I'm doing 15 things
26 scraping batter from the bowl or licking the beaters
27 biting into a cookie still warm and soft from the oven
28 the smell of fresh baked bread
29 the taste of a fresh strawberry
30 clipping herbs from the garden to use in a meal
31 picking fresh fruit from a tree
32 making pickles, jams and other preserves
33 judging a book by its cover and being right
34 finding a new author and going back through their whole catalog
35 reading e-books while waiting for the bus
36 reading a free newspaper on the morning commute
37 wandering through the library just browsing
38 curling up in bed with a graphic novel
39 watching full-length animated movies
40 window shopping
41 zipping downhill on my bike
42 all the memories that rush back when an old favourite song is played
43 the first rain after a dry spell
44 the smell of the ocean on an overcast day
45 the sound of a train whistle or horn in the distance
46 the sounds of a steam train
47 taking an afternoon nap
48 realizing I can still learn things, at any age
49 that a-Ha moment when a concept becomes clear
50 explaining a concept to someone else then seeing that a-Ha moment
Cheryl's Life List
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1. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
5 entries . 2 cheers7,156 people -
2. publish an e-book
2 entries . 2 cheers6 people -
3. Give at least one handmade gift to everyone on my list for Christmas 2009.
2 entries1 person -
4. clean out the clutter
2 entries . 3 cheers124 people -
5. submit a manuscript for publication
1 entry . 4 cheers2 people -
6. get more of my haiku published
3 entries2 people -
7. Make MP3s from my LPs
1 entry . 1 cheer14 people -
8. learn to crochet
2 cheers1,005 people -
9. lose 43 lbs
6 entries . 3 cheers2 people -
10. publish something in a respectable journal, magazine, or edited website
2 cheers411 people -
11. co-author a book with my husband
1 entry . 4 cheers1 person -
12. finish reading all my half read books
9 entries . 5 cheers32 people -
13. Sell 25 items on etsy
1 entry9 people -
14. make a good living from creative pursuits
1 entry39 people -
15. Re-design my personal webspaces.
3 entries1 person
How I did it: Basically, we sold our house and used some of that cash to pay off our other debts. We still have a mortgage, but I don't count that as we would otherwise be paying rent. Read how I did it…
I am at the 80% done mark on an ebook/Lulu book I have been working on for … months. And it’s been at that spot for a long time. I need to just suck it up and finish it. All that is left is formatting the checklists and adding illustrations. It really shouldn’t be that challenging.
Somebody give me a kick in the virtual pants to get me going, OK?
So here’s something I didn’t think about before, it looks like one side of the family may actually go for the draw names option for Christmas this year which means I may need to re-think what I need to make. I suppose I could at least get started on what I plan to make for my immediate family. Sigh.
