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Feeling Hopeful

almost has her Master's degree



I'm doing 41 things
  

Feeling Hopeful's Life List

  1. 1. Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)
    16 team members . 299 entries . 54 cheers     		139 people
  2. 2. read 50 books in 2008
    2 team members . 31 entries . 23 cheers     		194 people
  3. 3. write my thesis
    4 entries . 16 cheers     		77 people
  4. 4. get a masters degree
    19 entries . 75 cheers     		2,537 people
  5. 5. Survive graduate school
    4 entries . 28 cheers     		4 people
  6. 6. live simply
    8 entries . 52 cheers     		3,103 people
  7. 7. Create a List of 365 Life-Inspiring Quotes
    168 entries . 38 cheers     		99 people
  8. 8. Stick with and achieve my WEEKLY fitness goals, which I KNOW make me happier and healthier
    14 team members . 24 entries . 33 cheers     		52 people
  9. 9. pay off my debt
    14 entries . 44 cheers     		1,858 people
  10. 10. stop using credit cards, except for emergencies
    21 cheers     		1 person
  11. 11. save more money
    11 entries . 21 cheers     		2,191 people
  12. 12. write in my journal more often
    23 entries . 48 cheers     		534 people
  13. 13. reduce my impact on the environment and practice sustainable living
    3 entries . 35 cheers     		2 people
  14. 14. stop buying things i dont need.
    25 cheers     		282 people
  15. 15. ask why so many people want to 'have', 'get' and 'buy' instead of 'be', 'do', 'learn' and 'know', and perhaps make a few people stop and think about it
    33 cheers     		89 people
  16. 16. read more classics
    1 entry . 20 cheers     		212 people
  17. 17. Read The brothers Karamazov
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		51 people
  18. 18. visit all 50 states
    2 entries . 19 cheers     		6,279 people
  19. 19. take a Europeon cruise
    2 entries . 16 cheers     		1 person
  20. 20. be still and know
    6 entries . 36 cheers     		18 people
  21. 21. be more creative
    9 entries . 18 cheers     		1,503 people
  22. 22. use my passport again before it expires
    1 entry . 29 cheers     		6 people
  23. 23. get a massage
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		1,014 people
  24. 24. Read the entire Bible
    8 entries . 22 cheers     		2,247 people
  25. 25. travel at least once a year
    4 entries . 17 cheers     		15 people
  26. 26. take a medical mission trip
    1 entry . 19 cheers     		1 person
  27. 27. stay in love
    5 entries . 24 cheers     		461 people
  28. 28. make love in the rain
    3 entries . 13 cheers     		2,020 people
  29. 29. Spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering
    12 entries . 14 cheers     		144 people
  30. 30. see the northern lights
    1 entry . 14 cheers     		15,165 people
  31. 31. Practice yoga regularly
    6 entries . 22 cheers     		648 people
  32. 32. pray more
    2 entries . 18 cheers     		2,685 people
  33. 33. go white water rafting
    18 cheers     		1,071 people
  34. 34. spend more time outside
    6 entries . 29 cheers     		621 people
  35. 35. Complete all of the Advanced Puzzles in a Sudoku book
    2 entries . 14 cheers     		1 person
  36. 36. Learn Spanish
    2 entries . 17 cheers     		13,504 people
  37. 37. drink more tea
    2 entries . 15 cheers     		319 people
  38. 38. Encourage people to get out and move more (walk,run,jog,whatever)
    7 cheers     		4 people
  39. 39.
    2 cheers     		0 people
  40. 40. go to a farmers market
    2 cheers     		8 people
  41. 41. read a book by George Elliott
    3 cheers     		2 people

How I did it
How to be part of a team that donates 10 million grains of rice through freerice.com
It made me

How I did it: I started donating to free rice on my own and completed several personnal goals.  Then I was asked to join this team.  It was a lot of fun to help people with a group.  The cooperation made it enjoyable.  I loved donating rice and then coming to this site to add my free rice to the group total.  It was fun to watch the total grain count go up quickly. Read how I did it…

Nov 06, 03:07PM PST | 0 comments | 2 cheers


Recent entries
Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 299 entries…)
26th of November gratitude 6 days ago

Today, I am grateful…

that I found great Christmas presents for my sister and step-mother online today

that I will be spending time with my husband’s family for Thanksgiving weekend. They are a lot of fun!

for getting out of work early

that my 10 year old car is reliable and that I haven’t had a car payment in many years

for afternoon coffee

Nov 26, 04:57PM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments


Create a List of 365 Life-Inspiring Quotes (read all 168 entries…)
Quote 167- Louisa May Alcott 1 week ago

“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow them.”

Nov 24, 05:24PM PST | 0 comments


Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2) (read all 299 entries…)
24th of November 1 week ago

Today, I am grateful…

for the peacefulness of rain falling outside

for lunch with friends

for good weekend…I got together with friends Saturday night and went out with my husband last night

that I am graduating in less than three weeks

that I learned so much in graduate school and had some great experiences

Nov 24, 03:13PM PST | 6 cheers | 0 comments


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Find a good man Read the Bible Godsworkinprogress wants to pray more fall in love and get married. Take more photos create my own website listen to more music. travel the world Get Back into Art go to japan learn shorthand Win a blog award learn to fence Get blonde highlights take better care of my skin be funnier ake wants to Challenge myself become a yoga teacher work for myself give my man a lap dance stop procrastinating build a motorcycle from scratch sail around the world bc6840836 wants to Complete my Master's degree write a novel eat more protect the environment learn how to dance in a club