Saturday, June 20, 2009

My 101 in 1001 days

Start Date: June 20, 2009
End Date: March 17, 2012


*In progress
*Done!
*Fail

My 101 in 1001 list in no particular order.

1. Read 4 books in Spanish (1/4).
* La princesa y el plebeyo by Nora Roberts
2. Get my drivers license.
3. Read 250 new to me books over the 1001 days (8/250).
* Confessions of a shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
* My Estonia by Justin Petrone
* Minu Hispaania by Anna-Maria Penu
* Brick Lane by Monica Ali
* Country Lovers by Rebecca Shaw
* Toxic Bachelors by Danielle Steel 
* Heiresses by Lulu Taylor
* Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison
4. Learn about the country I live in (Spain).
5. Go on a walk at least onve a week.
6. Improve my knowledge of world history.
7. Go on a picnic.
8. Go snorkeling or scuba diving.
9. Donate 1000,000 grains of rice via freerice.com (6360/1000,000).
10. Enter a photo contest.
11. Do at least two posts a week on my blog (56/286).
12. Donate blood at least 3 times (0/3).
13. Wash dishes after every meal immediately for 3 months.
14. Spend at least one day a week away from the computer for a month.
15. Start a conversation with a stranger.
16. Get off unnecessary mailing lists.
17. Bake something once a month for a year (0/12).
18. Run at least once a week for 2 months (0/9).
19. Organize my photos.
20. Work out 3 times a week for 6 months (0/72).
21. Get up before 8.00 am every day for at least two weeks (0/14).
22. No junk food for one month.
23. Host a dinner.
24. Don't swear for a month (0/30).
25. Go five weeks without eating chocolate (3/5).
26. Make one new real friend.
27. Kiss in the rain.
28. Don’t eat white bread for a week.
29. Visit 5 museums, galleries, or exhibits.
30. Watch a movie from the year I was born.
31. Send someone a postcard when I’m on vacation.
32. Learn how to use Photoshop/ PaintShop.
33. Eliminate use of plastic bags while grocery shopping.
34. Go vegetarian for a week (0/7).
35. Eat 10 things I’ve never tried before (4/10).
36. No alcohol for four months.
37. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for one month (0/30).
38. Plant a vegetable garden.
39. Learn how to tie a tie.
40. Have a photo shoot with a professional photographer.
41. Taste sushi.
42. One day of each week, do not watch TV (72/143).
43. Do 100 sit-ups without taking a break.
44. Ride a camel.
45. Host a party.
46. Drink nothing but water for 1 month (0/31).
47. Start and maintain a blog (weekly ) (28/143).
48. Comment on someone else’s blog 3 times a week for a month (0/15).
49. Take a photo every day (193/1001).
50. Watch 50 Movies on IMDB's Top 250 list (39/50).

1) Casablanca
2) Up
3) The Matrix
4) Wall E
5) Forest Gump
6) American Beauty
7) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8) Slumdog Millionaire
9) The Elephant Man
10) Some Like It Hot
11) Ladri di Biciclette
12) Sin City
13) Braveheart
14) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
15) Batman Begins
16) Jaws
17) No Country for Old men
18) Gladiator
19) Die Hard
20) The Sixth Sense
21) Kill Bill: Vol. 1
22) Kill Bill: Vol. 2
23) Finding Nemo
24) Ratatouille
25) The Lion King
26) Toy Story
27) The Incredibles
28) King Kong
29) Little Miss Sunshine
30) Frankenstein
31) The Dark Knight
32) Terminator 2: Judgement Day
33) Back to the Future
34) District 9
35) Roman Holiday
36) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
37) Mulholland Drive
38) Monsters, Inc.
39) Toy Story 2
49) Avatar
51. Spend at least one hour outdoors every day for two weeks (0/14).
52. Do 50 push-ups without taking a break.
53. Recieve map postcards from every US state. (44/50)
54. Post a video on the internet that has me in it.
55. Take a picture in a photo booth.
56. Eat at 6 new restaurants (5/6).
57. Go swimming in a sea at night.
58. Name a star after someone.
59. Learn photography.
60. Take a yoga class.
61. Visit Italy.
62. Get a job that I like.
63. Start the morning with exercise everyday for 2 weeks (0/14).
64. Go one week without complaining.
65. Spend two days in silence (0/2).
66. Watch the sun set 20 times (13/20).
67. Work through Spanish grammar book.
68. Take 10 bubble baths (4/10).
69. Go to a spa 5 times (1/5).
70. Go to church at least once a month (2/31).
71. Clean/organize closets at least once a month (4/31).
72. Get a plant.
73. Read the first book of the Twilight series.
74. Have 1000 comments on my blog (1000/1000).
75. Get my diploma translated and validated.
76. Participate in Earth Hour.
77. Go to see the wreck of the American Star.
78. Eat breakfast for 500 days (70/500).
79. Learn sign language.
80. Buy and maintain a Bonsai tree.
81. Go skinny dipping.
82. Try rock climbing.
83. Get my hair cut in a different way than usual.
84. Own fish.
85. Wear shoes, not flip flops every day for a month.
86. Make the bed every morning for a 3 months (0/90).
87. No Facebook for a month (0/30).
88. Attend a concert or a festival.
89. Get my eyes checked.
90. Go outside just to watch the stars 10 times (3/10).
91. Frame and hang new pictures.
92. Lose x kg to get to desired weight.
93. Blog everything I complete on this list (1/101).
94. Floss at least once every day for 3 months (0/90).
95. Sunbathe on a nudist beach.
96. Improve my geography knowledge enough to score over 500,000 points on the Traveler IQ Challenge (0/500,000).
97. Spend 33 days without touching a computer (9/33).
98. Get a pedicure and manicure.
99. Take a road trip in Spain.
100. Look over this list at least once a week (4/134).
101. On day 1001 publish a new 101 in 1001 list.

4 comments:

  1. Wow! What a great idea.
    Congratulations for beginning something like this.
    Good luck. I hope you meet your goal. :-)

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  2. Good luck with your list! I love #96, I think I'm gonna try that one out too. I have a list too!

    http://leilanie101challenge.blogspot.com

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  3. I like checking back to see how you are doing. Very inspirational.

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  4. Hello! I love your blog and I interested about The BIG photo challenge. I'll maybe join because I love photographing =)

    I'm also interested in this thing. This 101 in 1001 is a very great idea and I really hope you meet your goals =) (ps. this is so good idea that I have to think about this - I'm really exciting because I've a lot of dreams). I'll follow you with this challenge =)

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