101 things

Apr 29, 2007 19:55

I had posted my 101 list on GJ. Things have changed for me though; when I wrote it I was time-rich and money-poor. Now I'm time-poor and money-poor :P I want to update it, so I figured I'd bring it over here.

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).

Start date: Thursday, August 24, 2006

End date: Thursday, May 21, 2009







39 / 101
(38.6%)


1. Have another baby

2. Find Xander's photo album, and keep it up to date

3. Read The Artist's Way

4. Go to a ballroom dancing class
Salsa classes. Enjoyed it at first, but rapidly got frustrated with the competency of the instructor. May find a new class to go to.

5. Make a list of my extended family's birthdays and keep track of it

6. Read a translation of the Nuremburg speeches

7. Make a play quilt for Xander's bed

8. Remember to thank Michael when he does something for me
This is something I've got a lot better at.

9. Give myself permission to paint without judging it, and paint Here.

10. Pay off the credit card

11. Go to Erik and Giffy's wedding 5/1/07
We had a lovely trip to Wellington. They were both gorgeous. The ceremony was beautiful and combined their beliefs and customs so well.

12. Go to the zoo Completed 10 September, 2006. Summary here.

13. Help Grandma make a rockery garden

14. Pass an MCPD exam.

15. Climb Tokatoka

16. Buy a nice item of clothing for me without buying something for Xander 4/1/07
I bought a dress to wear to Erik and Giffy's wedding. It was white with big blue flowers on it.

17. Have a professional bra fitting

18. Do up a dolls' house

19. Get to 200 approved limericks on OEDILF

20. Learn to cook steak

21. Get a tattoo

22. Do 100 situps in a row

23. Do 1 proper manly push up

24. Finish a difficult Kakuro puzzle without peeking at the answers
Not just once, but twice! 18/10/06 or so. Here.

25. Walk to Sheean's Creek at least three times
(Done once, Jan 2008. Xander walked the whole way there!)

26. Do a course in Spanish

27. Make M at least twelve super-duper special packed lunches
August 06- home-baked bread, corned beef sandwiches, apricot chocolate chip cookies
September 06- ham and cheese pita bread, cookies
October 06- spinach and feta salad, bread rolls, fruit, etc
November 06- nice salad, individual size heart-shaped banana choc-chip cake
June 07- bacon, mushroom, onion and egg sandwiches, muffins, Pringles.

28. At least twice, do something that scares me
1) Went caving at Waitomo with Mum
2) Went swimming through seaweed at Opononi (with Mum!)

29. Make a cake decorated like a pizza or burger

30. Learn to hula hoop

31. Buy something from Lush
30/9/06 Bought Dream Cream from the Queen St store

32. Grow sunflowers


33. Get a new passport

34. Write a will

35. Go on a horse trek or go kayaking somewhere other than Pouto

36. Have people over to play board games at least five times

37. Get someone to do a tarot reading for me

38. Watch the episodes of Buffy I haven't seen before

39. Watch all of Angel

40. Design and make myself something really gorgeous

41. Give blood at least three times (15/1/07, 17/5/07, 6/9/07)

42. Write a children's book, just for Xander

43. Make at least twelve slings.
Made one for octopusgrrl 11/06
Made one for giffydoll's friend 5/07
Made one for moonmidwife 09/07
Made one for psychofox 01/08

44. Take Xander to MOTAT (May 07) and Kelly Tarlton's (Nov 07)

45. Join a Scrabble club or a band
Manukau City Concert Band FTW! Tuba tuba tuba!

46. Go snorkelling

47. Read a book about urban planning

48. Buy a vibrator

49. Jog 1 km

50. Jog 5 km

51. Grow parsley and pineapple sage

52. Read The Odyssey

53. Get a season pass to Kelly Tarlton's or the zoo

54. Make a SMART to-do list daily for a month, and follow it

55. Get all the information about our family tree

56. Get a Diva cup or similar

57. Spend a whole weekend at my Dad's house

58. Grow bean sprouts

59. Cook Elaine's chicken casserole

60. Watch Kurosawa's Seven Samurai

61. Go fishing with my step-dad

62. Hold a dessert-only dinner party

63. Watch season one of SG-1
11/2/07 Seen halfway through season three so far!

64. Try eating liver 7/12/2006
I popped over to Roger and Jodie's to drop something off. They were having liver and bacon for tea. Jodie remembered trying liver was on my 101 list. It was actually OK; not at all like I remember.

65. Go to the Rakaia gorge

66. Go to a chick flick all by myself
11/2/07 Went to Dreamgirls.

67. Go on holiday somewhere (other than Pouto) with Mum
4/1/07 Mum came to Wellington when M and I went down for Erik and Giffy's wedding. We did lots of shopping. Xander loved the cable car, and he had a lot of fun at Te Papa. I think we'll do something similar next year.

68. Go up the Sky Tower 17/5/08



69. Go ice-skating
31/12/06 with TM.

70. Get Grandma's recipe for cheese soufflé and make it successfully
Completed 26 August, 2006 Here.

Cheese Souffle
4 eggs
1/2 cup grated cheese
3 tablsp flour
2/3 cup milk
2 tbsp butter
1/2tsp salt, pepper & little mustard

Melt butter & add flour, salt, pepper and mustard. Make into a smooth paste
Add hot milk and cheese. When mixed till smooth, add egg yolks.
Beat egg whites till stiff and fold into mixture.
Pour into a a hot buttered dish. Bake 20 minutes at about 375F / 190C.
Needs to be eaten soon after it is cooked, otherwise it sinks down!
I would use a bit more cheese if it is a mild taste.

Not quite as good as I remember Grandma's being, but it did get held up in the making. We only had four eggs left, so when I mucked up separating one of them, M had to go for an egg run. It was a hit with M and X!

71. Record myself singing, for the hell of it

72. Watch Came A Hot Friday and Goodbye Pork Pie

73. Mail someone a care package
micheinnz

74. Get a complete new set of bedding. And a new bed.

75. Go swimming at the beach in mid-winter.

76. Send letters to all of my family telling them what I love about them

77. Learn to cook fish other than tinned tuna

78. Be graceful in defeat at least five times

79. Accept a compliment gracefully at least ten times (honey, you don't count for that one, sorry)
1. Verity at a Playcentre workshop: You're very creative! It inspires me.
Me: *struggling not to say something denying it* Thank you.
Verity: *laughs, in a nice way, because she saw how hard that was for me*

2. Lots of lovely comments on this cake. I smiled and said "Thank you."

3. SO many comments about Blog Idol. I've just said "Thanks! It's fun!"

4. New job compliments on cupcakes-- 14/5/08

80. Sometime when I'm home alone, put on loud music and dance around like crazy

81. Get in the habit of putting any change in my wallet into my piggy bank

82. Record myself playing recorder or tin whistle and post it online
Here.

83. Own a copy of the Jon English Pirates of Penzance on DVD

84. Roll around in mud from head to toe

85. Paint or screen-print myself a t-shirt that isn't related to anything to do with children

86. Get, and get in the habit of wearing, a watch
Dad gave me one for my birthday. (But it broke. Will get another.)

87. One day, not get out of bed until 3pm without the excuse of being sick

88. Plant a fruit tree 6/7/08 - Birthday gift from Roger and Jodie

89. Go through my clothes and get rid of anything that a) doesn't fit or b) is too old even for Playcentre

90. Make a gingerbread house

91. Leave at least ten books for Bookcrossing

92. Make a corset.

93. Pay off my overdraft

94. Pay Mum back at least $1500
25/10/06 $57
14/5/08 $50 = $107
28/5/08 $200 = $307
27/6/08 $50 = $357
9/7/08 $100 = $457
3/9/08 $50 = $507

95. Get some knee-high boots that actually fit

96. Get back in touch with at least four old friends or ex-flatmates

1. Kylee (rang her parents for her address)
2. Lynelle (she joined OldFriends.co.nz)
3. Hazel (went to her flatwarming)

97. Try five completely new and unfamiliar baking recipes

Chewy Chocolate Banana Cookies (Drop Cookies) (5/9/06)



80g butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup plain flour, sifted
1 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
1 small ripe banana, peeled, microwaved for 15 secs, then mashed
1 small Crunchie/Mars bar, roughly crushed (optional), or 1/3 C choc chips

Preheat oven to 200 C, line tray with greaseproof paper.
1. Cream butter & sugar, about 3 mins
2. Stir in flour and cocoa powder; mix well
3. Mix in banana & crunchie bar
4. Drop teaspoonfuls onto lined trays, Bake for 8-10 mins.

Candy Cane Chocolate Chunk Cookies (24/12/06)
* 225 g butter, softened
* 100 g white sugar
* 2 eggs
* 10 ml vanilla extract
* 3 ml peppermint extract
* 345 g all-purpose flour
* 3 g cream of tartar
* 5 g baking soda
* 3 g salt
* 150 g milk chocolate candy bar, chopped
* 240 g coarsely chopped peppermint candy canes

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and peppermint extracts. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until all of the dry has been absorbed. Mix in the chocolate chunks and chopped candy cane. Form spoonfuls of dough into balls, and place them 2 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

Chocolate Chickpea Torte

I found the recipe here.



2 cups cooked chickpeas (I used well-rinsed tinned ones)
1/3 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp egg substitute (or 4 egg whites, which I did)
120ML water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup dessicated coconut
1 Tbsp icing sugar
1 Tbsp coca (extra)
200G blueberries
200G raspberries

Preheat the over to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas4). Lightly grease a 21cm shallow, round non stick cake tin with canola cooking spray. Place the chickpeas, orange juice, egg substitute, water, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and coconut in a food processor and blend until smooth. (When I first starting blending, it seemed really runny, but seemed to get thicker as it blended more. It was still rather runny).

Pour into the cake tin and bake for 50 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted in the centre. Cool completely in the tin. (It is a little fragile, so tip it onto a spare plate and then onto your serving dish. At this stage it's a little sticky, too.)

Dust the torte with the combined icing sugar and extra cocoa powder and arrange the berries over the top. (If you dust it ahead of time, the stickiness will turn the cocoa and icing sugar into a chocolate sauce.)

It was actually... delicious. Moist, chocolate and coconutty. A couple of people weren't fussed on the texture, but most of us thought it was great, and wouldn't have thought it was low-fat at all. I would make this again.

Passionfruit Melting Moments
Pineapple upside down cake

98. Get a sewing machine that has a zipper foot and can do buttonholes, but still has guts enough for tough jobs

99. Research an Indian recipe, buy the ingredients from Rockyyz, and cook it from scratch

100. Go to Opononi music camp

101. Visit another country


Order of completion
26/8/06 70. Get Grandma's recipe for cheese soufflé and make it successfully
10/9/06 12. Go to the zoo
30/9/06 31. Buy something from Lush
18/10/06 24. Finish a difficult Kakuro puzzle
29/10/06 82. Record myself playing whistle and post it online
07/12/07 64. Try eating liver
24/12/06 10. Pay off the credit card
31/12/06 69. Go ice-skating
4/1/07 67. Go away on holiday with Mum
4/1/07 16. Buy a nice item of clothing for me without buying something for Xander
5/1/07 11. Go to Erik and Giffy's wedding
9/1/07 20. Learn to cook steak
21/1/07 9. Give myself permission to paint without judging it, and paint
6/2/07 63. Watch season one of SG-1
11/2/07 86. Get and wear a watch
11/2/07 66. Go to a chick flick all by myself
15/3/07 4. Ballroom dancing class.
8. Remember to thank Michael when he does something for me
57. Spend a whole weekend at my Dad's house
60. Watch Kurosawa's Seven Samurai
89. Go through my clothes and get rid of anything that a) doesn't fit or b) is too old even for Playcentre
73. Mail someone a care package
53. Get a season pass to Kelly Tarlton's or the zoo (zoo and MoTaT)
3/6/07 15. Climb Tokatoka
83. Own a copy of the Jon English Pirates of Penzance on DVD
41. Give blood at least three times (15/1/07, 17/5/07, 6/9/07)
45. Join a Scrabble club or a band (Oct 2007)
44. Take Xander to MOTAT and Kelly Tarlton's (Nov 07)
51. Grow parsley and pineapple sage (Dec 2007)
65. Go to the Rakaia gorge (Dec 2007)
97. Try five completely new and unfamiliar baking recipes (Dec 2007)
100. Go to Opononi music camp (Jan 2007)
28. At least twice, do something that scares me (Jan 2008)
32. Grow sunflowers
14. Pass an MCPD exam.
93. Pay off my overdraft
68. Go up the Sky Tower
88. Plant a fruit tree

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