• Relost the little bit of weight I'd regained an a few pounds more.
• One good thing about bad things going on in my life is that it gives me plenty to fill my diary with (Goal 92).
Major Goals
1. Move
2. Go on vacation
3. Apply to USF
4. Start working on a second degree
5. Start learning another language
6. Spend a bare minimum of an hour every week working on my book for six months
7. Submit a piece to a writing competition three times
8. Get something published
9. Write to Mrs. Lengell
10. Write to Mrs. Ledman
11. Begin repaying my parents for school
12. Set up a savings account
13. Have a balance of at least $2010 by completion of the list
14. Write down seven personal secrets and leave them random public places
15. Get rid of sentimental items that are just taking up space or collecting dust (taking pictures first to make an album is okay)
-- I've parted with five things that meant a lot to me. 01-19-08
-- I tore apart my room and in the process found a lot of stuff I could get rid of. I do want pictures of it first, though, and lack a camera. As soon as I get mine back, though, and actually print the pictures to make sure I definitely still have a visual memory, this stuff is out. 05-13-08
16. Get rid of all books I don't have a reason to keep
-- Sold two text books already, others on are eBay and my next trip to the library will result in a donation of regular books. 01-20-08
17. Get to at least the great grand parents branch of my family tree
18. Find a hobby to share with my parents individually (1/2)
-- Dad took me to the range and showed me how to shoot a gun. My aim is terrible (my eye sight worse), but I had fun. We plan to go again soon. 04-24-08
19. Try to establish a relationship with Dominick
20. Make a new friend
Health Goals
21. Get new glasses
22. Get a hair cut twice
23.
-- Who knew I could accomplish something without even setting my mind to it? Yaaaay Spring Break!
24. Drink only water for a month three times (1/3)
-- One down, two to go. =) 02-29-08
25. Drink one glass of regular water for every bottle of flavored water for a month three times (2/3)
-- I didn't plan on combining this goal with the one above when I wrote the list, but why not? The whole point is to be building healthy habits and that is still happening. 02-01-08
--It didn't occur to me just how much plain water this would amount to me drinking if I combined this goal with the one above. SO not doing that next time around. 02-11-08
-- As above, one down, two to go, but this one will be much easier the next time around. 02-29-08
-- Working on the second round of this now, should be finished 04-30-08
26. Be a vegetarian for a month
27. Use lotion daily for two months
28. Take a multivitamin every day for a month three times (2/3)
-- I forgot which, but it's specifically for women with an emphasis on calcium and whichever that other vitamin is that I've been really lacking. First round will be complete: 04-01-08
-- Why not go straight for the third? Finished fully 06-01-08
29. Walk to 19 and back once a week for month three times
-- Began as of 02/24/08, first of three thus will be complete 03/24/08.
30. Exercise for at least 20 minutes three times a week for a month three times
31. Lose 42 pounds by my 21st birthday (16/42)
-- Still losing more inches than pounds, but I think I can live with seeing more results in the mirror than I do on the scale. =D
Self-Esteem Goals
32. Do not wear any form of makeup for a month
33. Wear a skirt or dress in public three times (1/3)
-- Awards Ceremony at school. When I had to walk up to a stage in front of an auditorium full of people. 04-17-08
34. Fill a notebook page with things I'm proud of myself for
35. Fill a notebook page with things I like about myself
36. Obtain at least ten pictures of myself that I truly like
37. Allow a friend/friends to choose five pictures of me to be put on MySpace (I get no say)
Karma Goals
38. Start recycling
39. Opt for paper (or reusable bag) rather than plastic
40. Use natural light rather than electricity whenever possible for a month
41. Turn off the computer every time I leave the house or go to bed for a month
42.
-- Two HUGE garbage bags full off stuff so this goal is very nearly complete, I just have to go through the boxes of stuff that were put elsewhere and get rid of things I (hope I) will never wear again. 03-19-08
-- In tearing apart my room, I also realized I waste a TON of space holding on to clothes I never wear. That problem has been taken care of. Another two giant bags full of stuff went off to Good Will and I now have a very open and organized closet. 05-13-08
43. Get rid of an old casual article of clothing when I buy a new casual article twenty times (donate what is acceptable) (3/20)
-- 1. Bought four shirts, gave away four shirts. 01-25-08
-- 2. Bought more shirts, gave away more shirts. My old wardrobe is gradually being phased out as my new ones takes its place. 02-01-08
--3. Again with the shirts. 05-15-08
44. Donate to a charity that really means something to me
45. Use a day off to do something for someone else four times
46. Compliment a complete stranger ten times (2/10)
-- 1. A woman in the doctor's office had a gorgeous tattoo and I couldn't not compliment her. 04-08-08
-- 2. I didn't realize it was a shirt I owned (and almost wore that day) at the time, but I complimented a woman on it none the less. 05-01-08
47. Forgive someone who doesn't deserve it
48. Offer unsolicited help ten times (2/10)
-- 1. Volunteered to help out someone who's planning something that (through no fault of her own) is winding up being done very last-minute. 01-18-08
-- 2. Someone parked next to me spilled coffee all over the inside of their car; I gave them paper towels and carried their trash to the can for them. 01-29-08
49. Admit when I'm wrong six times
50. Stand up for something I believe in
51. Tell ten other people about Mission 1001 (2/10)
-- 1. Katie 02-04-08; 2. Aisha 02-05-08
Learning Goals
52. Learn how to cook five things (1/5)
-- Sausage & Mushroom Stirfry. Random concoction after wandering around the store unable to decide what I wanted to dinner. It turned out delicious, particularly considering this was my first time making a whole real meal and not many months ago I regularly screwed up macaroni and cheese. 02/19/08
53. Learn how to diagram a sentence
54. Learn how to play four songs on the piano
55. Learn how to do my own taxes
56. Learn how to use QuickBooks
57. Learn the area well enough to at least know how to find major cities
-- I can now find St. Pete, Clearwater and Largo with relative ease and I am starting to figure out my way around the Seminole/Clearwater/Largo area just by paying attention while out with the boy. 02-14-08
58. Learn to drive a stick
59. Learn about local government (senators, governors, laws, etc)
60. Take a government class
61. Take a philosophy class
62. Take a history class
63.
-- I enrolled before I finished writing my list, bearing in mind that I could drop the class if I was too intimidated. I've since decided I'm sticking it out, so I'm counting this as done.
-- I got an A in all three. =D 04-28-08
64. Read the Constitution
65. Read the Declaration of Independence
66. Memorize all countries in the European Union
67. Complete The Intellectual Devotional (146/365)
-- One per day for a year. I've kept it up daily so far.
68. Do a crossword or logic problem weekly for three months
69.
-- Thanks to someone else's help and computer skills, that wasn't nearly as difficult or time consuming as I thought. I now have every LJ entry going from 2004 through present saved on a flash drive. 01-27-08
70. Grow something (flower, vegetable, etc)
71.
-- I couldn't send mail via Microsoft Outlook before and now, thanks to some help from oblivious-seeming customer service people, I can. 01-21-08
72.
-- I built a computer desk for my mom. 01-20-08
73. Make something (painting, sculpture, etc)
74. Solve a Rubik's cube
-- Started 02/25/08. No where near finished, but I'm getting there.
Experiencing Goals
75. Go to a museum four times
76.
-- The boy took me Friday and I absolutely loved it. There was an otter, there was every where some beautiful display of evolution, there was no shortage of people to observe and there was someone wonderful to share it all with. 04-25-08
77. Go to the zoo
78. Go to a seminar/lecture
79.
-- Pirates of Penzance with the boy and his family. 04-13-08
80. Go to a concert
81. Do not watch TV for a week five times
82. Do not go online but for school and email purposes for two weeks twice
83. Spend time reading or writing outside every month for a year
-- This goal was two-fold in nature when I put it on the list. I spend too much time indoors and not nearly enough time any more reading or writing. Here's to becoming a more literary non-hermit.
-- Starting over. May 08 to May 09 now.
84. Go for a long walk somewhere every month for a year
85. Go somewhere by myself that I have never been before (twice if not a social place)
86. Visit somewhere over 100 miles away twice
-- Sea World with one of my best friends, her boyfriend, and my boyfriend!! According to MapQuest, it's 101 miles from my house. 03-21-08
87.
-- I'm an officer (
88. Fill a new photo album with pictures of times with friends
-- Barely begun, but at least it is started. Hopefully it will be more wholly underway by the end of this month, but give how busy I've gotten with school, I'm not going to beat myself up too much if it gets put on a back burner again.
89. Spend an entire day taking pictures
90.
-- I have an idea for my room in mind that I think will be pretty spiffy and not too hard to cover up if I still wind up moving out in the near-ish future. Design part is underway, at least, just waiting on my dad to be available to redo all the wires for me to actually do the decorating part.
-- Again, tearing apart my room created opportunity. Furniture has been rearranged, some decorative items are already purchased with more to come, and I know exactly how I want to paint the walls (and the ceiling! AND the closet door!!) so I'd say this one is pretty much done, just waiting on the funds for follow-through (I'll drop it back to in-progress if the follow-through doesn't happen soon). 05-17-08
91. Participate in NaNoWriMo
92. Write two pages in my diary every week for two months twice (1/2)
-- Five weeks this month, four weeks next month. (9/9) 02-29-08
-- Five weeks each month. (4/10)
93. Watch a movie I haven't seen before every month for a year (5/12)
-- I think I may keep this up beyond "for a year." Movies are more enjoyable than I thought.
1. I Am Legend, 3:10 to Yuma, Death Sentence, Chuck and Larry, Stand by Me, Dreamcatcher, and Sunshine. Seriously, this is more new movies than I usually watch in a year.
2. Momento, Across the Universe, Match Point
3. Juno, Bladerunner, American Gangster, Reign Over Me, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, The Jane Austen Bookclub
4. Road to Perdition, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Scarface
5. Elektra, Batman Begins, and Reservoir Dogs
94. Read at least one book every three months (2/11)
--(Jan-Mar)
• The Notebook 02-03-08
• The Old Man and the Sea 02-07-08
• Transparent Things 03-24-08
-- (Apr-Jun)
• Kitchen Confidential 04-03-08
• Emma 04-09-08
• Persuasion 04-14-08
• Lolita 04-23-08
• Mansfield Park 04-26-08
• A Clockwork Orange 04-27-08
• American Psycho
95. Read three articles from a news source three times a week for three months
96. Try a new dish every other month for a year (3/6)
-- 1. Old Retreat Glazed Chicken 01-17-08
1a. Red Curry Beef (No idea if that's the actual name, but I liked it anyway.) 01-26-08
-- 2. Veal, Peppers and Mushrooms 03-29-08 (Completely disgusting, but definitely fits with my definition of "new" so it counts.)
-- 3. Chimichanga from an authentic Mexican restaurant. Loved it. 05-16-08
97. Get up early when I don't have to seven times
98. Keep my room completely clean for a whole month
99. Buy something relatively expensive that I want but don't need
100. Volunteer three different places
101. Tutor someone
