I'm doing 43 things
Oops!
1 day ago
I really need to get more organized. Today I realized that both my passport and a trade industry ID card both expired last week. I filled out the paperwork but can’t send either in without new photos.
Sandi's Life List
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1. cook more local and seasonal food
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2. make 43 frozen desserts
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3. make 43 different smoothies & fruit drinks
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4. make 43 different sandwiches & wraps
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5. make my own pizza
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6. go to 43 different Farmers' Markets
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7. learn how to make dim sum
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8. be more green
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9. get rid of 1001 things
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10. get organized
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11. create a paperless home office
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12. find 43 ways to decrease monthly expenses
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13. take 43 photos of 43 places within 43 minutes of where I live
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14. take 43 photos of Novelty Architecture
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15. take 43 photos of people with a message
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16. Take 43 photos of Los Angeles
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17. replace the light fixtures in the hall.
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18. get the popcorn off my ceiling
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19. paint the bathroom
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20. reupholster my dining room chairs
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21. finish 43 home improvement projects
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22. take 43 photos of dogs
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23. make 43 quick weeknight dinners
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24. get my flowerbeds done
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25. visit 43 landmarks and tourist spots
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26. visit 43 places that are off the beaten path
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27. learn 43 new household skills
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28. replace the windows on our house
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29. finish all the un-finished projects I've started
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30. get rid of 43 books through PaperBackSwap
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31. clean out the garage
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32. get my house painted
1 entry . 11 cheers7 people -
33. make 5 quilts for project linus
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34. be a recipe tester for Cook's Illustrated
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35. buy a tripod
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36. visit all 50 states
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37. stop grinding my teeth
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38. move to Long Beach
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39. cleansweep my life
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40. learn to trust
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41. downsize
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42. buy 43 things from my wish list
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43. live life to the fullest
57 cheers1,415 people
Recent entries
42. Food Habits
2 days ago
In the past we wasted quite a bit of food each week. We’ve made a few changes and realized that it’s really helping our food budget because we don’t need to buy some items as frequently.
Cheese: We still buy the same brand of cheeses but now grate and freeze about 2/3 of a loaf of cheese or wedge of Parmesan as soon as we open a new package.
Breads: My husband loves bread more than I do and always wants an assortment of bread each week. We still buy the variety but freeze part of it right away or use it to make bread crumbs or croutons.
Produce: Instead of shopping weekly for fruits and vegetables, we buy them every few days and no longer throwing as many away. If we have more fruit than we are going to eat, I often freeze them to use for smoothies.
Desserts: I bake for the weekly family gathering and usually make two or three different desserts so I don’t have to avoid certain ingredients like chocolate, nuts or coconut. The variety was good, but usually had a lot of leftovers most of the time. I started baking two smaller desserts instead of full size and freezing one for later. We no longer need as many baking ingredients as we did when served full size desserts.
Leftovers: We are making more of an effort to eat leftovers before they get lost in the back of the refrigerator.
It really wasn’t that difficult for us to make these changes once we realized how much food was being wasted.
12. Fix cabinet drawers
5 days ago
The cabinets in my garage are always coming apart and another project that takes my husband a while to get around to fixing.
It was a fairly easy project for me to do and just waiting for the glue to dry before I can put them back.
