. stop saying "like"
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30. volunteer
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31. make a smaller ecological footprint
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32. listen better
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33. Grow a vegetable garden
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34. Stop being friends with emotionally draining people
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How I did it
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How I did it: We were recommended to an agent by friends and started looking at houses with her after our initial meeting.In California, you can bid on more than one house at a time, so we bid on every house we liked because the housing market is very competitive in LA.We bought our house as a short sale, and it took four and a half months from bid to keys in hand. Read how I did it…
It made me
Pleased.
How I did it: I started slow, setting an overall weekly cardio goal (3 hours) and number of strength workouts (2). I brought my lunch to work on a daily basis, with an extra piece of fruit (in case I got hungry in the afternoon). I also made sure the cardio I was doing included hiking, which I really enjoy. Read how I did it…
It made me
Pleased.
How I did it: I got a nasty case of tonsilitis and decided as long as I was sick and not smoking, I might as well not start back up when I was well again. It was (and is) challenging for a couple reasons: one of my best coworkers smokes and we used to take our breaks together -- the only time I'm away from my desk during the day -- and earlier this year, my husband started smoking after having quit seven years ago! So I'm around it a lot.I've had a few… Read how I did it…
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I picked a pattern, cut out the fabric, started sewing and just kinda crapped out. My work life has been crazy and when I have had free time, I’ve opted to clean or mow my lawn or the other, menial tasks of life. So this is a reminder for me to finish this.
That’s three better than 2009. Same goal in 2011, but I’m already behind, and I doubt I’ll catch up. (50-60 hours of work a week isn’t really leaving me much mental capacity to dedicate to books.)
