I'm doing 22 things
Ew.
2 weeks ago
38: All those “science experiments” living in my fridge. It’s clean now.
vneely's Life List
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1. ride a motorcycle
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2. collect 10 rejection letters
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3. read all the Newbery Award winners
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4. Change my life
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5. drink more water
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6. throw away 50 things
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7. read 75 books in 2009
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8. Run a successful blog
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9. Minimize existing clutter and excess possessions
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10. Write 31 short (even micro) stories in October 2009
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11. make enough money independently to visit family at least 4 times a year
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12. Become Financially Independent
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13. ride a horse
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14. write a children's book
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15. write an ebook
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16. organize my paperwork
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17. make $1,000 a month online
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18. go to Disney World
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19. learn to swim
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20. Live in my dream house
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21. compile a cookbook
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22. volunteer at the library
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How I did it
It made me
boggle 
How I did it: First I cracked open my printer to look at the ink cartridge and get the exact model number.Then I did a Google search for the thing. Results popped up. Buying from a reputable source meant paying anywhere from $40 to $66! Ow.So I bought one from eBay. $18.99. Read how I did it…
It made me
Think. 
How I did it: Went to the library a lot. Read lots of Newbery Award books. Sometimes there would be long gaps where I'd be distracted and wouldn't read anything, and then there would be bursts of reading to make up for it. Read how I did it…
It made me
pleased 
How I did it: It all started when I was working on a children's story about rats beginning in November 2008. It was while I was reading up on rat behavior that I became enamored with the idea of owning rats as pets.I spent the next several months doing research. The best information was online, since most of the pet rat books at the library are skimpy and badly outdated. However, Debbie Ducommun's rat care book is one of the best out there.After my hus… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
50. Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
2 weeks ago
All about dealing with jealous neighbors who hate your guts if you have ambition and nice things they can’t afford.
Conditions...
1 month ago
Just to preserve my sanity, even the absolute worst micro stories that aren’t even a page long are going to count… as long as they have an ending. The point is to get in the habit of writing, and maybe produce at least one or two halfway decent stories.
And maybe I’ll be all primed for this year’s NaNoWriMo, too.
