I'm doing 38 things
25. Star Trek: Countdown
1 month ago
Excellent prequel to the movie, and a good story in it’s own right with just a few plot holes. A great Mother’s Day present from my hubby.
sharonchase's Life List
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1. Write a to-do list for today
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2. Read the Bible the whole way through
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3. Read the Bible and pray daily
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4. Get back to my pre pregnancy weight
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5. Exercise four times a week in 2009
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6. get out of debt
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7. pay off credit cards
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8. save $2000
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9. floss daily
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10. read all of Jane Austen's novels
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11. Read 50 books in 2009.
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12. Read 25 books pertaining to ministry or spiritual matters in 2009
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13. Read "Velvet Elvis"
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14. Read "Mere Christianity"
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15. Read "To Own a Dragon"
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16. Do the Couch to 5k running plan
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17. get my masters in library science
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18. Write a Letter to my Grandparents once a month
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19. Learn to knit
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20. pay for the person behind me
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21. Practice Yoga
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22. visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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23. read the Fountainhead
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24. be on Jeopardy!
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25. learn to sew
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26. Go somewhere fun for my anniversary
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27. give one new Kiva loan per month for a year
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28. have a 3 month emergency fund
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29. get another tattoo
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30. have another baby
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31. read all the books I own
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32. donate 43 trees to answer4earth.com
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33. Stop drinking soda (again)
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34. Print off photos from Snapfish
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35. Cross-stitch Dave's stocking by December 2009
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36. Make a photo album
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37. Finish my cross-stitch
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38. Sew an apron
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How I did it
It made me
thankful. 
How I did it: We definitely benefited from having insurance and our own health saving account, which we fund with approximately $1,000 each year. After insurance, we ended up paying $1,400 to our clinic, $300 to the anesthesiologist, and $30 to the neonatalogist. We owed the hospital $1,700, but applied for financial aid and received a 75% reduction. We arranged payments and were able to pay this off in three months. Read how I did it…
It made me
more literate
How I did it: It's pretty self-explanatory. I read! I tried to keep on a good pace (about two books a week) and switch between "fluffy" books and classic tomes to keep my interest piqued. I read a great deal of post-apocalyptic fiction as it is my favorite genre. Read how I did it…
It made me
frugal.
How I did it: Every year at college, I'd dumpster dive on move-out day. People would throw out the greatest things (couches, rugs, microwaves, TVs, books, rugs, futons, lamps, new hygiene products, food, etc.) just because they were too lazy to transport them home. Well, now they've found a new home with me! Not to mention, there was a great pizza joint in town that would set out a dozen or so extra pizzas after closing. Their overproduction was my col… Read how I did it…
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23. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Sophie Kinsella)
2 months ago
A sequel that wasn’t quite up-to-par with the original.
