And was put on the mailing list for the next open house.
sue820's Life List
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1. successfully complete the master gardener program.
9 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
2. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
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3. Drive a forklift.
5 entries . 8 cheers7 people -
4. Attend a live music venue once a month.
2 entries . 2 cheers1 person -
5. Finish tweaking my budget on mint.com and stick to it for one month.
2 entries . 8 cheers1 person -
6. Go 21 days in a row without complaining
10 entries . 25 cheers1 person -
7. leave a letter in a library book for someone to find
1 entry . 3 cheers214 people -
8. Eat goat that has been prepared by someone who knows how.
1 entry1 person -
9. Roll on my side down a grassy bank
1 entry . 5 cheers1 person -
10. see a meteor shower
7 entries . 13 cheers162 people -
11. Read at least 15 books I already own for 2009.
2 entries . 3 cheers1 person -
12. Read the books I had to return to the library before I could get to them.
7 entries . 2 cheers1 person -
13. Keep track of all the books I read in 2009
1 entry40 people -
14. Walk the Wright Environmental Education Center park.
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15. Attend a monster truck rally.
2 entries . 2 cheers2 people -
16. Leave a positive written comment for an employee at least 4 times over the course of a year.
2 entries . 4 cheers1 person -
17. Help my daughter paint and redecorate her room.
2 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
18. Go white water rafting
3 cheers1,263 people -
19. Visit Hyde Park
1 entry1 person -
20. Go to a safari park
1 entry . 1 cheer2 people -
21. Take my kids to the Atlanta Steeplechase.
2 entries1 person -
22. Paint an oil painting.
1 entry . 1 cheer36 people -
23. Finish reading my dad's manuscript.
1 entry . 7 cheers1 person -
24. Write a song
1 entry . 4 cheers4,218 people -
25. create a home inventory
1 entry . 3 cheers22 people -
26. Learn Spanish
4 entries . 8 cheers15,507 people -
27. Get an advanced degree
1 entry . 4 cheers35 people -
28. Get PADI certified for scuba diving and do a night dive with Manta Rays
2 entries . 3 cheers1 person -
29. Want to snowshoe sometime
5 cheers1 person -
30. Visit Venice
1 entry . 6 cheers209 people -
31. see Yellowstone/Old Faithful
5 cheers15 people -
32. Go to the Galapagos Islands
6 cheers78 people -
33. Visit Washington, DC.
3 cheers139 people -
34. Take the Canadian portion of Amtrack
7 cheers1 person -
35. Go to Ireland
7 cheers1,640 people -
36. Visit Scotland
2 cheers664 people
How I did it: Of course, there are many ways to do this. You can write a love letter in the form of a thank you letter or as a poem, for example. I chose to write it as a series of visual, auditory, and olfactory mental snapshots. Since this is how I usually remember people and events, it wasn't difficult to do. Read how I did it…
How I did it: 1. Reuse the bags you have or buy reuseable bags, so you don't have to get new ones from the store every time you grocery shop. I bought the Publix reuseable bags, which are the perfect shape, and which made bringing the large amount of groceries in from the car so much easier. Kept one brightly colored bag on the front passenger seat to remind me before I went into the store.2. Switch to paper towels and toilet pa… Read how I did it…
Now I’m all set to receive the certification in Jan. I’ll leave this as a goal until I actually have the certification in my hot hands.
It involves some cost and a lot of time, which I haven’t had recently, but I don’t add new home improvement goals until I complete the ones from the previous year. I didn’t realize that it’s been 13 months. I’ll have to put the time on my calender and give her advance notice so her room will be clean enough to work in.
