Just Living -- 101 in 1001: September 2006

Just Living -- 101 in 1001

My mission is to complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. Why? Because wouldn't it be the coolest to actually do a bunch of things I've always wanted but may never get around to doing if I don't write them down and focus? I thought so. I hope you will too. So here's my list and time's ticking away . . .

Monday, September 18, 2006

And You Thought I Wouldn't Do It!

56. Renew my medicare.

TA-DA! Done like dinner! Today I swung by Service NB, paid my ten bucks, signed the form and a new card will arrive in the mail in 6 to 8 weeks. Yay me!

Labels: health

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Be Gone!

17. Clean out your inbox.

Due more to the technical failure of my hard drive than any real effort on my part, but hey, I'll take it anyway I can get it. My inbox is empty. I've started using Outlook and getting super organized with my email. So I'm crossing this baby off!

Labels: organize, tidy, work

My 101 Tasks

~~1. Read The DaVinci Code.~~

2. Get a passport.

~~3. Get up by 7:30am every day for a month.~~

~~4. Participate in a marathon.~~

5. Submit one piece of writing for possible publication every day for a month.

~~6. Eat breakfast every day for a month.~~

~~7. Buy an original piece of art.~~

8. Submit a novel-length manuscript for publication.

~~9. Become involved in drama, either theatre or film production, on a regular basis. (i.e. like join the film co-op or get into a theatre club, etc.)~~

10. Prepare four issues of BnM in advance of publication, i.e. edit, upload and design all article pages.

11. Write a play.

12. Learn 50 common words and/or phrases in Italian.

~~13. Hang things in your apartment, from the ceiling and on the walls.~~

14. Walk 45 minutes every day for a month.

15. No caffeine for one month.

16. No computer, telephone, tv, or dvds for one week.

~~17. Clean out your inbox.~~

18. Celebrate with a glass of Dom Perignon.

~~19. Fall in love.~~

20. Watch all the Oscar winning Best Pictures.

21. Read all the books on the Modern Library's Top 100 List (The Board's Picks)

~~22. Post my list of 101 things on the web.~~(Finished on the first day! May 23, 2006)

23. Throw a cocktail party.

24. Go on a wine tasting trip to a vineyard.

25. Get eyes tested.

26. Participate in Nanowrimo.

27. Attend the Harbourfront Festival of Authors.

28. Attend the Toronto International Film Festival.

29. See a Broadway play.

30. Go to Europe.

~~31. Send Christmas cards to family and friends.~~

32. Go to the Farmer's Market every Friday for a month.

~~33. Obtain a good camera and take more photos.~~

~~34. Eat vegetarian for two weeks, no meat or dairy.~~

35. Learn to play a musical instrument.

~~36. See a play.~~

37. Create something new to workshop with writers every month.

38. Get a laptop computer.

39. Go camping.

40. Become a Big Sister or otherwise volunteer to work with or mentor youth.

41. Go to a spa.

42. Attend Catholic Church services three Sundays in a row.

~~43. See more live bands and concerts.~~

44. Read all the books in Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

45. Take a long distance train trip, complete with room.

~~46. Do the dishes and clean up kitchen immediately following all meals for one week.~~
~~47. Drink 8 glasses of water per day for a week.~~

48. Meditate 15 minutes every morning for two weeks.

~~49. Watch no television for a week.~~

50. Floss every day for two weeks.

~~51. Try five new foods I've never eaten before.~~ (completed by may 30, 2006)

~~52. Drink no alcohol for two weeks.~~

53. Handwrite letters to friends and family, and send one a day for a month.

54. Go ice skating.

55. Exercise for a half hour every day for two weeks.

~~56. Renew my medicare.~~

57. Get my remaining fillings.

58. Pay off credit card.

59. Purchase my first home.

60. Get a bicycle.

61. Walk to French Fort Cove for a day of writing.

62. Learn how to use chopsticks.

63. Get a lawn chair and spend more time sitting outside.

64. Dress up every day for a week (heels, make-up, skirts, jackets, the works!)

~~65. Buy a lottery ticket.~~

66. Attend at least two of the Miramichi's many summer festivals.

67. Start an herb garden.

68. Take a dancing lesson.

~~69. Go to an event or concert alone.~~

70. Throw a themed party, like the white party where everyone wears all white.

71. Get a houseplant.

72. Go on a left turn adventure and see where it leads you.

73. Take a workshop or course on a subject other than writing or editing or anything literary.

~~74. Put up a Christmas tree and decorate your place for the holiday.~~

~~75. Bake something from scratch.~~

76. Go on a cruise.

77. Paint a painting on canvas.

78. Sell something on eBay.

79. Do yoga every day for two weeks.

80. Play BlackJack in a casino.

81. Shampoo my rugs.

82. Go down one size in clothes.

83. Watch all the Best Picture nominees BEFORE the Oscars.

84. Go to Banff.

85. Go to Manhatten.

~~86. Meet a celebrity.~~

87. Attend a fancy holiday party.

88. Own every Cameron Crowe film made so far.

~~89. Do a fasting cleanse.~~

90. Get a pap.

~~91. Tuck away a hundred dollars just in case.~~

~~92. Make a new friend.~~

~~93. Pay cash for every purchase for a month.~~

94. Practice Tarot three times per week for a month.

95. Send a fan letter to a favourite celebrity or author.

96. Get a writing grant.

97. Go swimming in a bathing suit.

~~98. Give Nick a bath.~~

~~99. Sell, donate or throw away 101 items.~~

100. Dress up for Halloween.

101. Go tobogganing or sliding.