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#144798 - 01/02/04 03:48 PM
2003 in review - Let's share
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Best of 2003 overall
Worst of 2003 overall
Personal Best of 2003
Personal Worst of 2003
What "new" thing did you do in 2003?
What "old" thing did you stop doing in 2003?
What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003?
Feel free to add other categories.
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#144799 - 01/02/04 03:49 PM
Re: 2003 in review - Let's share
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Best of 2003 overall – Tie between Sadaam’s teeth being checked on international TV and the celebrations in Baghdad after the US troops made it there, especially the pulling down of the statue
Worst of 2003 overall – The Southern CA fires
Personal Best of 2003 – July trip to Jackson WY
Personal Worst of 2003 – finding out the bank I had left my job of 17 years for was being sold – 4 months after I started.
What "new" thing did you do in 2003? – Started home improvement projects
What “old” thing did you stop doing in 2003? – Gave up TV (mostly)
What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? – Refined napping to an art form
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#144800 - 01/02/04 04:01 PM
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Best of 2003 overall – My daughter's engagement Worst of 2003 overall – Death of a H.S. friend of heroin OD. Personal Best of 2003 – First trip to Disneyworld. Personal Worst of 2003 – Coming to terms with 83 yr. old mothers health situation. What "new" thing did you do in 2003? – Got a tatoo (actually 3 small ones, very addictive.....)  What “old” thing did you stop doing in 2003? – Quit smoking on 12/31/03 What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? – Searching out new music to have playing 24/7
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#144801 - 01/02/04 04:15 PM
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What “old” thing did you stop doing in 2003? – Quit smoking on 12/31/03
Congratulations! 1/1/04 was my 5th anniversary of quitting smoking!
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#144802 - 01/02/04 04:19 PM
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What “old” thing did you stop doing in 2003? – Quit smoking on 12/31/03
Congratulations! 1/1/04 was my 5th anniversary of quitting smoking!
Congratulations to you too! 5 years is quite an accomplishment. I think the mindset is the key. Every time I tried before it was because I "should" quit. This time I want to be a non-smoker! Pray for me please, and maybe I too can post that I have hit the 5 year mark one day!
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#144803 - 01/02/04 04:40 PM
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What “old” thing did you stop doing in 2003? – Quit smoking on 12/31/03
Congratulations! 1/1/04 was my 5th anniversary of quitting smoking!
Congratulations to you too! 5 years is quite an accomplishment. I think the mindset is the key. Every time I tried before it was because I "should" quit. This time I want to be a non-smoker! Pray for me please, and maybe I too can post that I have hit the 5 year mark one day!
Once I got into the mindset that I "WANTED" to stop smoking rather than "Well....Maybe I should quit", that's when I accomplished not smoking for the past 2 years. And it really was'nt as bad as I thought it would be. No nic patches or pill, I just kept it out of sight and out of mind. Now I comsider myself a non-smoker rather than an ex-smoker  Good Luck Elena, once you get a few weeks under your belt it's starts getting easier and easier.. Just don't give up 
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#144804 - 01/02/04 04:44 PM
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Thanks Dig- so far,so good. No patches, gum, inhalers here either....but I do have a giant bag of sunflower seeds!
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#144805 - 01/02/04 04:48 PM
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Thanks Dig- so far,so good. No patches, gum, inhalers here either....but I do have a giant bag of sunflower seeds!
Hahah, That will work. Gum always worked 4 me, lots of it 
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#144806 - 01/02/04 05:17 PM
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I think the mindset is the key.
Elena,,,,you are absolutely and 100%,,,,,right!!!!
When I quit, about 10 years ago, I had been smoking since I was 17, was a 2-pack-a-dayer, and had 2 cartons in the boot of my truck.
The bank went "smoke-free" and I made up my mind that I was not going outside to smoke while standing under an Oak tree in the heat, cold, and rain.
I laid them down then and have never desired one since.
You can do it!!!! Mind over matter!!!! I'm in your corner. 
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#144807 - 01/02/04 05:19 PM
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Elena--Why don't you go to the "BOL Couch" and post a "Watch Elena Quit Smoking" post. You can post each morning saying that you did not smoke the day before. Then watch the number of days increase. You will get lots of online support there also. Knowing that we are watching will be a great incentive.
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#144809 - 01/02/04 06:47 PM
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Sorry Great Blue.  I didn't mean to hijack your post! I have moved over to the couch, so maybe we can get back to sharing here! Let's see, it was: Best of 2003 overall Worst of 2003 overall Personal Best of 2003 Personal Worst of 2003 What "new" thing did you do in 2003? What "old" thing did you stop doing in 2003? What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003?
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#144810 - 01/02/04 07:07 PM
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Best of 2003: Cubs in the NLCS! (With all the good that happened this year, this will probably be what I remember most.) Worst of 2003: A film professor I had used to always say a proverb (don't know where it originated), "May you live in interesting times." This year was definitely an "interesting time". Personal Best of 2003: (I have to have two) 1. Not something you can measure, but I think in the past year I've learned more about myself then ever before. 2. Employee of the Quarter (Jan. - Mar) - I can measure this one. Personal Worst of 2003: Lots of stress. But it is all a learning experience, so if that is my personal worst I think I'm ok. "New" thing in 2003: Moved out of my parents house!!! Party at my apartment! "Old" thing I stopped in 2003: Biting my nails Same old thing I love that I kept doing in 2003: I don't know, but whatever it is, I'm going to keep doing it.
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#144812 - 01/02/04 07:40 PM
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Best of 2003 overall – The War
Worst of 2003 overall – The War
Personal Best of 2003 – Trip to Miami to visit my best friend from high school.
Personal Worst of 2003 – Getting divorced.
What "new" thing did you do in 2003? – I went on my first date in 10 years!
What “old” thing did you stop doing in 2003? – Letting other's opinions influence me to the point of not having my own.
What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? – Riding horses
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#144813 - 01/02/04 07:47 PM
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Best of 2003 overall: Watching my 14-month old son have a lot of "firsts": walking, clapping,etc Worst of 2003 overall: Losing my 12-year old cousin after he was hit by a car. Personal Best of 2003: Being the best Mom I can be, while trying to work full time and upgrading to a new house. Personal Worst of 2003: Due to the above, have a lot more stress this year (2003) What "new" thing did you do in 2003? Golfed What "old" thing did you stop doing in 2003?Nothing What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? Reading, not much else, I lead a pretty boring life
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#144814 - 01/02/04 08:06 PM
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Best of 2003 overall My recent promotion Worst of 2003 overall My Dad being ill since June (in and out of almost every hospital on the East Coast, they still aren't sure how to fix him... ) Personal Best of 2003 My first OTS exam Personal Worst of 2003 My Dad being ill since June (in and out of almost every hospital on the East Coast, they still aren't sure how to fix him... ) What "new" thing did you do in 2003? I joined a book club. What "old" thing did you stop doing in 2003? uhhh, I can't think of anything for that one! What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? 
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#144815 - 01/02/04 08:19 PM
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Best of 2003 overall -- Return of captured soldiers
Worst of 2003 overall -- Mad Cow (we haven't seen the end of the repercussions)
Personal Best of 2003 -- Vacation in Niagra Falls
Personal Worst of 2003 -- Fell in Bathroom (hard blow to face)
What "new" thing did you do in 2003? Started College
What "old" thing did you stop doing in 2003? Saving a lot of usless stuff
What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? Saturday lunch at Applebee's w/husband
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#144818 - 01/02/04 08:33 PM
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Elena--Why don't you go to the "BOL Couch" and post a "Watch Elena Quit Smoking" post. You can post each morning saying that you did not smoke the day before. Then watch the number of days increase. You will get lots of online support there also. Knowing that we are watching will be a great incentive.
What an awesome idea!! That way, you keep track of the days and you get to see the support of your good friends here! I'm all for it. GOOD LUCK!! Think of the "T-girls"!!
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#144820 - 01/02/04 08:39 PM
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Best of 2003 overall - Swift toppling of IRAQ. Worst of 2003 overall - Removal of 10 Commandments in Alabama Personal Best of 2003 - No more strepp throat for daughter after October surgery Personal Worst of 2003 - Being told by Pres. after looking at one of my audit writeups that I must be the only G** D*** person that knows how to run this bank. Losing three family members and one friend in 4 months. What "new" thing did you do in 2003? Wrote a Resume What "old" thing did you stop doing in 2003? Taking crap from "Personal Worst". What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? My job.
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#144821 - 01/05/04 03:48 PM
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Best of 2003 overall - The June Bug!!
Worst of 2003 overall - My former job
Personal Best of 2003 - Again, the Bug.
Personal Worst of 2003 - How I reacted to my former job.
What "new" thing did you do in 2003? - Had a baby.
What "old" thing did you stop doing in 2003? - Going to my former job.
What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? Scrapbooking.
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#144822 - 01/06/04 10:22 PM
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Best of 2003 overall - Capture of Sadam Worst of 2003 overall - The War in general Personal Best of 2003 - Passed our Data Integrity Exam with the examiners saying "We can use your procedures for an example of how every bank should be doing this." (Now if the dorks would just DO the procedures I've given them...but that's a different story).  Personal Worst of 2003 - Deep stuff...ya turn 40 and start thinking backwards on life. What "new" thing did you do in 2003? - Actually BOL and I took up quilting. What "old" thing did you stop doing in 2003? - Dang, I dont' think I stopped doing anything much...maybe I should have? What same old thing you love did you keep doing in 2003? - Learning about and drinking more wine Oh and loving my sweetie.
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