I'm doing 19 things
Yesterday
3 weeks ago
I mailed in the final proof of the grave marker and, according to estimates, it should be ready in 14 – 18 weeks! :-)
MadameReya, dilettante extraordinaire's Life List
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1. Never Forget the Most Important Lesson I Learned on 9/11/2001
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2. permanently escape from Minnesota winters
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3. memorialize my Great Grandfather, W.J. Ramsden
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4. overcome my fear of flying
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5. Recognize and Accept my Energetic Limitations -
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6. develop "laugh lines," not "frown lines"
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7. revisit south island, nz
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8. create gratitude lists on a regular basis
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9. List 100 things I love about my husband.
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10. random stuff
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11. disclose 43 random THINGS about myself
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12. add entries for each of my 43 Places
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13. keep a photo diary
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14. fix old family photos
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15. Visit a foreign city for every letter of the alphabet
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16. Sponsor an animal a month for a year at Best Friends Animal Society
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17. reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal
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18. Be able to name all 16 of my great great grandparents
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19. celebrate my 9th wedding anniversary
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How I did it
It made me
indifferent 
How I did it: I substituted school for work, and kept going until I was told that I had received enough qualifying credits to graduate. I also tried to suppress anxiety over mounting student loan bills, and a general lack of educational focus. Read how I did it…
It made me
"Hell Yeah!!!" 
How I did it: We have been Obama supporters since shortly after he announced his candidacy. Although we didn't have time to work in the campaign efforts, we voted Obama in our Super Tuesday caucus, planted an Obama sign in our yard, and drove around with Obama auto decorations. : ) Most importantly, we voted Obama on Nov. 4th! :D Read how I did it…
It made me
healthier
How I did it: I lost 130+ pounds the old-fashioned way - eating less, working my tail off, and renegotiating my health-related priorities. Using BMR calculations, I try on MOST days to eat about 1,500 cals to lose, 2,000 to maintain, and 'whatever I want' on certain occasions. ; ) I do not restrict fat or carbs or meat. Although I tend to eat very healthfully, the only real constraint to lose, for me, is calories. Also, most days I try to exercis… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
10 June 2009
3 weeks ago
I made my first blood donation today, and plan to become regular… overall a very good experience, although now I feel a little woozy!
Tomorrow I will go
1 month ago
and finalize Great Grandpa Bill’s grave marker. This feels almost like the end of an odyssey and, although Great Grandpa and Great Grandma are buried in two different cemeteries, I felt it fitting that they should both be commemorated on this stone. Theirs was quite a love story.
