101 things [2006-2008]

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).

36 / 101 (36.0%)

Start Date: Dec 13, 2006
Goal Date: Sept 7, 2008

bold = in progress or partially complete
purple = complete

1. finish this list and categorize it (complete Jan 3/07)

Consumerism

2. get another pair of eye glasses - haha, I got my eyes lasered. I have decided that laser eyes counts as new glasses.
3. buy all new underwear
4. get a manicure
5. hell, get a pedicure too
6. buy a really good pair of shoes and don’t cheap out at the last minute
7. get a really good pair of jeans
8. Get a winter jacket/coat that can be considered business attire.
9. Buy something on eBay
10. Whiten my teeth.

Emote

11. register for the cremation ceremony (complete Dec 20/06)
12. write my previous family doctor to express my dissatisfaction and anger
13. write a thank you note to the surgeons, med student, unit and ER staff.
14. attend cremation ceremony in May 2007 (complete May 12, 2007)
15. Size 14! Smaller is also acceptable, hell, even encouraged (25 lbs down! So close but may not make it by Sept 2008)

Artsy / Literary / TV / Movies / Theatre

16. do the weekend drawing event 20 times (0/20)
17. throw two pots I love and keep them
18. spend an afternoon at the Glenbow Museum
19. see The Fates in concert
20. read 3 Pulitzer prize winning or nominated books (3/3)
    - Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible – complete Feb 11/07
    - Harper Lee’s 1962 winner To Kill A Mockingbird – complete Mar 4/07
    - Anne Tyler’s Breathing Lessons – complete Mar 20/07
    - On deck: The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx, The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields, The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (I found a wicked deal on used books!)
21. read a book suggested by J
22. attend an irish ceili
23. get an outfit to wear to a fancy smancy jazz/blues club
24. hang out for the night at a fancy smancy jazz/blues club
25. paint or photograph something I’m not ashamed proud to hang on my wall – it’s taken on the trip from Yellowknife and I adore it
26. learn to knit (dishcloth: knit, purl, cast on, k2tog, yo – Apr1/07)
27. knit something tangible (J’s scarf complete Jan/07)
28. crochet a scarve to give away to the dropin center
29. that art method book – read it and give it a go
30. finish the Lempicka painting
31. finish Des drawing and accept it even if it’s not perfect
32. watch every episode of Six Feet Under
33. Watch The Godfather trilogy (0/3).
34. Attend a local theatre production – Fringe!
35. Attend a local gallery opening
36. Design a custom t-shirt & get it printed
37. Subscribe to a magazine
38. Watch 10 of the AFI’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time (3/10)
    - #77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) Jan 13, 2007 (I kept picturing my parents)
    - Star Wars (1977) – Feb 20, 2007 (I love the whoosh of light sabres)
    - Fargo (1996) – March 3, 2007 (investing in a wood chipper)
    - Toy Story (1995) – To infinity and beyond!
    - EASY RIDER (1969) – fine, I didn’t like it. I don’t quite understand the hype…
    - TITANIC (1997) – the sets kept distracting me! ha!
39. Teach Indy the Hockey Night In Canada song Indy RIP Jan 29 2007
40. Participate in the Rocky Horror Picture Show at Halloween
41. Make rosaries
42. Make a CD for J of our memorable songs (“I love you. Here’s a mixed tape.” ha!)
43. Have a Firefly marathon party. Oh, how I miss them.

Travel

44. spend a night in NWT, Yukon or Nunavut (Folk On The Rocks July 2007)
45. finish typing out journal notes from Greece
46. create adventures page for website with Greece notes, tidbits, and photos
47. listen to the water from the shores of PEI
48. have coffee in a cafe in Montreal
49. camp in a National park
50. camp in a Provincial park (Fred Penne Territorial Park, Yellowknife, NWT, July 2007)
51. visit my grandmothers (2/2)
52. spend a night at the FantasyLand hotel with J
53. Go to the Regina or Calgary Folk Festival and take someone who’s never been (eta August 11,2007)
54. Road trip to Banff
55. Visit my aunts (0/3)
56. Stay in a hostel

Awareness

57. go vegetarian for an entire month
58. spend a week without using the car
59. Buy part of, or a whole, llama or goat through Heifer
60. Volunteer with a group I’ve never volunteered with before (complete – CDIC Clothing Drive Jan25-Feb9/07; Humane Society)
61. Destroy or gift the palms and replace with plants that will flourish in our living room (complete – Ficus & Jade plant Feb07)
62. Give to charity every month for the 1001 days (so far, so good – currently United Way & CCFC)
63. participate in Corporate Challenge – changed jobs to a company that doesn’t do CC
64. Shop at the farmer’s markets every month for fresh produce (Jan, Feb, July – check)
65. Drink a litre of water every day (trickier than I thought…)
66. Attend non-Christian religious service (e.g. Wiccan, Jewish, JW, etc)

Organizational

67. install Oracle Xpress on our PC/laptop – external HD prepped with Fedora 7 test 2 Mar 5/07!
68. write Oracle PL/SQL cert exam
69. File all the paperwork to get my Oracle certifications
70. find and use a financial planner
71. stop paying rent and start paying a mortgage – Possession in Sept 2008!
72. print and frame pics of the nieces & nephews
73. send the two really late housewarming presents I have for J & B
74. unpack the basement boxes and put the stuff in the correct place or get rid of it (complete Feb 3/07)
75. Take photos of our place and send them to relatives and friends that haven’t been here. – the new house!!!
76. See that huge pile of papers in the living room and on the fridge? Sort and file. (complete March 2007)
77. Make the spare room a welcoming guest room (currently contains a room mate, so this is on hold but big plans for new house – already have new linens purchased)
78. Inventory DVDs (complete Jan 10, 2007)
79. Inventory Books
80. Update insurance and photograph belongings
81. finish paying those hideous student loans (2/2)
    - completed CSL March 5, 2007
    - SSL complete April 2007 – paperwork received
82. Install wireless at home – complete March 2007
83. Sort and retype my recipe collection onto cards (in progress Mar 2007)

Smell the Roses

84. ice skate with Jay
85. get in touch with at least one lost friend (Facebook to the rescue April 2007)
86. ski or snowboard
87. swim with Little H 10 times (0/10)
88. see professional sports live: lacrosse, hockey (complete Jan 2 & 4/07 – go Canucks go!), and football (go Riders go – Summer 2007!) (2/3)
89. spend another girls weekend with my Mom – Annual Folk Fest Mother Daugher Extravaganza!
90. Plant planters in front of the bay window – complete spring 2008
91. Grow tomatoes from seed – complete Mar 2007
92. Host a BBQ for friends and family
93. Host 5 games nights (1/5)
94. Go horseback riding
95. Accept all social invitations for a whole month, whether it’s something I want to do or not, unless I have another event at the same time.
96. Send flowers to 5 friends/family “just because” (0/5)
97. Meet my neighbors
98. make saag paneer from scratch
99. get a tattoo
100. Try new recipes ( 20/20 )
     - Butter Chicken (Jan 13, 2007 – amazing)
     - Onion Soup Meatloaf (Mar 10, 2007 – sage good!)
     - Eggplant Parmesan (Mar 14, 2007 – I like, Husband is afraid of it)
     - Chicken Marinara Rotini (June, 2007 – Victorian Epicure is so lovely)
     - Berry Ricotta Crepes (July, 2007 – Iron Chef Camp Victor)
     - Baked Haddock with green onions and garlic
     - BBQ potato and vegs (thx T!)
     - Home made hashbrowns (peppery good)
     - Black bean and corn chili (New Light Cooking book. Yum)
     - Vegan wraps (everyone liked these but me. Don’t make it LOOK like chicken if it’s NOT going to taste remotely like chicken!)
     - Bison kabobs
     - Scallops and Prawns in red sauce
     - Splenda Brownies (oh horrors. Brownies shouldn’t have a SLICK consistency)
     - Splenda muffins (Ew. why are they so sticky??)
     - Flax seed muffins (amazing. Just amazing and only 120 calories per muffin)
     - Cranberry Pecan salad (I’m not sure if it counts as a recipe but holy cow it rocked)
     - Diana Chickenless nuggets (again, I’m not sure if it counts as a recipe but holy cow it rocked)
     - Avocado Salad (so yummy. Love this living with a healthy eating person… such good food!)
     - Vietnamese beef with rice vermicelli (love those bean sprouts)
     - Beef and brocolli in black bean sauce (so salty)
     
101. Blog weekly so I can be reminded of these 101 things and how it comes to be that they become reality (or are lost, and why!)

An extra 10:

1. Go to New York again
2. Airballoon ride!
3. Release 15 more books via Book Crossing
4. Earn 1 Artscouts badge.
5. Get prints of The Pair of Pears
6. (reserved TBA 2007)
7. (reserved TBA 2007)
8. (reserved TBA 2008)
9. (reserved TBA 2008)
10. (reserved TBA 2008)