To many frosted moonlit nights

 

 

This is a really nice musical collage of  my favorite girl/love/passion/mush movie ever made.  The whole time watching this movie, my heart is in my chest, feeling the longing that these two people have for each other, as strange as it is...  who wouldn't want to experience this, at least once in their lives?

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).

 

Why 1001 Days?

Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

 

Some common goal setting tips:

1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

 2. Stay Focused. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

 3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

 4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

 5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

 

 

So, I think most of the things on here will ultimately make me feel like a better person.  I can’t wait to see how I do.  =)  Here's the plan....

 

sometime on my birthday on Mon 5 Dec 11, I'm going to get drunk, pull out my guitar, and sing the song at the bottom of this post.  Just cause it makes me happy and I can. 

 

 

Start  Mon 9 Mar 09

End  Mon 5 Dec 11

 

Upate - May 9 09

 

1.             Finish list of 101 things and post to website, (1/1)

2.             Do RRF at least once a month, (1/33)

3.             Do the incline every kid free Saturday, even if it's cold outside, (0/72)

4.             Take the dogs for a walk, 3 times a week, (0/429)

5.             Eat Clean 6 days a week, (0/858)

6.             Meet Sonya at the gym at 5am, mon through fri, (0/715)

7.             Participate in the pueblo x games, (0/2)

8.             Payoff $30,000 in credit card debt, (1,500/30,000)

9.             Call my mom once a week, (2/143)

10.           Spend time with my girlfriends every other month, (2/17)

11.           Practice meditating 15 minutes per day, (45/15015)

12.           Find a suitable boyfriend who will love me and treat me special, (0/1)

13.           One random & anonymous act of kindness per day, (0/1001)

14.           Have $10,000 in savings, (1,000/10,000)

15.           Buy a Canon Camera (XSI with some good lenses), (0/1)

16.           Get Sophie Spayed, (0/1)

17.           Pray the Rosary once a month., (0/33)

18.           Save $5,000 to take the girls to Disneyland, (0/5,000)

19.           Save $5,000 & spend a month in Panama with the girls, (0/5,000)

20.           Treat myself with love, kindness and respect. Every day., (45/1001)

21.           Get a tattoo that represents all my children, (0/1)

22.           Stop talking about negative thoughts, feelings, ideas., (45/1001)

23.           Stop smoking once and for all, (35/1001)

24.           Listen to 25 TED talks., (5/25)

25.           Buy a different car, newer., (0/1)

26.           Spend a weekend at the Boss Lake cabins., (0/1)

27.           Drink 24 ounces of warm lemon water every morning, (0/1001)

28.           Call my dad once a month, (0/33)

29.           Cook dinner 4 nights per week., (0/572)

30.           Fix my bike., (0/1)

31.           Clean my car every other week., (0/72)

32.           Take the girls camping twice each summer., (0/4)

33.           Help Kyle buy a car., (0/1)

34.           Stop playing freecell and other card games at work., (25/1001)

35.           Have a garage sale and get rid of "fluff", (0/1)

36.           Climb 6 "14ers" starting with Pikes Peak, (0/6)

37.           Paint the living room, (0/1)

38.           Laugh at least once a day., (45/1001)

39.           Read all the books I've bought because I really wanted to read them., (0/9)

40.           Do 10 complete, good form pull-ups… at one time, (0/1)

41.           Stop wanting things I can't have.  i.e. the cop, work crush, longer legs, eternal youth., (0/1001)

42.           Take the girls up the incline, (0/1)

43.           Take Sophie up the incline, (0/1)

44.           Stop telling people "I'm fat… look at my arms".  It's just not true., (60/1001)

45.           Start taking a multivitamin every morning., (0/1001)

46.           Hang up my pictures, plaques, etc in my office and make it feel comfy and inviting., (8/25) *25 might be a bit much

47.           Buy a new vacuum cleaner, (0/1)

48.           offer to help my mom with her homework., (0/1)

49.           Stain the deck, (0/1)

50.           Fix the garage door, (0/1)

51.           Buy a new handle for the storm door, (0/1)

52.           Buy a screen door for the glass door in back, (0/1)

53.           Scrub the dried egg from Kyle's window, (0/1)

54.           Fix the shattered doors to my room and Kyle's, (0/1)

55.           Fix the holes in the walls in Kyle's room., (0/1)

56.           Be the best Project Accountant I can be, and be happy about it., (62/1001)

57.           Try to figure out what kind of job would really make me happy and make plans to get that job., (0/1)

58.           Go see "Big Head Todd and the Monsters" at Red Rocks, (1/1) *Saturday, June 6th, 2009  Yay!!!!

59.           Take guitar lessons, (0/1)

60.           Sing Karaoke drunk., (0/1)

61.           Go dancing with my mom every time she asks me too.  This could start happening more often the more I say "yes I'll go" so I'm just going to say 10 times., (0/10)

62.           Call someone to haul all the crap out of my backyard., (0/1)

63.           Be more attentive to my VOX neighborhood and comment on posts., (25/25) * think I might have done this 25 times already... geez, I really set the bar pretty low on this one.  I'll do it 25 more times (0/25)

64.           Get a tattoo that is just for fun, cause it makes me happy, (0/1)

65.           Call Richard every Friday to see if he put any money in the bank, (7/143)

66.           Pay Roger the money I owe him., (250/250)

67.           Stick to my budget, monthly, (1/33)

68.           Let it be OK to be alone.  It doesn't mean I suck as a person., (2/1001)

69.           Follow through on your commitments starting with this fn list.  Take it seriously., (0/101)

70.           Don't cuss around the kids., (60/1001)

71.           Only smoke pot on kid free weekends. (uhm.. Duh. right?), (4/72)

72.           Read the book of Psalms, (0/150)

73.           Take the girls to Sunday School when I have them., (0/72)

74.           Buy a Monokini and wear it in Florida, on the beach, with out being embarrassed., (0/1)

75.           Stop caring about what other people think of me.  It shouldn't have an impact on who I am., (0/1001)

76.           cut and style my hair differently, (1/1)

77.           save enough money to do a "spa day", (0/328)

78.           Hike seven bridges on a snowy day., (0/1)

79.           make a snowman with the girls, (0/1)

80.           stop smoking pot and act like an adult, (0/1)

81.           stop trying to figure out what an adult is supposed to act like, (0/1)

82.           stop texting the cop, (2/1001)

83.           Learn how to begin to have a humble heart., (0/1)

84.           pick up the phone and call someone you care about once a week, (2/143)

85.           Experience something new once a month, (0/33)

86.           Go to a buddist temple, (0/1)

87.           Find my spirit guide during an indian guided peyote trip in the middle of the desert in a teepee.  This one will be kind of hard., (0/1)

88.           Finish my taxes., (1/1)

89.           Stop confusing sex with love., (0/1)

90.           Send christmas presents to Ken and his family., (0/2)

91.           Send out christmas cards to everyone who sends you one, and even to those who aren't expecting one from you., (0/2)

92.           Practice smiling when your alone in the car, even when you don't feel like it., (59/1001)

93.           Stop taking everything so damned personally, it really isn't about me ALL the time., (40/1001)

94.           Plan something special for Sarafina's b-day., (0/2)

95.           Read the Gnostic bible, (0/1)

96.           Read the Gospel of Mary, (0/1)

97.           Turn the tv off when your not watching it., (40/1001)

98.           Install a water feature in the back yard., (0/1)

99.           Plant a vegitable garden., (0/1)

100.         Plant a flower garden., (0/1)

101.         Paint a picture., (0/1)