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Here is my fifth list. Using the previous list, with a few things added, replaced, or changed - hopefully I can be a bit more successful this time!
From November 19th 2021 to August 16th 2024
Start
1. Write, post and print this list (printing optional, write this down if you’re in the mood cos that’s fine too)
Big Long Project-One
2. Read all the books about life changes you have, then put all your notes in clean order and get them printed (remember to include the information on the pages already in a folder within this)
Health and Body
3. Reach your goal weight
4. (After losing weight) plan the post-weight loss diet, and start following it
5. Drink at least 8 glasses of water/day
6. Plan and begin 1) workout routine 2) weights routine
7. Start getting up immediately after waking up every day
8. Plan, start and maintain new morning and evening bathroom routines
9. Get that Tetanus shot
10. Continue to remind yourself to improve your posture, and remember to keep feet on the floor in a proper way when sitting
Family and Friends
11. Buy flowers for mother (when it's not her birthday, Mother's Day or Christmas)
12. List what you are really looking for in another person (keep things realistic)
Shopping
13. Buy something odd that someone wouldn't assume you would like but you actually do
14. Go to a bookshop, close your eyes, grab a book at random and buy it (have another go if you already have a copy, or you * absolutely * can't stand the idea of reading it)
BUY:
15. Buy items from the ’essential things (I still need to buy)’ list, starting with the one-time part
16. Buy ten new items of clothing with your own money [0/10]
17. Buy something from Lush and some other sites you fancy something out of
18. Buy two silver chains for your jewelry (that are long enough to not be too close to your neck, nor too low)
19. Select one (now-dead) author and buy all the books you haven't bought yet (using the bibliography if needed)
Entertainment
a.Everything but reading
20. Listen to more classical music to find more favorites
21. Buy the remaining Neil Young album you haven't bought
22. Buy the remaining records of two artists/bands who have stopped releasing records
23. Spend an entire day listening to the Beatles Anthology, all the way through
24. Watch 101 movies you haven't seen before
(1.)(2.)
25. Watch either half or the third of the films you have not yet watched (even once) - in your collection, especially from the older purchases
26. List all the movies you watch during this challenge-round (including rewatches)
27. Watch 5 or more TV series you haven't seen a single episode of [0/5]
28. Finish 3 (or more) TV series that are partly watched already [0/3]
b.Reading
29. Finish all the unfinished books
30. Break your 50bookschallenge record during one year (103 or more)
31. Read all your unread manga
32. Read all unread books on (one shelf/row of your choice)
33. Read at least three book series (2+ books); unfinished series also count
34. Read all Jane Austen novels you have
35. Read every Tolkien book you still need to read
36. Choose an author you own all books of (not-Austen/Tolkien) and read the unread ones
37. Read five books by Finnish authors (no re-reads) [0/5]
38. Read 5 autobiographies, including one of someone you admire [0/5]
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39. Read all your non-cookbook vegan books (how-tos, reasons why-type; seem to be the most common here)
40. On Goodreads: write reviews for books you have read that have none yet
Home
41. Prune out all unnecessary magazine pages from the ones you've saved
42. Set up a regular house cleaning schedule
43. Work on a plan making your home neater and without unnecessary stuff
44. Organise a recycling place in the kitchen and closet (incl. paper, cartons, metal, glass)
45. Organise all the letters and postcards you have received, and find a place to keep them
Communities
46. Participate in Earth Hour (each March)
Food
47. Read the Becoming Vegetarian book and make notes for starting-plan
48. Try a new kind of fruit
49. Try at least 3 flavors of ice cream you haven't tasted before (excluding flavors you know you dislike or allergy prevents eating)
50. Order something in a restaurant you haven't tasted yet don't know you dislike (nuts-using excluded)
51. Have afternoon tea in a café
Money and Possessions
52. Save 3000 Euros on your card-free bank account
53. Donate three 3-number sums to charity/charities of your choice [0/3]
54. Make a list of all the 'essential' (to you) things you'd like to take with you if you suddently had to leave your home for good, and perhaps plan where they could be for easy gathering
55. Make a list of all the ’essential’ (to you) things a home for you would have
Fun
56. Climb a tree
57. Spend the night outside (summer only)
58. Start on unusual collection (that doesn't take much space)
59. Collect a jar of pretty pebbles (starting on it counts as work done, if you're still actively filling it at deadline time)
60. Blow soap bubbles
61. Have a Dice Day (make choices with a dice 24 hours)
62. Leave 10 pieces of guerrilla writing in public (5 library, 5 bookshop books) [0/10]
63. Sit barefoot in the grass
64. Start a holiday tradition
65. Write a letter to future you (choose a reading point in time)
66. Color an entire coloring book
Non-School Learning and Extra-Curricular
67. Read your language books on Afrikaans, Welsh, and other languages’ grammar etc.
68. Learn new Finnish words at least once a month
69. Learn at least one new English word a week
70. Try to do the same as above with French (or something from its grammar)
71. Learn (at least one) new way to tie a rope from one of your Boy Scout Handbooks
72. Learn Solitaire on cards
73. Learn at least one one-person domino game
74. Become more skilled at using chopsticks
75. Make 5 paper snowflakes [0/5]
Religion
76. Make plans for your home altar (even if you won’t put it up yet)
77. Start reading the Bible *twice* a day!
78. Go to the Cathedral and light a candle for (person(s))
79. Make your own Christian vows
80. Memorise seven deadly sins and seven cardinal virtues (repeatedly if needed)
81. Memorise the Ten Commandments (repeatedly if needed)
82. Make an effort to make a dent in your unread 'Christian' books (can even read all if possible)
83. Buy the still-unbought books (and keep an eye for any new future ones)
84. Start keeping a hand-written Christian notebook
85. Make habit of contemplating the Crucifix
Me + Clothes
86. Discover a fashion muse, and let it inspire your fashion
87. Wear a perfume (or more if one runs out before days are done) of your choice for 100 days
88. Make a to-do list daily for a month
89. Figure out your style, and make your wardrobe to suit that
90. List all t-shirts you wear that are too worn now, and buy replacements
91. Think of something positive about yourself and say it to yourself in the mirror for a week
92. Identify 30 things you like about yourself, and 101 things that make you happy
93. Identify 5 bad habits and work to end them
Miscellaneous
94. Get the last photo roll developed
95. Write a list of 5 good things that happened each day
96. Dance
97. Fast for a cause (bread'n'water style) for one day, three times [0/3]
98. Cut out articles from newspapers that inspire/give hope
99. Go to the beach at the end of Ruissalo park, three times [0/3]
100. Make a list of countries and cities you have visited (airpot-visits count)
101. Go on a midnight picnic (summer only)
From November 19th 2021 to August 16th 2024
Start
1. Write, post and print this list (printing optional, write this down if you’re in the mood cos that’s fine too)
Big Long Project-One
2. Read all the books about life changes you have, then put all your notes in clean order and get them printed (remember to include the information on the pages already in a folder within this)
Health and Body
3. Reach your goal weight
4. (After losing weight) plan the post-weight loss diet, and start following it
5. Drink at least 8 glasses of water/day
6. Plan and begin 1) workout routine 2) weights routine
7. Start getting up immediately after waking up every day
8. Plan, start and maintain new morning and evening bathroom routines
9. Get that Tetanus shot
10. Continue to remind yourself to improve your posture, and remember to keep feet on the floor in a proper way when sitting
Family and Friends
11. Buy flowers for mother (when it's not her birthday, Mother's Day or Christmas)
12. List what you are really looking for in another person (keep things realistic)
Shopping
13. Buy something odd that someone wouldn't assume you would like but you actually do
14. Go to a bookshop, close your eyes, grab a book at random and buy it (have another go if you already have a copy, or you * absolutely * can't stand the idea of reading it)
BUY:
15. Buy items from the ’essential things (I still need to buy)’ list, starting with the one-time part
16. Buy ten new items of clothing with your own money [0/10]
17. Buy something from Lush and some other sites you fancy something out of
18. Buy two silver chains for your jewelry (that are long enough to not be too close to your neck, nor too low)
19. Select one (now-dead) author and buy all the books you haven't bought yet (using the bibliography if needed)
Entertainment
a.Everything but reading
20. Listen to more classical music to find more favorites
21. Buy the remaining Neil Young album you haven't bought
22. Buy the remaining records of two artists/bands who have stopped releasing records
23. Spend an entire day listening to the Beatles Anthology, all the way through
24. Watch 101 movies you haven't seen before
(1.)(2.)
25. Watch either half or the third of the films you have not yet watched (even once) - in your collection, especially from the older purchases
26. List all the movies you watch during this challenge-round (including rewatches)
27. Watch 5 or more TV series you haven't seen a single episode of [0/5]
28. Finish 3 (or more) TV series that are partly watched already [0/3]
b.Reading
29. Finish all the unfinished books
30. Break your 50bookschallenge record during one year (103 or more)
31. Read all your unread manga
32. Read all unread books on (one shelf/row of your choice)
33. Read at least three book series (2+ books); unfinished series also count
34. Read all Jane Austen novels you have
35. Read every Tolkien book you still need to read
36. Choose an author you own all books of (not-Austen/Tolkien) and read the unread ones
37. Read five books by Finnish authors (no re-reads) [0/5]
38. Read 5 autobiographies, including one of someone you admire [0/5]
-
39. Read all your non-cookbook vegan books (how-tos, reasons why-type; seem to be the most common here)
40. On Goodreads: write reviews for books you have read that have none yet
Home
41. Prune out all unnecessary magazine pages from the ones you've saved
42. Set up a regular house cleaning schedule
43. Work on a plan making your home neater and without unnecessary stuff
44. Organise a recycling place in the kitchen and closet (incl. paper, cartons, metal, glass)
45. Organise all the letters and postcards you have received, and find a place to keep them
Communities
46. Participate in Earth Hour (each March)
Food
47. Read the Becoming Vegetarian book and make notes for starting-plan
48. Try a new kind of fruit
49. Try at least 3 flavors of ice cream you haven't tasted before (excluding flavors you know you dislike or allergy prevents eating)
50. Order something in a restaurant you haven't tasted yet don't know you dislike (nuts-using excluded)
51. Have afternoon tea in a café
Money and Possessions
52. Save 3000 Euros on your card-free bank account
53. Donate three 3-number sums to charity/charities of your choice [0/3]
54. Make a list of all the 'essential' (to you) things you'd like to take with you if you suddently had to leave your home for good, and perhaps plan where they could be for easy gathering
55. Make a list of all the ’essential’ (to you) things a home for you would have
Fun
56. Climb a tree
57. Spend the night outside (summer only)
58. Start on unusual collection (that doesn't take much space)
59. Collect a jar of pretty pebbles (starting on it counts as work done, if you're still actively filling it at deadline time)
60. Blow soap bubbles
61. Have a Dice Day (make choices with a dice 24 hours)
62. Leave 10 pieces of guerrilla writing in public (5 library, 5 bookshop books) [0/10]
63. Sit barefoot in the grass
64. Start a holiday tradition
65. Write a letter to future you (choose a reading point in time)
66. Color an entire coloring book
Non-School Learning and Extra-Curricular
67. Read your language books on Afrikaans, Welsh, and other languages’ grammar etc.
68. Learn new Finnish words at least once a month
69. Learn at least one new English word a week
70. Try to do the same as above with French (or something from its grammar)
71. Learn (at least one) new way to tie a rope from one of your Boy Scout Handbooks
72. Learn Solitaire on cards
73. Learn at least one one-person domino game
74. Become more skilled at using chopsticks
75. Make 5 paper snowflakes [0/5]
Religion
76. Make plans for your home altar (even if you won’t put it up yet)
77. Start reading the Bible *twice* a day!
78. Go to the Cathedral and light a candle for (person(s))
79. Make your own Christian vows
80. Memorise seven deadly sins and seven cardinal virtues (repeatedly if needed)
81. Memorise the Ten Commandments (repeatedly if needed)
82. Make an effort to make a dent in your unread 'Christian' books (can even read all if possible)
83. Buy the still-unbought books (and keep an eye for any new future ones)
84. Start keeping a hand-written Christian notebook
85. Make habit of contemplating the Crucifix
Me + Clothes
86. Discover a fashion muse, and let it inspire your fashion
87. Wear a perfume (or more if one runs out before days are done) of your choice for 100 days
88. Make a to-do list daily for a month
89. Figure out your style, and make your wardrobe to suit that
90. List all t-shirts you wear that are too worn now, and buy replacements
91. Think of something positive about yourself and say it to yourself in the mirror for a week
92. Identify 30 things you like about yourself, and 101 things that make you happy
93. Identify 5 bad habits and work to end them
Miscellaneous
94. Get the last photo roll developed
95. Write a list of 5 good things that happened each day
96. Dance
97. Fast for a cause (bread'n'water style) for one day, three times [0/3]
98. Cut out articles from newspapers that inspire/give hope
99. Go to the beach at the end of Ruissalo park, three times [0/3]
100. Make a list of countries and cities you have visited (airpot-visits count)
101. Go on a midnight picnic (summer only)