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New Project in the Works

Published on December 6, 2009 in 101 Things in 1001 Days. 1 Comment

Yup, here we go again. New project.

Somewhere on my 101 in 1001 list I set myself the goal to write my future self a letter for one year, writing one paragraph a year. I am going to do this in a slight variation. It will still be a letter of some sorts, but it will be more of a scrap booking journal.

Each month I’ll create a scrap book page that will say something to my future self, for instance something I’ve accomplished, after a year I’ll put it in an album and put it away for a while and open it after a couple of years. Not quite sure when yet. Perhaps when I’ve given birth to my first child or something *wink*

National Blog Writing Month

Published on November 1, 2009 in 101 Things in 1001 Days and Internet. 0 Comments

People all around the internet have been doing the National Blog Writing Month since it first started and I have always avoided doing it because I thought I’d fail miserably at it.

I had set a goal for 101 goals in 1001 days that I’d post once a day for an entire month and started this on October 16th and would finish November 17th, but with November being NaBloWriMo I decided to elongate the month and finish out the entire month to participate in NaBloWriMo.

I have been going good since the 16th, so I am certain that I will make it through the entire month and there would have to be one hell of an emergency for me not to post each day.

#40 Post a comment a day on other people’s sites for two weeks

Published on June 14, 2009 in 101 Things in 1001 Days, Internet and Life. 1 Comment

Well, this is going quite good. I just finished #40 on my 101 in 1001 list. This one was not that challenging, except that I almost forgot to post a comment four times, but I made it.  I hope I can actually keep up with this.

How’s Life you say? Pretty Darn Okay I answer

Published on June 7, 2009 in 101 Things in 1001 Days, Life and Pets. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

For the past year and month or so I have been in therapy. I have been battling depression and OCD and I can finally say that I am kicking the depression’s ass. I have been for a little while now and in fact I am so far along that in about six months I should be done with therapy. That is what I am hoping for anyway.

But before that happens, the integration back in to society will happen. I’ve already got the part of going to a gym down, now comes the getting a new place and getting a job. I’m still not quite sure what I want to do. Everyone has opted for Children’s Day Care again, but I can’t see myself back there again. And I was definitely not planning on working in a store or something like that.

I might be thinking of doing some volunteer work, but I need to figure out if the social security people are okay with that, since I am still getting paid via them. I’d definitely volunteer at an animal shelter, which, coincidentally also resides on my 101 in 1001 list.

And some may kick me for saying this, but I am actually, genuinly interested in how certain people from my past are doing. I think I’m not made to keep grudges against people no matter how much I think they hurt me. Well actually that is not true, I am indifferent towards my father. But you can’t ask me to take the first step, that would be like kicking myself in the shins several times.

Alright that is enough for now. I leave you all with a cute picture of Lucky Charlie:

Lucky Charlie

Lucky Charlie

a perfect day to share with a friend

Published on June 7, 2009 in 101 Things in 1001 Days and Life. 0 Comments

I posted a message on twitter asking for blog post topics and almost immediately got a reply from my awesomely good friend Angelique.

@asdotnet what would be a perfect day to share with a friend, what would you like to do, see, visit whatever.

There are actually several things I’d like to.

1. ROADTRIP! I’ve got this thing with roadtrips. I love driving, though I can’t actually drive, but I love to sit in a car and just GO. I need to talk someone into doing this with me. One of my 101 in 1001 list is visiting every province in our country, and that is a great reason for a roadtrip.

2. A day of visiting churches and taking pictures. I love churches for their architectual value and I’d love to go on a trip visiting various churches and discuss their use.

3. Sit in a cafe and just talk and watch people.

These are mine. what about yours?

#92 Buy postcards for postcrossing.com

Published on May 30, 2009 in 101 Things in 1001 Days. 0 Comments Tags: , .

It seems I am doing pretty well on this 101 in 1001 days list. I completed some tasks and some are in progress.

This completed one is buying the postcards. Here’s a picture of some of them.

#92 Buy postcards for postcrossing.com

#041. Get a Nikon D40x

Published on May 29, 2009 in 101 Things in 1001 Days and Photography. 4 Comments Tags: , .

Whoo! My camera just arrived and it is an absolute beauty! I have been trying out every feature and I image I’ll be playing with it for the next day or so, learning everything about it. It is such a cool thing, the pictures are much more crisp and clear then with my Canon, then again, what more do you want with a 10megpix camera!

Nikon D40x

101 Things in 1001 Days

Published on May 29, 2009 in 101 Things in 1001 Days and Life. 3 Comments

Normally I don’t do these tasks/list things, but this is a bit more challenging and it is exactly what I need. Not to mention I can do it in about 1001 days, which is about 2.75 years. Plus, I like the way Love Duckie wrote down hers and will give the dividing a chance.

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Idea: Day Zero
Start Date: 29th May 2009
End Date: 24th February 2012
Status: In progress, complete, failed

Completed goals will have the date of completion and a link to the post behind it.

Health/Self Image Improvement

001. Lose at least 30kg in weight (10 / 30)
002. Go to the gym twice a week for six months
003. Get a massage once every two months
004. Get my hair trimmed every two to three months (depending on length) (1)
005. Cook a healthy meal four times a week for a month
006. Eat at least one piece of fruit and/or vegetables each day for a month
007. Keep a positive diary for 1 month and write in it once a day
008. Eat no candy for one week (1/1)
009. Try 3 (three) different vegetables for a month (I really dislike them)
010. Ride my bike to therapy twice a week for two months (0/2)
011. Go to the dentist every 6 months
012. Take up swimming again
013. Write a letter to my future self once a month (ongoing)
014. Get myself a completely different look twice (0/2)
015. Get a complete medical check up
016. Work Out 30 minutes a day on days I don’t go to the gym for a month (0/1)

Mental Learning

017. Read about one random subject on Wikipedia once a week (if possible do more)
018. Get better acquainted with HTML
019. Get better acquainted with PHP
020. Get better acquainted with Adobe Photoshop
021. Get better acquainted with CSS

Financial

022. Pay off 75% off my debt (if possible 100%) (34%/100%)
023. Have €1000 on savings account
024. Get a job
025. Put aside €50 a month (3/33 = €300/€1650)

Home Life

026. Find a new place to live
027. Buy a good set of pans
028. Get a complete set of kitchen utensils
029. Buy a new fridge
030. Get a new desk
031. Get proper closets
032. Clean everything I don’t want or need out of the house

  • Books
  • DVD’s

033. Organize/Clean up all photographs in albums. (nearly done)
034. Keep my rooms clean for 1 month (0/1)
035. Learn one new recipe a month for 4 months (0/4)
036. Get a plant and make sure it does not die for one month (and longer after that) (0/1)
037. Organize my paperwork (and keep it that way)
038. Buy maps and folders for paperwork

Internet

039. Blog every day for a month (not including ‘photo of the day’ posts) (0/1)
040. Post a comment a day on other people’s sites for two weeks (14/14)

Photography

041. Get a Nikon D40x (29 May 2009)
042. Follow a photography study (either online or at a college, depending on price)
043. Do a photographic series on bugs (to lessen a phobia I have)
044. Do a photographic series on trees (any and all trees)
045. Do a ‘day in the life of’ photographic series of me
046. Take pictures to document everything I’ve accomplished this list
047. Take 1001 Amazing (in my eyes) pictures (0/1001)
048. Get at least one image published
049. Have a camera with me every day for a month (either the small Canon or Nikon) (1/1)

Creativity / Arts & Crafts

050. Finish 5 scrapbook albums
051. Create a memory board with photographs from #45
052. Create 101 cards (47/101)
053. Learn how to play the guitar
054. Create 7 goodbye cards for group members for the end of therapy (1/7)
055. Create 7 goodbye cards for therapists for the end of therapy (0/7)
056. Go to Breda’s Design Museum
057. Create Christmas Cards instead of buying them one year (0/1)
058. Create 1 mom centered scrapbook album with memories (0/1)

Computer/Gaming

059. Find and get a N64 with Mario and Zelda games.
060. Finally finish GTA IV Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 (changed because I no longer have GTA IV)

Numbered

061. Read 101 books (6/101)
062. Watch 101 new films (15/101)
063. Meet (face to face) five people I know from the internet (0/5)
064. Befriend at least one (1) new person (1/1)
065. Go to the cinema 5 times (0/5)

Doing Good

066. Volunteer at an Animal Shelter
067. Donate €1 for every incomplete task to an animal shelter, if the amount is under €50, donate €50 to an animal shelter (€2,- and counting)
068. Send something to PostSecret

Traveling

069. Visit Ireland
070. Visit England (preferably London)
071. Visit every Province in the Netherlands once
072. Go to 5 different animal parks (0/5)

Unsorted

073. Have a computer free day once a month and do something creative/read/go out
074. Get constellations of Leo and Aries tattooed on arms
078. Get Rosary tattood on ankle and something on other ankle to complement it.
079. Design an Angel tattoo with a tattoo artist (Nijmegen)
080. Go to Beekse Bergen (a popular zoo in the Netherlands) with someone (it has been a while since I’ve been there)
081. Get a drivers license (or, at the very least, start with lessons)
082. Adopt a dog
083. Decorate my home at least once for Christmas
084. Properly celebrate at least one birthday
085. Pay for lunch 5 times when out with a friend (0/5)
086. Go to my niece’s and nephew’s birthday twice (0/4)
087. Go out on a real date
088. Give out one compliment a day for a work week (Mon-Fri)(5/5)
089. Go out with a friend once a month
090. Join Postcrossing
 091. Send 101 postcards and receive 101 postcards (5/101) + (6/101)
092. Buy postcards for Postcrossing (May 30th 2009)
 093. Write a letter to my future self for 1 year write 1 paragraph a month [0/12]
094. Write down a memory about my mother every month for future children (0/33)
095. Write an inspiring letter, sign it with ‘pay it forward’ and leave it somewhere to be read
096. Watch 10 movies from the year I was born (1983) (1/10)
097. Ride a Rollercoaster
098. Tell Angelique I’m proud to still be her friend after everything we’ve been through We are no longer on speaking terms
099. Find 1 new artists every 2 months and blog about them (3/16)
100. Blog about (and/or take photo) each item when finished or in progress
101. Make a new list after completing all 101 things

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