My 101 in 1,001 List
I recently posted about a favorite blogger posting a 101 goals in 1,001 days list.
I noticed curtishart is giving the list a try. It sounds like he's compiling a good list, so I'll post my list, hoping to give him some ideas.
There are a few things on my list that I'm leaving off. Some of the things on the list are personal things, and some things will hopefully be surprises for some people and I don't want to ruin things.
1. Be at my ideal weight by the end of 2007. Ideally, by Cynthia's birthday (Halloween) I've missed this one...but I don't feel too bad about it because I've dropped some sizes with clothes and I'm healthy enough to ramp up exercising, so this is now something I'm shooting for as a birthday gift to myself.
2. Juggle six things again
3. Juggle seven things again
4. 100 situps without stopping
5. 50 pushups without stopping
6. Run a 5 K race
7. Meditate 50 times (8/50)
8. Go to the dentist
9. Get a physical
10. Get a bone density test (I’ve had low testosterone for years and that's not good)
11. Fast for 24 hours (Just because)
12. Do one full pullup (Even as a skinny kid, I never could do one)
13. Climb a climbing wall (If I can do a pullup, I should be able to get up a wall)
14. Bike 25 miles again
15. Refine my new filing system
16. SECRET!!!
17. Buy a house
18. Get a will
19. Establish a three month emergency fund
20. Increase my net worth by 10% in 2007
21. Increase my net worth by 25% in 2008
22. Increase my net worth by 25% in 2009
23. Buy a suit
24. Start a DRP
25. Sell an article in a magazine with over 1,000,000 readers
26. Fully complete a nonfiction book proposal (I have a couple ideas)
27. Podcast HCWWPD
28. Finish Promise
29. Finish Glimpses
30. Write twenty nonfiction pieces (5/20)
31. Write ten short stories (10/10)
32. Attend Writer’s League of Texas conference
33. Contact five authors I like, letting them know I appreciate what they do (1/5)
34. Pitch a comic (one shot, mini series, or graphic novel)
35. Redesign my Web site
36. Swim in the Texas Gulf
37. Visit Matagorda Island
38. Visit Galveston
39. Houston Space Museum
40. Visit 3 states with Cynthia (3/3)
41. Ski Trip (Colorado or New Mexico)
42. Visit the Spoetzl Brewery
43. Climb Enchantment Rock
44. Go camping alone for a weekend
45. Lick the Salt Palace
46. Visit the Creation Museum with Mark and Deacon and take our pictures in front of the dinosaurs at Dinosaur Valley State Park. Visit Pate Museum on the way back.
47. Visit the Grand Canyon
48. Visit the Art Institute in Chicago
49. Visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
50. Hike to lighthouse rock at Palo Duro Canyon
51. Visit a winery at least 25 miles away
52. Visit the Heard Museum Read About It Here
53. SECRET!!!
54. Read To Kill a Mockingbird
55. Read Catcher in the Rye
56. SECRET!!!
57. SECRET!!!
58. No TV for a month
59. Go to a comedy club
60. Get another tattoo
61. Accept 10 social invites (10/10) (I can be a bit reclusive, ya know :) )
62. Swing fire poi
63. SECRET!!!
64. Watch Mister Roberts with Mom I loved this movie--Thanks, Mom!
65. Research Guinness Book of World Records for a Record to break
66. Go into a lingerie shop and buy something for Cynthia. Read About It Here
67. Give my 10 speeches for my CC in Toastmasters (5/10)
68. Bottle at least 20 bottles of homemade hot sauce (0/20)
69. SECRET!!! (But it's inspired by my mom)
70. Ride a motorcycle
71. Donate $10 to charity for each item on this list that I do not complete
72. Contact an old friend I've contacted several and don't know why I waited so long. Had one great friend contact me.
73. Organize photos
74. Drink a bottle of Gaja
75. Try Laphraoig 15
76. Try Ardbeg 10 alongside Laphraoig 10
77. Try 2 new absinthes
78. SECRET!!!
79. SECRET!!!
80. Attend 10 seisiuns (10/10)
81. SECRET!!!
82. Take French again
83. Learn CPR
84. Go to the movies 10 times (10/10)
85. Go to Six Flags
86. See a minor league baseball game in Frisco
87. See a Brahmas game
88. SECRET!!!
89. Get a real portrait taken with Cynthia
90. SECRET!!!
91. SECRET!!!
92. Go into a bar, drink a shot of whiskey, and then leave
93. Drink a martini in a jazz bar
94. Go bowling with Cynthia on a worknight
95. Fly a kite with Cynthia
96. Get a massage
97. Take a soothing bath at least once a week for a month (0/4)
98. Eat a fruit or veggie I’ve never tried
99. Watch five sunrises (5/5)
100. Watch five sunsets (3/5)
101. Watch five moonrises (5/5)
making the list has been cool--it's reminded me that when I just worked a job for a job's sake and did things I loved, I was more happy. Granted, I'd love having money to seriously travel, but I know in tackling this list that there's a way for me to balance my job and happiness instead of a career and stress.
And yeah, yeah...I know you can have a "career" and not have stress, but I live close to work, work with great people, and needing more money to make some dreams come true is the fire under my ass to keep writing :)
I noticed curtishart is giving the list a try. It sounds like he's compiling a good list, so I'll post my list, hoping to give him some ideas.
There are a few things on my list that I'm leaving off. Some of the things on the list are personal things, and some things will hopefully be surprises for some people and I don't want to ruin things.
1. Be at my ideal weight by the end of 2007. Ideally, by Cynthia's birthday (Halloween) I've missed this one...but I don't feel too bad about it because I've dropped some sizes with clothes and I'm healthy enough to ramp up exercising, so this is now something I'm shooting for as a birthday gift to myself.
2. Juggle six things again
3. Juggle seven things again
4. 100 situps without stopping
5. 50 pushups without stopping
6. Run a 5 K race
7. Meditate 50 times (8/50)
8. Go to the dentist
9. Get a physical
10. Get a bone density test (I’ve had low testosterone for years and that's not good)
11. Fast for 24 hours (Just because)
12. Do one full pullup (Even as a skinny kid, I never could do one)
13. Climb a climbing wall (If I can do a pullup, I should be able to get up a wall)
14. Bike 25 miles again
15. Refine my new filing system
16. SECRET!!!
17. Buy a house
18. Get a will
19. Establish a three month emergency fund
20. Increase my net worth by 10% in 2007
21. Increase my net worth by 25% in 2008
22. Increase my net worth by 25% in 2009
23. Buy a suit
24. Start a DRP
25. Sell an article in a magazine with over 1,000,000 readers
26. Fully complete a nonfiction book proposal (I have a couple ideas)
27. Podcast HCWWPD
28. Finish Promise
29. Finish Glimpses
30. Write twenty nonfiction pieces (5/20)
31. Write ten short stories (10/10)
32. Attend Writer’s League of Texas conference
33. Contact five authors I like, letting them know I appreciate what they do (1/5)
34. Pitch a comic (one shot, mini series, or graphic novel)
35. Redesign my Web site
36. Swim in the Texas Gulf
37. Visit Matagorda Island
38. Visit Galveston
39. Houston Space Museum
40. Visit 3 states with Cynthia (3/3)
41. Ski Trip (Colorado or New Mexico)
42. Visit the Spoetzl Brewery
43. Climb Enchantment Rock
44. Go camping alone for a weekend
45. Lick the Salt Palace
46. Visit the Creation Museum with Mark and Deacon and take our pictures in front of the dinosaurs at Dinosaur Valley State Park. Visit Pate Museum on the way back.
47. Visit the Grand Canyon
48. Visit the Art Institute in Chicago
49. Visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago
50. Hike to lighthouse rock at Palo Duro Canyon
51. Visit a winery at least 25 miles away
52. Visit the Heard Museum Read About It Here
53. SECRET!!!
54. Read To Kill a Mockingbird
55. Read Catcher in the Rye
56. SECRET!!!
57. SECRET!!!
58. No TV for a month
59. Go to a comedy club
60. Get another tattoo
61. Accept 10 social invites (10/10) (I can be a bit reclusive, ya know :) )
62. Swing fire poi
63. SECRET!!!
64. Watch Mister Roberts with Mom I loved this movie--Thanks, Mom!
65. Research Guinness Book of World Records for a Record to break
66. Go into a lingerie shop and buy something for Cynthia. Read About It Here
67. Give my 10 speeches for my CC in Toastmasters (5/10)
68. Bottle at least 20 bottles of homemade hot sauce (0/20)
69. SECRET!!! (But it's inspired by my mom)
70. Ride a motorcycle
71. Donate $10 to charity for each item on this list that I do not complete
72. Contact an old friend I've contacted several and don't know why I waited so long. Had one great friend contact me.
73. Organize photos
74. Drink a bottle of Gaja
75. Try Laphraoig 15
76. Try Ardbeg 10 alongside Laphraoig 10
77. Try 2 new absinthes
78. SECRET!!!
79. SECRET!!!
80. Attend 10 seisiuns (10/10)
81. SECRET!!!
82. Take French again
83. Learn CPR
84. Go to the movies 10 times (10/10)
85. Go to Six Flags
86. See a minor league baseball game in Frisco
87. See a Brahmas game
88. SECRET!!!
89. Get a real portrait taken with Cynthia
90. SECRET!!!
91. SECRET!!!
92. Go into a bar, drink a shot of whiskey, and then leave
93. Drink a martini in a jazz bar
94. Go bowling with Cynthia on a worknight
95. Fly a kite with Cynthia
96. Get a massage
97. Take a soothing bath at least once a week for a month (0/4)
98. Eat a fruit or veggie I’ve never tried
99. Watch five sunrises (5/5)
100. Watch five sunsets (3/5)
101. Watch five moonrises (5/5)
making the list has been cool--it's reminded me that when I just worked a job for a job's sake and did things I loved, I was more happy. Granted, I'd love having money to seriously travel, but I know in tackling this list that there's a way for me to balance my job and happiness instead of a career and stress.
And yeah, yeah...I know you can have a "career" and not have stress, but I live close to work, work with great people, and needing more money to make some dreams come true is the fire under my ass to keep writing :)