today i completed item #87 on my 101 list. after several years of not going to the public library, i finally went back. i was ashamed of my overdue fines and afraid of the amount i had racked up. i had guessed that it would be $50, it was $40. so, that's finally taken care of. i also got myself a new card. which will help me to accomplish #94.
3 down, 98 to go
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Saturday, December 17, 2005
The Official Post: 101 Things 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).
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.
Source: triplux
So here's my list...
1. visit Canada
2.watch all of the movies on AFI’s top 100 list (completed 03.04.07)
3. ride in a hot air balloon
4. go skinny dipping
5. ride a jet ski
6. volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
7. spend a day at a spa
8. lose 30 pounds
9.go back and tag all my live journal entries (completed 09.23.07)
10. label the cases for all of my burned cds
11. throw a real dinner party
12. start a retirement fund
13. see a Broadway musical
14. refinish a table with a mosaic top
15. sing “Love Shack” at a karaoke bar
16. put together the model cars and Joan of Arc figure
17.attend a Redskins game (regular or pre-season) (completed 10.15.06)
18. go tubing
19.get a real job (completed 3.16.06)
20.learn how to ice skate (completed 2.10.07)
21. make candles
22. make the velvet patchwork blanket
23. get my Bavarian cuckoo-cuckoo clock repaired
24.go to The Melting Pot(completed 12.17.07)
25. refinish the chair I stole from the Chemistry Dept. at Maryland
26.go to see the Cherry Blossoms downtown (completed 3.25.06)
27. paint and hang birdfeeders
28.reorganize my filing cabinet (completed 07.06.06)
29. try 5 new ethnic cuisines (completed 06.19.07)
30. go skydiving
31. finish the growing up scrapbooks
32. learn to knit
33. take a road trip alone
34. have a movie marathon day of the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings
35. thin out, organize and create a record of my doll collection
36. enter an art competition
37.read 30 books from the Online Computer Library Center 2005 Banned Book List (completed 05.12.07)
38. make a real budget and stick to it
39.go on a ghost tour (completed 10.29.06)
40. go to West Virginia
41.get a TiVo (completed 10.16.07)
42. rent a convertible for a day or weekend
43. go back to school
44. get back into the darkroom and start developing and printing again
45.buy a new donut for my car (completed 02.18.06)
46.send a care package to a soldier overseas (completed 04.07.07)
47. get Lasik
48. buy a real pair of heels and learn to wear them out in public
49.buy a laptop (completed 05.27.06)
50. spend a whole day and go through the entire Holocaust Museum
51. exercise at least 3 times a week
52.get a flat panel monitor (completed 12.25.06)
53. learn to re-root hair and repaint faces for Barbie
54.go on a date (completed 1.25.06)
55.actually go to alissa’s book club meetings (completed 06.11.06)
56. re-learn how to use Adobe Premier
57. scan and upload photos from previous trips (92, 98, 2000, 2002)
58.create an emergency fund of at least $500 (completed 05.09.06)
59. participate in some sort of charity walk (probably for PKD)
60. make a skirt
61. go horseback riding
62. learn to make jewelry
63. ask a guy out on a date
64. throw a theme party
65. take my father to Medieval Times
66.have a movie marathon day of The Godfather (completed 04.15.06)
67.pay Steve back (completed 04.28.07)
68.get a dirndl (completed 06.23.07)
69.go to see a movie at an IMAX theatre (completed 12.17.05)
70. get knee high black boots
71.visit the botanical gardens in DC (completed 06.04.06)
72.watch all of the movies on Entertainment Weekly’s greatest of all time list (completed 03.04.07)
73.finish taking down the wallpaper in dad’s kitchen (completed 03.03.07)
74.get the German Olympic hockey jersey (won an auction on ebay 12.28.05)
75. ride the Glacier Express (completed 06.25.07)
76. visit the Czech Republic (completed 06.18.07)
77.go to a shooting range (completed 07.30.06)
78.watch all seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on dvd (completed 08.27.06)
79.private (completed 04.21.07)
80. kama sutra (Hehehe)
81.watch the sunrise at a beach (completed 08.13.06)
82. finish the dollhouse
83.go to Chincoteague/Assateague (completed 08.12.06)
84. black dress
85. start a savings account for a house
86. visit Stef and Bert in Chicago
87.pay my library fines (completed 12.31.05)
88. go to an outdoor movie or drive-in
89. hem and hang those velvet curtains
90.get a fire proof box to store my most important documents (completed 02.18.06)
91.learn to make fresh salsa from scratch (completed 10.21.07)
92. visit Nick in NY
93.tear down old fence and put up a new one (at Dad’s house)- changed to repaint front steps (completed 10.17.07)
94.read 25 books from The Modern Library 100 Best Novels (completed 04.02.07)
95.re-read The Chronicles of Narnia (completed 09.17.07)
96.upload old artwork to deviantART and categorize it (completed 02.18.07)
97.go to a real tea house with Nikki (completed 02.11.07)
98.create an album for my postcard collection (completed 12.05.06)
99. lose another 20 pounds
100. reach the next color level on NTN at Friday's
101. write a new list 101 things for the next 1001 days
Start Date: December 17, 2005
Completion Date: September 13, 2008
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.
Source: triplux
So here's my list...
1. visit Canada
2.
3. ride in a hot air balloon
4. go skinny dipping
5. ride a jet ski
6. volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
7. spend a day at a spa
8. lose 30 pounds
9.
10. label the cases for all of my burned cds
11. throw a real dinner party
12. start a retirement fund
13. see a Broadway musical
14. refinish a table with a mosaic top
15. sing “Love Shack” at a karaoke bar
16. put together the model cars and Joan of Arc figure
17.
18. go tubing
19.
20.
21. make candles
22. make the velvet patchwork blanket
23. get my Bavarian cuckoo-cuckoo clock repaired
24.
25. refinish the chair I stole from the Chemistry Dept. at Maryland
26.
27. paint and hang birdfeeders
28.
30. go skydiving
31. finish the growing up scrapbooks
32. learn to knit
33. take a road trip alone
34. have a movie marathon day of the Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings
35. thin out, organize and create a record of my doll collection
36. enter an art competition
37.
38. make a real budget and stick to it
39.
40. go to West Virginia
41.
42. rent a convertible for a day or weekend
43. go back to school
44. get back into the darkroom and start developing and printing again
45.
46.
47. get Lasik
48. buy a real pair of heels and learn to wear them out in public
49.
50. spend a whole day and go through the entire Holocaust Museum
51. exercise at least 3 times a week
52.
53. learn to re-root hair and repaint faces for Barbie
54.
55.
56. re-learn how to use Adobe Premier
57. scan and upload photos from previous trips (
58.
59. participate in some sort of charity walk (probably for PKD)
60. make a skirt
61. go horseback riding
62. learn to make jewelry
63. ask a guy out on a date
64. throw a theme party
65. take my father to Medieval Times
66.
67.
68.
69.
70. get knee high black boots
71.
72.
73.
74.
77.
78.
79.
80. kama sutra (Hehehe)
81.
82. finish the dollhouse
83.
84. black dress
85. start a savings account for a house
86. visit Stef and Bert in Chicago
87.
88. go to an outdoor movie or drive-in
89. hem and hang those velvet curtains
90.
91.
92. visit Nick in NY
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99. lose another 20 pounds
100. reach the next color level on NTN at Friday's
101. write a new list 101 things for the next 1001 days
Start Date: December 17, 2005
Completion Date: September 13, 2008
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