Never Blank Space: It's a Love/Hate Relationship

Saturday, January 9, 2010

It's a Love/Hate Relationship

I love my job when everything just flows: my packing is just right, I have a direct flight and get to talk to a fun person, and the routine becomes a comfortable and reliable rhythm in my life.

I hate my job when every other aspect of my real life gets submerged: haircut appointments become hard to manage, doctors appointments are impossible to get to before February, and the simplest basic scheduling issues on a weekend become semi-catastrophic because I'm only in town 36hours.

...but I'm going to great places soon enough: Allentown, DC, NOLA... And I'll be back to a normal life by July. Gotta enjoy the crazy while it's here.

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101 in 1001

101 goals to complete in 1001 days, starting 01-01-08
(completed goals in blue, in progress italicized)
Completed: 32/101

Health and Athletics
1. Run Beat the Bridge run (5 miles) in under 45".
2. Become capable enough at yoga to comfortably complete a level II class.
3. Snowboard 10x in one season. (10/10) [March 2008]
4. Go on a 30+ mile bike ride.
5. Drink 32oz of water every day for a month. (0/30)
6. Take a tap class.
7. Do a stretch routine 3x a week for a month. (0/4)
8. Do push-ups until I can do 10 full push-ups. (0/10)
9. Do an ab workout 3x a week for a month. (0/4)
10. Go on a canoeing picnic at the arborietum.
12. Brush teeth 2x a day for a month straight. (30/30) (1-30-08)
13. Floss 3x a week for 2 months straight. (0/8)
Beauty
14. Complete a tooth-whitening kit correctly, without skipping a day.
15. Donate to Locks-of-Love. [12-21-08]
16. Buy new tweezers and maintain eyebrows for two months. [5-15-08]
17. Take a spa day once every 3 months (Hot House, Massage, Facial, Manicure/Pedicure, or Bubble Bath work!) (5/11) [Mani/Pedi 4/11]
Travel and Adventure
18. Take a trans-Pacific flight.
19. Take a "personal weekend" to travel somewhere by myself. [3-9-08]
20. Go on a 5+ day backpacking trip. [8-24-08]
21. Sleep under the stars (without a tent).
22. Become conversational in French again (perhaps test by visiting France? Quebec?).
23. Develop a traveler's knowledge of Spanish, and test by visiting Mexico. [9-11-08]
Food
24. Fill food journal with recipes.
25. Shop at Farmer's Market (or CSA) for all produce for 3 consecutive months. (3/3) [9-30-08]
26. Try a CSA. (2-13-08)
27. Make a homemade pizza (including crust). [9-25-08]
28. Make homemade bread (with yeast, no beer bread!).
29. Grow a vegetable garden.
30. Grow a windowsill herb garden.
31. Eat no take-out or restaurant food for 2 weeks straight.
32. Give up soda completely for 2 months. [11-12-08]
Money, Money, Money
33. Pay off car early (in 18 months ideally-by May '09). [1-15-08]
34. Set up automatic payments for insurance and car payments. (3-25-08)
35. Funnel 5% into IRA.
36. Increase standing savings to $10,000. [3/13/09]
37. Cash in change jar only when completely full.
38. Sell snowboard on Craigslist. [12-31-08]
39. Do my taxes by Valentine's Day. (2-10-08)
40. Get car details completely fixed up (check engine light, timing belt, tabs). [6-25-08]
11. Document and categorize spending for a 12 month period. (0/12) [Added 12-31-07]
Career
41. Make decision about grad school. [1-1-09]
42. Investigate thoroughly two other potential career choices. (1/2) [event coordinator/business traveler]
43. Get a new job! [7-30-08]
44. Publish one piece of writing in a literary journal or magazine.
45. Subscribe to a literary journal.
46. Read three science magazines to understand what science writing is all about, especially medical science.
47. Read a news magazine or online newspaper for one month to be more informed. [1-1-09]
48. Read non-fiction or travel writing in a magazine I could submit to and write an article in the same style.
Reading
49. Make a list of 100 classics that I need to read. [9-24-08]
50. Read at least 10 books from the list. (3/10) [The Grapes of Wrath, In Cold Blood, Adventures of Huck Finn,]
51. Read at least 10 non-fiction, non-self-help books. (6/10) [Dreams From my Father]
52. Read 50 books total. (27/50) [Latest: Dreams From My Father]
Writing
53. Write 10 poems. (0/10)
54. Write 1 short story I feel proud of.
55. Attempt NaNoWriMo. [11-30-08]
56. Write a journal entry everyday for at least 3 months straight (Embodiment). (0/92)
57. Write a blog post a week for 3 months straight. (0/12)
Visual Arts
58. Paint a picture and hang it on my wall.
59. Complete a visual journal.
60. Complete a Project 365.
Crafts and Projects
61. Knit a pair of socks. (2-26-08)
62. Learn to knit cables. (1-1-08)
63. Knit a cabled scarf.
64. Create a scrapbook/photo album of my trip to Paris and Italy.
65. Create a Lulu.com book of my LJ entries.
66. Sew an outfit/dress and wear it out.
Organization
67. Back-up hard drive 1x a month for a year straight. (0/12)
68. Get desk fully organized and keep it neat for 3 months.
69. Develop a filing system.
70. Make bed every day for a week. (0/7)
71. Clean room and Vacuum 1x a week for 2 months straight. (0/8)
72. Go through my clothes each fall and spring, and donate unnecessary items. (Sp08, F08, Sp09, F09, Sp10, F10)
Personal Growth
73. Meditate 1x a week for 3 months. (0/12)
74. Meditate 1x a day for a month. (0/30)
75. Decide not to care about anyone's opinion for one week.
76. Take steps to choose my past. [7-12-08]
77. Do past-life regression or other form of therapy.
78. Accept personal responsibility for everything in my life for one week. [7-19-08]
79. Turn that responsibility into personal power to change what I don't like. [7-30-08]
Family, Friends, and Community
80. Send a "Just because..." note 1x a month for 6 months. (0/6)
81. Write a non-gift thank you letter to someone who inspires me.
82. Send thank-you notes for all gifts from Christmas and birthdays. (C07, B08, C08, B09, C09, B10)
83. Make time for a Sister-Bonding event and stop acting like a know-it-all.
84. Develop at least one new long-term friendship.
85. Contact 3 people I have lost touch with and attempt to keep some kind of communication open. (2/3)
86. Find an opportunity to volunteer in my community and do it. [7-31-08]
87. Vote in the 2008 election. [10-18-08]
Seattle Exploration and Culture
88. Go to 5 new restaurants in Seattle. (5/5) [1-2-09]
89. Attend 5 plays before I turn 25 (and have to pay more). (4/5) [The Imaginary Invalid, 3-16-08] [A Marvelous Party, 7-11-08] [Betrayal, 3/21/09] [Wishful Drinking, 4/25/08]
90. Go to the Pioneer Square first Thursday art walk.
91. Go to the Opera.
92. Go to the Ballet.
Entertainment
93. Join Netflicks and develop a 20-movie list. Watch them. (0/20)
94. Buy 10 CD's rather than downloading. (4/10) [Barcelona, Helio Sequence, Death Cab for Cutie, The Weepies]
95. Increase my list to having seen 50 of the AFI top 100 films. (28/100) [One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Casablanca]
Ongoing Education
96. Increase states visited to 40 of the 50 states. (40/40) [5-3-09]
97. Get motivated for year two by taking yourself on a coffee and journaling date while checking off another completed goal. [1-2-08]
98. Go through goals, re-evaluate, and add #98 by June '09.
99. Go through goals, re-evaluate, and add #99 by December '09.
100. Go through goals, re-evaluate, and add #100 by June '10.
101. Donate $2 for every goal left unfinished or never started by Sept. 28, 2010.

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