I am doing these "healthy habits" to see what works and what doesn't work for me.
I took out my contacts and it was annoying to remember every night. Now my eyes feel dry more often. Blah. It's healthy, but blah.
Oh, and one night I fell asleep with them in but I took them out for a minute in the morning, so I'm counting it!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
#7
Donating books to local book drive. I tried to find quotes within the book that I loved and wrote them at the beginning of the book.
One quote I love from Dean Koontz "Fear Nothing":
Anita Shreve's "Testimony":
Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns":
Kate Maloy's "Every Last Cuckoo"
Lee Woodruff's "Perfectly Imperfect"
Janet Evanovich's "Twelve Sharp"
Alice Sebold's "The Almost Moon"
And in one of the romance, chic-lit books I read I included one of my favorite quotes from the movie, "The Holiday"
One quote I love from Dean Koontz "Fear Nothing":
"Is this really a wise strategy for living? Insisting that most of life isn't to be taken seriously. Relentlessly viewing it as a cosmic joke. Having only four guiding principles: one, do as little harm to others as possible, two, be there always for your friends; three, be responsible for yourself and ask nothing of others, four, grab all the fun you can. Put no stock in the opinions of anyone but those closest to you. Forget about leaving a mark on the world. Ignore the great issues of your time and thereby improve your digestion. Don't dwell in the past. Don't worry about the future. Live in the moment. Trust in the purpose of your existence and let meaning come to you instead of straining to discover it. ...Sometimes I thrash when I should float. I spend too much time anticipating and too little time letting life surprise me. ...Maybe I try too hard."
(I am not donating this book because it belongs to my sister-in-law Sara.)Anita Shreve's "Testimony":
"...and though I love my family, I am homesick for [boy's name]. I think that must be what happens when you fall in love. The boy is home now; the family is away. I am so homesick."
Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns":
"...she was leaving the world as a woman who had loved and been loved back. She was leaving it as a friend, a companion, a guardian. A mother. A person of consequence at last."
Kate Maloy's "Every Last Cuckoo"
"How can you believe in peace?" "By choosing to. By needing to. We all have to choose, minute by minute. Hatred is a reflex. Peace is a choice. It's intentional. It takes constant thought and work."
"I promise you will survive this. Not only that, you will be glad to survive. You will love him forever, but you will learn things you could never have learned when you shared your life with him. You will become yourself."
"I promise you will survive this. Not only that, you will be glad to survive. You will love him forever, but you will learn things you could never have learned when you shared your life with him. You will become yourself."
Lee Woodruff's "Perfectly Imperfect"
"I say that all of this collective suffering exists on the same frequency of human emotions. Grief is not a competition. Sorrow is sorrow and fear is fear and loss is loss and we humans are all traveling on the same bandwidth in life."
Janet Evanovich's "Twelve Sharp"
"Sometimes people are a big surprise...sometimes the surprise is just friggin' confusing."
Alice Sebold's "The Almost Moon"
"I knew what held me."
And in one of the romance, chic-lit books I read I included one of my favorite quotes from the movie, "The Holiday"
"I suppose I think about love more than anyone really should. I am constantly amazed by it's sheer power to alter and define lives."
Monday, October 19, 2009
purpose and direction
the purpose and direction of this blog:
to successfully (??) manage, track, and document my process during the 101 things in 1001 days project.
to successfully (??) manage, track, and document my process during the 101 things in 1001 days project.
101 Things in 1001 Days
It's September. I should be in school. I should have bought school supplies and new clothes at least a month ago. But I am growing up...but still, September is my FAVORITE month to set goals. I loathe New Year's Resolutions. I heart personal goals any other time of the year.
I found the "101 Things in 1001 Days" project on several blogs I stalk. I can't even give credit where I found it first. The official website is here.
I created my own lists. Reviewed many others. Spent days contemplating where I want to be in June of 2012 (who knows?).
Giving:
1. Give local by donating 7 hours of my time (0/7)
2. Give statewide through an environmental cause
3. Give nationwide by sending a military care package
4. Give global through a kiva.org donation
5. Organize a fundraiser
6. Leave 7 inspirational quotes somewhere for strangers to find
7. Write a personal note in 7 books I love and donate the books
8. Give a generous tip to someone
9. Give away 7 articles of clothing
10. Visit a retirement home and give 7 hours (0/7)
Learning:
11. Read an autobiography of someone I have never heard of before
12. Watch 7 documentaries (0/7)
13. Submit my own writings to Sunday Scribblings 7 times (1/7)
Junk
14. Make sushi
15. Read 7 "missed" classics (0/7)
16. Do a lobster bake
17. Learn to swim
18. Take a class through a local post-secondary institution
19. Create and stick to a one-month budget
20. Take a language class
21. "Wiki" 7 things I don't know about (0/7)
22. Interview one of my grandparents
23. Make 7 origami objects (0/7)
24. Make something from wood
25. Follow drawing or painting tutorial
26. Build a campfire
Exploring:
27. Go Geocaching
28. Road trip with no predetermined destination
29. Order food off a menu written in a language other than English
30. Camp (anything with an overnight stay in nature)
31. Visit Spain
32. Visit Prague
33. Go to the Redwoods
34. Find an obscure cafe and order the soup
35. Go to a state in the USA I haven't been to yet
36. Go to a "tourist attraction" in a city I live
37. Send 7 postcards whilst on an exploration (0/7)
Experiencing:
38. Eat a fried pickle
39. Go skinny dipping
40. Go to my favorite spot in Dayton canyon
41. Fish in a lake
42. Drive a motorcycle
43. Wake up early for a sunrise
44. Observe a sunset
45. No internet for 7 days (0/7)
46. Wax legs
47. Bed in breakfast
48. Make a new friend
49. Bubble bath with candles
50. Put my toes in salt water
51. Find something old and make it new
52. Play piano 7 time (0/7)
53. Full-body massage
Healthy habit-ing:
54. 30 minutes of exercise for 30 consecutive days (0/30)
55. Meditate for 7 minutes every day for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
56. Run 5K
57. No processed sugar for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
58. Eat raw foods for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
59. Dental cleaning and check-up
60. 7 yoga poses for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
61. Take out contacts for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
62. Walk 7 miles for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
63. Learn to make Mummsie's-approved healthy meal
64. Touch my toes
65. Bike to a store, library, work, somewhere I would normally drive 7 times (0/7)
66. No chocolate or store-bought candy for one month (0/28-31)
Loving:
67. Watch Little Women with my sisters
68. Make dinner for someone I love
69. Send a "just because" card to 7 people (0/7)
70. Give a handmade gift
71. Host a sleepover (must include toenail painting and breakfast)
72. Send holiday cards with a personal note on each
73. Mail "just because" care packages to my nieces and nephews
74. Send flowers anonymously
75. Hug 7 people in one day
76. Anonymous favor for a loved one
77. Write Casey and I's love story
78. Host a card-playing night for friends
79. Make a birthday post on this blog for each member of my immediate family (1/6) 09/15
80. Give up an argument before it begins
81. Make Valentine's day cookies any day of the year except 02-14
Growing:
82. Mail a secret to PostSecret
83. Read Book of Mormon
84. Do something political (writing a letter to a congressman, attending a protest)
85. Write letter to myself in 7 years
86. Write 7 page life story
87. Watch a movie trilogy in one day
88. Blog about something memorable in each year of my life before my 25th birthday
89. Draft a children's book
90. Guest post on a blog
91. Speak in front of a group
92. Update resume, vitae, references
93. Job search for my first "grown-up" job
94. Send 7 thank you notes
95. [Private] (0/70)
96. Write a poem and read it to at least one person
97. Make a family tree, digital or hard-copy for my personal records
98. Watch 7 movies off of my "movies to see" list (0/7)
101 Things in 1001 Days Project:
99. Have a celebration after June 10, 2012 to honor my accomplishments
100. Donate $1 to the Utah Food Bank for each item on this list completed
101. Create a new list of 101 Things To Do in 1001 Days
I found the "101 Things in 1001 Days" project on several blogs I stalk. I can't even give credit where I found it first. The official website is here.
I created my own lists. Reviewed many others. Spent days contemplating where I want to be in June of 2012 (who knows?).
Janelle's 101 Things in 1001 Days
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Start Date:
September 14, 2009
End Date:
June 11, 2012
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Start Date:
September 14, 2009
End Date:
June 11, 2012
Giving:
1. Give local by donating 7 hours of my time (0/7)
2. Give statewide through an environmental cause
3. Give nationwide by sending a military care package
4. Give global through a kiva.org donation
5. Organize a fundraiser
6. Leave 7 inspirational quotes somewhere for strangers to find
7. Write a personal note in 7 books I love and donate the books
8. Give a generous tip to someone
9. Give away 7 articles of clothing
10. Visit a retirement home and give 7 hours (0/7)
Learning:
11. Read an autobiography of someone I have never heard of before
12. Watch 7 documentaries (0/7)
13. Submit my own writings to Sunday Scribblings 7 times (1/7)
Junk
14. Make sushi
15. Read 7 "missed" classics (0/7)
16. Do a lobster bake
17. Learn to swim
18. Take a class through a local post-secondary institution
19. Create and stick to a one-month budget
20. Take a language class
21. "Wiki" 7 things I don't know about (0/7)
22. Interview one of my grandparents
23. Make 7 origami objects (0/7)
24. Make something from wood
25. Follow drawing or painting tutorial
26. Build a campfire
Exploring:
27. Go Geocaching
28. Road trip with no predetermined destination
29. Order food off a menu written in a language other than English
30. Camp (anything with an overnight stay in nature)
31. Visit Spain
32. Visit Prague
33. Go to the Redwoods
34. Find an obscure cafe and order the soup
35. Go to a state in the USA I haven't been to yet
36. Go to a "tourist attraction" in a city I live
37. Send 7 postcards whilst on an exploration (0/7)
Experiencing:
38. Eat a fried pickle
39. Go skinny dipping
40. Go to my favorite spot in Dayton canyon
41. Fish in a lake
42. Drive a motorcycle
43. Wake up early for a sunrise
44. Observe a sunset
45. No internet for 7 days (0/7)
46. Wax legs
47. Bed in breakfast
48. Make a new friend
49. Bubble bath with candles
50. Put my toes in salt water
51. Find something old and make it new
52. Play piano 7 time (0/7)
53. Full-body massage
Healthy habit-ing:
54. 30 minutes of exercise for 30 consecutive days (0/30)
55. Meditate for 7 minutes every day for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
56. Run 5K
57. No processed sugar for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
58. Eat raw foods for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
59. Dental cleaning and check-up
60. 7 yoga poses for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
61. Take out contacts for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
62. Walk 7 miles for 7 consecutive days (0/7)
63. Learn to make Mummsie's-approved healthy meal
64. Touch my toes
65. Bike to a store, library, work, somewhere I would normally drive 7 times (0/7)
66. No chocolate or store-bought candy for one month (0/28-31)
Loving:
67. Watch Little Women with my sisters
68. Make dinner for someone I love
69. Send a "just because" card to 7 people (0/7)
70. Give a handmade gift
71. Host a sleepover (must include toenail painting and breakfast)
72. Send holiday cards with a personal note on each
73. Mail "just because" care packages to my nieces and nephews
74. Send flowers anonymously
75. Hug 7 people in one day
76. Anonymous favor for a loved one
77. Write Casey and I's love story
78. Host a card-playing night for friends
79. Make a birthday post on this blog for each member of my immediate family (1/6) 09/15
80. Give up an argument before it begins
81. Make Valentine's day cookies any day of the year except 02-14
Growing:
82. Mail a secret to PostSecret
83. Read Book of Mormon
84. Do something political (writing a letter to a congressman, attending a protest)
85. Write letter to myself in 7 years
86. Write 7 page life story
87. Watch a movie trilogy in one day
88. Blog about something memorable in each year of my life before my 25th birthday
89. Draft a children's book
90. Guest post on a blog
91. Speak in front of a group
92. Update resume, vitae, references
93. Job search for my first "grown-up" job
94. Send 7 thank you notes
95. [Private] (0/70)
96. Write a poem and read it to at least one person
97. Make a family tree, digital or hard-copy for my personal records
98. Watch 7 movies off of my "movies to see" list (0/7)
101 Things in 1001 Days Project:
99. Have a celebration after June 10, 2012 to honor my accomplishments
100. Donate $1 to the Utah Food Bank for each item on this list completed
101. Create a new list of 101 Things To Do in 1001 Days
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