Elizabeth September 8th, 2009

It’s been a while since I’ve updated about my progress on my 101 Things in 1001 Days project. It’s been coming along really nicely, although not at the rate that I’d like!

I have completed 51 items so far, with a little over a year to go. This means that in order to finish my list, I need to be completing one per week. That’s starting to look a little bit scary!

I’m taking a few days off work in a couple of weeks, mostly to be at home while my pup recovers from surgery. Today I decided to take a good look at my list and see what uncompleted items I can tackle while I’m at home.

Here’s a few contenders:

001. Weight loss goal #1
The weather has started to get warmer, the days are getting longer, and it’s time to start getting my butt into gear. I’m planning to use this opportunity to restart the Couch to 5k running program. Time to put a dent in this!

005. Learn 15 new vegetarian recipes (10/15)
Only 5 to go! I’m sure I can knock out a couple more during that time, especially as I’ll be stuck at home. It will be nice to take my time and enjoy cooking.

008. Learn to cook a recipe from 30 different countries (12/30)
Maybe I can combine some of these with the item above it. Two birds, one stone!

012. Go for three 2-hour bike rides (1/3)
I plan to do at least one long ride this month.

016. Write a budget
This is largely underway, but it would be nice to tick it off properly. And as part of this;

017. Set a savings target, meet it, and maintain it for 6 months.
See above.

020. See 25 movies of Tim’s choosing (14/25)
This is the perfect task for my days off!

024. Read the dictionary from beginning to end (Now Reading: “D”)
I powered through the first few letters, then stopped. This really shouldn’t take too long!

040. Read 10 novels by Melbourne authors (6/10)
Now Reading: “The Slap” – Christos Tsiolkas
Anything I read during this time will go towards my list.

072. Have my couches dry-cleaned
This is difficult to arrange during the working week, so I need to remember to book a cleaner for my days off.

087. Make a photography book
I’m making good progress here!

That’s plenty for the time being, although there are other items on my list that I could tackle if I find I have more time. I’m looking forward to knocking some more tasks off my list, and updating you properly on the ones that I’ve already achieved lately!

In the meantime, check out my progress on 100 Snapshots. I’m really enjoying putting this together!

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