sometimesdee




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sometimesdee's Life List

  1. 1. be happy with myself
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  2. 2. bike to work
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    209 people
  3. 3. To live instead of exist
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  4. 4. Finish reading the Bible
    117 people
  5. 5. Do NaNoWriMo
    606 people
  6. 6. Make new friends
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  7. 7. exercise regularly
    10,504 people
  8. 8. buy a vespa
    343 people
  9. 9. Floss Every Day
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  10. 10. learn how to drive stick-shift
    4,455 people
  11. 11. Improve my social skills
    162 people
  12. 12. Become Financially Independent
    5,405 people
  13. 13. have better self-discipline
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  14. 14. learn as many languages as possible
    144 people
  15. 15. travel all over the world
    567 people
  16. 16. manage my time better
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  17. 17. be a contestant on Jeopardy!
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How I did it
How to plan my wedding...
It took me
12 months
It made me
stressed


Recent entries
Bike to work (read all 2 entries…)
Change in circumstances 9 months ago

I not only have a job again, it is very much within biking distance, though I haven’t done it yet. It’s about a 20-minute walk and less than 10 minutes on the bus. The only problem is making sure the bike doesn’t disappear when I’m in the office



get married for $5000 or less
Not as easy as it may seem. 3 years ago

Supposedly, the average cost for a wedding in my area is close to $30,000. That’s a crapload of money. Even if I did have $30k, I’d rather spend $5k on the wedding and use the rest as a down payment on a home.

I think I may be able to pull it off (+/- $1000). My mom’s a deacon, so we can use her church for the ceremony and reception for “no charge” (except for a donation to the church). She also offered to bake the cake (she’s already done so for her friend’s daughters; she just needs to enlist her friend to do the icing). I’ve been eyeing some $500 dresses at David’s Bridal, but I could get a $150 dress from Lane Bryant instead. Flowers? We may go artificial (won’t trigger my allergies) for the centerpieces and altar flowers (still want real ones for the bouquets/corsages). Michael’s (fabric store) will arrange them for free if we buy them there. My old neighbor owns a printing company, so we can probably get a decent deal on the invitations. The biggest budget-breakers will most likely be the photography and the food. Once I meet with the pastor and set a date, we’ll start looking into those.



see the Daily Show live
Untitled 3 years ago

I requested tickets back in May, and I’m supposed to go on Wednesday 7/26. I’m kinda worried about how early I should get there. The email said that the doors open at 4:45, and suggested that you arrive 1 to 1 1/2 hours early. But, they also say that there’s no guarantee you’ll actually get in. Is 3:00 too late or too early? I dunno why I’m freaking so much about it, at least I’m a local. (Also wondering who the guest will be…)



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