101 things update.
So, after the first week of my 101 things, I've made some changes/improvements and a lot of progress (in my opinion). Let's hope I can keep going strong.
My 101 Things, start of week 2:
strikethrough = completed (date noted in bold)
italics = details of completion
* = changed item/added
(x/xx) = acceptable progress made re: monthly/weekly/daily items
Relationships:
1. contact O & O 1x a month (1/33)
2. contact Sara 1x a month (0/33)
3. contact Damien 1x a month (0/33)
4. contact Marcella 1x a month (1/33)
5. visit Marcella while she's at school on the east coast
6. contact Kristy 1x a month (0/33)
7. visit Kristy
8. contact Aunt Ru 1x a month (0/33)
9. have Valerie stay with me in Davis
10. invited Chris to stay with me in Davis
11. make dinner for Ben 1x a week (going out doesn't count) (1/143)
12. make breakfast for Ben 1x a week (going out/oatmeal doesn't count) (1/143)
13. have a movie night with Tara 1x a month until she gets her PhD (0/?)
14. go to dinner or a movie with Thomas (without Ben) 1x a month (0/33)
Fitness/Health:
15. go to the gym 3x a week (1/143)
16. use Wii Fit 3x a week (1/143)
17. lose 25 pounds (more if possible, but stay healthy!) [goal weight: ~125-135]
18. buy a bikini
19. go for 1 long bike ride 1x a month (0/33)
20. go to Farmers' Market 1x a month (0/33)
21. go to a spa
22. find a dentist
23. drink 1 liter of water a day (7/1001)
24. get a mani/pedi (0/3)
25. give myself a facial 2x a year (0/5)
26. try getting waxed instead of shaving
27. go for a walk with Ben 2x a month (0/66)
Finances:
28. get a job I like
29. save $100 a month (0/14)
*30. spend $0 for a week (on non essentials) (1/9)
*31. cancel/change BE subscription
32. downgrade to 1 movie a month on NetFlix 8/7/09
Education:
33. go back to school
34. get my license
35. get a library card
36. take an anger management class
37. relearn to crochet
38. watch the news 2x a week (1/143)
*39. get certified in CPR and Pet CPR
40. learn to curl my hair with a curling iron
41. take a cooking class
42. take a dance class (with Ben)
Travel:
*43. get a passport
44. go to Monterey Bay Aquarium
45. go to SF zoo
46. go to an amusement park
47. go to Vegas
48. go to NY
49. take a spontaneous road trip (driver's license needed to complete) (0/2)
50. go hiking 4x a year (0/11)
51. go to a zoo not in California (0/2)
52. go to Alcatraz
53. drive across the country
54. go to a State or County Fair
55. spend the weekend at a B & B
56. go camping (0/2)
Humanitarian:
57. go through clothes and donate what I don't wear 1x a year (0/3)
58. donate hair to locks of love (2x if possible)
59. volunteer to work with animals
For Fun:
60. watch all the James Bond movies (0/23)
61. write 2 short stories (0/2)
62. write 10 poems (0/10)
63. make 2 scarves (0/2)
64. paint something to hang on my wall
65. get one of my photos printed and framed
66. spend 1 hour playing/cuddling with Puck and Harley a week (1/143)
67. take my cats for a walk on their leashes
68. find 3 new hobbies (0/3)
69. get a new tattoo
70. finish getting my ears pierced (0/3)
71. try the wrist restraints
72. help Ben wash his car (0/3)
73. have a picnic (0/4)
74. plan or participate in a scavenger hunt
75. play Scrabble (not online) (0/4)
76. purchase fresh flowers 3x a year (0/8)
77. beat the next Monkey Island games without looking online for hints (0/4)
78. watch a meteor shower (0/3)
79. find another board game to play and play it! (0/4)
80. watch the sunset
81. watch the sunrise
Culture:
82. go to a museum 2x a year (0/5)
83. go to a play 2x a year (0/5)
84. go to the opera 1x a year (0/3)
85. finish reading 1 new book a month (0/33)
86. go to a concert 1x a year (0/3)
87. make sweet potato gnocci
88. try a different nigiri every time I get sushi
Just Do It!!:
89. figure out what happened to my computer battery which I paid to have refilled 8/11/09 shipped priority mail on 8/11/09 received 8/13/09
90. figure out what happened to my replacement Credit Card 8/11/09 shipped 8/11/09, should receive in 7-10 business days
91. give Mom the ladybugs I bought!!
92. put a screen protector on my iPhone 8/6/09
93. get a basket for my bike
94. get bedroom door fixed
95. have upstairs neighbors A/C fixed 8/11/09
96. get second lamp for living room
97. get new sofa (at least new to me)
98. vacuum 1x a week (1/143)
99. clean kitchen floor 1x a week (1/143)
100. clean refrigerator 3x a year (1/8)
*101. keep LJ apprised of my progress at the end of week (1/143)
** I keep thinking of other things I would love to do, so I made an "other options" category and will continue to add it. These things might replace things that I end up wanting to change (like the sunset/sunrise ones because they are kinda boring, imo), or I may just try to do them if I get to opportunity **
Other options:
102. go to Hearst Castle
103. go to Alaska/Canada
104. get fitted for a bra
I'm still trying to come up with a good method for highlighting the monthly/weekly/daily/etc ones that have been completed for that month/week/day/etc. Any suggestions?
My 101 Things, start of week 2:
strikethrough = completed (date noted in bold)
italics = details of completion
* = changed item/added
(x/xx) = acceptable progress made re: monthly/weekly/daily items
Relationships:
1. contact O & O 1x a month (1/33)
2. contact Sara 1x a month (0/33)
3. contact Damien 1x a month (0/33)
4. contact Marcella 1x a month (1/33)
5. visit Marcella while she's at school on the east coast
6. contact Kristy 1x a month (0/33)
7. visit Kristy
8. contact Aunt Ru 1x a month (0/33)
9. have Valerie stay with me in Davis
10. invited Chris to stay with me in Davis
11. make dinner for Ben 1x a week (going out doesn't count) (1/143)
12. make breakfast for Ben 1x a week (going out/oatmeal doesn't count) (1/143)
13. have a movie night with Tara 1x a month until she gets her PhD (0/?)
14. go to dinner or a movie with Thomas (without Ben) 1x a month (0/33)
Fitness/Health:
15. go to the gym 3x a week (1/143)
16. use Wii Fit 3x a week (1/143)
17. lose 25 pounds (more if possible, but stay healthy!) [goal weight: ~125-135]
18. buy a bikini
19. go for 1 long bike ride 1x a month (0/33)
20. go to Farmers' Market 1x a month (0/33)
21. go to a spa
22. find a dentist
23. drink 1 liter of water a day (7/1001)
24. get a mani/pedi (0/3)
25. give myself a facial 2x a year (0/5)
26. try getting waxed instead of shaving
27. go for a walk with Ben 2x a month (0/66)
Finances:
28. get a job I like
29. save $100 a month (0/14)
*30. spend $0 for a week (on non essentials) (1/9)
*31. cancel/change BE subscription
32. downgrade to 1 movie a month on NetFlix 8/7/09
Education:
33. go back to school
34. get my license
35. get a library card
36. take an anger management class
37. relearn to crochet
38. watch the news 2x a week (1/143)
*39. get certified in CPR and Pet CPR
40. learn to curl my hair with a curling iron
41. take a cooking class
42. take a dance class (with Ben)
Travel:
*43. get a passport
44. go to Monterey Bay Aquarium
45. go to SF zoo
46. go to an amusement park
47. go to Vegas
48. go to NY
49. take a spontaneous road trip (driver's license needed to complete) (0/2)
50. go hiking 4x a year (0/11)
51. go to a zoo not in California (0/2)
52. go to Alcatraz
53. drive across the country
54. go to a State or County Fair
55. spend the weekend at a B & B
56. go camping (0/2)
Humanitarian:
57. go through clothes and donate what I don't wear 1x a year (0/3)
58. donate hair to locks of love (2x if possible)
59. volunteer to work with animals
For Fun:
60. watch all the James Bond movies (0/23)
61. write 2 short stories (0/2)
62. write 10 poems (0/10)
63. make 2 scarves (0/2)
64. paint something to hang on my wall
65. get one of my photos printed and framed
66. spend 1 hour playing/cuddling with Puck and Harley a week (1/143)
67. take my cats for a walk on their leashes
68. find 3 new hobbies (0/3)
69. get a new tattoo
70. finish getting my ears pierced (0/3)
71. try the wrist restraints
72. help Ben wash his car (0/3)
73. have a picnic (0/4)
74. plan or participate in a scavenger hunt
75. play Scrabble (not online) (0/4)
76. purchase fresh flowers 3x a year (0/8)
77. beat the next Monkey Island games without looking online for hints (0/4)
78. watch a meteor shower (0/3)
79. find another board game to play and play it! (0/4)
80. watch the sunset
81. watch the sunrise
Culture:
82. go to a museum 2x a year (0/5)
83. go to a play 2x a year (0/5)
84. go to the opera 1x a year (0/3)
85. finish reading 1 new book a month (0/33)
86. go to a concert 1x a year (0/3)
87. make sweet potato gnocci
88. try a different nigiri every time I get sushi
Just Do It!!:
89. figure out what happened to my computer battery which I paid to have refilled 8/11/09 shipped priority mail on 8/11/09 received 8/13/09
90. figure out what happened to my replacement Credit Card 8/11/09 shipped 8/11/09, should receive in 7-10 business days
91. give Mom the ladybugs I bought!!
92. put a screen protector on my iPhone 8/6/09
93. get a basket for my bike
94. get bedroom door fixed
95. have upstairs neighbors A/C fixed 8/11/09
96. get second lamp for living room
97. get new sofa (at least new to me)
98. vacuum 1x a week (1/143)
99. clean kitchen floor 1x a week (1/143)
100. clean refrigerator 3x a year (1/8)
*101. keep LJ apprised of my progress at the end of week (1/143)
** I keep thinking of other things I would love to do, so I made an "other options" category and will continue to add it. These things might replace things that I end up wanting to change (like the sunset/sunrise ones because they are kinda boring, imo), or I may just try to do them if I get to opportunity **
Other options:
102. go to Hearst Castle
103. go to Alaska/Canada
104. get fitted for a bra
I'm still trying to come up with a good method for highlighting the monthly/weekly/daily/etc ones that have been completed for that month/week/day/etc. Any suggestions?