101 Things To Do in 1001 days

Feb 28, 2008 16:40

I have finally got around to doing this.
So here goes.

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Start date: 28th February 2008
End date: 25th November 2010





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Travel and the World
1.  Visit the remaining Ancient, Medieval and Modern wonders of the world.
The Pyramid Of Giza, Stonehenge, Colosseum, Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Great Wall of China, Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, Hagia Sophia - Booked for April 2009, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Taj Mahal, Channel Tunnel, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Panama Canal, Chichen Itza, Petra, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef and Victoria Falls.
2.  Visit all the capital cities in the EU

London doesn't count, already visited.

Paris - 4/12/2008
3.  Watch a sun rise.Completed (12/05/08)
4.  Stay overnight at a 'Haunted House'.
5.  Make the pilgrimage to Gallipoli.Booked for April 2009
6.  Go camping in one place in 10 counties in the UK. (0/10)
7.  Do Karaoke at Woodie's (always wanted to do it, but now have to travel to Australia to do it! haha)
8.  Join in La Tomatina.
9.  Eat croissants and fruit for breakfast with Charlie in Paris. ♥Booked for Dec 2008
10.  Go to every Disney theme park in the world. (Apart from Tokyo where I went in 2000)Paris booked for Dec 2008 (0/4)
11.  Been to at least one new place on each continent.1. Gloucester, NSW, Australia, 2. Bangkok, Thailand, Asia, 3. Coventry, England, Europe (3/6)

Culture
12.  Learn Spanish and be able to make myself understood.
13.  Be able to hold a full conversation in Japanese and German again.
14.  Have a major part in a drama/musical production.
15.  Be able to cook a native dish of 10 countries to their traditional recipe, but substituting any meat products if necessary.
1.Chicken Style Enchiladas (Mexico)
2. Vegetable Paella (Spain)
(2/10)
16.  Go to a film premiere at a large theatre.
17.  See 3 musicals that I have not seen before(at least 1 in the West End).1. Phantom Of The Opera (24/05/08, Star City Lyric Theatre, Sydney)(1/3)
18.  Read 10 Classic novels that I have not read before. Currently reading: Finished Reading: 1. Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen, 2. A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett, 3. Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austen. 4. Dracula - Bram Stoker, 5.Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens. (5/10)
19.  Go to a comedy festival.
20.  Go to the Leeds festival.
21.  Watch ten movies I have not seen before.
1.The Simpsons Movie (29/04/08)
2. Juno (11/05/08)
3. Sweeney Todd (12/05/08)
4. Jurassic Park (28/05/08)
5. Hot Fuzz (22/05/08)
6. The Full Monty (28/05/08)
7. Hancock (07/07/08)
8. The Last Kiss (10/07/08)
9. Shrooms (11/07/08)
10.Cloverfield (12/07/08) (10/10)
Completed (12/07/08)
22.  Read all books I have bought but haven't read. Currently reading: Healing Handbook & The Stuff Of Thought - Steven Pinker. Completed: Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens, Dracula - Bram Stoker, Sense & Sensibility - Jane Austen, Stardust - Neil Gaiman, A Little Princes - Frances Hodgson Burnett, Walking With Angels - Carmel Reilly, Edwardian & Victorian Ghost Stories - Various, Sushi For Beginners - Marian Keyes, Better Living Through Air Guitar - Steven Appleby & George Mole, Earth Angels - Doreen Virtue, Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen, Detox book - Random Health Editors.
23.  Every month for 6 months, seek out one new band I have not heard of and listen to at least 5 songs.
Bands: (6/6) Songs: (30/30) 1. Iron & Wine (Naked As We Came, Innocent Bones, Lion's Mane, Such Great Heights and Boy With A Coin), 2. Backseat Goodbye (Hey, Dressed Up Like Dreams, Sidewalk Sing Along, Technicolor Eyes and Old Clothes Atlantic), 3. The Shins *who I have heard of but never got around to listening to* (Phantom Limb, Australia, The Past & Pending, So Says I and Caring Is Creepy), 4. Sugarcult (Memory, Do It Alone, Hate Every Beautiful Day, Pretty Girl (The Way) and Los Angeles), 5. Zero 7 (Home, Somersault, Polaris, In The Waiting Line & Distractions) 6. Foals (Hummer, Red Sock Pugie, Cassius, Olympic Airways and Heavy Water)
Completed (29/08/08)
24.  Read 10 Shakespeare plays that I have not read before.(0/10)
25.  Get my Kanji character count up to 500 individual characters and learn all their associated meanings.Started revision using an application on my computer and this Kanji Learn site.(135/500)
26.  Reread the Chronicles of Narnia.
27.  Find and read the other books that earned the Tom Fitzgibbon award in honour of Great Uncle Tom.
Vicki Simpson - Yo Shark Bait, Heather McQuillan - Mind Over Matter, Brigid Feehan - Stella Star, Jillian Sullivan - Shreve's Promise, Janet Pates - Mystery At Tui Bay, Alison Robinson - Knocked for Six, Shirley Corlett - The Stolen, Vincent Ford - 2MUCH4U and Iona McNaughton - Summer of Shadows
Heather Cato's Dark Horses has already been read. It is not counted for my list.
Two sites for reference: To buy the books and the updated list.

Health
28.  Eat no more than 2 pot noodles a month for 6 months. (It is a dangerous addiction!)Started 29/02/08. (6/6) months. Completed (29/08/08)
29.  Take up yoga.
30.  Get up at 7am every week day for a month.(0/31)
31.  Stop biting my nails all together. ('They were already breaking...' is not an excuse.)
32.  Only have 1 drink of pop a week for a month.(4/4) Completed (10/4/08)
33.  Take a multivitamin and Iron tablets every day for 3 months.(92/92) Completed (02/06/08)
34.  Engage in a skin and hair care routine every night for 2 months.(0/61)
35.  Meditate once weekly for 3 months.(0/12)
36.  Whiten my teeth.Started (30/04/08) Completed (29/09/08)

Personal Education
37.  Learn what countries make up the EU.Completed (13/03/08)
38.  Learn about how politics works in the UK and the US, and about the views of the major political parties of the UK, US and Australia.
39.  Become adept at reading tarot.
40.  Buy and complete 'The Intellectual Devotional'(0/365)
41.  Learn to identify 5 constellations. The Southern Cross is not included.(0/5)
42.  Watch the news every day for 1 month.(0/31)

Creativity
43.  Learn guitar well enough to just jam on my own.
44.  Start a Project 365 and complete itStarted 20/06/08. Project 365 album(106/365)
45.  Enter a creativity talent competition.Entered a competition for the Multi-talented award with a website which showcases my poetry and photography. All 3 are the entry. Completed (25/08/08)
46.  Have written my book on my experiences in life so far.
47.  Learn to sew my own clothes.
48.  Make a film.
49.  Finish designing and get the tattoo I want in rememberance of Mum.
50.  Make a scrapbook of my Mummy's life.Bought the book (03/05/08) due to getting the pictures printed while I am home at Dad's in a week...
51.  Write in a creativity journal once a day, even if it is only an idea for something that I will expand on later, until I fill the notebook.
52.  Make my own cookbook full of my own veggie recipes.Need more recipes! lol

Fun & Activities
53.  Go bunjee jumping.
54.  Swim with dolphins.
55.  Go snowboarding in Europe.
56.  Grow my own herbs and/or veggies.Planted, put in the light and waiting. Completed (19/06/08)
57.  Build my own computer from scratch.
58.  Make a snowman with 'eyes of coal' and a 'carrot for a nose'.
59.  Try a new cheese every month for 6 months.(0/6)
60.  Have 1 TV free night every week for 6 months.(0/24)
61.  Have a ride around Barnsley in a hire stretch limo.
62.  Actually get back in touch with 2 people who I meet and swap numbers with when drunk. (and NOT just to ask them to go out drinking again!!)(1/2)
63.  Learn a Japanese martial art.
64.  Solve a Rubix Cube.
65.  Write down in a notebook each day 1 thing I like about myself and 1 thing I am proud of myself for.(219/1001)
66.  Buy something expensive that I don't need, but I want and not feel guilty about it.I bought a blue bag. Let us just say it was expensive. My nice bag. Completed (14/04/08)
67.  Do one fun activity with Charlie every week for a year.(23/52)
1. Swimming at Metrodome.
2. Go To The Theatre (Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) at Sheffield Lyceum)
3. Went to Liverpool.
4. Went clothes shopping for Charlie (never done that before! lol).
5. Slept apart for a weekend.
6. Went to a family do of MY family!
7. Saw a musical together.
8. Did some homemaking.
9. Opened a joint bank account.
10. Held a small family gathering at our place.
11. Caught a taxi in town with a friend for drinks.
12. Had a DVD day.
13. Had drinks in celebration of my new job.
14. Went out in town with Lee and Chloe for a night out.
15. Went to Whitby with 2 of my friends who visited.
16. Celebrated Yorkshire Day.
17. Went to Charlie's Dad's for a BBQ.
18. Celebrated my 23rd with a party.
19. Went to Coventry with Paul for the weekend.
20. Went shopping for homewares.
21. Had a massive night out in town.
22. Had drinks out with Charlie's family for him starting uni.
23. First snuggly winter night in front of the telly.

68.  Walk two sections of the Trans Pennine Trail - one going from Barnsley and westwards, the other from Barnsley to Sheffield.(0/2)
69.  Have one of each of the following treatments: massage, chakra cleansing(16/03/08), accupuncture, past life regression and reiki healing.
70.  Take the beginners PADI course.
71.  Get a professional photo shoot done with Charlie.
72.  Get an indepth psychic reading with Betty Wilson.

Finances
73.  Get out of debt and be sorted financially.Uncle, Dad, Overdraft, Aus CC, C.O. CC, V CC, Barclay's Card.
74.  Tie up my loose ends in Australia(pay off mobile and credit card)
75.  Keep within my mobile phone contract for two months.(0/2)
76.  Save 10% of my weekly earnings every week from start to finish of this list.(29/142) pay days
77.  Create a monthly budget and stick to it for a year.I started this on 29/2/08.(7/12) months
78.  Instead of spending our spare change from Jesus and Piggy, we should put it into a joint savings account for holidays.
79.  Open a joint account with Charlie for our house and holidays.Completed (31/05/08)

With Benefit To Others
80.  Do volunteer work for the RSPCA and/or WWF, or a similar organisation, for a year. (I would love to foster kittens!!!)Joined Friends Of The Earth (in March 2008) and I am doing the Barnsley group's website.(6/12) months
81.  Start actively recycling like I was back in Australia, and keep it up weekly for at least 12 months.(29/52) weeks
82.  Cheer up a sad friend with an awesome surprise.
83.  Write a letter to my Dad, Mum (though obviously she won't read it - more for therapy), Steph, Becs, Rue, H and Charlie to tell them all about their good qualities, my favourite memories and why I love them.(0/7)
84.  Write to my Grandparents consistently, answer every letter I get from them as soon as I get it.Wrote to Grandma for her birthday and asked her to write back.

Life's Bits & Pieces
85.  Finish tagging my LJ and sort out all the photos in all the galleries!!Completed (30/04/08)
86.  Register in the UK for Organ Donation.Completed (4/3/08)
87.  Get a house with Charlie and decorate it ♥Slowly decorating and adding to the place!!
88.  Back up my entire LJ (minus the ridiculous Memes) by printing it off and getting it bound. (Including a memories page and adding in my travel journal entries for the times I could not get online.)
89.  Make my iTunes perfect, including playlists.
90.  Clean up my laptop.Got 4.5Gb free now, as opposed to none. Completed (22/06/08)
91.  Make an effort in my appearance for work every morning for 4 months.(0/122)
92.  Keep our flat tidy for 2 months straight.Started with attic, changed to flat due to moving.(2/2) Completed (24/04/08)
93.  Get my British Licence.Completed (5/3/08)
94.  Ensure I always use correct English spelling, grammar and punctuation online. I have no excuse, especially not as a linguist.Counting this as complete since I am now in the habit of doing this, and no longer use 'net speak'.
95.  Replace all TV series I have taped off TV onto VHS with DVD copies. (except for That 80s Show cos I don't think it is on DVD)Hey Dad!
Dawson's Creek
Friends
Malcolm In The Middle
That 70s Show
That 80s Show
Coupling
Scrubs
96.  Buy a decent keyboard for playing and practice.
97.  Clean up my online presence. (ie. Deleting old open email accounts and journals etc.)Can't find owt else I don't use now, so counting it as complete. (11/04/08)
98.  Enrol to vote in the U.K.Completed (5/3/08)
99.  Change my hairstyle to something that suits my face.Completed (10/05/08) Photo coming soon.
100.  Clean out my belongings at Dad's house, leaving only things that I cannot afford to send to the UK yet.

Random
101.  Get 2 Mission 101 buddies.salli & cy_v(2/2) Completed (24/04/08)

Completed [23/101]






23 / 101
(22.8%)

In Progress [32/101]






32 / 101
(31.7%)

Wish me luck, join me if you want!! ;)

project 365, mission 101

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