101: Books

As part of the 101 Project, one goal is to read 101 new books. Here's my list so far.

1. The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls

2. A Touch of Dead

3. Grave Secret

4. An Ice Cold Grave

5. Grave Surprise

6. Grave Sight

7. The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls

8. Sharp Objects

9. Dead Ever After

10. And the Mountains Echoed

11. We Were the Mulvaneys

12. Gone Girl

13. Dark Rose

14. Sister

15. The Cutting Season

16. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

17. What Papa Told Me

18. The Highest Tide

19. The Litigators

20. The Rescue

21. City of Lost Souls

22. Souvenir

23. After Dead

24. Dark Places

You can also find out what I'm currently reading here.

101: Movies

I know this is kinda an empty page now, but over the next 1001 days it will fill up with movies that I've seen during that time. Sound like fun? Wanna play along? See this post about the 101 Project!

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (08/11/12)
2. Big Fish (08/11/12)
3. The Rainmaker (08/12/12)
4. Gulliver's Travels (08/15/12)
5. Thirteen (08/17/12) 
6. The Kids Are Alright (08/23/12)
7. Rio (08/27/12)
8. The Blindside (08/27/12)
9. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (08/28/12)
10. Bend It Like Beckham (08/28/12)
11. Part of Me (09/18/12)
12. Hysteria (09/19/12)
13. Bel Ami (09/19/12)
14. The Hobbit (12/23/12)
15. Cracks (10/2013)
16. Tanner Hall (10/2013)
17. The Other Woman (10/2013)
18. Lars and The Real Girl (10/2013)
19. Starlet (10/2013)
20. Full Metal Jacket (10/30/13)
21. Albatross (11/03/13)

The 101 Project

It's that time again to get started on the 101 Project! For those of you who haven't experienced it yet, the 101 Project is essentially a list of 101 things you want to accomplish/experience/create/etc in the next 1001 days. Yep, almost 3 years to get them done. I try to make realistic goals but if I don't get them done in the time allotted, no worries! I'll add them to the next 101 Project. Here's the breakdown:

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).

Why 1001 Days?

Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Some common goal setting tips:

1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

Start Date: Friday, August 10, 2012

End Date: Friday, May 8, 2015
Last Update: Sunday, January 6, 2013

Goals completed: (6/101)

I'm using Day Zero to help me keep track of my accomplished goals.

You Can Do It!

1. Complete the EMT program

May 2013

2. Complete the Paramedic program

3. Get CPR Certified

4. Run a half-marathon

5. Complete a Sudoku book

6. Vote!

7. Influence a person to make a 101 list

8. Write an inspiring message in a public bathroom

9. Run 1 mile a day from Thanksgiving to New Years.

10. Put away $5 for each task completed ($30/$505)

11. Send 10 postcards via PostCrossing (11/10)

12. Wear a skirt or dress every day for a week

13. List 500 items in my Etsy shop (17/500)

Have Love, Will Travel

14. Go camping... anywhere

15. Visit Stephanie in Montana

16. Seattle!

17. Thunder Over Louisville

18. Rolex 3 Day Event in Lexington, KY

19. Memphis Zoo

20. Atlanta Aquarium

21. New Orleans

22. Times Square for New Year's Eve

23. Move to another city

March, 2013

24. Visit the Hoh Rain forest in Washington

25. Go to the Harry Potter theme park

I Can Make That

26. The 365 Project... using Instgram photos (0/365)

27. December Daily (Seriously, just do it.)

28. One (completed) layout each month (0/24)

29. Finish 3 quilts (0/3)

30. Make 10 mini albums (0/10)

31. Crochet 1 afghan (0/1)

32. Design a rubber stamp set and have them made

33. Design the rest of my tattoo sleeve

34. Rent a booth at the Reelfoot Arts & Crafts Festival

35. Post 20 DIY tutorials (0/20)

36. Take a photo of the same place every month for a whole year (0/12)

37. Make a custom recipe book

38. Make a video about a typical day of my life

39. Blog makeover!

40. Make a piece of clothing for myself. And actually wear it.

41. Finish my 'Wreck This Journal'

Eat, Watch, Read & Be Happy

42. Watch 101 movies (19/101)

43. Read 101 books (0/101)

44. Complete the 2013 Pinterest Foodie Challenge (0/24)

45. Visit 10 new restaurants (1/10)

8/11/12 - Backyard Burgers - Paducah, KY

10/29/13 - Genghis Grill - Jackson, TN

46. Eddie Izzard's Force Majeure!

47. Go see a new movie at least once every two months (0/17)

48. Collect a post card from each country (14/196)

49. Go see a movie at IMAX

50. Try 3 new drinks from Starbucks (1/3)
8/11/12 - Iced Coconut Mocha

51. Have one whole day of Harry Potter movies, back to back.

52. Don't eat for 24 hours

June, 2013

53. Participate in an mp3 mega mix swap

Retail Therapy

54. DSLR (Yes, please!)

55. New laptop!
8/11/12 - HP Pavilion g Series

56. Assassin's Creed 3

September 2013

57. Tattoo sleeve

58. A good pair of headphones

59. These earrings

Experience

60. Have my fortune read

61. Go for a spa treatment

62. Have my make-up done at the MAC counter

63. Do the polar bear swim on New Year's Day

64. Visit 5 museums

65. Attend a baseball game at Fenway

66. Attend a costume party

67. Go snorkeling/scuba diving

68. Swim in the ocean at night

69. Learn how to play a song on the piano

70. Go to 3 concerts

71. Send a secret to PostSecret

72. Tour a scotch distillery

73. Take pictures in a photo booth

74. Go to a chiropractor

75. Swim with the sharkies

76. Go to a winery. And get inebriated

77. Get a professional bra fitting

78. Ride a train somewhere

79. Stay at a 5-star hotel

80. Participate in a flash mob

List/Organize/Unplug

81. Make a list of my top 50 movies

82. Make a list of my top 50 most favorite quotes

83. Make a list of the 100 songs I could listen to forever

84. Organize my music collection

85. Don't go on Facebook for a week

86. Pay off my credit card debt

87. Clean out my closet

88. Turn off my phone for 24 hours

89. Make an emergency kit for my car

90. Go electronic free for a whole weekend (no cell, internet or tv)

Giving Back

91. Donate blood twice a year (0/8)

92. Register as an organ donor

93. Take 500 photos for Find A Grave (0/500)

94. The Color Run (proceeds go to a local charity)

95. The Warrior Dash (proceeds go to St. Jude's)

96. Donate 5 books to the local library (9/5)

97. Find out my blood type

98. Wear a 'Free Hugs' sign in a crowded place. Give out hugs.

99. Give a 100% tip

And then...

100. Blog about each goal completion (0/101)

101. Complete a whole new 101 project with any leftover goals not accomplished

Somehow I have 102 (I screwed up somewhere!) It's probably a duplicate, but I'll search for it later. (Found it.) I've spent the past week making this list and I want to get it live. 

I encourage everyone to at least try this once in their lifetime. If you'd like to try it along with me, post the link to your list or blog post about it in the comment section.

Good luck to all!

The 101 Project: {Updated}

And I'm at it again. Seeing as how I have less than 2 months to complete a crap load of stuff on my list, I figured I would just update it now and then blog all of my new 101 things in December. Quite like I should!

Travel/Events in Other Places

1. Visit the Hoh Rainforest in Washington {How about, just Washington? Does that count?}

2. Go to Provincetown {Completed 08/10/09}

3. Go to Thunder Over Louisville

4. Rolex 3-Dy Event in Lexington, KY {I know I won't make it this year but I still want to go so it's staying on the list}

5. Plan a trip to Mt. Rainier {Doesn't necessarily have to be The Wonderland Trail but I'd like to go nonetheless}

6. Visit Canada. Our friendly neighbor to the North :)

7. Go to Times Square for New Years Eve {Maybe it will happen this year}

8. Visit Papa {Completed this May}

9. Infield at the Kentucky Derby {Perhaps next year. Once again, it's staying on the list}

10. Take Mom to Bermuda

11. Go on another cruise

12. Do an overnight at Waverly Hills Sanatorium {Unfortunately the 2-hr visit last summer didn't count}

13. Visit one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants {When I do Times Square, of course!}

Fitness

14. Drop 20 pounds, and keep them off for the remainder of the project {Completed this summer, courtesy of working my arse off. I actually lost almost 30!}

15. Run, ok maybe walk a 5k

16. Master all Yoga positions {I've got quite a few of them down!}

17. Take a yoga class

18. Take a Zumba class!

Health/R&R

19. Take vitamins every day {I found some gummy ones and I've also been taking a Viactive chew - the chocolate ones}

20. Get a hot stone massage

Career/Finances/Independence

21. Get my bath & body business off and running {Work in progress, seeing as how I've been MIA for 4 months}

22. Clean any debts {I'll be paying off my student loans for awhile but I've managed to clear 6 other debts within 3 months - Go me!}

23. Add to my IRA {Since the economy is getting (a little) better I have seen my IRA rebound quite a bit. I'm ok with where it's going so I feel I don't need to add as much as I had originally planned}

24. Set up another 401k {Once again, this may change in the very near future}

25. Own a home {Yep, I'm keeping this one up on the list}

Gaining knowledge/Intellectual pursuits

26. Learn a foreign language

27. Sign up for a ballroom/salsa lesson {If only there were ones nearby}

28. Get CPR certified {Why shouldn't you know how to save a life?}

29. Learn how to knit {I taught myself the basics but would love to learn more}

30. Read 101 books {See 101 Book Post}

31. Learn how to play chess {And not suck at it}

Creativity

32. Open up another Etsy shop {Completed 01/20/10}

33. Get familiar and comfortable with Shrinky Dinks}

34. Complete the 30 Days of Lists prompts {FAIL!}

35. Learn how to sew... properly

36. Finish an afghan

37. Make a quilt.

38. Complete the Owl Doorstop pattern from Tiddliwink Toys

39. Go to a glass blowing class {Once again, if there was one nearby}

40. Create a recipe for a solid sugar scrub

Relationships/Family

41. Document family tree back to Italy {Still working on this one}

42. Complete Family Tree Maker & update online {1,348 people, 451 marriages, 8 generations, 385 surnames... and counting}

43. Document Gill lineage {Still working on this one via Ancestry.com}

44. Grave hunting {Ongoing}

Food

45. Make a one-month meal plan {This is kinda hard now that I work 3rd shift, but I'm keeping it up here}

46. Go to 30 new restaurants and Yelp each one {I've been to a few, just haven't added them to Yelp yet}

47. Bake something at least twice a month

48. Cook one new recipe every month {Will post these later on, recipes included}

49. Drink nothing but water for a whole week {I could do this easily if it wasn't for my tea addiction}

50. Try every flavor of Stash & Tazo tea {Stash 5/200+; Tazo 3/?}

51. Make homemade ice cream

52. Make Nana's fresh fruit jam

53. Update recipe book {I've been adding recipes sporadically}

54. Eat more fish. {Just not Salmon!}

55. Find a variety of sushi that I like.

Fun

56. Participate in Gimme Your Stuff {Completed 11/2009}

57. Go camping {I lived in a cabin this summer. Does that count?}

58. Watch 101 movies {See 101 Movie post}

59. Go to the opening night of the rest of the Harry Potter & Twilight movies {I missed the last HP, so it's 0/2 left}

60. Start a garden {Gonna have to wait until next year}

61. Get more ink! {Completed 02/16/11}

62. Visit IKEA {Completed 03/16/2010}

63. Set up other Nano to be used as a frag tank {Emptied tank last weekend, waiting for sand to dry}

64. Sell frags

65. Fishing with mom {Soon. Seriously.}

66. Send a secret to PostSecret

67. Have a snail mail pen pal {It's been a while, but the lovely Ria has helped me with this goal}

68. Go to a planetarium

69. Go horseback riding.

70. Go on a whale watch {Completed 08/10/2009}

71. Fly first class {I've tried many, many times. Apparently, it's the first thing to book up}

72. Go snorkeling {On my cruise of course}

73. Take mom to a Michael Buble concert {Once he gets his butt over here!}

Social

74. Throw a holiday party

75. Host a bonfire

76. Write ten snail mail letters {10/10 ~ completed this summer}

Community

77. Donate blood twice a year {Gotta wait since I just got fresh ink}

78. Design an item to sell on Etsy. All proceeds to go to an organization in need {Completed in May}

79. Volunteer for an organization or at an event

80. Vote!

81. Plant 3 trees

Organize

82. More photos into albums.

83. Have a yard sale {Completed 4/10-11/2010}

84. Update iTunes {All names, titles, artwork, etc. filled in}

85. Organize beads/jewelry

86. Get rid of 101 material things {Completed - 200+}

Indulge

87. Cricut {Completed 05/2010}

88. iPod Touch {Completed 05/10/2009}

89. Bella Bag {Completed 09/24/2009}

90. Necklace from BirthDesigns

91. Mittens

92. Get my hands down with henna {by a professional}

93. Project Life {Completed 01/2011}

94. wii

95. iPhone4 {Completed May 2011}

96. Sewing machine {Perhaps for Christmas!}

General

97. Blog about each of my 101 tasks at least once {Completed 03/21/2010}

98. Complete the 365 Project {Started and stopped this year, keeping this up}

99. Blog every day {260/360}

100. Don't take life too seriously!

And finally...

101. On day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list that includes new goals and everything else that didn't get completed on this one.

The 101 Project: {Updated}

Some of you may remember when I posted my 101 Project last year. You can find the original post here. Completed goals in italics. Many things have changed since then so I feel it's appropriate to look over the list and update anything that isn't applicable anymore. Am I wrong by doing this, you ask? In my mind, no. People change, goals change. Let's take a look at my new goals:

Travel/Events in Other Places

1. Visit the Hoh Rainforest in Washington

2. Go to Provincetown {Completed 08/10/09}

3. Go to Thunder Over Louisville {Planning this April}

4. Rolex 3-Dy Event in Lexington, KY {I know I won't make it this year but I still want to go so it's staying on the list}

5. Plan a trip to Mt. Rainier {Doesn't necessarily have to be The Wonderland Trail but I'd like to go nonetheless}

6. Visit Canada {This may be happening soon than I planned - but more on that later}

7. Go to Times Square for New Years Eve {Maybe it will happen this year}

8. Visit Papa {Possibly this fall, once it cools off in Texas!}

9. Infield at the Kentucky Derby {Perhaps next year. Once again, it's staying on the list}

10. Take Mom to Bermuda

11. Go on another cruise

12. Do an overnight at Waverly Hills Sanatorium {Unfortunately the 2-hr visit last summer didn't count}

13. Visit one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants {When I do Times Square, of course!}

Fitness

14. Drop 20 pounds, and keep them off for the remainder of the project {This is essentially, a work in progress}

15. Run, ok maybe walk a 5k

16. Master all Yoga positions {I've got quite a few of them down!}

17. Take a yoga class

18. Take a Zumba class!

Health/R&R

19. Take vitamins every day {I found some gummy ones and I've also been taking a Viactive chew - the chocolate ones}

20. Get a hot stone massage {Wish this was happening today!}

Career/Finances/Independence

21. Get my bath & body business off and running {Self-supportive}

22. Clean any debts {I'll be paying off my student loans for awhile but I've managed to clear 6 other debts within 3 months - Go me!}

23. Add to my IRA {Since the economy is getting (a little) better I have seen my IRA rebound quite a bit. I'm ok with where it's going so I feel I don't need to add as much as I had originally planned}

24. Set up another 401k {Once again, this may change in the very near future}

25. Own a home {Yep, I'm keeping this one up on the list}

Gaining knowledge/Intellectual pursuits

26. Learn a foreign language

27. Sign up for a ballroom/salsa lesson {If only there were ones nearby}

28. Get CPR certified {Why shouldn't you know how to save a life?}

29. Learn how to knit {I taught myself the basics but would love to learn more}

30. Read 101 books {See previous post}

31. Learn how to play chess {And not suck at it}

Creativity

32. Open up another Etsy shop {Completed 01/20/10}

33. Get familiar and comfortable with Shrinky Dinks}

34. Complete the 30 Days of Lists prompts

35. Learn how to sew... properly

36. Finish an afghan

37. Make a quilt.

38. Complete the Owl Doorstop pattern from Tiddliwink Toys

39. Go to a glass blowing class {Once again, if there was one nearby}

40. Create a recipe for a solid sugar scrub

Relationships/Family

41. Document family tree back to Italy {Still working on this one}

42. Complete Family Tree Maker & update online {1,348 people, 451 marriages, 8 generations, 385 surnames... and counting}

43. Document Gill lineage {Still working on this one via Ancestry.com}

44. Grave hunting {Heading out tomorrow to document 6 cemeteries in Henry Co., TN}

Food

45. Make a one-month meal plan {This is kinda hard now that I work 3rd shift, but I'm keeping it up here}

46. Go to 30 new restaurants and Yelp each one {I've been to a few, just haven't added them to Yelp yet}

47. Bake something at least twice a month {Not really helping the 'lose 20 pounds thing}

48. Cook one new recipe every month {Will post these later on, recipes included}

49. Drink nothing but water for a whole week {I could do this easily if it wasn't for my tea addiction}

50. Try every flavor of Stash & Tazo tea {Stash 5/200+; Tazo 3/?}

51. Make homemade ice cream

52. Make Nana's fresh fruit jam

53. Update recipe book {I've been adding recipes sporadically}

54. Eat more fish. {I did have Cod when I went home this month. I guess that counts for something}

55. Find a variety of sushi that I like.

Fun

56. Participate in Gimme Your Stuff {Completed 11/2009}

57. Go camping {This summer perhaps}

58. Watch 101 movies {See post below}

59. Go to the opening night of the rest of the Harry Potter & Twilight movies {I dragged mom to see HP:DH part 1 so that leaves 0/3 left}

60. Start a garden {Prepped ground last weekend{

61. Get more ink! {Completed 02/16/11}

62. Visit IKEA {Completed 03/16/2010}

63. Set up other Nano to be used as a frag tank {Emptied tank last weekend, waiting for sand to dry}

64. Sell frags

65. Fishing with mom {This summer!}

66. Send a secret to PostSecret

67. Have a snail mail pen pal {It's been a while, but the lovely Ria has helped me with this goal}

68. Go to a planetarium

69. Go horseback riding.

70. Go on a whale watch {Completed 08/10/2009}

71. Fly first class {I've tried many, many times. Apparently, it's the first thing to book up}

72. Go snorkeling {On my cruise of course}

73. Take mom to a Michael Buble concert {Once he gets his butt over here!}

Social

74. Throw a holiday party

75. Host a bonfire

76. Write ten snail mail letters {4/10}

Community

77. Donate blood twice a year {Gotta wait since I just got fresh ink}

78. Design an item to sell on Etsy. All proceeds to go to an organization in need {Super excited to be doing this. Details coming soon!!!}

79. Volunteer for an organization or at an event

80. Vote!

81. Plant 3 trees

Organize

82. More photos into albums.

83. Have a yard sale {Completed 4/10-11/2010}

84. Update iTunes {All names, titles, artwork, etc. filled in}

85. Organize beads/jewelry

86. Get rid of 101 material things {Completed - 200+}

Indulge

87. Cricut {Completed 05/2010}

88. iPod Touch {Completed 05/10/2009}

89. Bella Bag {Completed 09/24/2009}

90. Necklace from BirthDesigns

91. Mittens

92. Get my hands down with henna {by a professional}

93. Project Life {Completed 01/2011}

94. wii

95. iPhone4

96. Sewing machine

General

97. Blog about each of my 101 tasks at least once {Completed 03/21/2010}

98. Complete the 365 Project {Started and stopped this year, keeping this up}

99. Blog every day {260/360}

100. Don't take life too seriously!

And finally...

101. On day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list that includes new goals and everything else that didn't get completed on this one.

The 101 Project: Movies {Updated}

{The updated movie list from the 101 Project - 101/101}

1. The Kite Runner

2. The Proposal {10/21/09}

3. The Haunted Airman {10/21/09}

4. The Cake Eaters {10/20/09}

5. Adventureland {09/16/09}

6. Defiance {08/20/09}

7. Coraline {08/04/09}

8. Rachel Getting Married {08/20/09}

9. Valkyrie {07/31/09}

10. The Wrestler {07/21/09}

11. Revolutionary Road {07/16/09}

12. Elegy {07/07/09}

13. Doubt {06/27/09}

14. He's Just Not That Into You {06/04/09}

15. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button {06/02/09}

16. Changeling {08/28/09}

17. Milk

18. Slumdog Millionaire

19. Righteous Kill

20. Pineapple Express

21. Wanted

22. The Happening

23. Traitor

24. Pride & Prejudice

25. Into The Wild

26. Alice {03/13/10}

27. New Moon

28. Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince

29. Avatar

30. Fame {02/02/10}

31. Inglorious Basterds {12/24/09}

32. GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra {02/02/10}

33. Four Christmases {12/17/09}

34. Julie & Julia {12/15/09}

35. Nights in Rodanthe {12/04/09}

36. The Ugly Truth {12/04/09}

37. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs {12/04/09}

38. Queen Sized

39. How to Be {03/25/10}

40. Brothers {03/25/10}

41. Precious {03/31/10}

42. The Lovely Bones {05/03/10}

43. An Education {05/03/10}

44. Prince of Persia {06/15/10}

45. Get Him to The Greek

46. Dear John {05/31/10}

47. It's Complicated {05/31/10}

48. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 {11/19/10}

49. Eat, Pray, Love {08/14/10}

50. The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader {12/11/10}

51. Toy Story 3{06/23/10}

52. Twilight Saga: Eclipse {07/03/10}

53. Despicable Me

54. Remember Me

55. Wit

56. Kick-Ass

57. The Runaways {08/20/10}

58. Angels & Demons

59. The Hangover

60. Zombieland

61. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

62. Watchman

63. Up

64. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

65. The Sorcerer's Apprentice

66. Click

67. Tangled

68. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

69. Wit

70. Welcome to the Riley's

71. Never Let Me Go {03/12/11}

72. Morning Glory {03/12/11}

73. Wild Target {03/12/11}

74. How Do You Know {03/25/11}

75. Cyrus {03/25/11}

76. Chicago {04/01/11}

77. Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil {04/01/11}

78. District 9 {04/02/11}

79. Camelot {04/02/11}

80. The People vs. Larry Flint {04/04/11}

81. 127 Hours {04/04/11}

82. The Hurt Locker {04/04/11}

83. Life As We Know It {04/04/11}

84. About A Boy {04/04/11}

85. Ponyo {04/09/11}

86. Chloe {04/09/11}

87. Gigantic {04/16/11}

88. Coco Before Chanel {04/22/11}

89. The Fall {04/23/11}

90. Water for Elephants {04/23/11}

91. The Shining {05/20/11}

92. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides {05/20/11}

93. 8213: Gacy House {05/21/11}

94. Fragile {05/22/11}

95. The New Daughter {05/23/11}

96. The Experiment {05/24/11}

97. The Rite {05/25/11}

98. Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day {10/15/11}

99. Jane Eyre {10/4/11}

100. Eastern Promises {10/10/11}

101. The Black Swan

Keep track of the movies you see at iCheckMovies

The 101 Project: Books {Updated}

{The updated books list from the 101 Project - 101/101}

1. The Kite Runner

2. A Thousand Splendid Suns

3. The Girl's Guide to Hunting & Fishing

4. The Wonder Spot

5. House of Sand & Fog

6. Little Pink Slips

7. Atonement

8. The Mirror

9. The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets

10. The Reader

11. The Lovely Bones

12. My Friend Leonard

13. The Bastard of Istanbul

14. The beach Street Knitting Society & Yarn Club

15. Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict

16. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict

17. Dear John

18. Your Heart Belongs to Me

19. House of Daughters

20. The Man of My Dreams

21. Sarah's Key

22. Haters

23. The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy

24. Ordinary People

25. The Massacre of El Mozote

26. Sew What! Bags

27. Nigella Bites

28. Message in a Bottle

29. A Bend in the Road

30. The Guardian

31. The Center of Everything

32. Water for Elephants

33. At First Sight

34. The Choice

35. The Notebook

36. Dead Until Dark

37. Living Dead in Dallas

38. Club Dead

39. Dead to the World

40. Dead as a Doornail

41. Definitely Dead

42. All Together Dead

43. From Dead to Worse

44. Fallen

45. Safe Haven

46. On Mystic Lake

47. The Things We Do For Love

48. Angel Falls

49. Comfort & Joy

50. Magic Hour

51. Firefly Lane

52. The Friday Night Knitting Club

53. Knit Two

54. Summer Island

55. Winter Garden

56. True Colors

57. Don't Tell

58. Legacy of Lies

59. The Red Necklace

60. Never Let Me Go

61. Freedom

62. This is My Daughter: A Novel

63. Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box

64. Burned

65. Tempted

66. Hunted

67. Untamed

68. Chosen

69. Betrayed

70. Marked

71. Eat, Pray, Love

72. Dead and Gone

73. Dead in the Family

74. The Short Life of Bree Tanner

75. Host

76. The Time Travelers Wife

77. Nights in Rodanthe

78. Message in a Bottle

80. The Last Song

81. The Lucky One

82. True Believer

83. The Memory Keepers Daughter

84. The Apothecary's Daughter

85. Torment

86. Comfort Food

87. The Lover's Dictionary

88. Needles & Pearls: A Novel

89. Devilish

90. We Are So Crashing Your Bar Mitzvah!!

91. Velva Jean Learns To Drive

92. Clockwork Angel

93. Witch & Wizard

94. City of Bones

95. City of Ashes

96. City of Glass

97. City of Fallen Angels

98. The Help

99. The Best of Me

100. The Mill River Recluse

101. Then Came You

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Movie time! Again

I rented Dear John and It's Complicated from RedBox the other day and finally got around to watching them. I wanted to go see Dear John when it first came out but somehow never ended up going. The movie itself was really good but I was kinda disappointed at how much they changed from the book. I won't give away any details though, in case some of you haven't seen it yet. I'm a big fan of both Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried as well as Richard Jenkins who plays John's dad and Henry Thomas who stars as Tim. I've got Monday off so I think I might pop into the theater and see Letters to Juliet, also staring Amanda Seyfried. It's Complicated was also a good movie. Hell, any movie with Meryl Streep in it is good. (Did you see Julie & Julia?)Anyways, if you've been living under a rock for the past few months, here's the trailers for both of the movies.

The 365 Project

I've finally gotten around to making a blog for my 365 Project.

You can find it here.

My Many Projects

I've had this sketchbook kicking around since last semester and I figured I'd finally put it to good use. I've been doing random collages in it. So far I have the three below. Eventually I think I'm gonna start following The Dares and just do them in here so they're all nice and neat and in one place. (Click on any of the photos to see a larger version.)

The first is a random jumble of current obsessions. You'll find everything from Starbucks, Sephora, my iPod Touch, a bitchin' pair of boots from Journey's and tons of crazy other stuff. I'd say I'm about 80% done with this. I keep finding small items to add.

This second one is all things beauty and mostly cut from my Sephora and Benefit catalogs. I looooove me some Sephora! I'd scale this one at 80% completed as well. I think I'm gonna add some jewels or glitter to really make it girly. Some text will probably get thrown in as well.

This one is pretty much self explanatory. I wreaked havoc on my game informer mags. 70% done. I need to add more pics and find something to go in the bottom left corner.

Initially I was going to lump my Provincetown and whale watch stuff from last August into one but I've got so many good photos that I decided to break it up into two. Or maybe three. Who knows. We'll see how it goes. I'm on the fence about getting another sketch book for my travels or getting a snazzy three ring binder and doing them on 8.5" x 11" paper stuck inside page protectors.

And yes, we really were that close. It was amazing!

And going back even further (I'm a total slacker, I know) I still have all of my goodies from when Dan and I visited MFA last March. We had so much fun and I stayed in the Egyptian section for probably over an hour.

I'd love to go again next time I'm back home.

Lastly, this was started forever ago. Last April or May, maybe. As I completed each task from my 101 Project, I was planning on scrapping a little page on it. These pages are about 6"x9". As you can see they're all still blank.

Never a dull moment. And you know what they say about idle hands...

The 101 Project

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).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

Start Date: Friday May 1, 2009

End Date: Monday December 26, 2011

Number of Items Completed: 9/101

Travel/Events in Other Places
1. Visit the Hoh Rainforest in Washington
2. Go to Provincetown with Amanda - Completed on 08/10/09
3. Thunder Over Louisville
4. Rolex 3-Day Event in Lexington, KY
5. Plan trip to Mt. Rainier
6. Visit Canada
7. Go to Times Square for New Years
8. Visit Papa
9. Infield at the Kentucky Derby
10. Take Mom to Bermuda
11. Go on another cruise

12. Do an overnight at Waverly Hills Sanatorium

13. Visit one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants

Fitness
14. Drop 20 pounds, and keep them off for the remainder of the project (0/20)
15. Run… ok, maybe walk a 5K race.
16. Master all yoga positions
17. Take a yoga class
18. Pilates twice a week

Health/R&R
19. Take vitamins every day, even if they’re the Flintstones kind.
20. Get a hot stone massage.

Career/Finances/Independence
21. Eventually open my own private practice after school
22. Clear any debts
23. Set up another 401k
24. Own a home (*sigh* … someday)
25. Add to my IRA

Gaining Knowledge/Intellectual Pursuits
26. Learn a foreign language (French, Italian anyone?)
27. Sign up for a ballroom/salsa lesson
28. Get CPR certified.
29. Ace all of my classes.
30. Graduate from NHIWKY (4/9 classes)
31. Read 101 books (44/101) (The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, The Wonder Spot, House of Sand and Fog, Little Pink Slips, Atonement, The Mirror, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets, The Reader, The Lovely Bones, My Friend Leonard, The Bastard of Istanbul, The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict, Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, Dear John, Your Heart Belongs To Me, House of Daughters, The Man of My Dreams, Sarah's Key, Haters, The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Ordinary People, The Man of My Dreams, The Massacre of El Mozote, Sew What! Bags, Nigella Bites, Message in a Bottle, A Bend in the Road, The Guardian, The Center of Everything, Water for Elephants, At First Sight, The Choice, The Notebook, Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From Dead to Worse) www.goodreads.com
32. Learn how to play chess.

Creativity
33. Open up another shop on Etsy - Completed 01/20/10

34. Get familiar and comfortable with shrinky dinks. Yes, I’m a nerd
35. Learn how to knit
36. Learn how to sew… properly
37. Organize craft supplies
38. Finish an afghan
39. Make a quilt
40. Go to a glass blowing class

Relationships/Family
41. Document family tree back to Italy - Completed throughout 2009.
42. Complete Family Tree Maker (as much as possible; dates, last names, marriages, etc.)
43. Document Gill lineage.
44. Visit Judy in Paris

Food
45. Make a one-month meal plan.
46. Go to 30 new restaurants I’ve never been to and Yelp each one. (0/30)
47. Bake something at least two times a month.
48. Cook one new recipe every month.
49. Drink nothing but water for one whole week (I guess this could go under health too)
50. Try every flavor of Stash & Tazo Tea. (Stash=200+; Tazo=?)
51. Make some homemade ice cream
52. Make Nana’s fresh fruit jam.
53. Update recipe book.
54. Eat more fish. And since I eat none now, this shouldn’t be hard to do.
55. Find a variety of sushi that I like.

Fun
56. Participate in Gimme Your Stuff - Completed November 2009
57. Go camping
58. Watch 101 movies I‘ve never seen (49/101) (The Kite Runner, The Proposal, The Haunted Airman, The Cake Eaters, Adventureland, Defiance, Rachel Getting Married, Coraline, Valkyrie, The Wrestler, Revolutionary Road, Elegy, Doubt, He's Just Not That Into You, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Changeling, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Rightrous Kill, Pineapple Express, Wanted, The Happening, Traitor, Pride & Prejudice, Into The Wild, Alice, New Moon, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Avatar, Fame, Inglorious Basterds, GI Joe: The Rise of The Cobra, Four Christmases, Julie & Julia, Nights in Rodanthe, The Ugly Truth, The Proposal, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Queen Sized, How to Be, Brothers, Precious, The Lovely Bones, An Education, Prince of Persia, Get Him to the Greek, Dear John, It's Complicated, Wolverine)
59. Go to the opening night of the rest of the Harry Potter & Twilight movies (0/4)
60. Start a garden
61. Get more ink!
62. Visit IKEA - Completed 03/16/10
63. Set up other fish tank to be used as a frag tank.
64. Sell frags.
65. Fishing with mom
66. Send a secret to PostSecret
67. Have a snail mail pen pal.
68. Go to a planetarium
69. Go horseback riding. It’s been way too long.
70. Go whale watching - Completed 08/10/09
71. Fly first class
72. Go snorkeling
73. Take Mom to a Michael Buble concert.

Social
74. Throw a holiday party
75. Host a bonfire
76. Write ten snail mail letters to someone (0/10) Addresses, please.

Community
77. Donate blood twice a year.
78. Design item to sell on Etsy. All proceeds will be donated to the AIDS Foundation.
79. Volunteer for an organization or at an event
80. Vote at every opportunity
81. Plant three trees

Organize
82. Move photos into albums.
83. Finish unpacking
84. Have a yard sale - Completed April 10th & 11th

85. Update iTunes (all songs have titles, etc.)

86. Organize beads/jewelry supplies

87. Upload all music to iTunes
88. Get rid of 101 material items (132/101)

Indulge
89. Circuit
90. iPod Touch - Completed 05/10/2009
91. Bella Bag - Completed 09/24/09
92. Necklace from Birth Designs
93. Mittens
94. Get my hands and feet done with henna (by a professional)

95. Project Life

General
96. Blog about each of my 101 tasks at least once - Completed 03/21/10
97. Get someone else to do this 101 things in 1001 days with me
98. Complete the 365 Project. There are many sites. Here are a few…
www.photoproject365.com
www.365-days-photo-project.blogspot.com
www.project365.se
99. Blog every day. Even if it’s just to say here I am. (21/365)
100. Try not to be so hard on myself.

And finally…
101. On Day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list that includes anything I haven't finished already (hopefully, none)