Looking ahead to 2010

So... what am I looking forward to in 2010? Completing more of my list, of course! Here's a few things I'd like to get accomplished before the end of January in 2010:

1. Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare (3/38)
12. Catch up on Stargate Atlantis (one freaking episode left!)
20. Complete the Chicago scrapbook
22. Complete a 2008 highlights scrapbook
40. Write in my personal journal once a week (like to start)
42. Take my pills/vitamins every day (like to start)
44. Work out three times a week (like to start)
58. Organize my CD collection (ALMOST finished)
81. Send a secret to Post Secret

9 goals for the month of January. The hardest one will probably be 1. Reading Shakespeare. #12, #58, and #81 will be super easy... I just need motivation!

2009 in Review

Completed 37. Bake 10 new recipes (11/10). I made salsa chicken and crab pasta salad for dinner tonight.

Here's the list of items I've completed in 2009. Yes, yes, I know 2009 is not over yet. Technically I still have three more days. However, I don't see that I'll complete any more goals in the next 3 days.

8. Have a Star Wars marathon
10. Catch up and watch all episodes of Sanctuary
11. Watch all episodes of Homicide Life on the Street
13. Catch up on The 4400
14. Have a Pretender Marathon
15. Finish writing The Vampire Wars
16. Actively participate in a NaNoWriMo Challenge
17. Complete a NaNoWriMo Challenge
29. Complete my U.S. Quarter collection
31. Design my own cross-stitch pattern
33. Learn to crochet and/or knit
37. Bake 10 new recipes (11/10)
38. Visit the Grand canyon
45. Open a savings account
47. Pay off credit card balances
52. Donate 10,000 grains of rice on freerice.com (17,120/10,000)
54. File all unfiled paperwork at home (and keep up with it!)
55. Get bookshelves
56. Organize my books into bookshelves
57. Organize my DVD collection
59. Create a control journal
61. Create an electronic filing system (and keep up with it!)
62. Clean out closet and dresser
63. Organize spoon collection
65. Go to sleep by 10:30 sharp for 60 days (60/60)
66. Wake up naturally on Saturday for 5 days (5/5)
67. Drink only 1 soda (or less) for a day for 10 days (10/10)
70. Go hiking
71. Arrive at work later than 7:15am for 30 days (30/30)
72. Do absolutely NO school work on Sundays for 10 days (10/10)
73. Organize lesson plan materials already in binders
77. Frame family photos from HS and NMU gradation in matching frames
78. Frame HS senior photograph
82. Get a pet
84. List places for summer jobs for 2009
88. Finish this 101 list
90. Organize my recipe book
91. Realize that this list is not set in stone and may change as I change
94. Eat at an IHOP
96. Finish watching Star Trek Enterprise
99. Go to the zoo
Completed: 41

I was really, really ambitious when I first started, then forgot about this list for a bit, then some of them got completed completely by accident, then I found motivation again. However, I've completed 40% of my goals in 360 days. Not too shabby. If I can match or exceed this next year (which'll be harder considering the goals that are left are some of the hardest), I'll make it without a problem. :) I have 24 items that are currently in progress:

1. Read the Complete Works of Shakespeare
2. Read the Count of Monte Cristo
3. Read The Brother's Grimm Fairy Tales Collection
5. Read 50 books (7/50)
12. Catch up on Stargate Atlantis
20. Complete the Chicago scrapbook
21. Complete my college years scrapbook
26. Print all my pictures from Europe
30. Finish stitching my TW dragon
32. Stitch Mom's lighthouse
35. Complete Mom's International bears project
41. Post to my live journal once a week
43. Blog the progress of my 1001 list
46. Set aside $2,000 by the end of this mission
50. Save all coins until the end of this mission
58. Organize my CD collection
60. Use control journal
86. Be able to count to ten in ten other languages (4/10)
87. Finish Indiana Jones Legos for PS2
89. Complete my Homeworkopoly game
95. Bind together a printed copy of Centre of Evil
97. Watch the original Star Trek Series
98. Write down one positive thought a day
100. See 101 new movies (83/101)

Some of these are very, very close to completion, so long as I get off my lazy little butt. Several of these (aka, the ones that cost money) are going to probably be put off into the middle of 2011. My boyfriend surprised me by propsing to me over Christmas, so all of our funds are getting pushed towards the wedding.

I look forward to the progress that I'll be making in the next year and half (or so).

I had forgotten about these!

I tried three new recipes:

7) Veggie Pizza
8) 7 layer Mexican Dip
9) Quesidallas (or however the heck they are spelled)

One more and I've got this beast complete!

Three Down!

Well... its been a while. I've gotten three crossed off my list:

15. Finish writing The Vampire Wars
16. Actively participate in a NaNoWriMo Challenge
17. Complete a NaNoWriMo Challenge

SWEET! The Vampire Wars is one lousy piece of crap but its done. That's all I needed.

36/101 complete!

Setting Some Goals

Under Health, goal number 64 is to Slim down my tummy. I just went out and bought a Wii Fit and the new EA sports game for the Wii. In order to help me slim down my tummy my plans is to excerise on the Wii Fit for 30 minutes each day in the morning before my shower.

Now, I know that the Wii Fit is not supposed to be used as your ONLY source of excerise and but this will be, I think, a good way to get me started excercising and sort of wean me back into the habit of it. We'll see how it goes!

Two More Down!

Accomplished #38 Visit the Grand Canyon and #70 Go Hiking. I hiked the trails at the Grand Canyon. Perfect!

Pictures coming once I fix the laptop!

33/101 Complete!

Zzzzzzz....

31/101 complete!

Finished watching Homicide Life on the Street. Done. Complete. Awesome series. I loved it and would love to purchase it.

Saw the Hangover, Bride Wars, and A Beautiful Mind this weekend. All were good. I'm at 48/101 movies. This one is actually taking me longer to complete than I thought. I do watch a lot of TV, but apparently not new items or films. Hmm... I'm going to have to work on that.

I haven't made a lot of progress elsewhere. My focuses have been elsewhere, the school year, three weeks of classes/training, and distractions of fun craft progjects. Here's what I know:

I still have TWO, SGA episodes left to watch. Its been like this for weeks, but I can't seem to watch them. I'm beginning to remember the reason I quit watching this show in the first place.

My CD organization is in progress but on hold due to absolutelty no money right now. I have also started knitting a better poncho and one that I really like.

Well... I'm off to bed and hopefully making more progress this week.

Chug Chug

Nothing else crossed off but a little bit more progress on some of them. I've completed Season 3 of Homicide Life on the Street and am halfway through Season 4. I can ALMOST cross this one off! :)

Yum! Yum!

Tried two more new recipes today! (Pictures to come, I'm in the middle of an ADIML so I'll load photos tommorrow).

First off was the pasty. A Yopper (Its a Michigan thing) staple. Available only there. Sadly, unable to get them here in Arizona, obviously. I've never made one before and they turned out pretty good. I made the basic meat and potatoes one. Next time I'll add some veggies to mix it up. I'm going to try to add something different to the dough though... it doesn't taste quiet the same.

The second was a coffee frap. Turned out great, I'll be making these more often. I'm not a Starbucks person - can't afford 'em everyday too darn expensive - now I can! Homemade is good.

So that brings me to 6 out of 10 recipes made.

In other progress I'm on the last disc of Star Trek's season 1, with season 2 on hold on the library (as well as Seasons 3 & 4 of Homicide Life on the Street).

Started my poncho today on my infinity loom. Frakking hard to work with because its so big, but I'll figure it out, I'm sure. It'll take some getting used to.

Chug Chug

Saw two new movies: TMNT and Milk

Cooked a new recipe. Spring Salad from my "101 uses for Ramen". It tasted awful. Chris and I threw it away.

A little bit here and there

Made some progress. Watched Seasons 1 & 2 of Homicide Life on the Street. WOW, those were SHORT seasons and Bayliss... kind of a dick in the first season. Only seasons 3 and 4 to go!

Saw three new movies: Angels and Demons (book was better!), Material Girls (it was on TV and dumb... no wonder it flopped), and Last Holiday (predictable but cute!)

Now that I'm on summer break (although it is packed with a visit to Chris's family, prepping for a new school year, and a family visit, I'm hoping to get more accomplished on my list.

Sushi!

Made Sushi tonight for dinner. I forgot to take pictures though... :(

New recipes stand at: 3/10

30/101

Another one down!

#82 Get a Pet has been accomplished! I got a pair of male guiena pigs this afternoon. I named them Artemis and Porthos... I'm such a geek!

3 More Down!

29/101 Completed!

31. Design my own cross-stitch pattern: I've actually designed several small ones that I just adore. You can find photos over at my craft blog.

72. Do absolutely NO school work on Sundays for 10 days: This was actually completed about three weeks ago without me even realizing it.

99. Go to the zoo: I kind of cheated on this one... I took my 6th graders on a field trip to the zoo, but it was a blast all the same!

I've got a few more goals I might add to list on bonuses...

26/101

Approx. 25% of my list is completed!

#8: Have a Star Wars Movie Marathon. I actually did this one several weeks ago but never crossed it off.

#14 Have a Pretender marathon. I define marathon as one whole season. Completed yesterday, although I am still going strong through Season 2 and will probably complete the whole series. Man, I miss this show!

#45 Open a savings account. Big one! Completed. Whew.

Major One Achieved

Credit Card Balance = $0

SWEET!

That was number 47 on THE list.

23/101 COMPLETE!

Not Much to Update...

Not much to update as I have sort of fallen behind on some things. I've completed quiet a few items on this list already so I figure a small month/month and a half break won't kill or hurt me as I have 2.75 years total to complete this entire thing.

*Shrugs*

Update

One minor update.

Number # 67. Drink ONLY 1 soda (or less) a day for 10 days completed. I've been sick the last few days which has made this easier than it normally is. 10 days doesn't sound like very long but for someone who drinks 6 or more cans of soda a day... 10 days is really, really difficult.

20/101 completed

Whew.

Further Changes

Ever since I started knitting last month I've renewed my passion and love for crafts. So I've changed a few goals that I really could care less about to match my new desires.

Changed number 31: Finish stitching my "Weekend A Paris" to "Design my own cross-stitch pattern)

And changed number 83. Write and mail myself a letter to "particpate in a craft swap" (probably through crafster.org

Two small changes but I think it'll make a large difference in how I'm beginning to look at this list. :)

Last Post of the Day...

I'm having some trouble with #47. Pay off credit card balances. To help me with this, I've developed a system. I'm crossing my fingers that it works.

Currently I hve five envelopes... eventually they'll be jars.
1. Crafts
2. Household
3. Pets
4. Wardrobe & Accessories
5. Sewing Machine

Okay, okay, maybe having five is too many but oh well.

Every paycheck I get to put $20-$60 (starting with the 20s now and eventually moving up in amounts until my credit cards are paid off) into ANY of these five envelopes that I choose... depending on what my obcession for the week is. If I just put the money in a regular savings envelope/jar I might spend all the money on crafts and none on pets, etc.

THIS way... I'll have funding for the things that I want and won't be using my credit cards now. I should be able to pay off the bulk of it (like 95% of it with my tax refund but I have yet to do my taxes... hopefully next weekend). I removed my credit cards from my wallet and put them away with my passport and my dorminat cards from Michigan.

This'll help me save up for the things that I want (I love crafts, I want a pet but have no money, I'd love to upgrade my wardrobe, etc.) My obcessions vary from week to week and where I want to spend my money varies from week to week. So if one week I'm desperate to own a sewing machine that money will go there, etc.

I think the majority of it will go into crafts, sewing machine, and wardrobe for the next couple of weeks. The sewing machine being number 1 probably... but these things are so darn expensive.

Well we'll see how it goes... I'm off to apply for a second job followed by summer jobs.