If you're wondering what I mean by a real-life blog, I mean one for friends and family that I intend to encourage people to read. In the mean time, I'm going to do a goal summary. It has become increasingly obvious that I will not check every item of my 101 list off by December, but I'm living life and having an amazing time. That is what the list is really about.
101 Things in 1001 Days
Goals Set: 3/14/2010
Completion Date: 12/9/2012
Academic/Knowledge
1) Earn a Masters Degree - CHECK!
2) Work through a first year Chemistry Text - ummm... I really thought I would do this????
(3-8) CHECK!
9) Read 10 of the National Book Award winners in fiction (2/10)
10) Read 10 of the Pulitzer Prize winners in fiction (4/10)
11) Read 10 of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Nonfiction (5/10)
Totals on these to come... I've probably added some
12) Have a conversation in Portuguese CHECK
13) Be able to name all of the U.S. Presidents in order:
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams, Jackson.... aack, those last couple are probably wrong!...
Then there is (in rough, but incorrect order):
Van Buren, Polk, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Garfield, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson
Modern presidents:
Coolidge, Hoover, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama
Lordy, I need to work on this one!
14) Become an architecture geek - sigh... neglected
15-19) CHECK
20) Make a habit of using coupons and planning meals w/ grocery circulars -Getting there
21) Make crackers (via a Mark Bittman recipe) - nope
22) Eat a completely vegan diet for one week - CHECK!
23) Make baking bread a habit - I've decided to count pizza making, and therefore, CHECK!
24) Stay on calorie budget during one of the BF's trips - I've gotten to a place where calorie counting is stupid. I may go back there someday, but this one is off the list
25) Eat a meal made entirely of things grown in my own garden - sigh... unless a snack of spring radishes counts, I won't make this by December.
Exercise
26-29) CHECK!
30) Run a 10K - sigh, I was too worn out to make it happen this spring... we'll see what happens this summer
31) Run a faster 10K - FALL, definitely
32) Master a tri-cep push-up - CHECK! 3 = mastered, but I'm working towards 5.
33) Go hiking in the North Cascades - Doubt I'll make it back this fall, so I'm counting the Chuckanuts (the foothills) for now.
34) Work down to 20% body fat - I was there for a bit, but it seemed more like a fluctation.
35) Return from a vacation thinner than you left - CHECK!!!!!! I lost 4 lbs on this vacation. My secret: lots of hiking, some yoga, splitting entrees at restaurants, taking leftovers back to the hotel for breakfast, and spending my last week with a friend who loves salty snacks and carbs. I haven't had dessert in about 5 days and my sugar-fiendiness is gone! I'm going to try to keep it that way!!!! Excited about this one.
36) Climb the ND library stairs - WHY haven't I done this yet?
Travel
37) Visit Glacier National Park -nope
38) Visit the Devil’s Tower in Wyoming -CHECK!
39) Visit Yellowstone National Park -CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With my best friend!
40) Visit the U.P. of Michigan -nope
41) Travel to Iowa -CHECK - I stayed in Iowa City, had a wonderful evening with an old friend, and even visited Herbert Hoover's birthplace
42) Visit the Field Museum -CHECK
43) Visit the Art Institute of Chicago -nope
44) Attend a Shakespeare production in Chicago -CHECK!
45) Visit the Smoky Mountains -nope
46) Visit three East Coast States -nope
47) Sleep in a tent -CHECK! CHECK+PLUS (snow camping in Yellowstone)
48) Visit a country whose primary language is not English -COSTA RICA
49) Attend a baseball game at Wrigley Field -CHECK!
50) Travel to Ohio -nope
51) Visit a Mound site -nope
52) Visit 10 Presidential Historic Sites (3/10) Add Hoover's Birthplace
53) Go on vacation without a car -COSTA RICA
Community
54-55) CHECK
56) Canoe the St. Joseph River (starting from St. Patrick’s Park) -nope
57) Cross Country Ski the ND golf course -nope
58) Take a local cooking class -Chef Laurent's French/Italian masterpieces: Onion Tart, gnocchi (which I've since made myself)
59) Bike to and around Saint Mary’s College -nope
60) Volunteer for a South Bend community program -nope- I want to get involved with Dhanwantari's Seva Project.
61-62) CHECK
63) Visit Benton Harbor and Traverse City -nope
64) Make a point to use the local libraries -CHECK! It turns out libraries have cookbooks!
65) Judge a science fair -nope
66-67) CHECK
Household
68-69) CHECK
70) Clean the oven twice (2/3)
71) Grow a crop of corn -CHECK
72) Buy a cactus or other succulent to raise in the house - I was given some tropical plants and they were alive when I left town. I should ask Dan about those...
73-75) CHECK
76) Replace expensive cleaning products with homemade versions - working on this
77) Put in a path and stone patio - cross fingers, this year
78) Buy a piece of art for the house -nope
79) Decorate the living room -sorta
Financial
80-83) CHECK!
84) Donate money to WWU - this year
Odie
85) Train Odie to come when called - CHECK -mostly
86) Train Odie to look - work on this
87) Train Odie to stay at doorways -CHECK
88) Take Odie to 90% of the pet-friendly parks in the county - I've been working on that one, should total it
89) Teach Odie to behave well at outdoor restaurants - I haven't even tried
90) Take Odie on a vacation - short ones to Chicago
Personal Challenges
91) Spend a week without the internet - sigh... can that even be done?
92-93) CHECK!
Miscellaneous
94) Celebrate 3 holidays I have never heard of - Forefathers day and ummm...
95-98) CHECK
99) Have wisdom tooth removed -nope
100) Give a thoughtful and random gift to a friend (5 times) - I'm at 3 (at least)
101) Do not allow yourself to complain of boredom -CHECK
