DONE:
40. run at least a mile every day for a month - I did it!! It was really hard, but I made it happen. I also used it to raise money for Girls on the Run. April 1 was a well-earned rest day.
78. meet an online friend in person - done. I have a handful of online friends who are friends with my real life friends, and I met one of them at a party.
PROGRESS:
1. get a personal trainer certification - doing research into that one
13. get a dog - been working with two rescue groups. One of them has done a home visit.
15. coach for Girls on the Run - still doing it!
23. do a 50k - signed up to do one June 1
29. read a book every day for a year - so far, so good
88. volunteer at a race - I've committed to doing that in July
94. run the Flying Pig Marathon - I'm signed up
100. become a marathon maniac - I have a plan for this as well.
3 down, 98 to go....I need to get moving.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
February Report
Nothing crossed off the list. February was just ridiculously stressful and it was all I could do to fulfill my existing responsibilities, let alone do anything extra!
...but.....
I did finish a book, so that streak is still on. I'm still coaching for GOTR, still training for the Flying Pig, I signed up to run a 50k on 6/1, and I'm making March my run streak month.
Not only that, I'm fundraising for GOTR while doing it - I'm collecting pledges per mile that I run in March.
So maybe February wasn't so non-productive after all. I just can't cross off anything on the list....yet. Wait for it, they'll all start snowballing soon here. :)
...but.....
I did finish a book, so that streak is still on. I'm still coaching for GOTR, still training for the Flying Pig, I signed up to run a 50k on 6/1, and I'm making March my run streak month.
Not only that, I'm fundraising for GOTR while doing it - I'm collecting pledges per mile that I run in March.
So maybe February wasn't so non-productive after all. I just can't cross off anything on the list....yet. Wait for it, they'll all start snowballing soon here. :)
Sunday, January 27, 2013
January report
It's a little early, but this next week, I can tell I'm going to be both too busy to blog and too busy to accomplish anything else. So, January's accomplishments:
DONE:
32. clean out and organize my jewelry - bought a jewelry box and cleaned out the tangled jumble of necklaces (it was BAD) and paired up my earrings. I kept a few of the unmatched ones that I like, just in case the other one pops up in a random place.
I may still do 43. track unnecessary purchases for a month and give the same amount to charity. I've thought about it a lot. I did splurge on myself quite a bit in January.
PROGRESS:
13. get a dog - I dogsat for a friend's two dogs while she was out of town. The experience helped us narrow down a little bit more what kind of dog would be a good fit for us (and our cats!)
15. coach for Girls on the Run - I attended coach training. The season starts next month. I'm not going to count this as complete until the season is over.
25. learn to breast stroke well - my master swim group had a stroke clinic. I worked on the breast stroke. A little. I still suck.
69. read a book every month for a year - January book is done!
94. run the Flying Pig Marathon - joined the training group. Following the plan.
ATTEMPTED BUT DID NOT SUCCEED....YET:
30. eat at the precinct - tried to do this on the anniversary of the day huz and I met, but couldn't get a reservation.
81. build a snowman - I really really really wanted to do this on new year's day to mark the beginning of this project...but all the snow melted. :(
95. be on time to everything for a week - yeah. This one is HARD.
DONE:
32. clean out and organize my jewelry - bought a jewelry box and cleaned out the tangled jumble of necklaces (it was BAD) and paired up my earrings. I kept a few of the unmatched ones that I like, just in case the other one pops up in a random place.
I may still do 43. track unnecessary purchases for a month and give the same amount to charity. I've thought about it a lot. I did splurge on myself quite a bit in January.
PROGRESS:
13. get a dog - I dogsat for a friend's two dogs while she was out of town. The experience helped us narrow down a little bit more what kind of dog would be a good fit for us (and our cats!)
15. coach for Girls on the Run - I attended coach training. The season starts next month. I'm not going to count this as complete until the season is over.
25. learn to breast stroke well - my master swim group had a stroke clinic. I worked on the breast stroke. A little. I still suck.
69. read a book every month for a year - January book is done!
94. run the Flying Pig Marathon - joined the training group. Following the plan.
ATTEMPTED BUT DID NOT SUCCEED....YET:
30. eat at the precinct - tried to do this on the anniversary of the day huz and I met, but couldn't get a reservation.
81. build a snowman - I really really really wanted to do this on new year's day to mark the beginning of this project...but all the snow melted. :(
95. be on time to everything for a week - yeah. This one is HARD.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Understudies and Pinch Hitters
I decided to come up with some alternate things. I'll still aim for the 101 things on my list, but there are other things that I'd like to accomplish, and I want to hold myself to them. Plus, if I miss something on the original list, then I'll have "backups" and still be able to say I accomplished 101 things.
Always be prepared. I was a girl scout.
Other options...will keep coming back and adding as I think of them:
102. set a new 5k PR
103. set a new half ironman PR
104. be a coach for an adult running group (not adult as in porno, adult as in not girls on the run...)
Always be prepared. I was a girl scout.
Other options...will keep coming back and adding as I think of them:
102. set a new 5k PR
103. set a new half ironman PR
104. be a coach for an adult running group (not adult as in porno, adult as in not girls on the run...)
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
THE LIST!!!
Here it is...in no particular order!!
1 get a personal trainer certification
2 bench press 100 lbs (at least) for 3 reps
3 run a sub 2 hour half marathon
4 do an unassisted pull-up
5 scrapbook wedding photos
6 organize all my notes from grad school
7 learn to ride a motorcycle
8 get yoga teacher certification
9 try a no!no! (yeah, the weirdo hair removal thing)
10 pay for someone else's groceries or meal at a restaurant
11 clean out all my clothes and make a big ol' goodwill donation
12 swap the rooms in my house that I want to swap (I've decided our current office would make a better guest room, the workout room would be a good office...etc.!)
13 get a dog
14 do a home improvement project that I don't know how to do yet
15 coach for Girls on the Run
16 take a pole dancing class
17 get boudoir pics done
18 accompany myself, singing, on one song (either on guitar or piano, but I don't currently own a piano)
19 develop a signature dish
20 make beef Wellington
21 ride the entire little Miami bike trail in one ride
22 run an entire marathon (no walk breaks besides water stops)
23 do a 50k
24 visit Las Vegas
25 learn to breast stroke well
26 go vegetarian for a week
27 run a 5k barefoot
28 do a race as part of a relay team
29 ride my bike up muchmore rd. (it's this road in Cincinnati. It's probably not the BIGGEST hill around, but it's one I tried to ride up. Once. At the beginning of my bike career. Every time I drive it now, I think "yeah, I could bike that" but something keeps me from trying...)
30 eat at the precinct (a nice, pricey local restaurant that I've wanted to eat at forever)
31 come up with a solid plan to start my own business
32 clean out and organize my jewelry
33 sew something from scratch
34 beat a video game
35 do some writing other than a blog - start a book, a presentation, a proposal - something of the sort
36 do a food challenge (one of the man vs. food sort of things)
37 make pasta from scratch
38 adopt a wwf animal
39 take a hot yoga class
40 run at least a mile every day for a month
41 do something meaningful with all the Christmas cards I've been saving for years
42 buy $50 worth of fast food gift cards. Give to homeless people.
43 track unnecessary purchases for a month. Give the same amount to charity.
44 get dog (from #13) trained to be a therapy dog.
45 compliment a stranger every day for a week
46 serve at a beer fest. Give proceeds to charity.
47 consult with a financial planner
48 organize the music on my computer
49 refill someone's parking meter
50 go gluten free for a week
51 buy a nice outfit at a store where I wouldn't normally shop ('cuz I'm cheap, yo)
52 pace someone in a race
53 buy and wear a pair of impractical shoes
54 ring a bell for the Salvation Army
55 watch a trial
56 buy something for someone off one of a gift tree at Christmas
57 try a new ethnic cuisine
58 cook a live lobster
59 play poker in a casino (real life, not video poker)
60 volunteer for a day of disaster relief
61 attend a local government meeting
62 play a round of chopped with the husband for dinner one night (like the tv show)
63 leave a server a 50%+ tip
64 take a horse and carriage ride
65 visit an out-of-town friend
66 go on a ghost hunt
67 fly first class
68 take a spontaneous weekend trip
69 read a book every month for a year
70 learn to change my own oil
71 knit something and finish it this time
72 be part of a tv show audience
73 for a week, do something out of character every day, guilt-free
74 get an amp for my bass guitar. rock out.
75 make another letter photo (those things that spell something, where each letter is a photo of something shaped like that letter)
76 organize all my mental health resources
77 create a professional looking home office space
78 meet an online friend in person
79 spend at least a week making a conscious effort not to worry
80 volunteer for an organization I've never worked for before
81 build a snowman
82 go to the ky derby
83 enter a talent contest or audition for something
84 for a month, give something to every charitable cause that I get asked to contribute to
85 clean my car really, really well
86 have a garage sale
87 buy a beauty item that I would usually consider frivolous
88 volunteer at a race
89 consult with a nutritionist
90 attend a service for at least 3 different religions
91 go to an open house for a really expensive house and pretend like we can afford it
92 get my eyebrows threaded
93 visit a new state (besides Nevada 'cuz that's covered elsewhere)
94 run the flying pig marathon
95 run one of my other "bucket list" races
96 be on time to everything for a week
97 learn to do a headstand
98 attempt to trace my ancestry
99 figure out my correct heart rate zones
100 become a marathon maniac
101 finish my next 100 things list!!
1 get a personal trainer certification
2 bench press 100 lbs (at least) for 3 reps
3 run a sub 2 hour half marathon
4 do an unassisted pull-up
5 scrapbook wedding photos
6 organize all my notes from grad school
7 learn to ride a motorcycle
8 get yoga teacher certification
9 try a no!no! (yeah, the weirdo hair removal thing)
10 pay for someone else's groceries or meal at a restaurant
11 clean out all my clothes and make a big ol' goodwill donation
12 swap the rooms in my house that I want to swap (I've decided our current office would make a better guest room, the workout room would be a good office...etc.!)
13 get a dog
14 do a home improvement project that I don't know how to do yet
15 coach for Girls on the Run
16 take a pole dancing class
17 get boudoir pics done
18 accompany myself, singing, on one song (either on guitar or piano, but I don't currently own a piano)
19 develop a signature dish
20 make beef Wellington
21 ride the entire little Miami bike trail in one ride
22 run an entire marathon (no walk breaks besides water stops)
23 do a 50k
24 visit Las Vegas
25 learn to breast stroke well
26 go vegetarian for a week
27 run a 5k barefoot
28 do a race as part of a relay team
29 ride my bike up muchmore rd. (it's this road in Cincinnati. It's probably not the BIGGEST hill around, but it's one I tried to ride up. Once. At the beginning of my bike career. Every time I drive it now, I think "yeah, I could bike that" but something keeps me from trying...)
30 eat at the precinct (a nice, pricey local restaurant that I've wanted to eat at forever)
31 come up with a solid plan to start my own business
33 sew something from scratch
34 beat a video game
35 do some writing other than a blog - start a book, a presentation, a proposal - something of the sort
36 do a food challenge (one of the man vs. food sort of things)
37 make pasta from scratch
38 adopt a wwf animal
39 take a hot yoga class
41 do something meaningful with all the Christmas cards I've been saving for years
42 buy $50 worth of fast food gift cards. Give to homeless people.
43 track unnecessary purchases for a month. Give the same amount to charity.
44 get dog (from #13) trained to be a therapy dog.
45 compliment a stranger every day for a week
46 serve at a beer fest. Give proceeds to charity.
47 consult with a financial planner
48 organize the music on my computer
49 refill someone's parking meter
50 go gluten free for a week
51 buy a nice outfit at a store where I wouldn't normally shop ('cuz I'm cheap, yo)
52 pace someone in a race
53 buy and wear a pair of impractical shoes
54 ring a bell for the Salvation Army
55 watch a trial
56 buy something for someone off one of a gift tree at Christmas
57 try a new ethnic cuisine
58 cook a live lobster
59 play poker in a casino (real life, not video poker)
60 volunteer for a day of disaster relief
61 attend a local government meeting
62 play a round of chopped with the husband for dinner one night (like the tv show)
63 leave a server a 50%+ tip
64 take a horse and carriage ride
65 visit an out-of-town friend
66 go on a ghost hunt
67 fly first class
68 take a spontaneous weekend trip
69 read a book every month for a year
70 learn to change my own oil
71 knit something and finish it this time
72 be part of a tv show audience
73 for a week, do something out of character every day, guilt-free
74 get an amp for my bass guitar. rock out.
75 make another letter photo (those things that spell something, where each letter is a photo of something shaped like that letter)
76 organize all my mental health resources
77 create a professional looking home office space
79 spend at least a week making a conscious effort not to worry
80 volunteer for an organization I've never worked for before
81 build a snowman
82 go to the ky derby
83 enter a talent contest or audition for something
84 for a month, give something to every charitable cause that I get asked to contribute to
85 clean my car really, really well
86 have a garage sale
87 buy a beauty item that I would usually consider frivolous
88 volunteer at a race
89 consult with a nutritionist
90 attend a service for at least 3 different religions
91 go to an open house for a really expensive house and pretend like we can afford it
92 get my eyebrows threaded
93 visit a new state (besides Nevada 'cuz that's covered elsewhere)
94 run the flying pig marathon
95 run one of my other "bucket list" races
96 be on time to everything for a week
97 learn to do a headstand
98 attempt to trace my ancestry
99 figure out my correct heart rate zones
100 become a marathon maniac
101 finish my next 100 things list!!
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