101 in 1001 Update

[bertine]

This month I joined a gym (#003) and got my passport renewed (#012). I also worked on many of the ones that are about starting a routine, like managing my migraines (#001), taking my calcium (#002) and being more social. I research Lasik (#009) and I am thinking that my tax returns will pay for that. I bought a scanner (#051) and started to organize my old photos (#053). I have been good at both not biting my nails (#061) and not cutting my hair (#062).

This month I plan on finishing up reorganizing my bedroom closets (#020) which was only held up because of me getting sick over the last week. I also plan on tackling the finishing work on my desk (#018) and the baseboards (#017). I am going to trying and get my parents webcam set up (#043) and start visiting my grandparents (#040).

Depending on my mood next month, I might work on making my t-shirt quilt (#050). I have a lot of Halloween t-shirts that I just don't like wearing anymore because I feel like a kid in them. I do, however, still love them and want to make a quilt out of them. I don't think it would take that long to get the first phase done, the cutting and interfacing of each of the blocks. I think this might be the project I'll work on this month.

Finally, I added a new item, which is to write my Great-Aunt Evelyn monthly (#70). I always mean to write her more but I put it off too much. Plus she sent me some candlesticks for Christmas and I owe her a thank you letter for that at least. Actually, she would like to hear about this list because she is very much into getting things done.


Behind the cut is the full list with updates. Some of the items have been revised since last month because they weren't as clear as I could have made them since I wrote it so fast.

Italic means I worked on this in the last month
Striked Out means I finished this


Health and Fitness
001. Manage migraines better
002. Take calcium pills at least 5 times a week
003. Join a Gym
004. Lose 10 pounds
005. Lose 20 pounds
006. Keep weight loss off for 6 months
007. Ride bike around the whole chain of lake in Minneapolis
008. Run a 5K
009. Get Lasik
010. Learn to snowboard
011. Go sledding every time it snows

Travel
012. Renew Passport
013. Go to a continent I haven't been to yet
014. Go to two states I haven't been to yet
015. Go to Yosemite National Park
016. Visit Alisa in Boston

Condo Remodeling
017. Put baseboard up in office
018. Finish detail work on desk in office
019. Replace crown molding with picture molding in bedroom, office and hallway
020. Rework bedroom closets and add additional shelving
021. Paint linen closet and fix drawers
022. Scrape wallpaper off in bathroom
023. Replace tile in bathroom
024. Replace vanity
025. Paint Bathroom
026. Cleanout basement storage rooms
027. Strip and refinish woodwork

Finances
028. Save three months income
029. Save six months income
030. Research converting one of my Traditional IRAs to a Roth IRA
031. Create a budget
032. Use the above budget
033. Write up a list of my accounts
034. Straighten out the beneficiaries of my accounts

Career
035. Finish Taking Project Management Classes
036. Document hours to get PMI certification
037. Learn to take good notes in meetings
038. Get suit taken in

Family and Friends
039. Help mom go through attic
040. Visit grandparent once a month
041. Bug parents to make a will
042. Go golfing with Dad
043. Set up webcam for Mom and Dad
044. Call Sara once a month
045. Call Alisa once a month
046. Go out to eat with friends once a month
047. Hug my parents

Creative
048. Enter angel food cake in to the State Fair baking contest
049. Finish English garden cross stitch
050. Make t-shirt quilt
051. Scan old photos
052. Upload old photos to flickr
053. Organize old photos into photo books
054. Print out four photos from flickr to frame
055. Go to library at least once every three weeks
056. Learn to make bread from scratch
057. Learn to sail

Misc
058. Stop letting things get to me so much
059. Get rid of things that aren't useful or bring joy
060. Give blood at least every three months
061. Continue not biting nails
062. Grow hair out and donate to locks of love
063. Get a bra fitting
064. Start bring my own bags to the store
065. Get up earlier in the morning
066. Stop to enjoy what I have
067. Say hi to people

List Maintenance
068. Review this list monthly
069. Add an additional item monthly

Monthly Additions
070. Feb 08: Write Evelyn monthly

Reserved for Future Use
071 - 101. Monthly Additions

Comments

[pallid-regina.livejournal.com]

I love this list! AWESOME! What inspired you to do this?

You know, you could talk to Lance about 030 and 031, either via email or phone. It's what he does, and conversing/advising is free of charge. Also, if you opt to even consider making KY one of your 014, know we now have a futon and you could totally crash on it. LOL!

[bertine.livejournal.com]

scarlet_arts is doing it as part of jan1_2008 and I kept thinking about it and so on 12/31 I just decided to write up a list and do it. Hence the add one thing a month part of it.

I might talk to him about them, though I do have a finacial planner person that I pay, so I could ask him too. I keep going back and forth on the ROTH, I just don't know if it makes sense for me to convert. Blah! I am putting those off for now.

I might make KY one of those. I am tempted to go for a renassance weekend. I want to see your booth but I am not sure if it would be this summer or next. Plus there are some other people to meet up with in that general section of the US. (I don't know if you noticed this but I have no shame when it comes to visiting people I met online)

[bella-phenomena.livejournal.com]

You are so on top of things! I haven't been able to cross anything off my list yet. Granted, I've been sick. And I did 'finish' the list late. And now work is crazy. I'm still hoping to get everything done in 1001 days :)

[mesawyou.livejournal.com]

oH CRAP i HAVE COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THIS

[saraphunk.livejournal.com]

this is excellent.

[melissa-maples.livejournal.com]

I wish you would let frozenrhino take some photos of you for flickr, because you barely have any of yourself on your own flickr, so clearly you're not a self-portraits kind of girl. I wanna see you! This is especially true now that you're saying "lose 20 pounds," and judging from your LJ pic you look like a skinny girl and I don't think you need to lose weight.

I'm rambling. But get some pictures up.

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I am very goal orientated, which is why I just plug through it. It will be interesting to see if I get to all the habit ones, those will be the hard ones.

I am sure you will get through most of them. :)

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I'll be updating monthly so it will remind you. :P

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I like it.

[mesawyou.livejournal.com]

lol ok

[bertine.livejournal.com]

I am not photogenic at all. I am very self-conscious of the camera. I should post my passport photo because it is pretty bad, though it is made much worse by the odd watermark stuff they put over the photo.

The "lose 20 pounds" has to with this mental picture of myself. I actually don't have much issue with my current weight (I am 5'9" and weigh 170 pounds). The most I ever weighed was 195 pounds and about a year and a half ago I decided that it was time to just lose 30 pounds and I almost got there. However, until I got out of college I was really skinny and I sort of have this nagging feeling that I'll be happier at 150 pounds. I know this isn't true but I figure if I can lose the weight and keep it off for 6 months I'll prove to myself once and for all that no matter what my weight is I have to learn to be comfortable in my own skin.

There is my rambling and my weird motivation for losing 20 pounds. Plus, this is my mom, it is a wonder I don't have food issues since I have to call her to remind her to eat.