Adventures of one quarterlife crisis and a year-long trip around the world.
52 Books Project
July 29 - August 4: A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
August 5 - 11: Marley & Me by John Grogan
August 12 - 18: The Nanny Diaries by Emma Mclaughlin and Nicola Kraus
August 19 - 25: The Big Red Fez by Seth Godin
August 26 - September 1: The Dip by Seth Godin
September 2 - 8: Apartment Therapy by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan
September 9 - 15: Eat, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
September 16 - 22: Don’t Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate by George Lakoff
September 23 - 29: Small Is the New Big and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas by Seth Godin
September 30 - October 6: Encore Provence by Peter Mayle
October 7 - 13: Speaking with the Angel - Original Stories [edited] by Nick Hornby
October 14 - 20: The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
October 21 - 27: Getting Things Done by David Allen
October 28 - Nov 3: Animal Farm by George Orwell
November 4 - 10:
November 11 - 17: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
November 18 - 24: Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
November 25 - December 1: Over the Edge of the World - Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe by Laurence Bergreen
December 2 - 8: War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Back by Lou Dobbs
December 9 - 15: The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
December 16 - 22: Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts
December 23 - 29: You’ve GOT to Read This Book!: 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life by Jack Canfield & Gay Hendricks
December 30 - January 5: A Year In Japan by Kate T Williamson
January 6 - 12: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
January 13- 19: Lonely Planet Citiescape: Tokyo by Andrew Bender
January 20 - 26: National Geographic Japan
January 27 - February 2: Lonely Planet Japan
February 3 - 9: National Geographic China
February 10 - 16: Lonely Planet Beijing
February 17 - 23: Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China by Peter Hessler
February 24 - March 1: Lonely Planet Shanghai
March 2 - 8: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
March 9 - 15: Frommer’s Australia
March 16 - 22: Stranger Than Fiction by Chuck Palahniuk
March 23 - 29: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
March 30 - April 5: Under The Tuscan Sun (didn’t finish, boring book)
April 6 - 12: Frommer’s New Zealand
April 13 - 19:
April 20 - 26:
April 27 - May 3:
May 4 - 10: Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a Shoestring
May 11 - 17: Lonely Planet Citiescape: Bangkok by Joe Bindloss
May 18 - 24: Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
May 25 - 31:
June 1 - 7:
June 8 - 14: When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge by Chanrithy Him
June 15 - 21: Sleeping With the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude by Robert Baer
June 22 - 28: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
June 29 - July 5: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
July 6 - July 12: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
July 13 - 19: Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Adventures of a twenty-something Pacific Northwester who ditched her marketing job and MBA for a year-long round the world trip. Call it a quarter-life crisis or just the travel bug; either way, this blog documents the adventure.
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101 Things in 1001 Days Project:
28.7% Complete
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2 Take pictures of all of my 101 in 1001
CAREER/FINANCIAL
3 Max out my 401k contribution every year
4 Increase my income to $XXk/yr.
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6 Update my personal .com site
7 Start a business
8 Make a conscious effort on what I wear to work: heels/flats for 2 weeks
9 Join a marketing networking group
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THINGS TO LEARN
11 Relearn Flash (learn post 2002 flash)
12 Learn to play poker
13 Relearn Spanish
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15 Start playing the piano again
16 Take a dance class
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18 Learn the capitals and locations of all countries
19 Go boogie boarding
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22 Learn to sail
ACTIVITIES/LOCAL
23 Run a marathon
24 Go wine tasting in Oregon
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27 Do Cycle Oregon or Hwy 101
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29 Play real golf (not a pitch/putt)
30 Walk to the grocery store
31 Ride bike to work for 1 week
32 Use public transportation for 1 week
SHOPPING
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35 Get a dog or cat
36 Get a new bed
37 Recycling Organizer system
TRAVEL
38 Travel South America
39 Go to NYC
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41 Visit Europe again
42 San Juan Islands
43 See New England in the fall
44 Ride Amtrak to Seattle
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46 Go on a backpacking trip
47 Do a bike ride in another country
48 Stay out of the US for 1 month (moving counts)
49 Go to Vegas
50 Go to Bumbershoot or ACL (again)
51 Visit Canada again
READ/WATCH
52 See the all time Top 100 Grossing Films
53 See Ebert's '102 Movies You Must See'
54 Re-read David Allen's 'Getting Things Done' start weekly review of GTD again
55 For one week, go to bed at 9 and read books
56 Do 52 Books in 52 Weeks, no cheating
57 Read Seth Godin books that I haven’t read
58 Read 10 classics that I’ve never read
59 Watch all five Best Picture nominees prior to the Oscars
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FOOD
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64 Don’t go to the same restaurant more than once for 1 month
65 Bring a packed lunch or go home for lunch for 1 month
66 Quit drinking coffee for 1 month (or the summer)
67 Go vegan for 1 month
68 Try doing a wine journal
69 Eat at every restaurant in my neighborhood
70 Go to restaurants on the Willamette Week Cheap Eats List
HOME
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73 Buy a house
74 Redecorate 1 room to perfection
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FRIENDS/RELATIONSHIPS
76 Date a guy who makes me swoon
77 Commit to someone, maybe… but not just anyone
78 Organize a Monthly Game Night
79 Host a dinner party
80 Make a new friend
PERSONAL
81 Other
82 Other
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86 Get a wax
87 Consciously Stop saying 'yeah' and 'like' for 1 week
88 For one week, get up two hours before work
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PROJECTS/DESIGN/TASKS
90 Design a calendar for family for 2008 or 2009 for Christmas presents
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93 Set up at least 10 useful playlists for my iPod
94 Make iTunes season mixes
95 Journal every day for 1 month
GOOD WILL
96 Become a Big Sister (volunteer)
97 Donate hair to Locks of Love (again)
MISC
98 Start going to church again
99 Go to my 10 year reunion
100 Start a new list of 101 Things on Sunday, March 28, 2010
101 Save $1 for every completed item. Donate $2 for every incomplete item.
Alternates:
Go to a concert outside of PDX area
Travel to another continent
Watch 100 classics movie list
Learn French
Learn German
Go SCUBA Diving
Apply for The Amazing Race
Finish visiting the 50 states
Heather
November 11th, 2007 at 6:30 am
Marley and Me was such a good book! I read it while on a plane from NYC to San Diego and I cried at the end. Kind of awkward on a plane…
Your list has inspired me to create one of my own (especially since I love making lists). Good luck!