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terrioneill




I'm doing 15 things
  

terrioneill's Life List

  2. 1. Lose 30 pounds
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  3. 2. Learn Braille
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  4. 3. Stop drinking soda
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  5. 4. Become a calm, positive person
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  6. 5. Appreciate my parents
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  7. 6. Read to the kids every day
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  8. 7. Organize files
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  9. 8. Spend less on food
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  10. 9. Stay home more
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  11. 10. Quilt more often
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  12. 11. Declutter my entire house
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  13. 12. Do Flylady routines
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  14. 13. Exercise at least 5 days a week
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  15. 14. Get 8 hours of sleep a night
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  16. 15. Live near the beach
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How I did it
How to adopt a daughter
It took me
18 months
It made me
So happy!

How I did it: We got licensed as foster parents.  When she was placed with us, we quickly realized we wanted her forever so we sent a letter to the judge, stating if she became adoptable, we wanted her.  Even our other kids signed it.  We went to every court hearing, applied for and received de facto parent status.  We worked closely with all social workers involved and stayed on top of all paperwork.  From the beginning, we we… Read how I did it…

Jan 09, 2009, 10:17PM PST | 1 comment | 2 cheers


Recent entries
Learn a martial art
Kuk Sool Won 10 months ago

You never really are done learning a martial art, but I got my black belt in 3 years. I participated for 7 years, but life has kind of “gotten in the way” so to speak. It will help your confidence as well as get you in good shape, if you go consistently, that’s the key, I think.

Jan 09, 2009, 09:48PM PST | 0 comments


Make a quilt
quilting addiction 10 months ago

Making a quilt turned into making lots of them. It is my creative outlet. I just need to make time for it.

Dec 29, 2008, 11:37PM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


Exercise at least 5 days a week
So far so good 10 months ago

Today is day 5! yeah me!

Dec 29, 2008, 11:20PM PST | 0 comments


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