Celeste in 2005
2005 was 91% worth living.
In 2005, Celeste
did 85 things,
went 0 places,
met 0 people, and
consumed 0 products.
June
Added to 43 Things:
- Find a place to exhibit our group's paintings — completed about 1 month later
- Get our rental house rented — completed about 1 month later
- Host the artist critique in July — completed about 1 month later
- Stop being jealous of people who seem to have better circumstances — completed about 1 month later
- Promote my painting group — completed about 1 month later
- Get an appointment to have my eyes examined — completed about 1 month later
- Produce a brochure and business cards for my group — completed about 1 month later
- Thank whoever is responsible for this very cool website! — completed about 1 month later
- Make an appointment with a Naturopathic physician — completed about 1 month later
- Do two oil paintings on-site each week — completed about 1 month later
- Encourage other artists — completed 2 months later
- sell things on e-bay — completed 2 months later
- pay my bills — completed 2 months later
- Improve my painting skills to professional level — completed 2 months later
- Straighten out my studio space — completed 2 months later
Completed on 43 Things:
- reduce time spent on the internet — Worth doing!
- return phone calls — Worth doing!
- Produce a business card for myself — Worth doing!
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July
Completed on 43 Things:
- Find a place to exhibit our group's paintings — Worth doing!
- Get our rental house rented — Worth doing!
- Host the artist critique in July — Worth doing!
- Stop being jealous of people who seem to have better circumstances — Worth doing!
- Promote my painting group — Worth doing!
- Get an appointment to have my eyes examined — Worth doing!
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August
Added to 43 Things:
- Find my palm pilot! — completed 17 days later
- Clean house for 15 minutes per day for 21 days — completed 24 days later
- Make a suggestion to my wealthy in-laws — completed 13 days later
- Enter the Columbia Arts plein air competition — completed about 1 month later
- Be supportive of Michael who is getting divorced — completed 19 days later
- Buy a new computer and go wireless — completed about 1 month later
- Stop drinking so much coffee — completed about 1 month later
- Tackle a "challenge" everyday! — completed about 1 month later
- Do something "for" someone else each day — completed about 1 month later
- Design Margaret's new brochure — completed 3 months later
- walk everyday
- Reorganize the hall & drag the big desk out of the office
- Carry a much smaller purse — completed 5 months later
- Have my 1975 Triumph Spitfire "restored" — completed over 2 years later
Completed on 43 Things:
- Produce a brochure and business cards for my group — Worth doing!
- keep the upstairs bathroom CLEAN for 21 days — Worth doing!
- get a fasting Cholesterol test — Worth doing!
- Thank whoever is responsible for this very cool website! — Worth doing!
- Put all my art supplies in my studio — Worth doing!
- Make an appointment with a Naturopathic physician — Worth doing!
- gear up for the painting workshop in September — Worth doing!
- Plan Dave's birthday party — Worth doing!
- Print Sondra's photos from her party — Worth doing!
- Do two oil paintings on-site each week — Worth doing!
- stop administrating so much, and painting more — Worth doing!
- miscellaneous thoughts, pertaining to my 43 Things — Worth doing!
- Clean the house on Wednesday so that I can enjoy the paint out — Worth doing!
- Stand my ground in dispute — Not worth doing
- Encourage other artists — Worth doing!
Added to 43 Places:
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September
Added to 43 Things:
- Invite Irene over for lunch — completed 10 days later
- Change plein air meetings to once a week instead of twice — completed 24 days later
- Do the PR for Dave's November Show — completed 16 days later
- smile at everyone — completed 16 days later
- go on dates with Dave — completed 28 days later
- regain my energy and vitality — completed about 1 month later
- Research joining a gym — completed 10 months later
- Risk Change — completed about 1 year later
- Get rid of all my excess BOOKS in all categories
Completed on 43 Things:
- Find my palm pilot! — Worth doing!
- Clean house for 15 minutes per day for 21 days — Worth doing!
- Make a suggestion to my wealthy in-laws — Worth doing!
- Don't go all namby pamby because of rejection — Worth doing!
- Enter the Columbia Arts plein air competition — Worth doing!
- Be supportive of Michael who is getting divorced — Worth doing!
- Improve my painting skills to professional level — Not worth doing
- Buy a new computer and go wireless — Worth doing!
- stop making so many entries about CLEANING and maintanence — Worth doing!
- Straighten out my studio space — Worth doing!
- Stop drinking so much coffee — Not worth doing
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October
Completed on 43 Things:
- Learn how to change gears properly on my bike — Worth doing!
- Invite Irene over for lunch — Worth doing!
- Scan photographs of my family to send to my niece & nephew — Not worth doing
- Change plein air meetings to once a week instead of twice — Not worth doing
- Tackle a "challenge" everyday! — Worth doing!
- Do something "for" someone else each day — Worth doing!
- Do the PR for Dave's November Show — Worth doing!
- smile at everyone — Worth doing!
- quit the plein air "group" for the winter — Worth doing!
- resign from administration of my plein air group — Worth doing!
- address depression — Worth doing!
- go on dates with Dave — Worth doing!
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November
Added to 43 Things:
- Research getting lasik surgery
- Prepare for our trip to California in our converted van — completed 7 days later
- Find places for my furniture from my former house — completed 13 days later
- Stop ruminating over how my ex-husband treated me — completed 9 days later
- Provide art for Synan's December show — completed 15 days later
- stop being lazy
- Make an appointment with the Social Security office — completed 19 days later
- Do something responsible and mature everyday — completed 22 days later
- Do something fun or wacky everyday — completed 22 days later
- Put all my addresses into my computer — completed 22 days later
- Do something about my hair
- Clean the entire house top to bottom — completed about 1 year later
- accentuate the positive — completed about 1 year later
- Send photographs & thank you cards to my friends — completed over 2 years later
Completed on 43 Things:
- Sell the house I own with my ex-husband — Worth doing!
- Move all my things out of my "former" house — Worth doing!
- Design Margaret's new brochure — Not worth doing
- Be a friend to all, but let no one abuse me — Worth doing!
- Think in the NOW — Worth doing!
- Find some sort of "container" so I can take my cat traveling with me end of November — Worth doing!
- Build a website for my group — Not worth doing
- regain my energy and vitality — Worth doing!
- Have a stress-free Thanksgiving — Worth doing!
- Visit my neighbor Krystal — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
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December
Added to 43 Things:
- Do my geneology, sort of
- Make returns of items I bought that were wrong
- Create a Christmas newsletter to send to my friends and family
- Cut way back on caffeine and sugar
- Take vitamins every day for 21 days — completed 23 days later
- Find the gizmo that allows me to upload my photos from the camera to the computer — completed about 1 month later
- Take cross country ski lessons
- Be a morning person
- Go through the Motley Fool online school
- Greet each day with a "can-do" attitude — completed about 1 year later
- Send my sponsored child a letter and make an extra donation for "our" birthday — completed about 1 year later
- Decide what actions will improve my self confidence and self respect — completed about 1 year later
- Have reachable goals for each and every day and finish what I start — completed about 1 year later
- Have a happy birthday TODAY 12/26/05! — completed about 1 year later
- Do something *provocative* every day — completed about 1 year later
Completed on 43 Things:
- Prepare for our trip to California in our converted van — Worth doing!
- Find places for my furniture from my former house — Worth doing!
- Stop ruminating over how my ex-husband treated me — Worth doing!
- Provide art for Synan's December show — Worth doing!
- Join the Biggest Loser online weight loss club — Worth doing!
- Sponsor a child with Children International — Worth doing!
- Make an appointment with the Social Security office — Worth doing!
- Register my Toyota! — Worth doing!
- Have the hedge that surrounds our yard removed — Worth doing!
- Actually do what my Doctor advises — Worth doing!
- Do something responsible and mature everyday — Worth doing!
- Do something fun or wacky everyday — Worth doing!
- Acquire some spunk, in honor of my Mother — Worth doing!
- give all my cheers to PattieA for one day, to celebrate her safe return from Iraq, and to celebrate what a wonderful, positive person she is! — Worth doing!
- Think in a BIG way — Worth doing!
Marked as failed on 43 Things:
Added to "wants to meet" list on 43 People:
