101 list update...
I've been pretty lazy with this recently - doing things more passively than actively trying to complete them, so I'm planning to get back on it. I'm so lucky at the moment. I am exactly where I imagined I'd be in my 20s, with the time and resources to do all the things I want. I'm not rolling in money but that's because I'm spending loads on rent and trying to save the rest, but I'm a pretty cheap date anyway so it's all gravy.
Personal
2. Write a letter to myself to read in 10 years time.
3. Update a journal every day for 3 months.
4. Read back over journal and reflect on it.
5. Put together a recipe scrap book. - I found my recipe scrap book at home so have started updating it!
5. Keep a swear jar for a week
7. Keep a bitch jar for a week.
8. Let go of a bad mood.
9. Be on time for EVERY appointment/arrangement/work for a month This will be May. FACT
Health
10. Drink no alcohol for a month. (0/31)
11. Eat no chocolate for a month. (0/31) I'll do this in May.
12. Eat 5-a-day for a month. (3/30) - I have done this all week so I'm really focussed on keeping it.
13. Go to the gym to workout, swim or for a class 4 times a week for a month - This has been harder than I thought when I set it as whenever I have to work 9-6 instead of 11-8 I can't go to the gym! But I have been attending regularly. I'm cancelling the gym at the end of this month but want to start running instead, so I'm making it more realistic to 3 times a week exercising for a month. I've been twice this week so (2/3, 0/3, 0/3, 0/3)
14. Run the London 10km. This came up in conversation the other day, Antony's family remembered I said I wanted to, so better get started!
15. Have a girly spa weekend.
16. Drink only water for a week
Financial
17. Pay off my credit card.
18. Pay off my overdraft.
19. Save £5 for every task I complete. I'm really behind on this but on payday I plan to put in all the backlog!
20. Save £2 a week for the duration of the task. (5/287) Ditto! - I owe £22!
21. Write down what I spend. I've been trying to do this.
22. Make a shopping list every week for three months. (5/12) I've been shopping more like every other week but I have been much more focussed and planning meals.
23. Go for two weeks without buying any snacks/lunch (ie make and take my own) This fortnight is THE ONE
Travel
24. Go skiing three times. (1/3)
25. Visit my sister in Edinburgh three times. (1/3)
26. Go camping for a week.
27. Go to Cornwall 5 times. (1/5)
28. Go on holiday with my family.
Skills
29. Try surfing
30. Make an item of clothing
31. Complete 5 crochet projects (0/5)
32. Learn to knit
33. Play my clarinet every day for a month
34. Play the piano every day for a month
35. Accumulate a scrap box and make all my own cards
36. Try Tai chi
Charitable
37. Put money in a collection tin once a month.
38. Do some volunteering regularly for 3 months.
39. Help a stranger.
40. Send an Operation Christmas Child box.
41. Every time I buy a new item of clothing, give one old piece to charity. - I bought some new work tops so I need to go through my wardrobe.
Career
42. Apply for LSA/SLTA jobs until I get one!
43. Update CV regularly.
44. Make a list of what I want to get out of a career.
45. Get a place to do Speech Therapy in 2011.
46. Investigate Research Assistant jobs and apply for them alongside.
47. By the completion of this task, have decided on a 5 and 10 year career plan.
48. Not make any negative comments about work for a week.
Relationships
49. Do something special for Antony once a week. - We've been generaly making more time for each other but I haven't specifically thought about what I'm doing so I want to focus on this.
50. Go on a date with Antony once a month.
51. Write a letter to a family member once a month. (1/21) - No letters last month but I did write to Lucy. I have bought some cards to make to write to Gran and Auntie Dette.
52. Visit my Gran and Auntie Dette 5 times.
53. Look after my niece and nephew.
54. Spend two long weekends with Antony's dad and stepmum.
55. Spend two long weekends with my Dad.
56. Spend two long weekends with my Mum.
57. Have my parents to visit six times.
58. Have a dinner to introduce my parents and Antony's mum and stepdad - and survive!
59. Make and send birthday cards to all close friends and family members.
60. Organise an extended family meal.
61. Take my mum to see a show
Frivolous
62. Buy some high heeled boots - I bought some sexy high heeled shoes so semi there!
63. Buy a pair of trainers
64. Buy a nice pair of jeans
65. Buy an expensive handbag
66. Buy a set of sexy lingerie
Miscellaneous
67. Smile at a stranger to make them smile back every day.
68. Laugh until I cry 5 times (3/5) I spent most of our holiday laughing til I cried
69. Sort through all of the stuff I have at my parents house.
70. Help my mum go through and sort out the loft.
71. Turn up somewhere to surprise someone.
72. Give blood regularly.
73. Visit a new place every month. - I've been doing this!
74. Explore London alone by foot. Barbican, Green Park, Regent's Park, Spitalfields, Camden, Baker St. I'm getting there and I'm loving the exploring, London is joining up in my head.
75. Go to church twice.
76. Sort through my clothes and shoes every six months.
77. Put all my clothes away before bed twice a week - I don't know why I find this so hard but I am determined to get into the habit.
78. Do laundry twice a week! 2/2 2/2
79. Read 100 books (7/100)
- Her Fearful Symmetry
- Understanding Childhood Language Disorders - Shula Chiat
- Jack Kearney x 3 (i'm rubbish at remembering titles of books!)
- Miss Pettigrew lives for a day
- One by the author of Notes on a Scandal which I've again forgotten the title of. I hated it but I read it!
80. Go to the cinema 10 times (2/10)
81. Join the library
82. Sort out all my old photos
83. Take more photos and get them printed once every 3 months
84. Put all photos straight into albums/scrapbooks.
85. Go without internet for a week (excluding work if necessary)
86. Switch my phone off for a week
87. Complete a cryptic crossword So Close I got one to 3 left!
88. Buy and read the sunday papers once a month - I've been doing this I love it!
89. Write thank-you letters within 2 weeks of event - they are bought to do this weekend.
90. Go to the Ballet
91. Go to some stand up comedy twice
92. Check my bank balance once a week - I've been good at this so far!
93. This one's private...
94. Do a little bit of yoga/stretching once a day for a week.
95. Cook a new meal every week - and then add it into recipe scrap book.
96. Answer "Writer's Block" every day for 2 weeks. (2/14)
Personal
2. Write a letter to myself to read in 10 years time.
3. Update a journal every day for 3 months.
4. Read back over journal and reflect on it.
5. Put together a recipe scrap book. - I found my recipe scrap book at home so have started updating it!
5. Keep a swear jar for a week
7. Keep a bitch jar for a week.
8. Let go of a bad mood.
9. Be on time for EVERY appointment/arrangement/work for a month This will be May. FACT
Health
10. Drink no alcohol for a month. (0/31)
11. Eat no chocolate for a month. (0/31) I'll do this in May.
12. Eat 5-a-day for a month. (3/30) - I have done this all week so I'm really focussed on keeping it.
13. Go to the gym to workout, swim or for a class 4 times a week for a month - This has been harder than I thought when I set it as whenever I have to work 9-6 instead of 11-8 I can't go to the gym! But I have been attending regularly. I'm cancelling the gym at the end of this month but want to start running instead, so I'm making it more realistic to 3 times a week exercising for a month. I've been twice this week so (2/3, 0/3, 0/3, 0/3)
14. Run the London 10km. This came up in conversation the other day, Antony's family remembered I said I wanted to, so better get started!
15. Have a girly spa weekend.
16. Drink only water for a week
Financial
17. Pay off my credit card.
18. Pay off my overdraft.
19. Save £5 for every task I complete. I'm really behind on this but on payday I plan to put in all the backlog!
20. Save £2 a week for the duration of the task. (5/287) Ditto! - I owe £22!
21. Write down what I spend. I've been trying to do this.
22. Make a shopping list every week for three months. (5/12) I've been shopping more like every other week but I have been much more focussed and planning meals.
23. Go for two weeks without buying any snacks/lunch (ie make and take my own) This fortnight is THE ONE
Travel
24. Go skiing three times. (1/3)
25. Visit my sister in Edinburgh three times. (1/3)
26. Go camping for a week.
27. Go to Cornwall 5 times. (1/5)
28. Go on holiday with my family.
Skills
29. Try surfing
30. Make an item of clothing
31. Complete 5 crochet projects (0/5)
32. Learn to knit
33. Play my clarinet every day for a month
34. Play the piano every day for a month
35. Accumulate a scrap box and make all my own cards
36. Try Tai chi
Charitable
37. Put money in a collection tin once a month.
38. Do some volunteering regularly for 3 months.
39. Help a stranger.
40. Send an Operation Christmas Child box.
41. Every time I buy a new item of clothing, give one old piece to charity. - I bought some new work tops so I need to go through my wardrobe.
Career
42. Apply for LSA/SLTA jobs until I get one!
43. Update CV regularly.
44. Make a list of what I want to get out of a career.
45. Get a place to do Speech Therapy in 2011.
46. Investigate Research Assistant jobs and apply for them alongside.
47. By the completion of this task, have decided on a 5 and 10 year career plan.
48. Not make any negative comments about work for a week.
Relationships
49. Do something special for Antony once a week. - We've been generaly making more time for each other but I haven't specifically thought about what I'm doing so I want to focus on this.
50. Go on a date with Antony once a month.
51. Write a letter to a family member once a month. (1/21) - No letters last month but I did write to Lucy. I have bought some cards to make to write to Gran and Auntie Dette.
52. Visit my Gran and Auntie Dette 5 times.
53. Look after my niece and nephew.
54. Spend two long weekends with Antony's dad and stepmum.
55. Spend two long weekends with my Dad.
56. Spend two long weekends with my Mum.
57. Have my parents to visit six times.
58. Have a dinner to introduce my parents and Antony's mum and stepdad - and survive!
59. Make and send birthday cards to all close friends and family members.
60. Organise an extended family meal.
61. Take my mum to see a show
Frivolous
62. Buy some high heeled boots - I bought some sexy high heeled shoes so semi there!
63. Buy a pair of trainers
64. Buy a nice pair of jeans
65. Buy an expensive handbag
66. Buy a set of sexy lingerie
Miscellaneous
67. Smile at a stranger to make them smile back every day.
68. Laugh until I cry 5 times (3/5) I spent most of our holiday laughing til I cried
69. Sort through all of the stuff I have at my parents house.
70. Help my mum go through and sort out the loft.
71. Turn up somewhere to surprise someone.
72. Give blood regularly.
73. Visit a new place every month. - I've been doing this!
74. Explore London alone by foot. Barbican, Green Park, Regent's Park, Spitalfields, Camden, Baker St. I'm getting there and I'm loving the exploring, London is joining up in my head.
75. Go to church twice.
76. Sort through my clothes and shoes every six months.
77. Put all my clothes away before bed twice a week - I don't know why I find this so hard but I am determined to get into the habit.
78. Do laundry twice a week! 2/2 2/2
79. Read 100 books (7/100)
- Her Fearful Symmetry
- Understanding Childhood Language Disorders - Shula Chiat
- Jack Kearney x 3 (i'm rubbish at remembering titles of books!)
- Miss Pettigrew lives for a day
- One by the author of Notes on a Scandal which I've again forgotten the title of. I hated it but I read it!
80. Go to the cinema 10 times (2/10)
81. Join the library
82. Sort out all my old photos
83. Take more photos and get them printed once every 3 months
84. Put all photos straight into albums/scrapbooks.
85. Go without internet for a week (excluding work if necessary)
86. Switch my phone off for a week
87. Complete a cryptic crossword So Close I got one to 3 left!
88. Buy and read the sunday papers once a month - I've been doing this I love it!
89. Write thank-you letters within 2 weeks of event - they are bought to do this weekend.
90. Go to the Ballet
91. Go to some stand up comedy twice
92. Check my bank balance once a week - I've been good at this so far!
93. This one's private...
94. Do a little bit of yoga/stretching once a day for a week.
95. Cook a new meal every week - and then add it into recipe scrap book.
96. Answer "Writer's Block" every day for 2 weeks. (2/14)