Thursday, March 6, 2008

ambitions

I was watching Rachael Ray the other day (new newest tv obsession, other than lipstick jungle). She was interviewing this woman who wrote a book of her own after spending an entire year exploring the self help section of the book store. Each month she worked on some aspect of her life she wished to improve and while some of it she felt didnt much work, others she was highly satisifed with. Even though her little experiment is over she still practices much of what she learned through her journey. As you might already know i have been spending a lot of time myself on a smiliar topic trying to find myself. Who i am, who i want to be and what i can do to make myself better. I have started reading plenty of books (one great one i finished this morning) which are helping me to be a better person. The woman on the TV talked briefly about a list she made of the small, somewhat trivial things she wanted to do in the year. Things that some people would think are stupid or small or whatever, it doesnt matter what other poeple think. My favorite quote from the book i just finished is:

"Act as if you are a nobody and the world will take you at your own value. Act as if you are a somebody and he world has no choice but to treat you as somebody."
SO i get off topic easily. I was talking about this list she made and i thought it would be a really good idea to write down the things I, ME, I want to do this year that will make me happy, healthy and a whole person. This is what i came up with so far:
  1. Complete Aruba album
  2. take a cooking class
  3. loose 5 pounds and flatten my stomach
  4. get healthy with exercise/ attend a spin class
  5. read more self help books
  6. learn to bead
  7. sew a quilt
  8. dye my hair
  9. paint a mural
  10. eat a hamburger
  11. throw a party
  12. change a tire (learn)
  13. take a picture of a whale
  14. Join a volenteer group
  15. buy flowers regularly
  16. grow an herb garden
  17. start a "me" album
  18. grow out my hair
  19. Make yummy fudge
  20. properly refinish a piece of furniture
  21. Complete a fo-finish technique on a wall
  22. train april to be a service dog
  23. get makeup lessons
  24. read an autobiography
  25. make an apron
  26. make a new friend
  27. make a family tree
  28. cook a perfect steak
  29. hike to a waterfall
  30. Go to movie alone
  31. Camp on a beach
  32. Catch a sunrise
  33. Swim in the ocean
  34. Try wakeboarding (again)
  35. Visit a lighthouse
  36. crochet a blanket
  37. fly a kite
  38. visit a butterfly garden
  39. Buy the perfect pair of sunglasses
  40. play the drums (any kind)
  41. Scuba dive
  42. Send a message in a bottle
  43. Sleep under the stars
  44. learn golf
  45. get a perfessional massage
  46. make the perfect omlete
  47. learn sign language (again)
  48. drink a martini
  49. walk one of those charity walks
  50. Go to a drive in movie

alrighty. 50 so far, but i found this very cool site ill start working on too. ill share when done :)

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2 comments:

Stephie Says..... said...

the butterfly garden thing...there is a cool one in Massachusetts that we took Ryan too and I was freakin gout b/c they were ON ME! I know they are beautiful BUT they are still bugs and I don't like bugs on me..It is a control thing. I have no control where they will land...lol I would love to help you with the yummy fudge thing..lol and The walk to a water fall, the place in NH White Mnts. only 2 hours north there is a wonderful place to walk to a waterfall in Franconia/Lincoln area I bet you can sleep under the stars there too. I wish you tons of good fortune with your things to do list...U may not know it but without them you have still grown massive these past years...Oh AND the heath, happy and whole thing...lol I have been saying that in our prayers since the boys were old enough to talk. EXACTLY like that HAPPY HEALTHY AND WHOLE...not a bad ambition or request.....

March 6, 2008 at 3:04 AM
Anonymous said...

What color do you wanna die your hair? Lets plan a trip to niagra falls... read the book Skinny Bitch it will DEFIANTLY help you to become healthy and loose or keep weight off... Before you do i must tell you the book is pretty freaken nasty and you may never eat meat, drink milk, eat junk food, drink soda ect again... oh and i cried a little. but i eat ALOT of organic foods now- not too bad just DONT smell them. i lost some weight but i also go to the gym 4-5 days a week. I have a good core workout for you tummy if you want to hear it.. its from my personal trainer. I forget what else i wanted to comment about since i cant see what you wrote as i type this... Love you hope your having fun in the warm weather! i forget where you are.

March 10, 2008 at 9:29 AM

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