I'm doing 22 things
1. Move stuff out of toy room and paint for girls’ room; clean carpet
2. Move girls’ stuff into new room; clean rug
3. Organize girls’ closet
4. Paint nursery
5. Recover rocking chair
6. Make crib skirt
7. Make crib sheets
8. Buy or recover boppy
9. Make mobile
10. Paint crib
11. Paint changing table
12. Make superhero pillow
13. Quilt?
14. Curtains
sharonchase's Life List
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1. Write a to-do list for today
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2. floss daily
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3. Read the Bible the whole way through
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4. Read the Bible and pray daily
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5. lose 50 pounds
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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. have a 3 month emergency fund
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10. read all of Jane Austen's novels
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11. Read "Mere Christianity"
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12. Read "To Own a Dragon"
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13. read the Fountainhead
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14. Do the Couch to 5k running plan
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15. Write a Letter to my Grandparents once a month
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16. be on Jeopardy!
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17. Stop drinking soda (again)
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18. Finish my cross-stitch
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19. Run a 5k race
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20. read 100 books in 2011
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21. read 50 books in 2013
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22. Finish the nursery
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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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Recent entries
Busy day! Not anticipating all of this, but I need to declutter my mind to make any sense.
1. Unpack from Christmas trip
2. Finishing washing blankets/shirt from trip
3. Go through new toys- donate and keep piles
4. Take down Christmas tree and decorations
5. Take down lights
6. Decide on new budget plan with D
7. Get rid of 5 things
8. Meal plan for week
9. Make bed
First, I need to figure out the exact balances after Christmas and start budgeting. Looking at YNAB or Mvelopes to budget, but I definitely need something to keep up with it.
