The List

2008-10-22T12:27:00.000-07:00

Family and Friends
001. ~~Take my mother on a holiday.~~
002. Take my best friend on a proper holiday.
003. ~~Purchase a car for my mother.~~
004. Sign up and pay for a Gymnastics, Dance, Circus
or/and Karate class for my goddaughter.
005. ~~Finally have drinks with Annemarie in Sydney.~~

Learning
006. Learn how to play Sitar.
007. Learn three languages fluently.
008. Take voice lessons.
009 ~~Take a cooking class.~~
010. Take a class in martial arts.
011. Take a pole dancing class.
012. Get a Massage Therapy License
013. ~~Learn UNIX/Linux thoroughly~~
014. Take a jewelry metal welding or/and blacksmith class
015. Relearn violin
016. Take Burlesque classes
017. Take a partnered dancing class
018. Learn how to fence
019. ~~Learn how to walk on stilts without help~~
020. ~~Learn aerial fabric / hoop~~
021. ~~Keep juggling balls in air for five minutes~~
023. Take Samba lessons
024. Practice bass more regularly.
025. Learn Tabla

Faith, Health and Well-being
026. ~~Do yoga everyday for a month to start a good habit~~
027. ~~Drink only water and tea for a month~~
028. Place my hands flat on the floor.
029. ~~Find my calling~~
030. ~~Run every other day for a month~~
031. ~~Live in another country for 6 months (or more)~~
032. ~~Have a facial treatment~~
033. ~~Stick with Tribal Belly Dancing for 2 months straight~~
034. ~~Complete my dental work~~
035. ~~Eat only home prepared meals for two weeks.~~
036. ~~Give up sugar for two weeks.~~
037. ~~Get laser treatment~~
038. Pilates. Do it. Learn it. Love it.
039. Read 20 books by the end

Travel, Environment and Experience
040. Sail in a felucca up the Nile
041. Visit India
042. Spend a week in Tahiti
043. Stay in the Ice Hotel in Sweden
044. ~~Go kayaking at least three times~~
045. ~~Nude beach.~~
046. See Iguassu Falls from both countries
047. Ride in a hot air balloon
048. ~~Visit Japan~~
049. ~~Go to an outside classical concert~~
050. ~~Wine Tasting~~
051. ~~Take a slow road trip up north along the coast~~
052. Photograph the Northern Lights
053. Surf
054. Gaze upon the ruins of Manchu Picchu
055. Tango in Argentina
056. ~~Return to nature and hike once every other month~~
057. ~~Watch 10 sunrises~~
058. ~~Watch 10 sunsets~~

Finances
059. ~~Save a deposit for a home~~
060. ~~Establish an emergency fund.~~
061. ~~Save a dollar a day for each 1001 day (in progress)~~
062. ~~See a financial advisor~~
063. Write a budget and stick to it
064. Buy my first home

Just For Me
065. Move out of Los Angeles
066. Purchase an acoustic bass
067. ~~Eat at 12 new Ethnic Restaurants~~
068. ~~Sew three awesome dresses~~
069. ~~Get AAA~~
070. Grow flowers
071. ~~Purchase a Nikon D200 (or higher)~~
072. Learn/Cook one new recipe a month
073. Buy a Kimono
074. ~~Purchase two new lens- a 50mm and a 85mm~~
075. ~~Go to a spa... and enjoy it~~
076. Purchase and awaken a Chinese Lion
077. Find a partner and perform at least once with Lion
078. Get and fly a HUGE nontraditional kite
079. Go on a picnic
080. ~~Take a self portrait once a month for six months~~
081. ~~Paint on canvas more~~
082. ~~Make a desert from scratch~~
083. ~~Slow dance~~
084. Purchase an upright bass
085. Complete my Masters Degree
086. Get a new small car for myself
087. ~~Learn how to change a flat tire.~~
088. Sell and publish another Photograph
089. Post 5 of my best shots every other month
090. Volunteer five times at minimum
091. Start up and succeed with my own business
092. Finish my Web Site
093. ~~Purchase a Mac~~
094. ~~Brand new Victoria Secret wardrobe~~
095. ~~Clean out my storage and get rid of unnecessary items~~
096. Have a huge dinner party
097. Publish a book
098. Buy that diamond ring I’ve had my eye on.
099. ~~Take my mother on another trip again.~~
100. This one's personal
101. This one’s personal

095. Clean out my storage

2008-07-10T21:54:00.000-07:00

I did it. I finally took the plunge and cleaned out my closet, storage, etc. and took the last of my items to the Salvation Army. It's not a new thing for me, not the first time I've gotten rid of extra inventory. I often go through my things and get rid of things that I deem unnecessary. Things I've not worn for years but hold onto just in case. Little knit-knacks that at the time seemed perfectly fine to have "just in case". Odds and ends of this sort.

It's a good thing I believe that everyone needs to do at least once a year. I think sometimes people hold on to the past too much by keeping items that they no longer need. And well, some are just pack-rats. Anyways, not me. I'm more of a minimalist if anything. It's easier to live a nomadic lifestyle this way. Not that I don't like my toys... but somethings are worth letting go. And today... I have a clean slate. Feels good.

Hallelujah.

One down... one hundred to go.

039. Read 50 books by...

2008-07-07T15:55:00.000-07:00

I will possibly review the books I've read at a following date I just wanted to get the ball rolling.

1. The 4-Hour Work Week - Timothy Ferriss
2. Java in 21 Days - Cadenhead / Lemay
3. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch
4. Awakening The Buddhist Within - Lama Surya Das
5. The Artists' Way - Julia Cameron

101 Things in 1001 Days

The List

095. Clean out my storage

039. Read 50 books by...