Archives for category: 101 Things

I have the super bowl on but for the first time in years not only am I not paying attention to the game, I don’t think I’ve watched a single complete commercial. 

I have a few updates to my 101 list, last night I started crocheting .. my mom taught me when I was a kid, and really this book just brought it back. I don’t think I knew the names of the stitches before, but now I do :) And I’m going to tackle that scarf soon! Also today after photographing the Konickis I stopped at the local library and signed up for my library card. I didn’t check anything out though because the one book that I wanted to get in the past was out. It was a book on square foot gardening, but I’ve decided to wait another year before starting any real beds. Also, this wasn’t on my 101 list but on my new year resolution post, I came home from the store today and actually chopped up my celery and put it in a bag and put my cilantro in a cup of water on my counter so both will be ready to use when I need them! 

I don’t have any sub jobs lined up this week, I’m sure I’ll be able to pick up one or two as the week goes on, but I’m not in a rush to get back in a classroom after last week. So I figured this would be a good week to start a strict 2 weeks of South Beach. Tonight I’m enjoying some girl scout cookies, the thin mints will be fine in the freezer for a few months, but I know the tagalongs wont. Oh well. 

Well I just watched a full commercial, the sobe lizard 3d commercial, I wonder if it was any good in 3D. 

Oh! I didn’t realize the pictures from last weekend were up on Liz’s kodak gallery – [Lion Country Safari] and [Trying On Dresses]

Ok .. lets try this again :) [This list] expired last August .. and the last thing on the list is to start another one. It was really tough coming up with 101 things the first time,  so this might be a progressive list. The first 33 are from my original list. I’ll just add on any new things as I think them up. Feel free to leave comments of anything you think I should add on :)  

Also if you want to make your own list [click here] .. I like to go through the other lists for inspiration for my list :)

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part). 

Why 1001 Days? 
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

My 1001 Day Project ends on Saturday, October 15, 2011
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Not started
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001. Get a hot river rock massage
002. Take a (unique) self portrait
003. Get an old time portrait on Bearskin Neck
004. Loose 30 pounds [0/30]
005. Take 1 photo a day for 30 days [0/30]
006. Tie the knot
007. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
008. Snowboard, or at least ski down a bunny slope
009. Watch the sunrise and sunset over water on the same day
010. Photograph the beach under full moon light
011. Go to a driving range
012. Build a salt water fish tank
013. Create a will and let family know it exists
014. Drink 6 glasses of water every day for 2 weeks [0/14]
015. Run a mile
016. Run 3 miles
017. Run 10 miles
018. Race for the Cure
019. Practice yoga every morning for a week [0/7]
020. Practice yoga 4 times a week for a month [0/12]
021. Attend a Bikram Yoga class
022. Discover the difference between Taoism & Buddism
023. Detox for a full week
024. See New England in the Fall
025. Camp on a beach
026. See a broadway show on Broadway
027. Organize a household inventory, including storage for warranties & manuals
028. Grow a square foot garden (and actually eat the results)
029. Dig a firepit on my land
030. Feng Shui my bedroom
031. Feng Shui my office
032. Start photo CD/DVD exchange
033. Go Geo-Caching and/or letterboxing.
034. Take a surfing lesson
035. See the Washington DC cherry blossoms
036. Become an organ donor
037. Shoot a ‘day in the life’ session
038. Get a library card, and use it
039. Create my own recipe book of my favorite recipes
040. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
041. Do a 365 photo project [0/365]
042. Learn to crochet & make a scarf
043. Go swim laps
044. 14 days dairy free, see how I feel [0/14]
045. 14 days gluten free, see how I feel [0/14]
046. Touch up paint around the house
047. Cook a new recipe each month [1/33]
048. Bake a new recipe each month [1/33]
049. Create an emergency box to grab in case of fire, and make a copy to keep at my parents
050. Make Ella’s baby clothes quilt for Liz
051. Make a successful biscuit / pastry / pie dough .. this baking skill alludes me 
052. Create my own wordpress theme from scratch
053. Get my teacher certification
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101. On Day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list

So I found this site last night .. and I wondered if I could possibly ever come up with 101 things that I’d like to do, so I sat down and wrote out about 70 last night and finished the last 30 today. I think this is a cool challenge, especially since I’m not such a ‘goal-orientated’ person :) .. but I want to try anyways.

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as new year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Since my JavaScript thingie isn’t working right .. My time is up for this on:
August 24, 2008

001. Get a hot river rock massage
002. Take a (coordinated) family portrait
003. Take a (unique) self portrait
004. Get an old time portrait on Bearskin Neck
005. Start my own corporation
006. Build my own business
007. Learn how to make fudge (as good as the Magic Kingdom)
008. Get all my credit card debt under 25% of their limits
009. Get down to below 120 lbs
010. Open an IRA and/or 401K
011. Buy stock, any stock
012. Meet Sean’s family
013. Put money away each month to start an investment portfolio
014. Take a darkroom class
015. Get a stamp in my passport – Went to Jamaica! November 2006
016. Finish my college scrapbook
017. Take 1 photo a day of 1 subject for 30 days
018. Tie the knot
019. Eat some non-yellow snow
020. Start my after college scrapbook through 2004
021. Organize my 2005 photos for another book
022. Edit the video of our 2005 roadtrip [Started 12/21/05]
023. Convert all my parents home VHS movies to DVDs so we can share – Dad did this himself
024. Get my tattoo touched up
025. Start a wine collection – Started this when we moved to Grant
026. Install the condo’s switchplates
027. Clean out the condo’s outside storage – emptied out when we moved out
028. Paint the condo’s baseboards
029. Remodel our kitchen
030. Learn css
031. Build my own css wordpress theme
032. Get gallery2 to match my theme
033. Roast a whole chicken, completely - Thanksgiving 2008 Turkey!
034. Break the GFY habit
035. Tour Sonoma county
036. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
037. Snowboard, or at least ski down a bunny slope
038. See all AFI’s 100 years 100 movies
039. Watch the sunrise and sunset on the same day
040. Photograph the beach under full moon light
041. Create my family tree
042. Lower my cholesterol
043. Archive my digial photos
044. Go to a driving range
045. Use my underwater camera housing – Did this in Jamaica!
046. Build a salt water fish tank
047. Create a will and let family know it exists
048. Donate a gallon of blood (8 pints) – can’t donate because of my bleeding disorder
049. Drink 8 glasses of water every day for 2 weeks
050. Laser hair removal
051. Start a tradition with Sean
052. Volunteer at least once a month for 6 months
053. Visit a counselor/therapist at least once
054. Attempt to re-learn French
055. Speak French in Paris
056. Run a mile
057. Run 3 miles
058. Run 10 miles
059. Race for the Cure
060. Update my resume
061. Join the mile high club
062. Practice yoga every morning for a week
063. Practice yoga 4 times a week for a month
064. Attend a Bikram Yoga class
065. Discover the difference between Taoism & Buddism
066. Weekend Detox
067. Detox for a full week
068. Help dad build Endeavor Records
069. Visit what’s left of New Orleans October 2008
070. Visit the San Diego Zoo
071. Cover my stairwell in black framed photos
072. Visit the Georgia Aquarium [Feb 2007]
073. Send postcard home whenever I leave town
074. Go on an airboat ride
075. Visit Parot Jungle Island and see the Ligerdone
076. See New England in the Fall
077. Camp on a beach
078. Visit The Gallers’ in Tampa – NC (they moved) Hive ’07
079. Take an Alaskan Cruise
080. See a broadway show on Broadway
081. Cook one recipe from each of the cookbooks I own
082. Learn to sail again
083. Eat a pickle (for Sean)
084. Try sushi again – Still dont like it …
085. Cut up my magazines and organize in binder
086. Buy a king bed that wont keep Sean awake when I toss and turn
087. Organize a household inventory, including storage for warranties & manuals
088. Grow a herb garden (make it last longer then a few weeks)
089. Buy land, preferrably on a lake
090. Own a little sailboat to sail on my future lake
091. Dig a firepit on my land
092. Build a darkroom
093. Feng Shui my bedroom
094. Feng Shui my office
095. Take portraits of all the cats
096. Start photo CD/DVD Exhange
097. Build a site on every domain I own [currently at 6 of 19]
098. Have mom and dad over to the condo and cook for them – done at the House
099. Install my surround sound system
100. Go Geo-Caching and/or letterboxing.
101. On Day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list