To think that I used to laugh at people who kept lists and data ... couldn't quite figure out why. Still don't really know the whys and wherefores ... but I'm slowly getting addicted to my own stockpile of lists.
I've got a yellow caution light popping up ... reminding me that at some point there will be too many lists ... and the ensuing frustration will be of my own making ...
Time will tell ... won't it? (giggle)
Whatever ... consider this the birth announcement of my movie list ...
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Update on 101 things ... January 2010
So this is where I stand ...
Personal / self-improvement
1. Take at least one photograph every day of the 1001 days. (225/1001)
5. Experiment with cooking by trying two new dishes a month. (14/66)
6.Learn 50 new words and use them. (20/50)
Personal / self-improvement
1. Take at least one photograph every day of the 1001 days. (225/1001)
5. Experiment with cooking by trying two new dishes a month. (14/66)
6.Learn 50 new words and use them. (20/50)
8. Plan every meal for two weeks and follow through. (completed December 28, 2009)
9. Make a list of 101 things that bring me pleasure. Display it. Remember. (completed October 11, 2008)
10. Avoid being sarcastic or biting for a full twenty-four hours per month. (if that is possible, do it again). (6/33)
9. Make a list of 101 things that bring me pleasure. Display it. Remember. (completed October 11, 2008)
10. Avoid being sarcastic or biting for a full twenty-four hours per month. (if that is possible, do it again). (6/33)
14. Make my own Christmas cards. (completed December 2009)
20. Organize quotes I love into a quote book. Add at least one a week. (15/143)
20. Organize quotes I love into a quote book. Add at least one a week. (15/143)
21. Watch all the available seasons of Boston Legal (watched 3)
22. Read 150 books. (31/150)
22. Read 150 books. (31/150)
Cultural / New
48. Have a picnic outside in a park or near a lake, stream, river. (completed August 14, 2009)
Fun
55. Dress up for Halloween.(completed October 31, 2008)
Fun
55. Dress up for Halloween.(completed October 31, 2008)
67. Go to 4 live concerts (1 /4 - David Cook)
Giving spirit
72. Donate or toss 101 items. (101/101 - Completed September 2009 ... all donated)
73. Donate 50,000 grains of rice through freerice.com (5,100/50,000)
Financial / Savings
76. Put $50 a week into savings or a cookie jar. ($1,400/$7,050)
Work / Business
83. For one work day a month, do nothing but work all work-day. (8/33)
House / Home / Family
85. Bake puula 4 times (2/4)
Giving spirit
72. Donate or toss 101 items. (101/101 - Completed September 2009 ... all donated)
73. Donate 50,000 grains of rice through freerice.com (5,100/50,000)
Financial / Savings
76. Put $50 a week into savings or a cookie jar. ($1,400/$7,050)
Work / Business
83. For one work day a month, do nothing but work all work-day. (8/33)
House / Home / Family
85. Bake puula 4 times (2/4)
86. Set up indoor/outdoor herb garden. (completed July 2009)
87. Surprise my husband once a week. (29/143)
90. Make fondue (completed December 2009)
96. Prepare nice Sunday dinner every week (33 /143)
97. Have a backyard perennial garden (50%)
Friday, October 3, 2008
50 new words
- LORGNETTE : eyeglasses with handle
- SINISTRAL: left-handed
- FUNICULAR: cable railways
- CURRISH: snarling
- CERUMEN: earwax
- BACCIFEROUS: berry-producing
- HELVE: tool handle
- UNGULATE: hoofed
- COPRA: dried coconut meat
- COSSET: pamper
- ROSTRUM: dais
- BANSHEE: Gaelic death spirit
- RAMATE: branched
- TONSURE: shaved head
- ANOXIA: lack of air
- SOPHISM: fallacy
- EXEGIS: explanation
- PILOSE: hairy
- ENATION: outgrowth
- CHIMERA: illusion
101 Things that bring me Pleasure
101 things that bring me pleasure:
1- the smell of the ocean
2- sandcastles and sand between by toes
3- rosy-cheeked children
4- velvety dark chocolate mousse melting on my tongue
5- eating Thai noodles with chopsticks
6- the lingering scent of lavender
7- the scent of clothes-line-dried clothes
8- wind-burned cheeks
9- sunkissed skin
10- slipping between clean, white, crisp sheets
11- washing my face with Dove cucumber soap
12- Koala Lou
13- The sound a well struck golf club makes when it hits the ball in its “sweet spot”
14- The first 3 minutes of chewing a new piece of gum
15- Funky clouds
16- Jingling, jangling silver bracelets
17- Ginga
18- Knowing that I’m stronger than I think
19- Hot rye bread toast with peanut butter
20- getting a postcard in the mail
21- carpets covered in vacuum tracks
22- sun-drenched berries of any kind
23- squeeze-you-until-you-can’t-breathe hugs from my children
24- the smell of freshly cut grass
25- wit
26- second chances
27- bubble baths
28- fonts
29- the smell of fall
30- big fluffy snowflakes
31- the crunch of autumn leaves under my shoes
32- splashing through puddles ... in my shoes, rubber boots, barefoot or even with my car
33- the hush of sunrise
34- the sight of a foggy mist suspended over a field in the early morning light
35- flamingos
36- penguins
37- black and white photographs
38- art
39- music
40- the violin
41- twisted beauty
42- snowballs
43- a really good cup of coffee
44- beautiful handwriting
45- eloquence
46- intelligence
47- that specific moment when I find myself understanding something I wasn't grasping before
48- floating away on the chords of a guitar
49- my "family" ... both genetic and chosen
50- the Cat in the Hat
51- the magic of Harry Potter
52- water ... splashing, swimming, drinking, spraying, playing
53- a frozen marguerita
54- a big wine glass filled with a dry red wine I've never tasted before ... anticipation
55- creativity
56- photography ... looking at ordinary things with open eyes
57- looking at the sky
58- counting stars
59- the smell of a northern forest
60- bumble bees on flowers
61- the shimmer of dragonfly wings in the sunlight
62- a wood fire ... snap, crackle, pop
63- random acts of kindness
64- belly laughs
65- doggie breath
66- giggles
67- abandon and silliness
68- curiosity
69- cuddles
70- the unexpected
71- making memories
72- giving
73- feeling spent tired
74- the French language
75- exploring new places, new things
76- feeling needed
77- standing on top of a mountain
78- the sounds of happy chatter
79- holding hands
80- intricacy
81- flavors ... of food, of love, of life, of people
82- this moment
83- the perfect pen
84- writing that first word on a sheet of untouched paper
85- ribbons and bows and decorations
86- my red raincoat
87- umbrellas
88- scarves ... of any kind, any colour, any shape, any texture
89- discovering my next favorite song
90- daydreams
91- the sound of ice cubes clinking
92- slow dancing
93- the sound of ice skates on ice
94- canoeing on a quiet lake in the early morning or just before sunset
95- hidden treasures
96- the perfect shade of denim
97- crisp white cotton blouses
98- to-do lists
99- driving fast in a convertible
100- spontaneity
101- the promise of tomorrow ...
1- the smell of the ocean
2- sandcastles and sand between by toes
3- rosy-cheeked children
4- velvety dark chocolate mousse melting on my tongue
5- eating Thai noodles with chopsticks
6- the lingering scent of lavender
7- the scent of clothes-line-dried clothes
8- wind-burned cheeks
9- sunkissed skin
10- slipping between clean, white, crisp sheets
11- washing my face with Dove cucumber soap
12- Koala Lou
13- The sound a well struck golf club makes when it hits the ball in its “sweet spot”
14- The first 3 minutes of chewing a new piece of gum
15- Funky clouds
16- Jingling, jangling silver bracelets
17- Ginga
18- Knowing that I’m stronger than I think
19- Hot rye bread toast with peanut butter
20- getting a postcard in the mail
21- carpets covered in vacuum tracks
22- sun-drenched berries of any kind
23- squeeze-you-until-you-can’t-breathe hugs from my children
24- the smell of freshly cut grass
25- wit
26- second chances
27- bubble baths
28- fonts
29- the smell of fall
30- big fluffy snowflakes
31- the crunch of autumn leaves under my shoes
32- splashing through puddles ... in my shoes, rubber boots, barefoot or even with my car
33- the hush of sunrise
34- the sight of a foggy mist suspended over a field in the early morning light
35- flamingos
36- penguins
37- black and white photographs
38- art
39- music
40- the violin
41- twisted beauty
42- snowballs
43- a really good cup of coffee
44- beautiful handwriting
45- eloquence
46- intelligence
47- that specific moment when I find myself understanding something I wasn't grasping before
48- floating away on the chords of a guitar
49- my "family" ... both genetic and chosen
50- the Cat in the Hat
51- the magic of Harry Potter
52- water ... splashing, swimming, drinking, spraying, playing
53- a frozen marguerita
54- a big wine glass filled with a dry red wine I've never tasted before ... anticipation
55- creativity
56- photography ... looking at ordinary things with open eyes
57- looking at the sky
58- counting stars
59- the smell of a northern forest
60- bumble bees on flowers
61- the shimmer of dragonfly wings in the sunlight
62- a wood fire ... snap, crackle, pop
63- random acts of kindness
64- belly laughs
65- doggie breath
66- giggles
67- abandon and silliness
68- curiosity
69- cuddles
70- the unexpected
71- making memories
72- giving
73- feeling spent tired
74- the French language
75- exploring new places, new things
76- feeling needed
77- standing on top of a mountain
78- the sounds of happy chatter
79- holding hands
80- intricacy
81- flavors ... of food, of love, of life, of people
82- this moment
83- the perfect pen
84- writing that first word on a sheet of untouched paper
85- ribbons and bows and decorations
86- my red raincoat
87- umbrellas
88- scarves ... of any kind, any colour, any shape, any texture
89- discovering my next favorite song
90- daydreams
91- the sound of ice cubes clinking
92- slow dancing
93- the sound of ice skates on ice
94- canoeing on a quiet lake in the early morning or just before sunset
95- hidden treasures
96- the perfect shade of denim
97- crisp white cotton blouses
98- to-do lists
99- driving fast in a convertible
100- spontaneity
101- the promise of tomorrow ...
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