Totally unproductive
But I found some neat sites (neat!). I’ve heard of blogher but never been there. I was under the impression that it was one chick who wrote it but it’s actually a compliation of a bunch of blogs written by chicks. I have to say, the chicks hold my attention more than the dudes. Do I read any dude blogs? No, not really. Then I came to one I really liked and then linked to another and found this initiative… 101 things in 1001 days, or something like that. The point is to encourage yourself to try new things - like new years resolutions but you have more time. I had to sort of stretch to think of 101 things (yes, I did this all at work) and I would like to refine it, but dont’ really have the energy, so these are my 101 things. I copied a lot of them from the other blog. I like the idea of doing something for a day, or a few days in a row, just to try it…like “smile at everyone I see for an entire day.” Also, it may be a good way to try out giving up some bad habits without committing to “forever”
By Wednesday, March 2, 2011
1. Volunteer at least once to be a literacy tutor
2. Donate blood at least 3 times
3. Participate in a large protest
4. Send a “just because” care package to a friend
5. Give a sincere compliment to 1 person a day for 5 days (must be a different person each time)
6. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month
7. Do 10 real pushups with good form
8. Do not go online for 3 consecutive days
9. Buy a complete outfit purchased from thrift stores
10. Smile at everyone I see for an entire day
11. Stockpile food and water to last a week in the basement
12. Call someone I haven’t talked to in at least six months
13. Read at least 10 books on my personal bookshelf
14. Attend a church service
15. Walk a labyrinth
16. Compose an advance directive
17. Send at least 10 Christmas cards and write a personal note in each
18. Participate in an online writing contest/newsletter OR submit a piece to a printed publication
19. Finish the first draft of my novel
20. Sleep outside (in a tent or under the stars)
21. Go on a hike
22. Ride on the back of a motorcycle
23. Stay in a haunted hotel room OR visit a place that advertises itself as being haunted
24. Take a Sisters-Only Getaway with both of my two beautiful sisters
25. Meet someone new in Bowdoinham
26. Try every restaurant on Portland Dine-Around
27. Obtain a piece of original art for the wall (bought by myself or received as a gift)
28. Take a painting class and paint a giant nautilus
29. Finish the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain video
30. Learn Sumi’e
31. Replace medicine cabinet, patch drywall and paint downstairs bathroom myself
32. Support a craftsperson—buy something handmade (either in person or online)
33. Attend a dance performance
34. Get my 401ks consolidated
35. See an author read from his or her work
36. Start a conversation with a stranger
37. Learn the correct way to hold and shoot a gun
38. Take an African Drumming class
39. Document a “day in my life” with photos
40. Eat 5 things I’ve never tried before
41. Cook at least 1 dish I’ve never made before, at least once a week, for 4 consecutive weeks
42. Preserve enough food to last an entire winter
43. Dry my own fruit using a food dehydrator
44. Eat only raw foods for an entire day
45. Eat only local foods for an entire day
46. Drink 6 glasses of water every day for 7 consecutive days
47. Don’t have any diet coke for 4 consecutive days
48. Don’t drink any alcohol for 30 consecutive days
49. Eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables every day for 5 consecutive days
50. Make a new list of 101 Things by the time my 1001 days are done
51. Become friends with a straight man and have it not be weird.
52. Jam with other musicians
53. Have someone over for dinner
54. Make something homemade or write something for every member of my family
55. Invite a new person to go out for dinner, drinks, lunch, etc. 5 times
56. Take a dance class and then dance in public
57. Visit 2 states I’ve never been to before
58. Ride my bicycle
59. Use my rollerblades
60. Take a poetry class or study on my own. Write one really good poem.
61. Write a song.
62. Take at least one swimming class.
63. Eat a lobster
64. Go ice skating
65. Try bourbon
66. Go snowboarding
67. Go to the rock climbing gym
68. Mediate for 20 minutes a day for 7 days in a row
69. Don’t check stats (of any kind) for 7 consecutive days
70. Don’t say anything negative about myself or other people for an entire day
71. Be nice to 1 person a day for 7 days
72. Put together a scrapbook about me
73. Watch a sunset from the beach
74. Go to a football game in a stadium I’ve never been to before
75. Participate in at least one game of a team sport
76. Do karaoke
77. Take my car to get serviced at a new place
78. Floss teeth every night for 7 days
79. Tell someone new a joke every day for 3 days
80. Tell Jon one reason I’m glad I’m married to him every day for 7 days
81. Become a vegan for one week
82. Don’t use any gas for 3 days (can use other people’s gas)
83. Go out in public with absolutely no makeup on
84. Don’t use any electricity for an entire day
85. Make homemade herbal tea from herbs I’ve grown myself
86. Listen to a new genre of music every day for a week (new one each day)
87. Don’t interrupt people or finish anyone’s sentences for a whole day
88. Initiate small talk with a cashier at the grocery store
89. Don’t accumulate any new plastic bags for a month
90. Don’t buy any non-consumable material items for an entire week
91. Snuggle with my cats for 20 minutes of undivided attention
92. Make Jon breakfast in bed
93. Organize the basement
94. Say good morning to everyone I come into contact one morning
95. Kiss Jon goodbye every morning for a week
96. Give someone a hug (other than Jon) and don’t do “the pat”
97. Don’t use any styrofoam at work for a month
98. Go out socially and don’t get drunk 3 times
99. Buy a bottle of wine and have no more than one glass a night until its gone
100. Build raised beds and plant asparagus, rhubarb, and berries
101. Learn to play “my heart asks pleasure first”
