Mission 101: Update Twenty (Month End Update)
Since it's the last week of the month, I'll be posting my weekly update as well as my updated list of goals.
Black = To do
Pink = In progress
Blue = Stalled
Red = Failed
Strikethrough = Finished
Strikethrough & Italicized = Dropped
This week's Updates:
I'm updating on a different day than I usually do, but since it's been about a year since I checked in I suppose that doesn't really matter. I'm going to start over the tracking for some things and I'm adding a dropped category for items that no longer apply or that I no longer want to pursue.
1.) Read 50 books in one year. Failed. I don't know what the final count was, but it was probably less than half of what I was aiming for. I'll start over again at a later date.
2.) Read 100 books. I'm putting down 17/100 read based on what I can remember off the top of my head. (I had eight, I can remember that I have since read Spook, The Ring, Of Mice and Men, Alice in Wonderland, Fences, Indian Killer, The Green Mile, and Dracula. I think there were more than that but I won't count them unless I remember specific titles.) I know that my progress was slowed significantly due to the required reading for my English class, so most of what I ended up reading was articles and short stories.
5.) Write my grandmother/extended family at least once a month. I think I missed two months somewhere in there, but I'm starting over again.
8.) Clean the basement. In the last two weeks I've gone through six more boxes, gave away two boxes of stuff, and sold some books.
20.) Stop picking up/keeping every little thing. I've successfully broken this habit.
21.) Get my driver's license. I got my license in March.
28.) Buy three more controllers/nun-chucks for my Wii and another docking station. Dropped. I don't think I even know three people that would be interested in multiplayer, so it's silly to buy more than I'd ever use.
31.) Keep a journal, even if infrequent, that I write in at least once a month. I think I finished this one successfully, though I haven't written regularly since I got back from China.
34.) Release 20 BookCrossing books. 9/20 released, 10/20 registered.
37.) Send Crystal her long-overdue stuff Dropped. It's been too long now, I'm not sure if her interests are even still the same or if her address is still current.
38.) Lose 80-90 pounds (get back to 155, I'm not sure what my exact weight is) I can't remember off the top of my head how much weight I've lost since I last checked in, but I know that I've lost seven inches off of my hips since January.
42.) Eat breakfast every day for a month I'm starting this one over again in September.
78.) Finish reading The Ring. Completed in January.
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Black = To do
Pink = In progress
Blue = Stalled
Red = Failed
Strikethrough = Finished
Strikethrough & Italicized = Dropped
Overall List Update:
17/101 items complete
2/101 items dropped
3/101 items failed
14/79 remaining items in progress
3/79 remaining items stalled
1.) Read 50 books in one year.
2.) Read 100 books. 17/100 read.
3.) Tell my boyfriend something important. (I won't go into specifics.)
4.) Make and send out at least five thought boxes. 3/5 sent
5.) Write my grandmother/extended family at least once a month. I think I missed two months somewhere in there, but I'm starting over again.
6.) Get a new camera.
7.) Consolidate what I own.
8.) Clean the basement.
9.) Watch all of the DVDs I've bought and haven't touched yet.
10.) Finish the quilt for my grandmother.
11.) Make myself a frock coat.
12.) Draw every day for a month straight.
13.) Draw every day for three months straight.
14.) Call Adidas.
15.) Go to Hawai'i this summer (or New York, depending on what happens.)
16.) Read a novel in Japanese.
17.) Finish my classes this semester with at least one A.
18.) Pass all of my classes this semester.
19.) Grow a fucking backbone.
20.) Stop picking up/keeping every little thing.
21.) Get my driver's license.
22.) Pay off all of my credit card debt.
23.) Close my current bank account.
24.) Open a new account at a better institution.
25.) Make a separate savings account to start saving up for Essure and a Uteral Ablation.
26.) Get Essure/a Tubal Litigation and a Uteral Ablation.
27.) Throw more parties.
28.) Buy three more controllers/nun-chucks for my Wii and another docking station.
29.) Repair my old backpack
30.) Make a book of collages.
31.) Keep a journal, even if infrequent, that I write in at least once a month. 5/12 months completed.
32.) Memorize more origami patterns.
33.) Memorize some kirigami patterns.
34.) Release 20 BookCrossing books. 9/20 released, 10/20 registered.
35.) Start sending PostCrossing cards again.
36.) Get back to T.V., let them know what happened, send them out
37.) Send Crystal her long-overdue stuff
38.) Lose 80-90 pounds (get back to 155, I'm not sure what my exact weight is)
39.) Stop drinking sugary things
40.) Drink more tea
41.) Stop eating after 7 PM
42.) Eat breakfast every day for a month
43.) Exercise at least three times a week for three months
44.) Go to the fair as a Pirate again
45.) Make a puppet
46.) Make a stop-motion film
47.) Make a hand-animated film
48.) Make a flash animation film
49.) Move out of my parents' house for good.
50.) Get a better job.
51.) Get a job I like.
52.) Live somewhere that's not Fairbanks for a while, even if just for a few months.
53.) Start writing again. At least one hour every week.
54.) Submit something for publication until it's published.
55.) Learn to bellydance.
56.) Get Short Cuts volume 2.
57.) Make a bouquet of beaded and/or ribbon flowers for my mother.
58.) Make ribbon leis for my parents.
59.) Sell off some of my old DVDs.
60.) Convert my old VHS tapes to DVD.
61.) Convert my mother and father's old tapes to DVD.
62.) Do a watercolour painting once a week for four months.
63.) Jesso the two crap paintings and do something nice with the new canvas.
64.) Make some mosaic pots and tiles for my mother.
65.) Polish all the stones.
66.) Organize my postcards.
67.) Sell off/give away/whatever some of my old cels that I don't want.
68.) Buy an old Mac IIsi online (or buy a nice emulator.)
69.) Learn to read music again.
70.) Learn to play the piano again.
71.) Surprise my mother with a song.
72.) Take singing lessons.
73.) Sing in public, and not a karaoke bar.
74.) Go to more drag shows
75.) Perform in more drag shows
76.) Babysit a dog or cat.
77.) Finish reading The Ghost of Flight 401.
78.) Finish reading The Ring.
79.) Make some fabric boxes.
80.) Make some beaded boxes.
81.) Have a booth at least five craft shows, and/or get a booth at farmer's market for a summer.
82.) Contact local galleries, If Only..., and The Stash about selling things
83.) Clean up, go through, and toss out my old scrap clay
84.) Sort my beads
85.) Make 100 bookmarks
86.) Beat Secret of Mana
87.) Audition for a play
88.) Audition for a musical
89.) Make a quilt for my boyfriend
90.) Write my boyfriend a love letter for Valentine's day.
91.) See all of Hayao Miyazaki's Films
92.) Abscond with the commercial tape for a few days so I can make a copy
93.) Stop putting play before work
94.) Send a thank you note to Paula (the acupuncturist)
95.) Wear my red nose again - perhaps make one for myself
96.) Forgive
97.) Stop catering to people who don't deserve my time
98.) Volunteer at The Food Bank
99.) Volunteer at The Literacy Council
100.) Volunteer at The Rescue Mission
101.) Volunteer at Santa's Clearing House
Black = To do
Pink = In progress
Blue = Stalled
Red = Failed
Strikethrough = Finished
Strikethrough & Italicized = Dropped
This week's Updates:
I'm updating on a different day than I usually do, but since it's been about a year since I checked in I suppose that doesn't really matter. I'm going to start over the tracking for some things and I'm adding a dropped category for items that no longer apply or that I no longer want to pursue.
1.) Read 50 books in one year. Failed. I don't know what the final count was, but it was probably less than half of what I was aiming for. I'll start over again at a later date.
2.) Read 100 books. I'm putting down 17/100 read based on what I can remember off the top of my head. (I had eight, I can remember that I have since read Spook, The Ring, Of Mice and Men, Alice in Wonderland, Fences, Indian Killer, The Green Mile, and Dracula. I think there were more than that but I won't count them unless I remember specific titles.) I know that my progress was slowed significantly due to the required reading for my English class, so most of what I ended up reading was articles and short stories.
5.) Write my grandmother/extended family at least once a month. I think I missed two months somewhere in there, but I'm starting over again.
8.) Clean the basement. In the last two weeks I've gone through six more boxes, gave away two boxes of stuff, and sold some books.
20.) Stop picking up/keeping every little thing. I've successfully broken this habit.
21.) Get my driver's license. I got my license in March.
28.) Buy three more controllers/nun-chucks for my Wii and another docking station. Dropped. I don't think I even know three people that would be interested in multiplayer, so it's silly to buy more than I'd ever use.
31.) Keep a journal, even if infrequent, that I write in at least once a month. I think I finished this one successfully, though I haven't written regularly since I got back from China.
34.) Release 20 BookCrossing books. 9/20 released, 10/20 registered.
37.) Send Crystal her long-overdue stuff Dropped. It's been too long now, I'm not sure if her interests are even still the same or if her address is still current.
38.) Lose 80-90 pounds (get back to 155, I'm not sure what my exact weight is) I can't remember off the top of my head how much weight I've lost since I last checked in, but I know that I've lost seven inches off of my hips since January.
42.) Eat breakfast every day for a month I'm starting this one over again in September.
78.) Finish reading The Ring. Completed in January.
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Black = To do
Pink = In progress
Blue = Stalled
Red = Failed
Strikethrough = Finished
Strikethrough & Italicized = Dropped
Overall List Update:
17/101 items complete
2/101 items dropped
3/101 items failed
14/79 remaining items in progress
3/79 remaining items stalled
1.) Read 50 books in one year.
2.) Read 100 books. 17/100 read.
3.) Tell my boyfriend something important. (I won't go into specifics.)
4.) Make and send out at least five thought boxes. 3/5 sent
5.) Write my grandmother/extended family at least once a month. I think I missed two months somewhere in there, but I'm starting over again.
6.) Get a new camera.
7.) Consolidate what I own.
8.) Clean the basement.
9.) Watch all of the DVDs I've bought and haven't touched yet.
10.) Finish the quilt for my grandmother.
11.) Make myself a frock coat.
12.) Draw every day for a month straight.
13.) Draw every day for three months straight.
14.) Call Adidas.
15.) Go to Hawai'i this summer (or New York, depending on what happens.)
16.) Read a novel in Japanese.
17.) Finish my classes this semester with at least one A.
18.) Pass all of my classes this semester.
19.) Grow a fucking backbone.
20.) Stop picking up/keeping every little thing.
21.) Get my driver's license.
22.) Pay off all of my credit card debt.
23.) Close my current bank account.
24.) Open a new account at a better institution.
25.) Make a separate savings account to start saving up for Essure and a Uteral Ablation.
26.) Get Essure/a Tubal Litigation and a Uteral Ablation.
27.) Throw more parties.
28.) Buy three more controllers/nun-chucks for my Wii and another docking station.
29.) Repair my old backpack
30.) Make a book of collages.
31.) Keep a journal, even if infrequent, that I write in at least once a month. 5/12 months completed.
32.) Memorize more origami patterns.
33.) Memorize some kirigami patterns.
34.) Release 20 BookCrossing books. 9/20 released, 10/20 registered.
35.) Start sending PostCrossing cards again.
36.) Get back to T.V., let them know what happened, send them out
37.) Send Crystal her long-overdue stuff
38.) Lose 80-90 pounds (get back to 155, I'm not sure what my exact weight is)
39.) Stop drinking sugary things
40.) Drink more tea
41.) Stop eating after 7 PM
42.) Eat breakfast every day for a month
43.) Exercise at least three times a week for three months
44.) Go to the fair as a Pirate again
45.) Make a puppet
46.) Make a stop-motion film
47.) Make a hand-animated film
48.) Make a flash animation film
49.) Move out of my parents' house for good.
50.) Get a better job.
51.) Get a job I like.
52.) Live somewhere that's not Fairbanks for a while, even if just for a few months.
53.) Start writing again. At least one hour every week.
54.) Submit something for publication until it's published.
55.) Learn to bellydance.
56.) Get Short Cuts volume 2.
57.) Make a bouquet of beaded and/or ribbon flowers for my mother.
58.) Make ribbon leis for my parents.
59.) Sell off some of my old DVDs.
60.) Convert my old VHS tapes to DVD.
61.) Convert my mother and father's old tapes to DVD.
62.) Do a watercolour painting once a week for four months.
63.) Jesso the two crap paintings and do something nice with the new canvas.
64.) Make some mosaic pots and tiles for my mother.
65.) Polish all the stones.
66.) Organize my postcards.
67.) Sell off/give away/whatever some of my old cels that I don't want.
68.) Buy an old Mac IIsi online (or buy a nice emulator.)
69.) Learn to read music again.
70.) Learn to play the piano again.
71.) Surprise my mother with a song.
72.) Take singing lessons.
73.) Sing in public, and not a karaoke bar.
74.) Go to more drag shows
75.) Perform in more drag shows
76.) Babysit a dog or cat.
77.) Finish reading The Ghost of Flight 401.
78.) Finish reading The Ring.
79.) Make some fabric boxes.
80.) Make some beaded boxes.
81.) Have a booth at least five craft shows, and/or get a booth at farmer's market for a summer.
82.) Contact local galleries, If Only..., and The Stash about selling things
83.) Clean up, go through, and toss out my old scrap clay
84.) Sort my beads
85.) Make 100 bookmarks
86.) Beat Secret of Mana
87.) Audition for a play
88.) Audition for a musical
89.) Make a quilt for my boyfriend
90.) Write my boyfriend a love letter for Valentine's day.
91.) See all of Hayao Miyazaki's Films
92.) Abscond with the commercial tape for a few days so I can make a copy
93.) Stop putting play before work
94.) Send a thank you note to Paula (the acupuncturist)
95.) Wear my red nose again - perhaps make one for myself
96.) Forgive
97.) Stop catering to people who don't deserve my time
98.) Volunteer at The Food Bank
99.) Volunteer at The Literacy Council
100.) Volunteer at The Rescue Mission
101.) Volunteer at Santa's Clearing House