101 Things

Loved Rochelle’s idea for this so I stole it from her blog.
Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
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
Start Date: 15 November 2009
End Date: 22 August 2012
Key:
(normal text)- not yet addressed
italic – in progress
bold- completed (with date)

Health and Self Improvement
Cook dinner twice a week for 1 month (1,
Go vegan again for 6 weeks
Try cooking/baking 12 new recipes (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13) (Complete 1/6/2012)
Work out classes 2x a week for 3 months
Try 5 new vegetables (eggplant, artichoke, chinese brocolli, )
Pilates 2x week for 1 month
Take yoga class (7/23/2011)
Meditate every day for 15 mins for 1 week
Stop clearing my throat for 48 hours straight (to help my vocal chords)
Make a fruit smoothie 3x a week for 6 weeks
wake up before 8 am everyday for 1 month
detox from caffeine for 7 days (7/24/2011)

Creativity
Finish my collage on the wall above my bed
(11/20/2009)
Have a Mantra or Quote of the week for 1 month (1,
Play Tennis twice a month for 3 months
Take a photography class
Make Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes (March 17,2010)
Take Dance classes again once a week for 4 months
Crochet a scarf
complete sh1ft project (thanks Rochelle. This looks amazing!) (09/02/2011)
visit 3 museums/galleries I’ve never been to (01/08/10)
Make Tiramisu (05/08/2010)
Make bread and butter pudding
write in my entry a day journal for 1 year (1/1/2012)
Get 1 drum lesson
Have B teach me some basic art skills
create my own list of 100 awesome things
make thanksgiving dinner
make banoffee pie for someone
buy one piece of artwork – 12/25/09
leave inspirational quotes on post it’s in 10 random places
complete 50 questions that will free your mind
Complete the 30 day creativity challenge by Rochelle –

Education/Things to learn
Brush up on my French
Learn 5 words in Arabic
Learn to increase my typing speed
Complete a research paper on Islamic/Arab influence on Africa
Work on a research paper about Eritrea (12/16/2012)
Learn to fishtail braid (1/9/2010)
Learn to French braid (12/12/2009)
Improve my handwriting and cursive writing
Learn to play 2 songs on either the piano or guitar
Master the NY subway system (1/10/10)
Learn more about wines (2/4/2012)
Learn to make a clam shell with my tongue
Read a book on “complete history” of New Zealand
learn to make a martini
Make a top 100 Songs list(1/15/10)

Financial
/Organization
Save 15% of each paycheck (02/2010)
Pay off my credit card (09/2010)
Open an AIG account
 or Ally
learn more about 401Ks
keep a year long journal (1/1/2012)
buy a full sized bed (9/2010)

Fashion/Clothes
decide what my ‘style’ of clothes is (02/11/10)
own a pair of manolo blahniks
invest in a good pair of winter boots (10/02/2010)
have a proper bra fitting
buy a cocktail dress (08/2011)

Career
Get a part time position or internship in a non-profit organization (05/17/2010)
Rework my resume (12/5/2009)

Read/Watch
All of Woody Allen’s Movies (Directed and acted in)
Finish 2 Kafka books
Finish my book of Emily Dickinson’s poetry collection
The New York Times every morning for 3 weeks straight
Watch the entire West Wing series
Reread the Lord of the Ring Trilogy
Read all of Jane Austin’s Novels
Finish my collection of Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories and poems
Watch all of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies
Read 3 books I own but never read

Travel
Prague
Washington D.C.
Seattle
San Francisco
Chicago
Boston

Personal
Get one tattoo a year for 2 years
Move to New York (08/04/2010)
Throw a proper cocktail party
Go on a pub crawl (02/25/2010)
Go to one concert a month for 6 months
Go to church once a month for 6 months (1,2,
Take my grandmother out to lunch/dinner (07/15/2010)
Calculate my carbon footprint – 12/26/2009
See Bright Eyes in concert (03/09/2011)
Bungee jump
Pay for the “person behind me”
See AFI live again
Have a dinner party (05/08/2010)
be regressed
consciously compliment someone once a day for 1 week
try every drink on my alcohol list
try to make one new friend a month for 6 months (04/07/10)
not talk for a whole day to really listen to people (02/06/10)
buy fresh orchid’s or peonies
write individual letters to everyone and keep them in a box in case i die
Finish this list of 101 things (11/29/09)
Do the No Pants Subway Ride in New York City (01/10/10)
Make a new list when this one is done
ask a guy out (05/2010)

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Kiwi nationalist, political science Major, international politics enthusiast, Love cynic, vegan attempter, cupcake lover, music obsessor, MG

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