101/1001

fifty five

2009-11-05T16:24:00.000-08:00

55. go to at least 2 shows every month

month one: terror firma house show

fifty one

2009-11-05T16:21:00.001-08:00

51. have quality time with at least one friend each week

6/143

this is working out quite well, especially since sarah and i are brunching every weekend and i'm having lunch with lidia every week. easy peasy.

forty four

2009-10-23T22:58:00.000-07:00

44. read an avarage of one book each week

i try to do this anyway, and was devastated earlier this year when my computer died and i lost my list of all the books i'd read this year. i think this goal will get difficult when i get around to beginning my first three goals, and have to do schoolwork, but we'll see.

week one - suite francaise by irene nemirovsky
week two - to kill a mockingbird by harper lee
week three - the master by colm toibin
week four - lord of the flies by william golding
week five - junky by william burroughs
week six - 2666 by roberto bolano
week seven - animal farm by george orwell

forty three

2009-10-21T00:55:00.000-07:00

43. have at least one TV free day each week

i'm letting myself watch dvds, tv on dvd and tv on the internet. this goal is not really about watching less tv, it's about not watching tv i don't care about and trying to avoid all those ads.

3/143

five

2009-10-21T00:47:00.000-07:00

5. choose one of my cookbooks and cook through the recipes in order

started! i have chosen donna klein's the tropical vegan kitchen to cook through (here). I made a little feast of the first three recipes on the weekend (photos soon) and they all went down a treat with my test audience of erle, brendan and blakey.

recipes completed so far:

singapore style avocado-cucumber sushi rolls
avocado mango crostini
black bean and tropical fruit salsa
butter bean guacamole

2009-10-18T21:29:00.001-07:00

i don't know where my 101th thing went! And I can't remember what it was!

fifty nine

2009-10-18T16:04:00.000-07:00

59. eat at every cafe in the Eat Secrets Brunch card deck (with sarah)

we started this on the weekend.

1. richmond hill cafe & larder - we rated it 25/30
2. belgian beer cafe eureka - 12/30
3. jungle juice - 20/30
4. the great provider - 24.5/30
5. kanteen
6. madame sou sou
7. david's

eleven

2009-10-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

11. go to the dentist regularly until all fillings are done and I get the all clear. Then make regular appointments for check ups and cleans

this is in progress. i have had the first (and scariest) appointment where i had a clean, treatment and x-rays. since then i have had the first of five fillings and made an appointment for the second two. this is proving to be an expensive goal. damn my sugar habit...

seven

2009-10-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

7. start running outdoors, track my runs with my nike ipod and aim to be able to run 5km comfortably outdoors.

17.10.09 - started this today. man, running outdoors is tough! i'm okay on a treadmill, but apparently breathing + cold air = hurt. i did about 2km, but that wasn't all running. in fact, it was mostly walking. am wondering if the couch - 5km project might be a better way to go...

the dates

2009-10-15T13:01:00.002-07:00

beginning: 17 october 2009
end: 14 july 2012

the list

2009-10-15T13:01:00.001-07:00

enrol in further tertiary education
take language classes
take trapeze classes
take steps toward making my business idea a reality
choose one of my cookbooks and cook through the recipes in order
go to the gym every day for a month
start running outdoors, track my runs with my nike ipod and aim to be able to run 5km comfortably outdoors.
do a week long detox or juice fast
buy a two litre reusable water bottle and use it
go for a week without eating any foods that contain added sugar
go to the dentist regularly until all fillings are done and I get the all clear. Then make regular appointments for check ups and cleans
get a full physical at the doctor, including blood tests to check my iron and B12 levels
have an eye test
have an iridology session
have a session with a nutritionist
make a list of happiness principles, keep it somewhere useful and refer to it when I’m feeling low
pay off my credit cards in full and repay the entire balance each month thereafter
get all the photos of my old computer, file, organise and upload them
develop and stick to a filing system for paperwork, receipts and bills
develop and stick to a cleaning system for the house
go through wardrobe and assess each item to donate, sell, keep or repair
every 3 months, buy or do something that will make the house more beautiful
back up computer hard drive every month
open a high interest savings account to save for a house
save 10% of my income every pay
keep a money diary for a month
based on money diary, make a budget
get rental insurance
get health insurance
get ambulance cover
write a will
visit New York – preferably for my 25th Birthday
visit Far North Queensland
go on Puffing Billy
go somewhere interstate in Australia I’ve never been before
go on at least one weekend away with Erle
learn to knit, crochet or sew
plant five edible things
buy a new mattress and doona
buy an artwork from Danae every Christmas
get a new tattoo
each month, buy or download an album by an artist I haven’t heard before
have at least one TV free day each week
read an average of one book each week
plan my novel
buy a nice pair of sunglasses
invest in a designer bag
have a date night with Erle every month
write a list of 101 things that make me happy
see a member of my extended family every 2 months at least
have quality time with at least one friend each week
have a colonic
read 1 self-improvement book every 2 months
go on 5 bike rides, increasing in distance each time
go to at least 2 shows every month
have high tea at the Windsor
have the vegan degustation at ezard
eat at every restaurant on the vnv.org.au list, in alphabetical order (with lidia)
eat at every cafe in the Eat Secrets Brunch card deck (with sarah)
hike the Milford trek in New Zealand
see 100 movies from the 1001 movies list/book
download 100 CDS from the 1001 albums list/book
have a personal training session
give blood
skydive
go to at least 2 ballets each season
go to the opera
do a Roar and Snore or Safari Slumber at the zoo
go on the Tower of Terror at Dreamworld (tallest roller coaster in australia)
calculate my “real age” and make lifestyle changes if it’s much older than my actual age!
buy a sudoku book and work my way through all the puzzles in it
get my makeup done at MAC or Mecca and buy some fancy new products
buy my fresh produce for the week at a market (Queen Vic, South Melb or farmer’s) 10 times
buy a bokashi bucket and use it for food scraps
go to an information session about the JD
research jobs I’d like to do and how the people in them got there
get a new job that is better in some way (better pay, closer to my dream job, etc)
keep a food diary for a month
do the Great Ocean Road walk/hike
spend a day at the Rye Hot Springs
ride to work at least once
write 5 magazine style articles either for submission or just for myself
do some volunteer work
make 5 dolls from my craft books and give them as gifts
print out pictures from the past few years and create an album
read the Age cover to cover twenty five times
attempt the crossword in the Age fifty times
learn to meditate
visit Jess in Canberra and meet her baby
secret task
secret task
eat raw food only for a week
make up and play a drinking game
attend my graduation
buy a meal for 5 friends
send flowers twice for no reason at all
develop a work wardrobe that allows me to go 20 days without repeating an outfit
get my hair done every eight weeks
have a “buy nothing day” every month
complete this list and write another!
i think a task fell off somewhere....

in progress
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