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54 Things 2004-07-25, 6:53 p.m. I have really been getting frustrated by my accomplishments to date on my list of 104 Things To Do in 2004 , so I've decided to abandon it completely and make a list that is more realistic and applies more directly to my new environment. I know I'm totally giving up on a perfectly good to-do list, but a lot of things on it are a) no longer happening due to a number of reasons or b) not financially feasible. So, here goes. 54 Things To Do By December 31, 2004 1. Take the GRE 2. Apply for M.S. program 3. Enroll in winter semester classes (6 hours) 4. Exercise at least three times per week 5. Start counting WW points again 6. Keep an accurate food journal 7. Join WW online 8. Look into local WW meetings 9. Buy an accurate scale 10. Rejoin Netflix 11. Go to Punk's master's degree graduation ceremony 12. Buy this year's Peanuts ornaments from Hallmark 13. Learn how to hem my own clothes 14. Hand-sew the binding on Squish's quilt (her wedding gift) 15. Successfully fit into MOH dress for Squish's wedding 16. Plan and host a bridal shower for Squish 17. Make shower invitations for Squish's shower 18. Make hotel reservations for Squish's wedding and help her with wedding details as needed (Okay, so this particular wedding took up a lot of items, but it is a big deal and she's my best friend, so I have a lot to do before December 31st.) 19. Visit Reesie 20. Go to at least one of Scoot's swimming meets 21. Convert The Gumboots to a new URL and new content management system with the help of some very smart people 22. Read at least two books per month 23. Make holiday cards and send them out by December 15th 24. Do something interesting for my 25th birthday (December 30th) – not necessarily on the day itself, but something to commemorate the occasion. 25. Order new monogrammed stationery 26. Look up wedding registries for people I haven't sent gifts to yet and send their gifts to them 27. Watch every episode of The Amazing Race this season 28. Watch a lot of football games 29. Set up a personal reward system for my weight loss (because I need an iPod. And a TiVo.) 30. Buy a TiVo 31. Buy holiday gifts in November to avoid The Holiday Crazies 32. Update here at least once a week 33. Plan a trip abroad 34. Plan a trip to New York 35. Plan a trip to Ohio 36. Go to Chicago in December 37. Go to the movies more regularly 38. Get iTunes 39. Find a good hair salon that's close to my apartment and has flexible appointment hours 40. Buy new tennis shoes 41. Buy a printer 42. Go to bed at a reasonable hour 43. Get up at a reasonable hour 44. Eat breakfast every day 45. Cook balanced meals – rice is not a meal 46. Buy stuff to hang on the walls in new apartment 47. Find a local Presbyterian church that makes me feel welcome and that has other people my age 48. Drink more water 49. Drink less Diet Coke 50. Eat more fruits and vegetables 51. Watch lots of baseball and root against the Cubs 52. Watch lots of college basketball 53. Take good care of my skin – use sunscreen, find a summer moisturizer that doesn't make me look like an oil slick, wear makeup occasionally 54. Do things that make me happy as often as possible
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