101 Things in 1001 Days
I decided 100 Things in 1001 Days would be a fun way to get down some goals and start the new year off good. I will start today 1/1/08 and finish 9/28/10 The website for it is http://www.triplux.com/dayzero/default.asp It's a fun idea, so check it out. If yoou decide to start today there is a lj community
This post is mostly referance for me, but feel free to check out my list for ideas for yours, or to give me hints on what to do, or recommendations, or whatever. But be warned some of my stuff is kind of wacky. :P
Home:
1. Make a whole meal by myself for at least 2 people
2. Try some kind of Turkish delight [while reading/watching The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe]
3. completely clean out closet/wardrobe
4. Organize newly clean closet
5. call Grandma once a month (0/12)
Books/Movies/Theatre:
6. see an opera
7. See a Shakespeare play in a park/outside
8. Go to Shakespeare festival with Heather in PA [June/July]
9. see Sweeney Todd revival on stage
10. go to a re-enactment
11. work backstage on at least 2 plays (0/2)
12. participate in 1 play as an actor (0/1)
13. watch all three Lord of the Rings in one go
14. Watch an entire silent film movie (bonus points if it has ragtime piano music and cop chases)
15. go to a midnight showing of a movie
16. read 101 books (0/101) [list books somewhere]
17. re-read entire Lord of the Rings trilogy (0/3)
18. read 7 biographies (0/7) suggestions: J.M Barrie, Tolkien, Lewis Carroll/Charles Dodgson, J.K. Rowling, Gandhi, Juliette Gordon-Low
19. Listen to a whole audio book
20. go to the cinema and see a movie by myself
21. give away/sell 15 books (0/15)
Writing:
22. Send 50 people cards/postcards (0/50)
23. Send 15 more postcards on postcrossing (0/15)
24. Write someone a letter in Elvish and provide key for him or her to translate
25. Write at least 13 poems of any kind and any length (0/13)
26. send a message in a bottle
27. write a wish/message, try it to a balloon, and let it go where the wind takes it
Sports:
28. Go ice-skating
29. play 9 holes of golf by myself
30. shoot 39 or lower on 9 holes of golf
31. go to at least 3 yoga classes (0/3)
32. Try some sort of dance class [ballroom?]
Just for fun:
33. Identify and make a list of 100 things that make me happy
34. buy a pretty plant and keep it alive by myself
35. buy myself flowers
36. write a detailed description of my perfect day for each season, and then make it happen (0/4)
37. ride a horse
38. tie-dye a shirt
39. Go to the Harry Potter theme park at Universal and take picture proof (bonus if in costume)
40. go see a psychic
41. go for a motorcycle ride
42. go to a softball game (at AASU?)
43. use typewriter for letters/school/fun
44. make my own candle
45. memorize 2 monologues from Shakespeare’s plays, just because (0/2)
46. win a chess game against Dad (played-0, won-0)
47. Live a more celebratory life (from galadarling.com-celebrate random days just because)
48. stay up all night, greet the sunrise, and meditate
49. Leave 30 anonymous feel-good notes (0/30)
50. make an inspiration book for when I am feeling down. Fill it with pictures I love, inspiring I love, uplifting quotes, emails, my art, ect.
51. Throw an Alice in Wonderland/Mad Tea Party themed party
Personal:
52. wear sunscreen everyday for a month (0/30)
53. do 12 things from '52 Projects’ book (0/12)
54. dye hair
55. eat vegetables with meals every day for 2 weeks (0/14)
56. get a job at the Gordon house (Juliette Low, founder of Girl Scouts, birthplace)
57. ride a rollercoaster (I hate roller coasters and practically never ride them)
58. Collect a complete set of US state quarters (42/50)
59. get a manicure
60. get a pedicure
61. get another piercing/hole in my ear
62. look more people in the eye
63. get a car!
64. have a steady pen pal
65. continue participating in the Girl Scouts
66. practice my flute twice weekly for at least one month (0/30)
67. become more confident in my own appearance
68. sort through laptop and clean out bookmarked websites
69. go for 24 hours with computer while at home
Clothes:
70. get fitted for a bra
71. buy a pair of jeans that actually fit me, even if I have to get them tailored
72. Sew some part of an outfit and actually wear it out
73. don’t wear jeans for 1 week (0/7)
74. wear a skirt or dress 25 times (1/25)
75. take daily outfit photos every day for a month (0/30) month-?
76. Get one of Elizabeth’s costumes made from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, so I can walk with Mr. Roger in parades [plum gown?, movie one]
Money:
77. put away $5 each month to save for at least 6 months (0/$30)
78. have at least $1001 in my account at the end of this
79. Create monthly budget (with parent’s help)
80. buy 2 Wizard Rock cds [The Remus Lupins and Oliver Boyd and the Rememberalls] (0/2)
81. buy a real corset
82. buy ribbon for my typewriter
83. buy something from www.Etsy.com (bought 2 pins on 1/1/08)
84. buy a new umbrella
85. sell something on eBay
86. sell/give away some beanie babies
Society:
87. Vote in the 2008 election
School:
88. Attend at least 3 fine arts performances at AASU (0/3)
89. Start a project the day it is assigned
90. recycle papers while at college
Travel:
91. visit Williamsburg, VA again
92. go to Disney World
Photo related:
93. document a day in photos
94. Get a disposable camera and fill it with pictures, and after they are developed, send them and a letter to a friend
95. Find 2 artsy pictures I’ve taken and have them framed and possible enlarged (0/2)
96. Take 10 picture strips in those photo booths; by myself or with others
97. take 7 great, creative self-portraits (0/7)
98. finish 100_snapshots on LJ (1/100)
99. Start taking photographs of things I find interesting and stop worrying about whether or not they are actually good.
100. Keep getting photos published in ‘The Inkwell’-AASU student newspaper; at least 3 more (0/3)
101. get professional portraits taken [Mr. Roger or other studio]
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