Shannon

is hoping and dreaming



I'm doing 39 things
 

Shannon's Life List

  1. 1. Have a dinner party
    1 entry
    225 people
  2. 2. Backup my files
    6 people
  3. 3. destroy perfection
    14 people
  4. 4. Have a better relationship with God
    47 people
  5. 5. Take a cake decorating class
    265 people
  6. 6. Organize my filing cabinet
    8 people
  7. 7. Learn to belly dance
    2,295 people
  8. 8. type faster
    1 entry
    287 people
  9. 9. Find a balance between the things I want to do and the things I need to do
    2,367 people
  10. 10. Meet my neighbors
    37 people
  11. 11. Grow a herb garden
    69 people
  12. 12. Have a cheese party
    1 person
  13. 13. Compare myself to no one, but who I was yesterday
    2 cheers
    86 people
  14. 14. Organize my closet
    295 people
  15. 15. Go through all my magazines/binders
    1 person
  16. 16. Plan a tea party for Muzzy
    1 person
  17. 17. Send my grandma a card
    2 people
  18. 18. Stop caring about what people think
    39 people
  19. 19. Travel out of country
    5 people
  20. 20. Be more confident
    10,293 people
  21. 21. Meet Martha Stewart
    15 people
  22. 22. Grill out
    1 entry
    3 people
  23. 23. Organize my craft room
    1 cheer
    48 people
  24. 24. Not worry so much
    1 cheer
    272 people
  25. 25. Pay off my mortgage
    1 cheer
    391 people
  26. 26. Martha Stewart Cooking School
    1 person
  27. 27. Train my dog
    1 entry . 1 cheer
    490 people
  28. 28. Floss daily
    387 people
  29. 29. Have more fun in life
    24 people
  30. 30. Take a dance class with my husband
    8 people
  31. 31. learn to poledance
    1 entry
    65 people
  32. 32. Learn to drive stick
    226 people
  33. 33. Go on a mini romantic vacation quarterly
    1 person
  34. 34. Have someone tell me I'm a excellent cook
    1 person
  35. 35. Pray more
    3,061 people
  36. 36. Be happy for no reason
    13 people
  37. 37. Make a corset
    216 people
  38. 38. sew an apron
    22 people
  39. 39. Draw again
    50 people

How I did it
How to feel beautiful
It took me
2 months
It made me
Beautiful


How to buy my dream dining room table
It took me
10 months
It made me
overjoyed


How to give our hermit crabs a new and bigger tank
It took me
1 day
It made me
happy


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Recent entries
Have a dinner party
Bare Bones are in place! 4 months ago

Dining room table (my dream one, see other entry)is in place. I got an 8 place setting for 50% off in white (versatile)about a month ago. I picked up a silverware set that wasn’t used (their friend got it at their wedding) at a garage sale for $20. I looked it up online and normally it would cost $25 for 5 pieces. I got 40 pieces for $20!

My guest list is made. Now I need a menu and a date! Oh and plan to make it special. Martha Stewart will come in handy for that. :)



stop procrastinating
From Procastinator to Achiever 4 months ago

I would feel bad that I kept putting off things and I didn’t even know why half the time. I actually found this book at Goodwill and it was very helpful. (Perhaps they didnt need it anymore!)

The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now- Rita Emmett

The book explains different reason why people procrastinate (I fit with “wanting it to be perfect” so I had to plan everything first and wanting to skip around projects all the time.) It had really good strategies to help with procrastination. I ended up highlighting parts so when I felt myself wanting to procrastinate I could do a quick motivation read (or else I read the whole book and would be procrastinating!)

It eventually came to the point where I would just do things esp. when I realized that a lot of things I was putting off could be done in less than 15 minutes! The book has been so effective and I haven’t picked up the book in 2 years!
Breaking it down in smaller tasks helped bigger projects.
Besides the book, I also asked myself ” What one thing do you most want to AVOID?” I would do that first so I wouldn’t dread it all day. Just get it over with, it less painful that way!



learn to poledance
For my husband and my eyes only 7 months ago

I have the S-factor DVDs to learn stripping and polework. I’ve stripped a few times for my husband but I really want to get a pole to practice on. That is more exciting for me. I need to practice floor work again before buying a pole.

I think its fun and beautiful. Plus my husband will love it. I want to do this for me too, to challenge myself. Plus its fun. I have always liked the sensual arts-stripping, bellydance, latin. Other than walking, dance is the only exercise I like!

Oh by the way, I’m a Christian and I find nothing wrong with teasing my husband (but only my husband).

A good Christian resource about sexuality plus “safer” places to buy intimate items w/o being exposed to questionable pictures:
http://www.themarriagebed.com/



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