101 in 1001 days
So, rather than do new years resolutions... I came across this instead. I like the idea of specific goals, I like the idea of taking the extra time to do it.
Of course I'm lazy... I'm not joining a community... I'll just post my list here, and maybe gradually update as I do things.
Health & Fitness
1)Two bike rides a week (3x)
2)Spend at least 20 minutes with punching bag per week (4x)
3)At least one week of no junk food (4x)
4)Eat at least 5 servings of fruit and/or vegetables every day for a week
5)Stretch until I can reach my toes
6)Go iceskating
7)Weigh 50kgs
8)Complete my adult immunisation well not the flu cause that's annual... and I've decided against getting the cervical cancer one for at least a few more years (until we know better possible side effects)
Beauty
9)Get a hair cut (3x)
10) **Personal**
11) Get fingernails done at a salon
12) Buy a new pair of work shoes Although I'm not sure how long they are going to last.... especially when the heels keep getting stuck when I'm walking
13) Buy two new dresses
14) Be scratch free for a month
15) Have eyebrows plucked
16) Find a new pair of default earrings
Around the home
17) Get a kitchen hutch
18) Hang up my own photos around the house
19) Dust house at least twice a week (4x)
20) Keep ironing pile to only one weeks worth
21) Finish dishwasher
22) Clean study at least once a week - for four weeks consecutively
23) Take old clothes to charity bin
24) Sort out wardrobe
25) Paint back rooms
26) Plant at least one tree
27) Cook at least twice a week (3x)
28) Get home pest sprayed (2x)
29) Make at least one roast dinner
30) Spend a day working in the garden (6x)
31) Tidy my desk drawers This actually happened when I built my new bookshelves... suddenly I had room for things.
32) Bake a cake from scratch (3x)
33) Buy (or make) a piece of art for home
Out of the house
34) Go somewhere in Sydney I’ve never been before
35) Go for a walk in the rain
36) Visit at least two other states (ie not NSW)
37) Go on a bridge climb
38) Visit a cemetery
39) Spend a day taking photos around the city
40) Go geocaching
41) Go to at least one art exhibition
42) Eat at a restaurant - just because
43) See an F1 or WRC event live
44) Go to at least two weddings
45) Visit at least 3 foreign countries
At work
46) Supervise at least one person doing the audiology degree
47) Contribute to one published paper
48) Wear make up to work (12x)
Things to learn
49) Learn at least five new English words
50) Learn at least twenty foreign words
51) Learn to play two songs on the guitar
52) Learn at least two jrock songs off by heart
53) Learn some basic mechanics for the car (changing the tires, oil, battery, brakes) ... learnt about engine coolant this week
54) Learn at least twenty unix commands and use them
55) Learn to juggle
56) Memorise a column of the periodic table
57) Learn a poem off by heart
58) Do at least one course of formal study
To Do With Others
59) Attend at least one Christmas and one Easter Service
60) Go see at least two movies with friends I'm amazed. I've done this already, and it's only been a month
61) Get to church for at least four weeks in a row
62) Go to trivia at least once a month
63) Go out to dinner with Alex (3x)
64) Watch at least one hour of TV with Alex without complaining (4x)
65) Meet at least two people doing family tree
66) Invite at least five people to lunch or dinner
67) **Personal**
68) Get to at least one HGHS speech day
69) Meet at least one online friend
70) Smile at a stranger
71) Join a bible study
For Others
72) Give money to at least two charities
73) Call or write to grandma and grandpa once a month
74) Get at least five people’s presents to them on time
75) Finish mum’s website
76) Write Alex a letter just because (2x)
77) Invite parents to dinner at least twice
For Fun
78) Update blogs twice a month (at least) for six months
79) Complete one 5 way sudoku in the SMH
80) Get guitar tuned
81) Write at least one multi-chapter fanfic
82) Read at least one book a month I'm actually ahead on this, having read two books already and we're not even half way through January
83) Compile full genealogy report and print This is becoming easier. I've just handed my father all my notes (that are in no particular order) and told him if he wants me to update it he can sort it out for me
84) Buy at least one non Japanese cd
85) Read at least 10 books of the bible
86) Write a fandom essay
87) Begin to use entropy
88) Rewrite Ext. English 1 essay
89) Listen to at least four new bands
90) Make at least one item of clothing
91) Watch at least one season of old doctor who
92) Restart an old hobby
93) Borrow a book from a library
94) Start and finish one series of novels
95) Help build a computer
96) Drive a manual car
97) Ride a horse
98) Eat something I normally wouldn’t eat
Other
99) Keep phone bill under $20
100) Think of something in 2009
101) Think of something in 2010
Of course I'm lazy... I'm not joining a community... I'll just post my list here, and maybe gradually update as I do things.
Health & Fitness
1)Two bike rides a week (3x)
2)Spend at least 20 minutes with punching bag per week (4x)
3)At least one week of no junk food (4x)
4)Eat at least 5 servings of fruit and/or vegetables every day for a week
5)Stretch until I can reach my toes
6)Go iceskating
7)Weigh 50kgs
8)Complete my adult immunisation well not the flu cause that's annual... and I've decided against getting the cervical cancer one for at least a few more years (until we know better possible side effects)
Beauty
9)Get a hair cut (3x)
10) **Personal**
11) Get fingernails done at a salon
12) Buy a new pair of work shoes Although I'm not sure how long they are going to last.... especially when the heels keep getting stuck when I'm walking
13) Buy two new dresses
14) Be scratch free for a month
15) Have eyebrows plucked
16) Find a new pair of default earrings
Around the home
17) Get a kitchen hutch
18) Hang up my own photos around the house
19) Dust house at least twice a week (4x)
20) Keep ironing pile to only one weeks worth
21) Finish dishwasher
22) Clean study at least once a week - for four weeks consecutively
23) Take old clothes to charity bin
24) Sort out wardrobe
25) Paint back rooms
26) Plant at least one tree
27) Cook at least twice a week (3x)
28) Get home pest sprayed (2x)
29) Make at least one roast dinner
30) Spend a day working in the garden (6x)
31) Tidy my desk drawers This actually happened when I built my new bookshelves... suddenly I had room for things.
32) Bake a cake from scratch (3x)
33) Buy (or make) a piece of art for home
Out of the house
34) Go somewhere in Sydney I’ve never been before
35) Go for a walk in the rain
36) Visit at least two other states (ie not NSW)
37) Go on a bridge climb
38) Visit a cemetery
39) Spend a day taking photos around the city
40) Go geocaching
41) Go to at least one art exhibition
42) Eat at a restaurant - just because
43) See an F1 or WRC event live
44) Go to at least two weddings
45) Visit at least 3 foreign countries
At work
46) Supervise at least one person doing the audiology degree
47) Contribute to one published paper
48) Wear make up to work (12x)
Things to learn
49) Learn at least five new English words
50) Learn at least twenty foreign words
51) Learn to play two songs on the guitar
52) Learn at least two jrock songs off by heart
53) Learn some basic mechanics for the car (changing the tires, oil, battery, brakes) ... learnt about engine coolant this week
54) Learn at least twenty unix commands and use them
55) Learn to juggle
56) Memorise a column of the periodic table
57) Learn a poem off by heart
58) Do at least one course of formal study
To Do With Others
59) Attend at least one Christmas and one Easter Service
60) Go see at least two movies with friends I'm amazed. I've done this already, and it's only been a month
61) Get to church for at least four weeks in a row
62) Go to trivia at least once a month
63) Go out to dinner with Alex (3x)
64) Watch at least one hour of TV with Alex without complaining (4x)
65) Meet at least two people doing family tree
66) Invite at least five people to lunch or dinner
67) **Personal**
68) Get to at least one HGHS speech day
69) Meet at least one online friend
70) Smile at a stranger
71) Join a bible study
For Others
72) Give money to at least two charities
73) Call or write to grandma and grandpa once a month
74) Get at least five people’s presents to them on time
75) Finish mum’s website
76) Write Alex a letter just because (2x)
77) Invite parents to dinner at least twice
For Fun
78) Update blogs twice a month (at least) for six months
79) Complete one 5 way sudoku in the SMH
80) Get guitar tuned
81) Write at least one multi-chapter fanfic
82) Read at least one book a month I'm actually ahead on this, having read two books already and we're not even half way through January
83) Compile full genealogy report and print This is becoming easier. I've just handed my father all my notes (that are in no particular order) and told him if he wants me to update it he can sort it out for me
84) Buy at least one non Japanese cd
85) Read at least 10 books of the bible
86) Write a fandom essay
87) Begin to use entropy
88) Rewrite Ext. English 1 essay
89) Listen to at least four new bands
90) Make at least one item of clothing
91) Watch at least one season of old doctor who
92) Restart an old hobby
93) Borrow a book from a library
94) Start and finish one series of novels
95) Help build a computer
96) Drive a manual car
97) Ride a horse
98) Eat something I normally wouldn’t eat
Other
99) Keep phone bill under $20
100) Think of something in 2009
101) Think of something in 2010