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Jun 08, 2009 17:14

There are a few things that I haven't been doing on my 101 list that really bug me.  1) Gratitude Journal  2) Updating Livejournal 3) Calling Grandma.  The first two are weeklies and the last is monthlies.  Marf.  I decided to try to get myself motivated again.  It's never too late to start again, eh?  Meh.  Sometimes.  Anyway, behind the jump is my updated 101 list as of today, June 8th.  I'm pretty pleased with the progress besides the aforementioned things.  Check it out!

From date: Sunday, March 29, 2009

Added 1001 days

Resulting date: Sunday, December 25, 2011

Italicized: In progress

strikethrough: Accomplished!

RED: Uh...Problematic.

Big Career/Life Goals:


  1. Get into nursing school

    • I'm on the year to year and a half waitlist for Santa Monica College SO, if all else fails, at least I know that I'm definitely going to be in a nursing program in a year to a year and a half. That's good news! Otherwise, I got a “no” from one place which is lame. But I'm still waiting to hear back from 3 other schools, and I have a meeting with a counselor at the last place I'm applying to for the fall on the 29th. So, I'm visualizing that I'll be in school soon.

    • 4/27/09 I got “No's” from Glendale and College of the Canyons. I haven't heard a thing from Pasadena City and will call them tomorrow. Cerritos is a possible for spring quarter, but they suck anyway and I don't want to go there. Appointment with Mt. Sac on Wednesday. Otherwise, I guess I'm shooting for spring now. Suck.

  1. Graduate from nursing school

  2. Pass the NCLEX

  3. Start working as a nurse

  4. Grow out hair until wedding day, then cut and donate to Locks of Love (may take longer than 1001 days)

  5. Adopt a kitten or puppy

  6. Get 1,000 views a week on website (www.thereelrabbit.com)

  7. Get certified in CPR and First Aid


Personal Growth Goals:

  1. Read from the bible every week (1/132)

  2. Update livejournal every week (1/132)

  3. Do Gratitude Journal every week (1/132)

    • Oh, I've been bad with all of these. This Sunday will be my 3rd Sunday, and I would've only done these three above things once each. We'll try again next week!

  1. Go one week without complaining (0/7)

  2. Take an adult education class for fun

  3. Look into and enroll in a voice class--$$ permitting

  4. Watch 3 sunrises (0/3)

  5. Look at old photographs with Kevin and friends

  6. Write new 101 Things in 1,001 days list!


Love Goals:


  1. Get professional photos done of Kev & I

  2. Write a love letter to the boyfriend every month (1/33)

  3. Move in with the boyfriend

    • 4/27/09: We're aiming to be moved in together by June 1st. I don't know where we're going to put all my stuff.

  1. Get engaged and watch my parent's wedding tape

  2. Plan an elaborate picnic


Family Goals:

  1. Do 5 crafty things with Amanda (3/5)

    • Baked 6.5 dozen chocolate chip cookies with Panda. I'm gonna say that counts.

    • 4/30/09: Today we made a hand print shirt for Panda's Dad for Father's day. Paintastic.

    • 4/30/09: We also baked 21 devil's food cupcakes and decorated them all with sprinkles, and icing and frosting. VERY yummy and cute. I took pictures.

  1. Call my grandma once a month (0/33)

  2. Visit my grandma and Kev's grandmas

  3. Finish RomCom script with my brother, John

  4. Visit Lolo and Lola's graves


Health/Beauty Goals:


  1. Achieve goal weight of 130 lbs or be able to shop easily at LA shops

  2. Get a facial at least every 4 months (0/8)

  3. Get a massage at least every 4 months (1/8)

  4. Go hiking

  5. Learn how to roller blade

  6. Buy and use exercise ball for chair

  7. Floss three times a week (16/396)

  8. Drink 8 glasses of water every day for 7 days (0/7) Work towards habit.

  9. Go dancing every 6 months (0/5)

  10. Do monthly breast self-exams (2/33)


Free Time/Fun Goals:

  1. Watch half of the movies on the '1001 Movies you Must See” List (excluding ones I've already seen) (0/428 of the 856 I haven't seen)

    • Basically, I need to rethink this one. I wanted this to be difficult, to see how many I could do, but 428 is just daunting. I'm gonna kick it down to 250... So... (2/250)

    • 4/12/09: Dawn of the Dead (1978) Blu-ray

    • 5/21/09: Rope (1948)

    • 6/4/09: Spellbound (1945)

  1. See a play/musical/theater experience/live performance/symphony once a month (1/33)

    • 4/24/09: Eva and I went down the street in Burbank to watch “Interactivity”, a theater experience....A one-man show. One man reading his mildly funny and ridiculously long story of a failed broadway attempt. We left at intermission.

    • 5/9/09: Yoy, Mama and I went to see Wicked at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. Yoy got us tickets for Mom for Mother's Day. The show was AMAZING! I venture to say our Galinda was BETTER than Kristin Chenoweth herself!! What a fun, great musical to see! Loved it!!

  1. Play through God of War 2

  2. Play through Oblivion

  3. Find a good karaoke bar/venue and attend often

    • I went to Champs, this kinda cool dive bar in Burbank, on Monday 4/13/09. The bar is eh-they only serve wine and beer. But the company was great!! If those guys go again (Kev's new neighbors....well sorta, they live around the corner) then I'll go with. Might hold out for a better bar though, so won't cross it off yet.

    • Michael's had some pretty good Karaoke on thursday nights. I sang Shaggy's “Angel” with some random guy and we were kind of awesome. Don't know if I'll go reliably though.

    • Went to Michael's again on Friday and it was great. I'm starting to really like Michael's and I'm making friends with some of the karaoke hosts. Small venue, cool people, pretty nice. I would say this is pretty much completed. :D

  1. Crochet at least 1 full-sized blanket

  2. Learn to knit

  3. Go to Davis and eat unthinkable amounts of sushi with friends

  4. See all Oscar Nominated Best Films for 2009 and 2010

  5. Spot a famous person on the streets of LA

    • Technically, on 3/29/2009 I saw Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin (and their two daughters) at Disneyland. Famous person....debatable... streets of LA....very debatable

    • Okay, this one DEFINITELY counts!! I saw Seth Rogen AND Judd Apatow last night in Burbank on 4/17/09. That's all the details I can reveal at this point! But awesome!!

  1. Watch the entire Star Wars Saga (SW I-VI) in one day

  2. Go to some sort of After-party or Big party in LA

  3. Host or participate in a Murder Mystery


Food Goals:

  1. Bake a Red Velvet Cake

  2. Host a dinner party for friends

  3. Cook a complicated gourmet meal with appetizer and dessert once a month (0/33)

  4. Eat something I've never tried at least once a month (1/33)

    • 4/23/09: Eva, Craig, Mikey and I went to Michael's in Burbank for late night grub. Michael's is not a craftstore in Burbank, apparently. They had “gator nuggets” on the menu, which intrigued me so I jumped to order it. The plate arrived: Deep golden brown fried round balls. Kinda crispy on the outside, spicy seasoning, surrounding a morsel of white, tough meat. Tasted like fishy chicken. Wasn't a huge fan. I realized as I ate it, that I think I might've actually tried gator before. The taste was familiar. And not just in a chicken way, so I don't think I can count this.

    • 4/25/09: Kev and I went to Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles in Pasadena. I'm going to count this, cause I have never had chicken and waffles together. BUT MAN they were good. Holy cow! I can't wait to go back. The waffles were great-kinda cinnamon-y. And the chicken was salty, but juicy and perfect with the waffles. I also got mac and cheese, greens and corn bread. Very southern. Next time I'm gonna get the smothered chicken giblets with grits.

  1. Go to at least 3 cooking classes (0/3)

  2. Eat a pint of Phish Food Ben & Jerry's ice cream in one sitting for old-time's sake (lower-fat ok)

  3. Go to the Melting Pot again

  4. Order a bottle of champagne for a special meal


Cleaning/Organization Goals:

  1. Sell mom and my used Cds-organize the rest

  2. Donate or sell all my old dresses including my Prom Dress


Intellectual Goals:

  1. Read 150 books [5 of which must be from this list: http://title.forbiddenlibrary.com/] (3/150)

    • 4/19/09: The Complete Calvin & Hobbes, Jonathon Lawson

    • 4/21/09: More Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland,

    • 4/26/09: I Can Make You Thin, Paul McKenna

    • 5/16/09: The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower series Vol. I, Stephen King

  1. Learn a second language (either Spanish, Tagalog or Sign Language or some/all)

  2. Get a library card and use it for new music, new books and new dvds

  3. Do 1 750-piece puzzle every 6 months (0/5)

    • I'm gonna change this to 1 500-piece puzzle every 6 months cause that's what I bought hahaha. It's just as good. (1/5)

  1. Learn about the constellations


New Experiences:


  1. Play/Sing an open mic show

  2. Ask Robert if he can send you the chords/guitar tab for “Fading Light” with permission to perform it solely at open-mics

  3. Get on the Ellen show

    • AH!!! 4/16/09 I got a call today from The Ellen DeGeneres show people! I got tickets to the May 18th taping!!! It's an outside, probably standing room only, but NO DOUBT is performing!!!!! YESSSSS.

    • 5/18/09 Went to Ellen's BACKLOT BASH at the WB Backlot with special guests George Lopez, the Russian Bar Trio and NO DOUBT. It was AMAZINGGGGG. I still want to get tickets for a normal show though because I was only 1 of 5,000 other people. But we did get free water and Breyer's ice cream.

  1. Attend another live taping of a TV Show, including The Price is Right

  2. Go White Water Rafting

  3. Take a Pottery Class or Paint Pottery for an evening

  4. See at least 1 Slam Poetry performance

  5. Do a Disneyland Scavenger Hunt


Financial/Purchasing Goals:


  1. Get student loans down to $10,000

  2. Pay off American Express and cut up card

  3. Pay off WAMU card and cut up card

  4. Buy a used car

  5. Get affordable health care/dental care

  6. Put $5 in savings account for every goal completed (2/101)

  7. Spend NO money (except emergencies) for 1 week (0/7)

  8. Buy a new guitar (preferably a pretty acoustic-electric)


Holiday Tradition Goals:

  1. Carve a pumpkin in 2009, 2010 and 2011

  2. Paint Easter Eggs in 2009, 2010 and 2011

    • Aw, didn't get a chance to do it this year. I'll try again next time. :(


Goodwill/Environment Goals:


  1. Donate money to a researched charity once a month (2/33)

    • Instead of donating to a different researched charity each month, I signed up for Amnesty International. Along with the monthly monetary donations, I vow to be more internationally and politically aware.

  1. Donate blood regularly, at least 11 times (0/11)

  2. Start using re-usable shopping bags

    • Kev and I bought 4 reusable shopping bags for Ralph's and we're quite happy. They were 99 cents each. Of course, this week, they were buy one, get one free for 99 cents. Jerks. Oh, well. It feels good to help. We even walk to Ralph's most of the time since it's so close.

  1. Get two other people to start their own 101 lists (0/2)

  2. Pay for someone behind me at the drive-thru

  3. Buy and use environmentally friendly, toxic-free cleaning supplies

  4. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice on http://www.freerice.com (4,000/1,000,000)


Travel Goals:


  1. Go to Hawaii

  2. Go to Six Flags Magic Mountain and Knotts Berry Farm

  3. Go to the San Fransisco Academy of Sciences (stay for nightlife?)

  4. Go to Chinatown AND buy a lobster there

  5. Go to the Aquarium of the Pacific (with Amanda?)

  6. Go to Disneyland at least 15 times (3/15)

  7. Go to a water park

  8. Go to Las Vegas: See Ka and Avenue Q (see something with Mama)

    • Checked online...I don't think Avenue Q is playing in Vegas anymore!!! :(

    • 5/28/09: Saw Ka!!! Oh my gosh it was amazing! We got discount tickets the day of the show and then decided on a whim to see it. Kev got us tickets for my early birthday gift. The show was FABULOUS. Technically so beautiful-gorgeous sets and costumes and choreography and music. SO great!

  1. Go to Lake Tahoe with Daddy

  2. Go whale-watching

  3. Go to a Shark's Game once a year (0/3)

    • Didn't get to a Shark's game this year because they choked in the very first round against the Ducks. So lame.


3x a Weeklies:

  1. Floss three times a week (16/396)


Weeklies:

  1. Read from the bible every week (1/132).

  2. Update livejournal every week (1/132)

  3. Do Gratitude Journal every week (1/132)


Monthlies:

  1. Write a love letter to the boyfriend every month (1/33)

  2. Call my grandma once a month (0/33)

  3. Do monthly breast self-exams (2/33)

  4. See a play/musical/theater experience/live performance/symphony once a month (1/33)

  5. Cook a complicated gourmet meal with appetizer and dessert once a month (0/33)

  6. Eat something I've never tried at least once a month (1/33)

  7. Donate money to a researched charity once a month (2/33)


3 or 4 Monthlies:

  1. Get a facial at least every 4 months (0/8)

  2. Get a massage at least every 4 months (1/8)

  3. Donate blood regularly, at least 11 times (0/11)


6 Monthlies:

  1. Go dancing every 6 months (0/5)

  2. Do a 500-piece puzzle every 6 months (1/5)


Yearlies:

  1. Carve a pumpkin in 2009, 2010 and 2011

  2. Paint Easter Eggs in 2009, 2010 and 2011

  3. Go to a Shark's Game once a year (0/3)


Other Countdowns:


  1. Go one week without complaining (0/7)

  2. Watch 3 sunrises (0/3)

  3. Do 5 crafty things with Amanda (3/5)

  4. Drink 8 glasses of water every day for 7 days (0/7) Work towards habit.

  5. Watch some of the movies on the '1001 Movies you Must See” List (excluding ones I've already seen) (2/250 of the 856 I haven't seen)

  6. Go to at least 3 cooking classes (0/3)

  7. Read 150 books [5 of which must be from this list: http://title.forbiddenlibrary.com/] (4/150)

  8. Put $5 in savings account for every goal completed (2/101)

  9. Spend NO money (except emergencies) for 1 week (0/7)

  10. Get two other people to start their own 101 lists (0/2)

  11. Go to Disneyland at least 15 times (3/15)

  12. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice on http://www.freerice.com (4,000/1,000,000)
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