101 Things update

Yikes, there’s only 6 weeks to go until my 1001 Days are up!

I’ve lost some of my momentum in the past couple of months, so it’s now become pretty obvious that I won’t complete all 101 Things on my list. But that’s okay, I still have time to complete a bunch more items before time runs out on 28 September.

My little grid tells me that I’ve been working pretty hard over the past 2.75 years, but there is plenty more to do. Here are the tasks I plan to complete in the time remaining:

		001. Weight loss goal #1 I don’t have time to complete all three weight-related goals, but this first one is definitely achievable during the next 6 weeks.
		008. Learn to cook a recipe from 30 different countries (22/30) Only 8 recipes to go! You can see what I’ve been cooking over here.
		011. Walk my dog 3 days/week for 1 month (0/12) We nearly crossed this off a while ago, but then he injured his little legs. We’re going to try this again this week.
		012. Go for three 2-hour bike rides (2/3) I just need to do one more! First, to put some air back in my tires. In my house, this sort of task is referred to as a "boy job".
		020. See 25 movies of Tim’s choosing (23/25) Two to go! This has been fun, and now that we have just bought a spiffy new surround sound system I’m looking forward to the next two.
		023. Build a time capsule This is mostly done – just need to add a letter of my own and seal the box!
		024. Read the dictionary from beginning to end (Now Reading: "M") I’m about halfway through. A few solid hours will put a big dent in this.
		027. Learn the names of every country, and identify them on a map Oh, Africa. You’re killing me.
		030. Learn 5 constellations (3/5) Waiting for a clear night to finish this one, although I have been loving our rainy nights.
		035. Go to Philip Island; and 035. See the snow We’re going to do both these things in early September.
		038. Visit 10 art galleries (4/10) I’ve made my list, a couple of them are interstate.
		040. Read 10 novels by local authors (9/10) Nearly finished my final book, hurrah!
		055. Visit Tasmania Tim and I are spending 5 days in and around Hobart next month, so I’ll be able to tick this off soon. Hooray!
		058. Do an anonymous favour I’m going to tick this off this week. Look out, it might be you! But probably not. Sorry.
		074. Revive my online recipe book I’ve been thinking of setting up a new blog on a free service. If so, this would be easily done in an afternoon.
		077. Make a will I suppose the time has come to take the plastic wrapper off my Will Kit! Geez, dying is a lot of work.
		079. Have the pickup in my guitar repaired I’ve chosen Betty’s transplant surgeon, now I just need to book her in.
		81. Sell some photos I’m part-way through setting up a RedBubble store to list some of my work. You should totally buy something.
		083. Photograph a day in my life, and blog it This might be fun to do when we go to the snow. Yep, that’s a plan.
		084. Participate in 100 Snapshots (82/100) I only need to take another 18 photographs to finish this one off! Naturally I’ve left the more difficult ones until last. Damn. You should check out my progress so far!
		087. Make a photography book My original plan was to create an elaborate portfolio-style book from my best photographs. However, I’ve been tinkering with it for over a year and the perfectionist in me won’t let me wrap it up. So last night I sat down and turned my 100 Snapshots project into a little coffee table book. It’s ready to submit to Blurb just as soon as I take those last 18 photos!
		089. Draw 5 hands (0/5); and 090. Draw 10 people (7/10) I think I need to set aside a few hours and tackle these in a single session. See previous notes regarding perfectionistic tendencies.

All of the above tasks are achievable during the next 6 weeks, and if I manage to cross them all off I will have completed 93 tasks out of 101.

It feels really good to know that I can still kick butt at this thing if I try my hardest over the next six weeks. I’m a little disappointed that all 101 tasks aren’t achievable in the time remaining, but have given myself a stern talking-to about letting go. I mean, when I wrote this list almost 3 years ago I didn’t know that I would be changing jobs, moving house, travelling interstate 600 times for family reasons, and paying big vet bills. I didn’t know that I would buy Tim 30 presents for his 30th birthday or that we might host about a million visitors during that time.

So I’m giving myself a break and recognising my achievements for what they are – whether I stop at 69 completed tasks or make it all the way to 93. Either way, that list is filled with stuff that I’d never have bothered to tackle if I hadn’t slapped a time-limit on them. So hooray for me!

Got any tips for getting through the next 6 weeks? Useful strategies? Irrelevant stories about Auntie Mabel’s pet Chihuahua? I’m all ears!

http://littlelioness.net Fiona

So close!
http://nzraya.livejournal.com Raya

In re: #1, I am thinking about doing this program myself and thought you might also be interested to check it out. It relies on exercises you can do at home with little to no equipment, a diet of plentiful but fresh and unadulterated food, and the power of social networking (you do it with a team of people and blog as you go). I like it because while, for ex., my friend Tara has lost 20 pounds in her first two months while doing it, other people don’t lose weight at all but just become stronger and more bad-ass — the designers take your body info and fitness goals and tailor the program to your specific needs, rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach. Yet at the same time, you’re doing the same workout as the rest of your “team” and everyone gets to feel badass at the end.
http://thepeakconditionproject.com/
http://littlelioness.net Fiona

Oh, Rish asked me WHICH dictionary are you reading?
http://www.scarletwords.com Elizabeth

Raya: Thanks for the link, The PCP sounds awesome. I am both attracted to and terrified by the accountability of it all though – I sort of prefer to answer to my spreadsheet than to the camera! It might be a really good addition to my next 101 list (planned for Jan 1st 2011), and would be a healthier goal than “Lose X kg” which clearly hasn’t worked for me this time.

Fiona: In the interests of not overachieving, I am reading the Australian Macquarie Dictionary – the standard student edition. I considered buying all the editions of the OED to help me change lightbulbs, but thankfully my boyfriend is tall!

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