Elizabeth February 1st, 2008

This is just a brief overview of my 101 Things in 1001 Days list in January.

I managed to complete 6 items from my list in January, and I started a bunch more. Here’s what I’ve completed so far:

#076 – Rearrange my study
Aside from leaving my desk under the window, I moved each piece of furniture to a new spot in the room.  Now the room feels bigger (it was already big!), everything gets put back in its place, and it’s easier to keep tidy.  I love it.

#056 – Catch up on Lost
I watched my first episode of Lost in November 2007, and the 72nd episode on January 13th 2008!  Thank God I can start watching them weekly soon, because the Lost saturation was giving me really trippy nightmares…

#067 – Buy a BBQ
Not only did we buy a BBQ, but we put it to fantastic use on Australia Day and fed a bunch of people.  It’s awesome.

#069 – Buy a new set of knives
Possibly more exciting than the BBQ, because I no longer fear for the safety of my ten fingers.

#042 – Go on a cruise down the Yarra
Plenty of photos at this post!  We managed to fit in a 2hr boat trip just before my friend had to get on a plane last weekend.  I’m looking forward to checking out the river in the other direction sometime.

#051 – Sleep Under the Stars
Everybody should find a way to do this some time, it’s really good for the soul!

Aside from the items I completed I’ve also started working on some of the others, including:

#005 – Learn 15 new vegetarian recipes (1/15) I’m trying to make this somewhat legitimate by deliberately choosing dishes, rather than just leaving the meat out of a dish I already know.  In January I learned to cook Ratatouille, and ended up turning the leftovers into a seriously yummy pasta dish.

#021 – Keep a movie/dvd list throughout 2008
It’s been a slow month for movie-watching, but I’m doing it.

#030 – Learn to identify 5 new constellations (1/5)
can definitely pick out Orion now (and Mars too, but that doesn’t count).  I already knew how to find the Southern Cross, so I won’t count that.

#036 - Visit 5 different Melbourne markets (1/5)
Tim and I have hit the QV markets several times, including the Night Markets.  Now to find some new ones, maybe a bit closer to home.

#037 - Visit every Melbourne suburb within 7km of the city centre (?/?)
This one is in progress, especially since I live within that radius!  However, I haven’t had any luck tracking down a reliable list of suburbs within that radius, and the maps I own don’t clearly identify suburb borders.  The first step in finishing this task is making that list, so I need to work it out.

I’m really happy with the progress I’ve made so far, although none of the items I completed were really all that challenging.  February will be a big month for my 101 List as well, here’s what I plan to tackle:

#001 – Weight Loss Goal #1 (50%)
Obviously, this one won’t be tackled in a month… but February is the month that I begin to make a conscious effort towards this goal.

#005 – Learn 15 new vegetarian recipes (1/15) February should be a good month to learn a couple more recipes, without derailing #001

#010 – Walk to the city and back 8 times in one month (0/8)
I want to do this before it starts to cool down too much, or it will be harder to get out of bed early in the morning.

#015 – Find permanent fulltime work
Temping sucks.

#061 – Organise my filing cabinet
This is underway, but this month I’ll finish it off completely.

EDIT:

This seemed appropriate, in light of February’s goals.

• 101 in 1001 , Life
• Comments(6)