In striving to experience my inner hippie, I'm going to start doing something fun, silly, uncharacteristic or unexpected every day. My control-freak tendencies will have to hold on for the ride!
GROUP RESOLUTION Do something uncharacteristic every day
SECRETS OF ADULTHOOD
No one has to give you permission to have fun or act silly. After all you are 36 years old--you make your own decisions.
- Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 10:32PM
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ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Ezra's words
While hugging me last week, Ezra said, "I love my family"
- Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 9:37PM
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ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Ezra's words
Ezra misinterpreted my word "annoying" as having "wings", and let me know that he had arms, legs, etc., but no wings!
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00AM
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ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Ezra's words
During his first theater-viewed movie, The Princess and the Frog, Ezra said, "This movie is scary...my belly button is shaking!"
- Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 9:37PM
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ONE-SENTENCE JOURNAL From: Ezra's words
"I loved on Zeke enough to kill a goat"
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 11:38AM
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LISTS Books to read
- Lisa See's Shanghai Girls
- Sarah Napthali's Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children
- Lisa See's Peony in Love
- The Language of Threads by Gail Tsukiyama
- Bloom: The Botanical Vernacular in the English Novel by Amy King
- Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science: Flora's Daughters and Botany in England, 1760 to 1860 by Ann B. Shteir
- Women and Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management and Conservation edited by Patricia L. Howard
- Good Observers of Nature: American Women and the Scientific Study of the Natural World, 1820-1885 by Tina Gianquitto
- Women in the Field: America's Pioneering Women Naturalists by Marcia Myers Bonta
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:36AM
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LISTS Things I love
- Sunshine
- Green
- Forests, glades, mountains, waterfalls
- Trees and shade
- Flowers
- Libraries
- Chocolate
- A good novel
- Open windows
- Well kept gardens
- Fresh food
- A well made bed
- Challenging myself
- Comfortable surroundings (including clothes)
- Spring
- Being alone
- Getting hugs and cuddles from Ezra and John
- Entertaining and throwing parties
- Holidays (other than Christmas) and birthdays
- Girl time; spending time with women
- Learning
- Having a mentor
- Teaching
- Doing something spontaneous
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:21AM
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LISTS Things that make me feel bad
- Oversleeping
- Shopping or spending money
- Spending more than 15 unstructured minutes online at a time
- Driving in traffic
- Unresolved plumbing issues (kitchen and bath faucet, toilet)
- Not showering daily
- Overeating
- Bickering with John
- Criticizing John
- Committing myself to do things that I don't enjoy
- Having phone conversations that go nowhere
- Having a messy studio
- Watching TV
- Getting less than 8 hours of sleep
- Imbibing caffeine
- A messy car
- A dirty litterpan
- Dirty floors
- Hoarding food and toilettries
- Wasting food
- Clothes that don't fit
- Not having proper shoes or socks
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:18AM
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RESOLUTIONS: Have more fun
Relax about the little things, stop being so obsessive, lighten up and have fun.
July 25 - July 31
| title | 25 · sun | 26 · mon | 27 · tue | 28 · wed | 29 · thu | 30 · fri | 31 · sat |
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| Go on an adventure every week | |||||||
| Do something silly or unexpected every day | |||||||
| Go on a picnic once a week | |||||||
| Spend 30 minutes cleaning each evening then let it go | |||||||
| Stop shopping altogether--have John buy groceries | |||||||
| Suprise someone each week (a letter, small gift, etc.) | |||||||
| Listen to music everyday |
- average this week: 0% positive!
- all time average: 2% positive!
RESOLUTIONS: Family
Make time for family.
July 25 - July 31
| title | 25 · sun | 26 · mon | 27 · tue | 28 · wed | 29 · thu | 30 · fri | 31 · sat |
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| Spend two weekends a month with John and Ezra. | |||||||
| Eat dinner with family daily | |||||||
| Spend 30 minutes with John nightly | |||||||
| Spend time with mom and dad every week | |||||||
| Visit Mammaw every other week |
- average this week: 0% positive!
- all time average: 2% positive!
LISTS Art goals
- Plan three weeklong retreats (April, May, June)
- Plan exhibit
- Complete grant drawings by April 15.
- Complete engraved plates for grant by June 15.
- Print engraved editions by August 1.
- Package and complete edition presentations by September 1.
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9:43AM
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RESOLUTIONS: Become an artist-again!
You know you love to make art and it makes you feel great!
LISTS Professional Goals
- Update resume by March 15.
- Submit Pine Mountain article to Dr. Jones by April 1.
- Submit article to Castanea by May 1.
- ID specimens to date by June 1.
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 9:31AM
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RESOLUTIONS: Become a botanist
Stop yearning and start taking steps to make it happen!
RESOLUTIONS: Deepen friendships
Keep current friendships alive, rekindle old friendships.
July 25 - July 31
| title | 25 · sun | 26 · mon | 27 · tue | 28 · wed | 29 · thu | 30 · fri | 31 · sat |
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| Spend time with Keely weekly | |||||||
| Call Lissa weekly | |||||||
| Call Rita weekly | |||||||
| Call or email Jaime weekly | |||||||
| Email Sarah weekly | |||||||
| Reconnect with one old friend each month |
- average this week: 0% positive!
- all time average: 0% positive!
RESOLUTIONS: Gain strength
Increase physical strength and stamina so that my body does not hold me back.
July 25 - July 31
| title | 25 · sun | 26 · mon | 27 · tue | 28 · wed | 29 · thu | 30 · fri | 31 · sat |
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| Take baseline weight, measurements, body mass index | |||||||
| Meet with personal trainer | |||||||
| Goto gym 3 times a week: strength training | |||||||
| Train for a half-marathon | |||||||
| Hike weekly minimum of 5 miles | |||||||
| Walk daily |
- average this week: 0% positive!
- all time average: 0% positive!
RESOLUTIONS: Take care of Amy
Put myself first in little ways that make a big difference.
July 25 - July 31
| title | 25 · sun | 26 · mon | 27 · tue | 28 · wed | 29 · thu | 30 · fri | 31 · sat |
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| Shower first | |||||||
| Dress by 8:00 am | |||||||
| Go outside every day | |||||||
| Drink one glass of water before eating anything | |||||||
| Log food intake | |||||||
| Do something to feel feminine/pretty/pampered | |||||||
| Facial routine | |||||||
| Weigh on Mondays |
- average this week: 0% positive!
- all time average: 2% positive!