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10/16/11 12:27 am - 101 Goals in 1001 Days

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). 

Start Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2009
End Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011

Italics: in progress
Strike through: completed
Underline: more information

Completed: 19/101

001.   Practice being mindful.

002.   Visit 5 states in the US. (3/5: NY 4/12/09, NJ 7/9/09, MD 10/9/09 )

003.   Document all books read with Shelfari.

004.   Read 101 books. (8/101)

005.   Host a dinner party.

006.   Spend 48 hours without touching a computer.

007.   Save $1001.

008.   Complete a Sudoku book.

009.   Complete five 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles. (1/5)

010.   Open a retirement account.

011.   Buy address book and update it.

012.   Crochet a scarf.

013.   Use reusable shopping bags for a month. 

014.   [private]

015.   Plant a tree.

016.   Fly a kite. 

017.   Identify 25 things I like about myself.

018.   Drink only water for two consecutive weeks. (0/14)

019.   Go to a psychic.

020.   Go camping for a night.

021.   Do a charity walk/run. 

022.   Submit design to Threadless. 

023.   Pick up a stranger's tab.

024.   Go snorkeling.

025.   Eat breakfast every day for a week. (Sept. 8)

026.   Learn to drive a stick shift.

027.   Graduate with at least a 3.0.

028.   Donate 10,000 grains of rice at freerice.com. 

029.   Join a club.

030.   Send 5 postcards.

031.   Submit photography to the Grange Fair.

032.   Take a ceramics class. 

033.   Find and make 3 recipes I normally would've passed over. (0/3)

034.   Give yoga another try.

035.   Get a pixie haircut.

036.   Give 5 "I saw this and thought of you" gifts. (1/5)

037.   Make a list of 25 meals to easily refer to.

038.   Successfully grow a sunflower.

039.   Journal every day for 30 consecutive days. (0/30)

040.   Watch 100 movies on AFI list. (4/100)

041.   Go fishing.

042.   Go to two concerts or shows. 

043.   Buy a Wii!

044.   Use a reusable water bottle.

045.   Read for 30 minutes a day for two weeks.  (0/14) 

046.   See a comedy show.

047.   Join a gym.

048.   Exercise three times a week for three months. (Started July 29, 2009) 

049.   See a Broadway show.

050.   Volunteer somewhere. 

051.   [private]

052.   Send out 10 Just Saying Hi e-cards.

053.   Whiten teeth.

054.   Move out.

055.   Empty change into piggy bank every night for a month.

056.   Take a dance class.

057.   Document a day in my life with photographs.

058.   Get a sketch book and fill a page every day for a month.

059.   Go a week without TV.

060.   Transfer all CDs into iTunes.

061.   Go sledding.

062.   Have a garden with at least three vegetables. 

063.   Write my life story in less than a day.

064.   Identify ten people, stories, paintings, poems, etc. which inspire me. (0/10)

065.   Don't miss a day of class for an entire semester.

066.   Go on a cruise.

067.   Complete an entire coloring book. 

068.   Go to the movies by myself.

069.   Create 10 playlists of 10 songs each for 10 different emotions or occasions. (0/10)

070.   Build a snowman.

071.   Bake ten different kinds of cookies. (2/10) (choc & butterscotch chips, choc chips) 

072.   Submit craft to Grange Fair.

073.   Go snowboarding.

074.   Get prescription sunglasses.

075.   Use planner for a month. (February)

076.   Dye hair blonde. Or blondish.

077.   Get photoshop for Mac.

078.   Eliminate credit card debt.

079.   Project 365.

080.   Scuba diving certification.

081.   Go tubing. 

082.   Finish all projects on time for Spring '09 semester.

083.   Sell a craft.

084.   Organize pictures on my computer.

085.   Organize music on my computer.

086.   Develop LOMO roll of film.

087.   Complete six 26 things projects

088.   Read all books started but not completed.

089.   Buy an orchid.

090.   Go to ten new-to-me restaurants. (6/10) (Fuji Mountain, Earth Bread & Brewery, The Works, Cafe Origins, Nick's Lakehouse, Pocono(???) Diner)

091.   Write a letter to myself to be read in 5 years. 

092.   Make homemade candy.

093.   Complete Couch to 5K Running Program then...

094.   Run a race. 

095.   Ride in a hot air balloon.

096.   Go to dad's once a month for a year, excluding holidays. (3/12)  (2/16, 3/17, 4/30)

097.   Learn a new piano song.

098.  Make candles.

099.  Don't buy any vending machine junk for a month.  

100.   Contribute to a charity. 

101.   Make another 101 Goals in 1001 Days list. 

3/25/09 12:02 am - couch to 5k

 So Monday marks my first day of the Couch to 5K challenge.  The first day is walk 90 seconds, jog 60 seconds.  I am way out of shape but it was fun.  I felt like throwing up a little at times but I just need to not eat right before doing it, haha.  

I am doing C25k MWF and the 100 pushups challenge TRS.  

3/6/09 11:32 pm - 100 Pushups Challenge



100 Pushups Challenge

I could do 8 consecutive pushups. I will start Monday. 

3/6/09 04:27 pm

 Sometimes I fall asleep on the train and wake up thinking I'm in my bed, gaping mouth and all. 

3/3/09 11:37 am

 idk what i'm doing with my life and i'm freaking the fuck out. 

3/2/09 10:40 pm - Update Post - Movies I've Seen off the AFI 100 List

What -- When

1. Modern Times (1936) -- February 19, 2009

2/26/09 01:40 pm - Posted using TxtLJ

I feel like self combusting.

2/20/09 05:52 pm - love & hate

Love and hate as the same emotion?  Both require an ounce of care or passion for another.  Each is based on a feeling of importance towards that which is loved or hated.  The opposite would be indifference without concern for the person.  For instance, feeling love, then, would be accompanied by positive feelings, perhaps feelings of admiration, affection, or attraction.  Hatred, on the other hand, would be accompanied by negative feelings, like those of jealousy, where one's worth and self-esteem are challenged.  The common denominator is the presence of passion, but it is how these emotions are acted upon which are most important.  Sometimes, a person will tell you they love you but treat you as if they truly, whole-heartedly hate you. 

2/18/09 02:46 am - Posted using TxtLJ

i wonder if this will work.

1/19/09 08:01 pm - 101 Books in 1001 Days

101 Books in 1001 Days )

1/15/08 07:01 pm

I'm trying to figure out life and myself and everything. 
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