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Saturday, July 15, 2006

My 101 things in 1001 days list

Well, I have my list! I don't know HTML so this is just a straight list, and I'll just have to post to let you know how I'm doing with it. I'm starting tomorrow, and the finish date is Saturday 11 April 2009. It's not categorised, just in a random order. A lot of them require MONEY to be completed, so I guess the aim will be to see how many I can complete, rather than completing it all.

1. Learn to ride a motor scooter and maybe also get my learner motor cycle licence- involves doing a basic handling course and sitting a theory test.

2. Get new glasses- my vision has deteriorated in my right eye.

3. Read through the Bible New Testament and study it as I go,

4. Find a church I like that feels like one I can keep going to,

5. Do the Day Tramp from the Desert Rd on the Central Plateau to Whakapapa- about 20 kms in a mountain environment- I need someone to do it with me.

6. Walk 3-4 times a week for 30 minutes or more for the duration of this challenge.

7. Reduce my cholesterol levels to normal or close to it. They have come down slightly since last tested.

8. Reduce my blood pressure- it is normal on medication but it would be great to either cut the medication down or go off it all together- under medical supervision of course.

9. Lose weight, I think I'm around 82 kgs, would like to get to 74kgs and maintain that weight.

10. Brush up on my very rusty basic French and learn more so I can at least read basic things in French and maybe hold a basic conversation.

11. Get my credit card balance to zero. Am on the way, just $530 to go!

12. Pay off my new couch- when it gets delivered, still waiting for it!!

13. Go to Queenstown for summer holidays next year with Phil and Magenta.

14. Knit myself something I can wear in public apart from a scarf lol.

15. Pay for Kaya to have swimming lessons- she LOVES the water

16. Rewrite the "forgiveness letter" to my ex and actually mail it.

17. Try and meet up with my friend Gen for coffee every 6 weeks or so.

18. Get Kathryn's lounge carpeted- dependent on whether we get good salvage in at work- I can't afford new.

19. Try and meet up with my friend Gwen every 3 months or so.

20. Learn to make sushi

21. Take part in an organised 5km fun walk

22. Establish a quiet time at least 5 days a week

23. Experience a winch launch in a glider

24. Write letters to relatives and friends in my address book

25. Do a midwinter Christmas meal for the family

26. Actually offer to have the girls overnight or for a day for Kathryn

27. Donate food or money to a food bank at least 3 times

28. Pay for Anahera to go horse riding again- she LOVED it last time

29. Send money for Phil and Magenta to go out for a meal

30. Fill Andrew's car with petrol- he uses heaps commuting to work

31. Babysit Yana so Tim and Sarah can go out.

32. Make a collage of photos for mum of "olden times"

33. Get new dentures- mine are ahem old now!

34. Completly finish weeding the garden

35. Remove the rather large pile the weeds have been dumped on!

36. Finish walking all the streets in Waikanae

37. Finish the walk to Wellington in stages I started a few years ago- only 2 stages to go

38. Get a Civil Defence Emergency kit together

39. See if I can volunteer for Civil Defence or learn survival skills

40. Make up packs of stationery for schools in underpriviledged countries and find where they should be sent to

41. Go WWOOFing for a weekend

42. Do a night flight in a Cessna 152 or 172

43. Clean all the outside windows

44. Land at an airport/airfield/airstrip I've never been to before.

45. Take the girls fishing off Eastbourne wharf.

46. Buy the Lonely Planet NZ Guide book

47. Win at least $10 on an instant Kiwi ticket

48. See the movie "Rabbit Proof Fence"

49. Go to alive show- stage or concert

50. Drink at least 1 L of water a day.

51. Have my house clean enough so that surprise visitors don't embarrass me

52. Provide 2x presents for Birthright children for the next 3 Christmases

53. Grow some freezias

54. Buy a bunch of spring flowers in season (try for every week but may not afford to) and give them away- maybe get a bunch for myself too every now and then

55. Finish sorting out the sleepout.

56. Go without the computer (except at work) for a couple of days every now and then

57. Walk to or from work 2-3 times before we move (about 6kms)

58. Go for a drive again where I toss a coin to choose where I go at each major intersection.

59. Have fish and chips with mum at the Rest Home

60. Go to bed at a regular time ( no later than 11pm) so I get up at a regular time!

61. Find 4-5 healthy recipes to extend our limited meal options!

62. Cook a meal for Kathryn and girls

63. Cook ameal for Tim and Sarah

64. Go to the beach, take breakfast, and watch the sun rise

65. Volunteer to assist with a collection for a good cause

66. Do a jigsaw

67. Walk the Southern walkway and Eastern walkway in Wellington

68. Do the Ara Harakeke walkway

69. Go to the Gooses Roost Restaurant

70. Take my lunch to work at least once a week

71. Go with Kathryn to Melbourne for a long weekend (probably not likely to happen, too expensive)

72. Get a new passport

73. Go for a week without chocolate and cake ( not that I have a lot now!)

74. Go on a steam train excursion

75. Kayak in Wellington Harbour

76. Take Yana for a walk

77. Go on the East by West ferry to Soames Island

78. Go to a card making class

79. Make Christmas cards for close family

80. Go to the movies with a friend

81. Complete the Purpose Driven Life workbook

82. Try and encourage everyone at work at least once in a week.

83. Find out more about Habitat for Humanity

84. Buy a bookcase- my books are on the ground

85. Buy cushions for my new couch- when it arrives!

86. Go in a spa pool again- love them!

87. Go and visit Steve and Leonie in Wellington

88. Have at least a week's savings as a standby on top of other savings.

89. Keep in touch with family more regularly.

90. Take part in a fun orienteering event, maybe with Anahera.

91. Only have 1 coffee a day (although can have a decaf as well)

92. Drive to see snow

93. Get a new duvet/bedcover

94. Clean out the pantry

95. Go and visit Penelope and Cavan in Otaki

96. Stay in a backpacker's hostel again

97. Respond to my emails wthin a day of receiving them

98. Email everyone in my address book at least once!

99. Pray for my children every day

100. Go and stay at Tarata again and go rafting this time

101. Either bridge swing in Queenstown or do the flying fox at Mokai

Yay that's it! Count down starts tomorrow






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2 Comments:

  • Hey, I love the list you have made. It sounds like a lot of fun. I am starting to read through the New Tesatment this summer (Canada) and I have a copy of the Purpose Driven Life, just haven't made myself get into it yet...
    Thanks for stopping by my list and I look forward to seeing how you are doing with yours!!

    By Blogger momsmusings, at 1:23 pm  

  • I love your website. It has a lot of great pictures and is very informative.
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    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:41 pm  

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