Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Some things completed!

3. Acquire health insurance - completed 6/1/08 with full time employment at work

12. Go to dentist at least 3 time - 1/3 completed 7/30/08. Good check up!

25. Visit Yellowstone - completed August 7-10 2008. Great trip, lots of pics. Might post some later!

35. Enroll in school - completed 7/7/08. Started classes 8/11/08 and loving it!

66. Pay off R.P. - completed 8/20/08. Giving him the check tonight. God, that feels GOOD not to be endebted anymore :)

69. Build an investment portfolio - complete 6/1/08 also with full time status at work. I have both a 437 and 401 plan. Currently invested in a conservative growth diversified fund, but will probably go a little more aggressive shortly.

So that's 6/101 in 3 months. Not bad! That's like, 2 things a month. Won't quite get to my goal at that rate, but I can knock more stuff out at once here soon.

Good on me!

Saturday, May 24, 2008

The List

Health & Wellness

1. Attend 10 yoga or Pilates classes

2. Try eating vegetarian for two weeks

3. Acquire health insurance - completed 6/1/08

4. Obtain and maintain weight goal weight of 135 pounds

5. Run the mile without walking

6. Go one week without alcohol 5 times - completed sometime in 2009

7. Quit fast-food altogether - completed early 2009

8. Quit smoking - completed 2009

9. Eat organic for two weeks straight

10. Manage my anger

11. Successfully complete at least one 3-day cleansing fast

12. Go to dentist- 3 times - 1/3 completed 7/30/08

13. Get tested - completed 4/22/09


14. Get physical therapy for shoulder

15. Get Lasik

16. Run or walk some sort of marathon

17. Get up at 6 am at least once for a jog



Adventure & Travel

18. Travel to South America for a week at least

19. Summit a mountain

20. Travel to the U.K. - completed 3/09/09 - 607 reunion

21. Renew passport

22. Visit Indiana friends, Gram’s gravesite

23. Visit family in Florida

24. Hawaii

25. Visit Yellowstone - completed 8/7-8/10 2008

26. Organize a kayaking trip

27. Learn survivalist skills/take a survival training course

28. Visit Estes Park in the fall when the trees are changing

29. Attend a sweat lodge

30. Try one extreme sport, i.e., bungee jumping

31. Use a dartboard to plan where I should go on an adventure

32. Go on a road trip with no particular destination

33. Do a 3 day backpacking trip



Education & Personal Development

34. Learn 3-4 songs all the way through on guitar

35. Enroll in school - completed 7/7/08

36. Finish school

37. Learn to knit - completed 2/09

38. Learn to ski again

39. Learn to snowboard

40. Learn how to use a gun - 8/14/09

41. Take a wine class

42. Learn poker

43. Learn to type 40+ WPM w/o looking at keyboard

44. Perfect my conversational French

45. Take some kind of dance lesson

46. Take a self-defense course

47. Learn to ride a dirt bike

48. Try surfing

49. Buy and learn to use music writing software



Conquering Fears

50. Sing karaoke once

51. Design potential tattoo

52. Speak in public - completed Dec 2010



Professional

53. Start up BABs (band promotion company)

54. Shadow a successful show producer/promoter

55. Buy a printer

56. Take at least 2 career development courses/seminars

57. Serve on a political campaign outside of Glendale

58. Produce an entire event, no matter how small

59. Go one week without internet for entertainment purposes at work - completed multiple times



Selflessness

60. Create at least one Post Secret – and actually send it in!

61. Start volunteering regularly

62. Pay it forward – in a big way



Financial

63. Create and contribute to an emergency savings fund that should, at the end of 1,001 days, hold at least 3 months worth of living expenses

64. Create a travel fund

65. Pay off all credit card debts

66. Pay off R.P. - completed 8/20/08

67. Pay off aunt Deb - completed 10/08 during San Gregorio Family Reunion

68. Save $1/day (separate from any other savings)

69. Build an investment portfolio - completed 6/1/08

70. Raise credit score

71. Buy a new car - completed 12/5/09



Family, Friends & Pets

72. Trace my family tree – mostly Gram’s side

73. Acquire pet insurance for the cats

74. Write or call everyone in family 10 times

75. Visit with Mom, Darci, David and Ba once a month

76. Make a birthday list for friends/family – send them cards

77. Visit with Josh and Tony more often

78. Host a Kendallvue reunion - completed July 24, 2010

79. Train Mim not to scratch on couch

80. Take Bun and Mim to Vet for an overall check-up - 1/16/09, 2/4/09

81. Get Bun groomed - completed 2009, 2010



Entertainment & Creativity

82. Have a LotR marathon

83. Organize a monthly girls-only poker night

84. Dress up for Halloween at least once - 10/31/09

85. Host a theme party -  completed January 25, 2010

86. Play an epic prank on someone with a good sense of humor

87. Plan an elaborate scavenger hunt

88. Start a quote book

89. Organize all of my pictures

90. Make a scrapbook of photos with 311



Beauty & Other Indulgences

91. Try a spray-on tan

92. Find new hairstyle and color both of which I haven’t had before

93. Get teeth whitened

94. Laser hair removal

95. Start a Lipo fund

96. Get a Brazilian

97. Eyelash extensions



Home & Garden

98. Start a potted herb garden – or a real one if still at the house - completed 9/15/08

99. Purchase a new bedroom set - completed 4/30/09

100. Make an entire Thanksgiving Dinner by myself - 11/26/09

101. Redesign living room