Curlychaos SoapDragon in 2008

2008, so far, is 98% worth living.

In 2005, Curlychaos SoapDragon did 165 things, went 0 places, met 2 people, and consumed 0 products.

Years: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
Months: All Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug

January

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Sing Happy Birthday to Romantic Rosie on February 2nd as she turns 40! — completed 7 days later
  2. Wish YRUSH a Happy Birthday (Feb 1) — completed 4 days later
  3. Lose 2 kilos in April — completed 3 months later
  4. visit the land of Morten Harket and eat magical elvish flatbread this summer — completed 6 months later
  5. G3: Spend more time with my friends. Invite people over, take initiative to go out, and accept invitations as often as possible.
  6. G8: Take control of my finances, and save as much money as I possibly can. And remember that small amounts count.
  7. G9: Plan fun things to look forward to!
  8. G10: Speak my mind more often, and ask for what I deserve.
  9. G6: Relax. Implement relaxation techniques and habits to make me less stressed into my everyday life.
  10. G1: Get a long-term job in journalism
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Plan some nice things to look forward to this autumn/winter
  2. Wish Annie Dee the happiest of birthdays on January 12th! — Worth doing!
  3. Give HippieChick a hug — Worth doing!
  4. Celebrate with Umeboshibaby on her January 23rd birthday! — Worth doing!
  5. celebrate Silvie's birthday on December 31st with due pomp and circumstance (wearing bonnets) — Worth doing!

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February

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Celebrate with Jessy and her husband the remarkable progress they have made in his recovery the last 2+ years! — completed 3 days later
  2. celebrate the wonder of Eurovision 2008 — completed 3 months later
  3. List 43 things about my life that are good.
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Sing Happy Birthday to Romantic Rosie on February 2nd as she turns 40! — Worth doing!
  2. Wish YRUSH a Happy Birthday (Feb 1) — Worth doing!
  3. cheer WooWinter — Worth doing!
  4. Celebrate the Mysterious BellaLouisa's Birthday on February 6th — Worth doing!
  5. Buy a piano and start learning to play it. — Worth doing!
  6. watch less tv — Worth doing!
  7. Spend more time at pubs and cafe`s — Worth doing!
  8. See "Life of Brian" again! — Worth doing!
  9. beg the robots to implement a "fail" or "incomplete" option for our goals, so that we don't have to delete them or lie about accomplishing them, and beg other 43T users to join me in lobbying for this option ASAP!! please? — Worth doing!
  10. Get all of my christmas shopping done by december 1st — Worth doing!
  11. stop feeling guilty — Worth doing!
  12. Quit my dead end job and find a new one. — Worth doing!
  13. Identify things that make me happy – money NOT being one of them — Worth doing!
  14. Get back to full time work — Worth doing!
  15. be an eyeball for awhile and recruit more members to the Eyeball Brigade to help create the mightiest Eyeball Force that has ever been seen — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Visit Bath and some of the other places Jane Austen writes about in her novels.
  2. go to pub quizes regularly
  3. be able to subscribe to not only people, but threads
  4. Read Animal liberation by Peter Singer
  5. take a painting class
  6. Read a book on Simple Living and see if I can implement some of it into my life
  7. reduce stress and become more laid back
  8. learn to sing
  9. Learn to dance better
  10. Go on a spontaneous vacation
  11. Buy a cottage by the sea or a lake,decorate it myself and spend lots of time just relaxing there
  12. learn about 43 major philosophers
  13. Get organized
  14. Participate in the NaNoWriMo
  15. do a minicourse on BBCs Get Writing Website
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
  1. Paolo — met about 1 month later

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March

Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Wish MamaKitty a (belated) "believe in myself" birthday on March 1st! — Worth doing!
  2. Celebrate with Jessy and her husband the remarkable progress they have made in his recovery the last 2+ years! — Worth doing!
  3. Throw out/give away 43 more things I don`t need — Worth doing!
  4. Wish Adar a very happy birthday on March 10!! — Worth doing!
  5. expand my english vocabulary — Worth doing!
  6. Vote in Jane Austen's Regency World Awards — Worth doing!
  7. Go the Chloe's golden party, a time of frolic and fun to encourage her golden heart — Worth doing!
  8. participate in a 43t letter-writing group for amnesty international — Worth doing!
  9. Host a grand memorial service for the late Arsene Lupin — Worth doing!
  10. Eat more like a spa guest and less like a golden retriever. — Worth doing!
  11. Celebrate International Arsene Lupin day March 26th
  12. wish YG a masterful and juicy birthday on 29th March — Worth doing!
  13. give 18,000 cheers
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Figure out what kind of job I really want, and what I need to do to get there.
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Paolo

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April

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Wish Kim N the happiest of birthdays on April 28th — completed 5 days later
  2. Do 3,000 crunches in April
  3. Lose 3 more kilos by the end of May
  4. Start a Buddy Check 12 team here on 43things, in support of Breast Cancer awareness. Do your self-exam the 12th of every month.
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Find inexpensive ways to turn my chaotic home office into a nice, inviting room where I could actually enjoy spending time. — Worth doing!
  2. participate in a 43T working-at-home support group — Worth doing!
  3. celebrate the wonder of Eurovision 2007 — Worth doing!
  4. feel the fear and do it anyway — Worth doing!
  5. stop caring so much what other people think of me — Worth doing!
  6. Play piano for at least 8 hours this week. — Worth doing!
  7. Lose 2 kilos in April — Worth doing!
  8. Wish Emily (Dovekie) a Slightly Off but Connected Birthday April 18th — Worth doing!
  9. Wish Arsene Lupin a glorious, soul-stirring real birthday on April 26. — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Be a better friend. Keep in touch with my closest friends at least once a week, and take initiative to meet at least once a month.
  2. Read at least 400 pages of the journalism/media syllabus before march 1st.

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May

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Give Gemmword lots of love and hugs
  2. Keep Chloe Goldenheart and Kody The Cat in my thoughts and prayers — completed 2 months later
  3. Post Random Stuff
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Learn to apply makeup — Worth doing!
  2. Wish Kim N the happiest of birthdays on April 28th — Worth doing!
  3. Wish Agent Ish a "simply beautiful" birthday on May 5th! — Worth doing!
  4. Celebrate with Adar as she is ordained as a rabbi on May 18th! — Worth doing!
  5. celebrate the wonder of Eurovision 2008 — Worth doing!
  6. wish Moose a magnificent birthday on May 27th! — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Do 3,000 crunches in April
  2. attend the second international gathering of the Breakfast Martini Gang
  3. Establish a routine of daily meditation

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June

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Enjoy my one week of vacation — completed 12 days later
  2. Put more effort into my appearance
  3. not eat after 20:00
  4. Summer project: learn to play Bill Evans` Waltz for Debby
  5. create a vision board
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. October: focus on overcoming my perfectionism — Worth doing!
  2. join Facebook — Worth doing!
  3. Wish Trauma_Junkie a Balanced and Less Serious Birthday June 13th — Worth doing!
  4. Enjoy some Après ski with Nonnacookbooker to celebrate her birthday on June 18th! — Worth doing!
  5. Clean/tidy one small area of my apartment every day this week, and then keep that area clean/tidy. — Worth doing!

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July

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Send loving wishes to IWABMY for a joy filled birthday, July 31! — completed 5 days later
  2. Wish PioneerSpirit a splendid birthday July 30th! — completed 7 days later
  3. Stop dwelling on my problems so much.
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Stick with and achieve my WEEKLY fitness goals, which I KNOW make me happier and healthier — Worth doing!
  2. post randomly — Worth doing!
  3. give 19,000 cheers!!! — Worth doing!
  4. Wish RuthG an Inspirational Birthday July 4th — Worth doing!
  5. Focus on relaxation and stress reduction this week. — Worth doing!
  6. Figure out how to put pictures from my digital camara into my computer — Worth doing!
  7. lose 43 pounds — Worth doing!
  8. Survive my jobinterwiev on tuesday — Worth doing!
  9. drink more different kinds of coffee — Not worth doing
  10. start to play the piano again — Worth doing!
  11. see the northern lights — Worth doing!
  12. get two dogs — Worth doing!
  13. buy a digital camera — Worth doing!
  14. visit Palestine — Worth doing!
  15. Visit Nicaragua — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Lose 3 more kilos by the end of May
  2. collect cool quotes and put them on a wall somehow.
  3. Work on my relationship by taking more responsibility, being more positive and by standing up for myself more.

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August

Added to 43 Things:
  1. Be healthier from Wednesday
  2. wish wren a lustrous virgo birthday August 24 complete with birdsong and lots of cheers
  3. Get a map of the forest north of Oslo
Completed on 43 Things:
  1. Choose ONE news site in English and read 10 articles — Worth doing!
  2. visit the land of Morten Harket and eat magical elvish flatbread this summer — Worth doing!
  3. Send loving wishes to IWABMY for a joy filled birthday, July 31! — Worth doing!
  4. Wish PioneerSpirit a splendid birthday July 30th! — Worth doing!
  5. Keep Chloe Goldenheart and Kody The Cat in my thoughts and prayers — Worth doing!
  6. Work on treating my dogs separation anxiety every day for one week. — Worth doing!
  7. Do my balance exercises until I`m 100% recovered — Worth doing!
  8. write — Worth doing!
  9. spend at least 10 minutes every day cleaning, organizing or decluttering — Worth doing!
  10. Find 10 things that I really have fun doing, and spend as much time as possible doing those things! — Worth doing!
  11. Practice playing piano regularly — Worth doing!
  12. be healthier — Worth doing!
  13. Get over Can`t Have Anyone Over Because Of The Mess- syndrome — Worth doing!
  14. November: Practice breathing better!
  15. Celebrate my weightloss, by getting some new clothes that fits! — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
  1. Practice autogenic training every day for one month.
  2. Notice the little nice things that happens during the day, and take the time to enjoy them!
  3. Teach my separation anxiety dog to be home alone for 20 minutes.
  4. Put my dogs back on a mostly barf-diet
  5. Set up a "portfolio-blog" with articles I have written.
Marked as "met" on 43 People:
  1. Zanna Campanula-Vellutata

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