I'm doing 13 things
I did some more today
14 months ago
This is an ongoing process. Part of it is maintaining the already-cleaned areas. But the harder part is organizing the parts that have never been cleaned. And I finally did one part of that today.
shwaya's Life List
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1. clean my room
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2. lose 40 pounds
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3. write a book
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4. make a shidduch
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5. have guests for Shabbos
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6. run a 5k
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7. make pickles
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8. do partners in torah
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9. draw a comic strip
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10. hike part of the Appalachian Trail
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11. read Getting Things Done
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12. read The Garden of Emuna
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13. write a cookbook
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: Well I still waste way too much time on the computer but there were a few concrete things that got a lot better. First, I made a commitment that I would only use the computer after the kids were in bed. And if I needed to use the computer before then I'd take the chair away and use the computer standing up so I'd be more likely to just do the one thing I needed and not mess around. The important part to me was that my kids wouldn't see me… Read how I did it…
It made me
full
How I did it: I followed the recipe from The Tightwad Gazette III, by Amy Daczyczyn. You should definitely read the book to get the details as it is too much information to repeat here. Read how I did it…
It made me
grateful 
How I did it: First I read all about giving blood at the Red Cross web site. That was very helpful and I found it that it would be a year before I became eligible. So I waited and, when I became eligible, I used the web site to make an appointment, although at the donation center I went to it looks like you can just walk in.I treated myself to a roast beef sandwich for lunch to get plenty of iron. Then I went to donate. First you read all the informati… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
It worked!
22 months ago
This time I used a candy thermometer and it came out pretty well and was much easier to make. Unfortunately homemade yogurt is lumpier compared with the creamy store-bought stuff so no one really ate it. I would do this again if I can find some recipes to use the yogurt in.
third try
23 months ago
I finally made a decent batch. Still a lot left to learn but getting better each week.
