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sierrak

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  2. 1. Lose 25 Pounds
    35 entries . 60 cheers     		1,454 people
  3. 2. Do the Couch to 5k running plan
    16 entries . 65 cheers     		312 people
  4. 3. Be able to name all 16 of my great great grandparents
    5 entries . 17 cheers     		10 people
  5. 4. Knit for Charity
    10 entries . 61 cheers     		39 people
  6. 5. There's something I wanted to say...
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		5 people
  7. 6. picnic
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		11 people
  8. 7. Make 43 Offers on Freecycle
    34 entries . 15 cheers     		4 people
  9. 8. Run a 5k race
    1 entry . 29 cheers     		169 people
  10. 9. Get New Curtains for My Study
    4 entries . 34 cheers     		1 person
  11. 10. learn Fair Isle knitting
    3 entries . 29 cheers     		12 people
  12. 11. Do First Things First
    6 entries . 26 cheers     		94 people
  13. 12. list three things every day that made me happy
    272 entries . 27 cheers     		384 people
  14. 13. Do the 2009 TBR challenge
    5 entries . 6 cheers     		15 people
  15. 14. spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering
    12 entries . 49 cheers     		169 people
  16. 15. complete the tkga master knitter hand knitting program, level 1
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		14 people
  17. 16. make a batch of Michelle Obama's Shortbread Cookies
    15 cheers     		5 people
  18. 17. do 50 push ups
    12 entries . 12 cheers     		27 people
  19. 18. Read "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"
    27 cheers     		155 people
  20. 19. Lose 40 pounds and keep it off
    4 entries . 36 cheers     		84 people
  21. 20. play golf again.
    2 entries . 17 cheers     		6 people
  22. 21. Read all 5 volumes of "The Belgariad"
    2 entries . 10 cheers     		1 person
  23. 22. make a list of 43 things i know very little about, and then learn at least 3 things about each of them
    2 entries . 18 cheers     		50 people
  24. 23. 'cleansweep' my life up to 100% (http://betterme.org/cleansweep.html)
    3 entries . 21 cheers     		115 people
  25. 24. Win a chess game
    1 entry . 40 cheers     		19 people
  26. 25. Update my Wardrobe
    3 cheers     		392 people
  27. 26. embroider a set of dish towels
    1 entry . 23 cheers     		7 people
  28. 27. Attend 6 Performing Events in 2009
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		1 person
  29. 28. identify 43 Birds
    3 entries . 17 cheers     		1 person
  30. 29. Exercise 4 Times Per Week
    3 cheers     		19 people
  31. 30. Visit 43 local yarn shops, even though this will sabotage my yarn diet
    6 entries . 8 cheers     		2 people
  32. 31. Knit Up 100 Balls of Yarn in 2009
    7 entries . 9 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. Help my friend whose husband committed suicide
    1 entry . 54 cheers     		1 person
  34. 33. live aloha-every day!
    1 entry . 26 cheers     		2 people
  35. 34. Knit the "Tree of Life Afghan"
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		5 people
  36. 35. Knit warm cozy washable wool socks for the poor/homeless in my community
    24 cheers     		4 people
  37. 36. Visit one-hundred museums
    8 entries . 30 cheers     		8 people
  38. 37. do more geocaching
    23 cheers     		59 people
  39. 38. Consistently Walk 10,000 Steps Per Day
    3 entries . 19 cheers     		1 person
  40. 39. Take 43 Internet quizzes
    6 entries . 7 cheers     		76 people
  41. 40. be the difference/change that I want to see
    4 entries . 21 cheers     		5 people
  42. 41. say 'hi' to at least one stranger each day
    1 entry . 41 cheers     		228 people
  43. 42. see the Northern Lights
    26 cheers     		16,847 people

How I did it
How to read 50 books in 2009.
It took me
9 months
It made me
Entertained

How I did it: This year, I focused more on reading  whole series of books, which made achieving this goal really fly!  I read the first seven mysteries in Cleo Coyle's "Coffee House" Mystery series, and I also started reading the Harry Potter series from beginning to end.  This year, I made a point to read each month's book chosen my my book club.  I also read a lot of books about China, thanks to suggestions from my friend living i… Read how I did it…

Sep 13, 07:31AM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers


How to paint my bathroom
It took me
2 weeks
It made me
Happy to be done!

How I did it: As mentioned by others, this job took way longer than I originally thought that it would.  It turned out that there were about four steps, and there was drying time between each step.  First I had to remove the old wallpaper, and scrub the wall.  Then, since the wallpaper had originally been put on only the top half of the room, the texture on the top and the bottom didn't match, so it had to be textured.  Then I put u… Read how I did it…

Aug 31, 02:51PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


How to collect the fifty American state quarters
It took me
2 years
It made me
historically happy

How I did it: I didn't actively start this goal until December 2006, when I received a 50 state quarters album for Christmas.  So when I started, about 30 of the quarters had already been issued,.Mostly, I looked through my change and got my family members to check their change as well.  Early on in the collection process, we took a trip to Las Vegas that was really helpful in finding a lot of quarters.Looking at the album now is fun, interes… Read how I did it…

Jul 20, 07:56PM PDT | 0 comments | 4 cheers


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Recent entries
list three things every day that made me happy (read all 272 entries…)
Thursday, November 5 1 day ago
  • I had my follow-up visit with my surgeon and everything is going great! (I knew that already, but good to get a professional confirmation!) Also, she had received the second pathology test (the one that had to go to California) and while I didn’t score as low as I would have liked, my results came out as “Intermediate Risk” for recurrence without chemotherapy. THe number was low enough that I feel comfortable passing on the chemo, because it seems that the side effects of chemotherapy would outweigh any possible risk reduction.
  • Figures out how to knot my sock on two circular needles instead of four double points. I’ve tried almost every way there is to knit socks, and I think I’m going to like this way a lot!
  • Tried some new wine (to celebrate my fairly good new on the pathology front) and it was yummy! It’s a pinot noir from Brandborg Cellars, which just happens to be where my daughter’s new boyfriend works. Which is of course, why I bought it. First wine I’ve had from Oregon, I believe. Good stuff.

Nov 06, 08:42AM PST | 5 cheers | 2 comments


Read 50 books in 2009. (read all 62 entries…)
62. "Framed in Lace" by Monica Ferris 2 days ago

Second mystery in Monica Ferris’ Needlecraft Mystery series. I liked this one better than the first. Ferris does a good job developing her characters and they are quite likable. I’m happy to find another good series….it’s a long one!

FinishedL November 5, 2009

Nov 05, 03:52PM PST | 0 comments


list three things every day that made me happy (read all 272 entries…)
Wednesday, November 4 2 days ago
  • We took a two-mile walk with the dog. I’m feeling almost back to a regular amount of energy, which makes me really happy.
  • Attended a Bible study which some old friends invited me to. It was really a nice group. Next step: I think I’m going to go to a service at their church, which is a big step for me. But sounds like the church might be just what I am looking for philosophically.
  • Cute cats! My friend A (who had last night’s meeting) has four cats. They are so friendly and soft….can’t have a cat here any more due to The Boy’s Really Big Allergy to them.

Nov 05, 08:19AM PST | 3 cheers | 4 comments


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