Week three has come and gone. I worked on several of my items, but didn't get anything crossed off. Here's what I worked on:
9. Loose 50 pounds [3/50]
Haven't lost anything, but I haven't gained anything either.
17. Make 5 blankets for Officer Buddy Bear program [0/5]
Been crocheting on my blanket for this.
20. Create plan to get out of debt
Went to see a financial advisor this week. Next week we will meet again and do more on this.
21. Create emergency fund
See #20.
22. Develop a budget and stick to it for 30 days straight
See #20
23. Stop using & destroy all credit cards
See #20
32. Find out all family birthdays, anniversaries, and contact info and put on calendar / contacts
I started this one, but need to make sure I have them all before I can consider it done.
36. Sell, donate, or throw away 1001 broken or un-needed items from house [76/1001]
38. Completely organize my bedroom
40. Unsubscribe to all email lists you don't use any more
I unsubscribed to about a zillion email lists this week. I'll have to see how many more are out there, but I think this one is almost done.
46. Set up closet system in my bedroom
Almost done!
51. Declutter each room in the house [1/10]
We cleaned everything out of the blue room this weekend, so I'm going to count that as decluttered.
68. Do 5 puzzles (1000 pieces or more) [1/5)
I have about 50 pieces to put in on the puzzle I have at work and the first one will be done! I sure love puzzles.
80. Finish baby blanket for Sally
Not done, but I did pull it out and look at it to figure out how I want to finish it.
So, progress. Slow progress, but progress anyway.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
January 19 Update
Okay, here we are at week 2. I got one thing crossed off on my list this week:
85. Visit craft thrift store Knitn Kitten 7530 NE Glisan Portland
Yeah, this was kind of a lame one as far as things to do on the old 101 list since it was just something I wanted to do but didn't require a whole lot of effort on my part. But it's a really cool store and I bought 2 blanket projects for $10 that goes towards:
17. Make 5 blankets for Officer Buddy Bear program
Of course, in order to make these blankets I will have to do:
45. Get sewing machine fixed
But that's a good thing, right?
The blankets are pretty cool. They are packages of fleece already cut into pieces that are to be sewn together. I was totally stoked when I saw them and saw they were just $5 each. Unfortunately they are green and orange and cammo, but then since I like to knit and crochet with girly colors, I suppose some little boy will like it. Officer Buddy Bear is a really worthy project where police officers give bears and blankets to children who have suffered some kind of trauma that brings them into contact with the police. I'm excited to be a part of a group that helps them.
As far as items on the list that I have worked on, I did pretty good this week:
35. Organize craft supplies and projects
I went through all my yarn stuff and reorganized it. Found all my knitting needles and crochet hooks and put them where I can find them. Still have more to do, but it's a start!
38. Completely organize my bedroom
Been working on this one. I got the room all tidied up and cleaned. Well, then I trashed it again, but I'm making progress.
46. Set up closet system in my bedroom
Greg helped me with this one. I got the old closet racks out, the new ones in and the shelving unit it. I should post a picture of it, huh? Anyway, I still have to deal with the shoe issue and until that is done, I can't cross this one off. I did get a shoe rack this week, but it doesn't fit my door, so I need to try again.
60. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice at freerice.com [50,000/ 1,000,000]
I lost track of how many grains of rice I've donated so far. I've spent a lot of time on the site, but somehow am not doing a good job of keeping track. I'm estimating the 50,000, but feel confident that if anything that number is low. Oh, and did I tell you that they are only giving 10 grains of rice for each correct answer now and not 20?
80. Finish baby blanket for Sally
I got the blanket out this week and looked at what I need to do to finish it. I'm not sure I'm going to give it to Sally now, especially since the kid is 2 months old already, but I will finish the blanket. Maybe I'll give it to the next pregnant person that comes along at work. Except for the one I know that is up next that is a SNOT and I don't like and wouldn't give her bratty kid a dog biscuit.
I even managed to get some things done that aren't on the list but have been needing to be done. I got the trim piece put back on my car that's been off for about 2 years, got the inside of the car all cleaned and organized, helped Greg clean and move all the stuff in the living room so that we can move all the stuff from the blue room out there to start on the floor. That includes moving all my craft stuff, too. Some of it is in boxes, so I'm not sure how well I'll be able to work on number 35, but hey, we'll get there, right?
So I'm feeling pretty good about this week. Stay tuned for another scintillating update next week!
85. Visit craft thrift store Knitn Kitten 7530 NE Glisan Portland
Yeah, this was kind of a lame one as far as things to do on the old 101 list since it was just something I wanted to do but didn't require a whole lot of effort on my part. But it's a really cool store and I bought 2 blanket projects for $10 that goes towards:
17. Make 5 blankets for Officer Buddy Bear program
Of course, in order to make these blankets I will have to do:
45. Get sewing machine fixed
But that's a good thing, right?
The blankets are pretty cool. They are packages of fleece already cut into pieces that are to be sewn together. I was totally stoked when I saw them and saw they were just $5 each. Unfortunately they are green and orange and cammo, but then since I like to knit and crochet with girly colors, I suppose some little boy will like it. Officer Buddy Bear is a really worthy project where police officers give bears and blankets to children who have suffered some kind of trauma that brings them into contact with the police. I'm excited to be a part of a group that helps them.
As far as items on the list that I have worked on, I did pretty good this week:
35. Organize craft supplies and projects
I went through all my yarn stuff and reorganized it. Found all my knitting needles and crochet hooks and put them where I can find them. Still have more to do, but it's a start!
38. Completely organize my bedroom
Been working on this one. I got the room all tidied up and cleaned. Well, then I trashed it again, but I'm making progress.
46. Set up closet system in my bedroom
Greg helped me with this one. I got the old closet racks out, the new ones in and the shelving unit it. I should post a picture of it, huh? Anyway, I still have to deal with the shoe issue and until that is done, I can't cross this one off. I did get a shoe rack this week, but it doesn't fit my door, so I need to try again.
60. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice at freerice.com [50,000/ 1,000,000]
I lost track of how many grains of rice I've donated so far. I've spent a lot of time on the site, but somehow am not doing a good job of keeping track. I'm estimating the 50,000, but feel confident that if anything that number is low. Oh, and did I tell you that they are only giving 10 grains of rice for each correct answer now and not 20?
80. Finish baby blanket for Sally
I got the blanket out this week and looked at what I need to do to finish it. I'm not sure I'm going to give it to Sally now, especially since the kid is 2 months old already, but I will finish the blanket. Maybe I'll give it to the next pregnant person that comes along at work. Except for the one I know that is up next that is a SNOT and I don't like and wouldn't give her bratty kid a dog biscuit.
I even managed to get some things done that aren't on the list but have been needing to be done. I got the trim piece put back on my car that's been off for about 2 years, got the inside of the car all cleaned and organized, helped Greg clean and move all the stuff in the living room so that we can move all the stuff from the blue room out there to start on the floor. That includes moving all my craft stuff, too. Some of it is in boxes, so I'm not sure how well I'll be able to work on number 35, but hey, we'll get there, right?
So I'm feeling pretty good about this week. Stay tuned for another scintillating update next week!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
One More!
My friend Stephanie has started her 101 in 1001 list, so I get to cross off one more on my list! So now I can cross off:
54. Inspire someone else to do the 101
54. Inspire someone else to do the 101
Week 1 Recap
Well, here it is the end of week 1 of my 1001 days. I’ve made some progress this week. I got to cross off the following two items:
11. Take a knitting class
I took a knitting 101 class 1-8-08. I was kind of disappointed in it. The teacher was really nice, but she wasn’t all that great in actually teaching me how to knit. She kept getting confused.
19. Take a craft class of some kind with Wendy
Wendy took the knitting 101 class with me. It was nice to spend some time with her doing something crafty. We’ve always said we would, and now that we have, hopefully we can keep doing it.
I made progress on these items:
9. Loose 50 pounds [0/50]
Now 3/50
21. Create emergency fund of $5,000
Put some money in here – not much but some. And you nosy people don’t need to know how much. :-)
60. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice at freerice.com [20,000 / 1,000,000]
Yeah, I’ve been spending a bit too much time on this one, but I have donated 20,000 grains of rice so far.
90. Look into getting Administrative Assistant certification of some kind - and do it
I joined IAAP as my first step. I’m still researching the CAP certification and when I can take the test for it. I think it will be November, but I want to wait to decide on that until I get more info.
I changed this item:
58. Pick up all the poop I see at the dog park on 5 separate trips
To
58. Volunteer for something 3 times
Picking up poop is a thankless, endless task. I try to pick up extra when I see it, but I decided it was a better goal to do some volunteer work instead and pick up extra poop all the time. Oh, and the one that says volunteer for Dog Paw doesn’t count. That combines the poop picking up and volunteering into one goal.
11. Take a knitting class
I took a knitting 101 class 1-8-08. I was kind of disappointed in it. The teacher was really nice, but she wasn’t all that great in actually teaching me how to knit. She kept getting confused.
19. Take a craft class of some kind with Wendy
Wendy took the knitting 101 class with me. It was nice to spend some time with her doing something crafty. We’ve always said we would, and now that we have, hopefully we can keep doing it.
I made progress on these items:
9. Loose 50 pounds [0/50]
Now 3/50
21. Create emergency fund of $5,000
Put some money in here – not much but some. And you nosy people don’t need to know how much. :-)
60. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice at freerice.com [20,000 / 1,000,000]
Yeah, I’ve been spending a bit too much time on this one, but I have donated 20,000 grains of rice so far.
90. Look into getting Administrative Assistant certification of some kind - and do it
I joined IAAP as my first step. I’m still researching the CAP certification and when I can take the test for it. I think it will be November, but I want to wait to decide on that until I get more info.
I changed this item:
58. Pick up all the poop I see at the dog park on 5 separate trips
To
58. Volunteer for something 3 times
Picking up poop is a thankless, endless task. I try to pick up extra when I see it, but I decided it was a better goal to do some volunteer work instead and pick up extra poop all the time. Oh, and the one that says volunteer for Dog Paw doesn’t count. That combines the poop picking up and volunteering into one goal.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
101 in 1001
You know me, I "borrow" stuff I see on other people's blogs all the time. Well, here is my new one. This one is called 101 in 1001.
Here's the idea:
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).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
I put my list up there for everyone to see in all its glory. If you are interested in using this idea as well, here is a web site to get more information and to help you do your goals. You will note that number 54 is "inspire someone else to do the 101 list" so if you decide to do one of your own, let me know so I can cross it off.
My plan is to update this site with my progress at least monthly to start with. I still need to do my action plans on each goal, but I have the list set up and ready to detail out.
I'm open for all comments and suggestions!
Here's the idea:
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).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
I put my list up there for everyone to see in all its glory. If you are interested in using this idea as well, here is a web site to get more information and to help you do your goals. You will note that number 54 is "inspire someone else to do the 101 list" so if you decide to do one of your own, let me know so I can cross it off.
My plan is to update this site with my progress at least monthly to start with. I still need to do my action plans on each goal, but I have the list set up and ready to detail out.
I'm open for all comments and suggestions!
The List
Things to do with Travelling
1. Visit all Oregon Lighthouses [0/8]
2. Meet Deb somewhere for a girl's weekend
3. Visit Roswell, NM
4. Camp at Gilliland Ranch in Trout Lake
5. Have lunch or dinner at Camp 18. Spend time enjoying the history there.
6. Take Ann to the Oregon Garden
7. Go on vacation with a couple we like
8. Go to England
Things to do for Health
9. Loose 50 pounds [0/50]
10. Get anemia to normal level and keep it there for 6 months
Things to Learn or Create
11. Take a knitting class
12. Take a crocheting class
13. Take a digital photography class
14. Take a shooting class
15. Take a Adobe Photoshop Elements class or other digital scrapbooking class
16. Take a massage class
17. Make 5 blankets for Officer Buddy Bear programd
18. Take a loom knitting class
19. Take a craft class of some kind with Wendy
Things to Do With Finances
20. Create plan to get out of debt
21. Create emergency fund of $5,000
22. Develop a budget and stick to it for 30 days straight
23. Cancel & destroy all credit cards
24. File taxes before March 15th
25. Donate $5 to charity for every uncompleted goal on this list
Things to Nurture Relationships
26. Have 'date night (or afternoon)' with Greg twice a month for 6 months
27. Call Jim & Pattie and make a date to get together with them
28. Get together with Bonnie for crafts or games
29. Send birthday cards to all work, family, and Sisterhood
30. Make Christmas presents for family 2009
31. Do 30-day Husband Encouragement Challenge
32. Find out all family birthdays, anniversaries, and contact info and put on calendar / contacts
Things to Organize
33. Organize hard drive by creating new folders and cleaning up old documents
34. Organize pictures into proper folders, add dates, add titles
35. Organize craft supplies and projects
36. Sell, donate, or throw away 1001 broken or un-needed items from office
37. Create functional area to do and store crafts
38. Completely organize my bedroom
39. Organize iTunes library
40. Unsubscribe to all email lists you don't use any more
41. Organize paperwork into logical files - scan or get rid of what you can
Things to Do Around the House
42. Fix blue room floor
43. Finish the floors once and for all time
44. Finish painting the family room / kitchen area
45. Get sewing machine fixed
46. Set up closet system in my bedroom
47. Organize upstairs hall closet
48. Organize office closet
49. Put together dresser, decide where to put it and what to put in it and do it
50. Finish home remodel and sell house by Winter 2009
51. Declutter each room in the house
52. Re-read "Sink Reflections" and re-implement Fly Lady processes from before
Things to Do for the Soul
53. Identify 101 things that make me happy. Scrap a page about it.
54. Inspire someone else to do the 101 list
55. Walk in 3 fund raising events (Walk for the Animals, Breast Cancer, etc)
Things to Pay It Forward / Random Acts of Kindness
56. Pay for the person behind me in the drive up
57. Volunteer at one of the Dog Paw clean up events
58. Pick up all the poop I see at the dog park on 5 separate trips
59. Do 5 completely random acts of kindness
60. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice at freerice.com [8,800 / 1,000,000]
Things of a Legal Nature
61. Research setting up a living trust - is it something we should do?
62. Research and sign up for identity theft protection
63. Write a will
64. Write an advance directive
Things I'd Like to Do Again
65. Go scuba diving
66. Go to Hawaii
67. Take Sophie lure coursing and/or racing
68. Do 5 puzzles (1000 pieces or more) [0/5)
Things I'd Like to Buy
69. Get new computer
Things I've Always Wanted to Do
70. See a skating event at the 2010 Olympics
71. See Rocky Horror Picture Show
72. Go to the Festival of Lights at the Grotto
73. Make a gingerbread house
74. See King Tut exhibit
75. Start a seahorse aquarium
Things of a Crafty Nature
76. Complete Mama's scrapbook
77. Complete Hawaii scrapbook
78. Complete at least one cross stitch project
79. Finish Mexico scrapbook
80. Finish baby blanket for Sally
81. Scan all negatives into the computer and store on some kind of lasting media
Things I'd Just Like to Do
82. Have a full day out devoted to fun stuff with Ann
83. Have a full day out devoted to fun stuff with Mom
84. See the new elephant while it is still a baby at the Oregon Zoo
85. Visit craft thrift store Knitn Kitten 7530 NE Glisan Portland
86. Visit SCRAP
87. Participate in National Blog Posting Month for one month. If you like it, do it again.
88. Create a 48-hour emergency kit for people and pets
89. Complete 101 in 1001 list with an action plan for all goals
90. Look into getting Administrative Assistant certification of some kind - and do it
Things of a Letterboxing Nature
91. Letterbox in a state other than Washington or Oregon
92. Make and exchanges 10 LTC
93. Find all boxes at the Oregon Zoo
94. Find all boxes at Oxbow Park
95. Find 10 letterboxes that were planted before I started letterboxing [0/10]
96. Find Broughton Bluff box
97. Find all letterboxes in the Musicians Series
98. Complete the Mensa Series
99. Letterbox at Dartmoor and get my patch
100. Find all boxes in Vancouver
101. Finally get boxes to find list completed
1. Visit all Oregon Lighthouses [0/8]
2. Meet Deb somewhere for a girl's weekend
3. Visit Roswell, NM
4. Camp at Gilliland Ranch in Trout Lake
5. Have lunch or dinner at Camp 18. Spend time enjoying the history there.
6. Take Ann to the Oregon Garden
7. Go on vacation with a couple we like
8. Go to England
Things to do for Health
9. Loose 50 pounds [0/50]
10. Get anemia to normal level and keep it there for 6 months
Things to Learn or Create
11. Take a knitting class
12. Take a crocheting class
13. Take a digital photography class
14. Take a shooting class
15. Take a Adobe Photoshop Elements class or other digital scrapbooking class
16. Take a massage class
17. Make 5 blankets for Officer Buddy Bear programd
18. Take a loom knitting class
19. Take a craft class of some kind with Wendy
Things to Do With Finances
20. Create plan to get out of debt
21. Create emergency fund of $5,000
22. Develop a budget and stick to it for 30 days straight
23. Cancel & destroy all credit cards
24. File taxes before March 15th
25. Donate $5 to charity for every uncompleted goal on this list
Things to Nurture Relationships
26. Have 'date night (or afternoon)' with Greg twice a month for 6 months
27. Call Jim & Pattie and make a date to get together with them
28. Get together with Bonnie for crafts or games
29. Send birthday cards to all work, family, and Sisterhood
30. Make Christmas presents for family 2009
31. Do 30-day Husband Encouragement Challenge
32. Find out all family birthdays, anniversaries, and contact info and put on calendar / contacts
Things to Organize
33. Organize hard drive by creating new folders and cleaning up old documents
34. Organize pictures into proper folders, add dates, add titles
35. Organize craft supplies and projects
36. Sell, donate, or throw away 1001 broken or un-needed items from office
37. Create functional area to do and store crafts
38. Completely organize my bedroom
39. Organize iTunes library
40. Unsubscribe to all email lists you don't use any more
41. Organize paperwork into logical files - scan or get rid of what you can
Things to Do Around the House
42. Fix blue room floor
43. Finish the floors once and for all time
44. Finish painting the family room / kitchen area
45. Get sewing machine fixed
46. Set up closet system in my bedroom
47. Organize upstairs hall closet
48. Organize office closet
49. Put together dresser, decide where to put it and what to put in it and do it
50. Finish home remodel and sell house by Winter 2009
51. Declutter each room in the house
52. Re-read "Sink Reflections" and re-implement Fly Lady processes from before
Things to Do for the Soul
53. Identify 101 things that make me happy. Scrap a page about it.
54. Inspire someone else to do the 101 list
55. Walk in 3 fund raising events (Walk for the Animals, Breast Cancer, etc)
Things to Pay It Forward / Random Acts of Kindness
56. Pay for the person behind me in the drive up
57. Volunteer at one of the Dog Paw clean up events
58. Pick up all the poop I see at the dog park on 5 separate trips
59. Do 5 completely random acts of kindness
60. Donate 1,000,000 grains of rice at freerice.com [8,800 / 1,000,000]
Things of a Legal Nature
61. Research setting up a living trust - is it something we should do?
62. Research and sign up for identity theft protection
63. Write a will
64. Write an advance directive
Things I'd Like to Do Again
65. Go scuba diving
66. Go to Hawaii
67. Take Sophie lure coursing and/or racing
68. Do 5 puzzles (1000 pieces or more) [0/5)
Things I'd Like to Buy
69. Get new computer
Things I've Always Wanted to Do
70. See a skating event at the 2010 Olympics
71. See Rocky Horror Picture Show
72. Go to the Festival of Lights at the Grotto
73. Make a gingerbread house
74. See King Tut exhibit
75. Start a seahorse aquarium
Things of a Crafty Nature
76. Complete Mama's scrapbook
77. Complete Hawaii scrapbook
78. Complete at least one cross stitch project
79. Finish Mexico scrapbook
80. Finish baby blanket for Sally
81. Scan all negatives into the computer and store on some kind of lasting media
Things I'd Just Like to Do
82. Have a full day out devoted to fun stuff with Ann
83. Have a full day out devoted to fun stuff with Mom
84. See the new elephant while it is still a baby at the Oregon Zoo
85. Visit craft thrift store Knitn Kitten 7530 NE Glisan Portland
86. Visit SCRAP
87. Participate in National Blog Posting Month for one month. If you like it, do it again.
88. Create a 48-hour emergency kit for people and pets
89. Complete 101 in 1001 list with an action plan for all goals
90. Look into getting Administrative Assistant certification of some kind - and do it
Things of a Letterboxing Nature
91. Letterbox in a state other than Washington or Oregon
92. Make and exchanges 10 LTC
93. Find all boxes at the Oregon Zoo
94. Find all boxes at Oxbow Park
95. Find 10 letterboxes that were planted before I started letterboxing [0/10]
96. Find Broughton Bluff box
97. Find all letterboxes in the Musicians Series
98. Complete the Mensa Series
99. Letterbox at Dartmoor and get my patch
100. Find all boxes in Vancouver
101. Finally get boxes to find list completed
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