I'm proud of the fact that I have actually completed or started so many things on my list that I'm going to put myself to task again. The next list will begin today, February 6, 2009. This means my new list deadline is Friday, November 4, 2011 As before, anything I list in BLACK hasn't been done yet. GREEN will be In Progress. RED is completed.
Onto the new list...
1. Lose weight...inches specifically. (min. 80 lbs.)
2. Write & finish my holiday book.
3. Write my cookbook.
4. Look into having them published.
5. Make a calendar of my holiday book.
6. Get a bike stroller
7. Bike more.
8. Walk everyday with Kaitlyn.
9. Print & frame photos I've taken.
10. Create a more workable/livable outdoor space in the backyard.
11. Build a playspace for the kids in the backyard.
12. Have a backyard party.
13. Start to learn German.
14. Attend 3 reenactments I've never been to before.
15. Go horseback riding & get over my fear of falling.
16. Take a dinner train w/my husband.
17. Get new glasses AND contacts.
18. Grow my hairs at least 8 inches. (Ha! I ended up cutting it super short.)
19. Get a new couch. (Preferably w/sleeper for guests.)
20. Be on stage acting again.
21. Direct again.
22. Teach Sebastian & Darcy to read.
23. Teach Darcy to walk & talk.
24. Take a family trip.
25. Visit mom in Florida.
26. Plan & attend my 25th high school reunion. (cancelled!)
27. Join the Jane Austen society.
28. Have a block party.
29. Pay off debts.
30. Figure out how to make money w/writing and/or travel.
31. Do more with my photos (scrapbooks, etc.)
32. Treat myself (or be treated) to massages/manicures/pedicures at least once every 6 months.
33. Send random gifts/flowers to friends/family.
34. Leave 25 inspirations notes in random places. (completed: 9/25)
35. Keep a complete birthday list & actually send the cards.
36. Take my children to the beach & be comfortable with that.
37. Go to Cedar Point at least twice. (1/2)
38. Have more romance with my husband.
39. Drink no soda for a month.
40. Renew my passport & get one for Kaitlyn.
41. Teach Kaitlyn to drive.
42. Write a letter to myself about my life before I forget what it was like.
43. Send a postcard to Post Secret.
44. Learn how to sew in a zipper.
45. Get a really good sewing maching/embroidery machine/serger.
46. Take the kids to an aquarium.
47. Take the kids to a carnival.
48. Look better than my age.
49. Try at least 10 new restaurants.
50. Buy Christmas gifts throughout the year.
51. Decorate my office so it's attractive, not just functional. (I no longer have an office!)
52. Have plans set to take Kaitlyn to England.
53. Go to Summerfest
54. Take more...better...photos
55. Print more photos
56. Learn how to make bread
57. Learn something entirely new.
58. Made/acquire at least 3 new outfits of different time periods.
59. Take a getaway with my husband.
60. Buy more locally.
61. Get rid of 2 old black cooking pans & get new ones.
62. Purchase more books...
63. Learn - extensively - something about a specific time period
64. Host a "Regency House Party" weekend.
65. Attend a Ball
66. Make new ren faire garb.
67. Get involved in faire directing again.
68. Go back to school.
69. Have a job a really adore.
70. Take Kaitlyn away for her birthday
71.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
My 101 things in 1001 List
Items in black are yet to be done. Items in Red are in progress. Items in Blue are completed.
1. Get a job I like
2. Have a baby (x 2!)
3. Learn to make freezer jam
4. Learn to knit or crochet
5. Learn HTML
6.Make a better blog/website with it.
7. Ask my close friends for a list of their all-time favourite books & read them.
8. Be part of a book club
9. Catalogue all of my books
10. organize my books better
11. Write & finish my book
12. Write my cookbook.
13. Learn calligraphy
14. Learn to make jewelry for myself
15. Lose weight (80 lbs) ...being pregnant twice during this time, hasn't happened!
16. Get a bicycle
17. Bike along the lakefront
18. Walk 30 min. daily (minimum)
19. Learn to "properly" scrapbook
20. Get my Mary Kay business going again
21. Have a better wardrobe
22. Plant a small veggie garden in the backyard
23. renew the flower gardens my house was once known for
24. reconnect with Niff, Kevin
25. send random gifts
26. become more involved in my church
27. Take more family photographs
28. Get a new camera (possibly digital)
29. Get lawn furniture.
30. Get a firepit.
31. have a bonfire party
32. Explore Wisconsin more
33. Start to learn German
34. Sew an outfit, not a costume
35. Wear outfit out.
36. Attend a gallery opening
37. Go w/family to go-carts, batting cages, Putt-Puttetc.
38. Go to a family resort (like in the Dells)
39. Go horseback riding (and get over my fear after falling)
40. Save $1 a day for 1001 days
41. Take a dinner train w/my hubby
42. Get a new couch
43. Get baby accessories
44. Learn to ski (at least once)
45. Go to Summerfest
46. Attend a celebration like "Carnivale" or "Mardi Gras"
47. Make PJs for the family
48. Write a legal will
49. Sell old car / Get a new car
50. Be on stage acting again
51. Direct a stage show again
52. Start my event planning business
53. Visit mom in Florida
54. Visit Sarah in NYC
55. Attend a broadway show
56. Rent a cabin on a lake with family and/or friends
57. Try 3-5 recipes from each of my William-sonoma cookbooks
58. Complete my William-Sonoma cookbook collection as complete as it's going to be
59. Get more of my china
60. Get "real" silverware
61. Attend (costumed) a Civil War re-enactment
62. Attend (costumed) a RevWar re-enactment
63. Join the Jane Austen society
64. Paint ceramics w/my family
65. Own a glider chair (It's actually an antique rocker...even better!)
66. Be ok with turn 40 ...and celebrate
67. Own a Kate Bennett original (other than my wedding dress & bridesmaid's dress)
68. Volunteer
69. Go back to Galena, IL
70. Revisit the Chicago museums
71. Go to a planetarium
72. Get to know my neighbours
73. Dance w/my husband more
74. Help a friend
75. Own (and burn) more really good candles
76. Help Kaitlyn get more involved in activites/sports
77. Have an arts & crafts space
78. Actually make more arts & crafts
79. Have my Halloween Bash again
80. Get a puppy
81. Dine at an elegant restaurant (preferably overlooking the lake)
82. Visit the ocean (in warm weather)
83. Take a fall colour tour
84. Own the DVDs of "Fame" and "Chef" tv shows
85. Sail on a Tall Ship (toured several)
86. Shop independent business owners more often
87. Buy more organically
88. Lunch w/my mother-in-law
89. Take more travel classes
90. Subscribe to my favourite magazines, rather than buying them at the store
91. Create a binder of articles from magazines
92. Start a scrapbook for Kaitlyn
93. Take my daughter to the American Girls tea before she's too old for it ...sadly, she's too old now.
94. see Wicked live
95. see more stage shows
96. Visit Canada again (w/my family)
97. Actively work on this list
98. Create an exercise program I'm comfortable with
99. Learn more about the Regency period
100. Get my photos into albums or scrapbooks
101. Make my life a truly happy one!
1. Get a job I like
2. Have a baby (x 2!)
3. Learn to make freezer jam
4. Learn to knit or crochet
5. Learn HTML
6.Make a better blog/website with it.
7. Ask my close friends for a list of their all-time favourite books & read them.
8. Be part of a book club
9. Catalogue all of my books
10. organize my books better
11. Write & finish my book
12. Write my cookbook.
13. Learn calligraphy
14. Learn to make jewelry for myself
15. Lose weight (80 lbs) ...being pregnant twice during this time, hasn't happened!
16. Get a bicycle
17. Bike along the lakefront
18. Walk 30 min. daily (minimum)
19. Learn to "properly" scrapbook
20. Get my Mary Kay business going again
21. Have a better wardrobe
22. Plant a small veggie garden in the backyard
23. renew the flower gardens my house was once known for
24. reconnect with Niff, Kevin
25. send random gifts
26. become more involved in my church
27. Take more family photographs
28. Get a new camera (possibly digital)
29. Get lawn furniture.
30. Get a firepit.
31. have a bonfire party
32. Explore Wisconsin more
33. Start to learn German
34. Sew an outfit, not a costume
35. Wear outfit out.
36. Attend a gallery opening
37. Go w/family to go-carts, batting cages, Putt-Puttetc.
38. Go to a family resort (like in the Dells)
39. Go horseback riding (and get over my fear after falling)
40. Save $1 a day for 1001 days
41. Take a dinner train w/my hubby
42. Get a new couch
43. Get baby accessories
44. Learn to ski (at least once)
45. Go to Summerfest
46. Attend a celebration like "Carnivale" or "Mardi Gras"
47. Make PJs for the family
48. Write a legal will
49. Sell old car / Get a new car
50. Be on stage acting again
51. Direct a stage show again
52. Start my event planning business
53. Visit mom in Florida
54. Visit Sarah in NYC
55. Attend a broadway show
56. Rent a cabin on a lake with family and/or friends
57. Try 3-5 recipes from each of my William-sonoma cookbooks
58. Complete my William-Sonoma cookbook collection as complete as it's going to be
59. Get more of my china
60. Get "real" silverware
61. Attend (costumed) a Civil War re-enactment
62. Attend (costumed) a RevWar re-enactment
63. Join the Jane Austen society
64. Paint ceramics w/my family
65. Own a glider chair (It's actually an antique rocker...even better!)
66. Be ok with turn 40 ...and celebrate
67. Own a Kate Bennett original (other than my wedding dress & bridesmaid's dress)
68. Volunteer
69. Go back to Galena, IL
70. Revisit the Chicago museums
71. Go to a planetarium
72. Get to know my neighbours
73. Dance w/my husband more
74. Help a friend
75. Own (and burn) more really good candles
76. Help Kaitlyn get more involved in activites/sports
77. Have an arts & crafts space
78. Actually make more arts & crafts
79. Have my Halloween Bash again
80. Get a puppy
81. Dine at an elegant restaurant (preferably overlooking the lake)
82. Visit the ocean (in warm weather)
83. Take a fall colour tour
84. Own the DVDs of "Fame" and "Chef" tv shows
85. Sail on a Tall Ship (toured several)
86. Shop independent business owners more often
87. Buy more organically
88. Lunch w/my mother-in-law
89. Take more travel classes
90. Subscribe to my favourite magazines, rather than buying them at the store
91. Create a binder of articles from magazines
92. Start a scrapbook for Kaitlyn
93. Take my daughter to the American Girls tea before she's too old for it ...sadly, she's too old now.
94. see Wicked live
95. see more stage shows
96. Visit Canada again (w/my family)
97. Actively work on this list
98. Create an exercise program I'm comfortable with
99. Learn more about the Regency period
100. Get my photos into albums or scrapbooks
101. Make my life a truly happy one!
Monday, February 27, 2006
1001 Nights
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).
As I've always liked to envision myself as a spy with a mission, I thought this would be good for me. I'm at a crossroads in my life, looking for something new, a direction for success. Making this list, maintaining it, sharing it with the internet-world-at-large, will hopefully motivate me to find that direction and success I so desperately need.
Timeline: begin 27 February 2006
end 24 November 2008
I encourage you to check out this "one-time meme" yourself: http://www.triplux.com/1001/otherlists.asp
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).
As I've always liked to envision myself as a spy with a mission, I thought this would be good for me. I'm at a crossroads in my life, looking for something new, a direction for success. Making this list, maintaining it, sharing it with the internet-world-at-large, will hopefully motivate me to find that direction and success I so desperately need.
Timeline: begin 27 February 2006
end 24 November 2008
I encourage you to check out this "one-time meme" yourself: http://www.triplux.com/1001/otherlists.asp
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