Elizabeth November 4th, 2008

I’ve been reviewing my 101 Things in 1001 Days list today, and trying to figure out how I can speed things along a bit. I’m happy with my progress so far, but I am aware that there are some larger-scale challenges on that list that remain untackled. I really want to make a dent in it this month.

So I have identified some of the items that I can cross off entirely by the end of the month, with a little planning.

001 Weight loss goal #1 (50%)
The goal here is to lose 50% of the excess weight that I am carrying. I was doing really (really!) well at this in the first half of the year, and then Winter set in. Winter and Carbs. I’m pretty sure that I can finally knock this one over this month, but it’s going to take some really hard work. And if it turns out to be too ambitious, at least it will happen the month after.

022 List 101 things that make me happy
A list to refer to when I’m feeling blah. I’m a pretty happy person, so I’m not sure why it’s taking me so long to finish this off. I think it’s hard to list some of it without sounding dumb!

036 Visit 5 different Melbourne markets
I just need to find one more! Shouldn’t be hard in a city like this.

065 Improve my photography workflow
I have set up Lightroom to handle my photo library, and it is delicious. Now I just need to set up all my Photoshop shortcuts and actions, and I can consider this item complete.

082 Post a photo/day for one month
Already started! I’m really enjoying digging through my archives for old gems, so this task is an easy one.

The true strength of my list is the number of “work in progress” items that I have on the go. I need to remember to invest in the larger projects so that they are easier to tackle in the future, so here are some ideas for how I might do that this month.

005 Learn 15 new vegetarian recipes (2/15)
In truth, I’ve been cooking with less meat lately and have probably already covered this item. The true aim of this task was to set out to learn new recipes, so I’m not going to cheat!

008 Learn to cook a recipe from 30 different countries (0/30)
How can it be that I haven’t started a challenge this fun yet? I need to think ahead, and get more creative!

030 Learn to identify 5 new constellations (1/5)
Easy! I have Google and clear skies. Might tackle one tonight.

038 Visit 10 local art galleries (1/10)
It would not surprise me if there was one walking distance from where I work. I’m going to get proactive about finding out.

Visit 25 new restaurants (6/25)
I expect to tackle this one solidly when our family comes to stay at Christmas, but there’s no reason why I can’t start now. We eat out a few times a month, we just need to start venturing beyond our usual haunts.

060 Get rid of 101 material items (0/101)
I have an enormous eBay pile that is begging to be re-homed. It all needs to go before Christmas, so there’s no reason to put this off.

Obviously I won’t tackle every one of these tasks, but it’s helpful to see them all in one place and know that any of them are possible. I’m sure that blogging here every day will help me to refer back to this list and report on my progress, so it will be interesting to see where I stand at the end of the month!

Another goal: to write up the completed tasks that I haven’t yet blogged about! I got a little bit behind a couple of months ago, and I would like to start December on top of things. At least I have some backup ideas for when I don’t know what to blog about!

Here are a few other bloggers who are participating in NaBloPoMo. Go and show them your support!

Antithete
Bread and Cheese
Cherry Blossom Adventures
Holly

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