this should be marked done. The room does look pretty cute, all pink, cleaned up, organized, nice bedding. The baby (who is now 2) has been sleeping in there a couple months. The curtain rod I have is too short, so I’m trying to drum up a way to fix that for the valance, but the window has blinds. I still want to paint a tree and put the bench in there, but those might be better as individual goals, since they are each projects in themselves. I’m checking this off as done.
space0cadet's Life List
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1. paint a tree in pink room with fabric birds
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2. paint bench white and sew a cushion for it
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3. Finish reading Oliver Twist with the big kids
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4. practice at least one instrument every day
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5. send more snail mail
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6. read Vanity Fair
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7. Maintain my long distance friendships better
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8. Learn to play the guitar
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9. go to bed on time
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10. use my planner
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11. try 43 new recipes
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12. exercise regularly
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13. be mostly on time for a month
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14. run a 5k
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15. read scriptures daily
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16. play in a TubaChristmas
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17. plan & shop my menus a week at a time
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18. learn spanish
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19. don't let us run out of bread
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20. combat SAD this winter
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21. go on dates with my spouse every week at least
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22. stop grinding my teeth
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23. go to europe
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24. finish my degree
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25. take photos with my new camera every day until I am very familiar with it
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26. blog again
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27. That story I keep telling myself in my head, start writing it
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28. And if I'm not writing that story, at least write something. Every day.
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29. Organize my home
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30. finish decluttering/organizing kitchen cabinets & counters
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31. declutter/organize laundry room and broom closet
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32. spring clean the house
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33. spring clean the yard
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34. get the patio finished this summer
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35. landscape the back yard more beautifully
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36. home like water
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37. mind like water
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