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Things have been a little quiet around here lately, yeah? Word on the street is that I’m finally gainfully employed again! And yes, I’ve been slacking a little lot on blogging. So without further ado, I’m checking an item off my 101 Things in 1,001 Days list!
Being unemployed was a great chance to catch up on some of my life list items and goals. Part of my unemployment strategy’s daily routine (after my daily job search and before my daily gardening and laying in the sun) was to practice my Spanish. While Rosetta Stone is pretty awesome software, I found quite a few free options to use too, including Live Mocha. Practicing my Spanish everyday was a great way to brush up on my high school Spanish, since I’ve only used it briefly in my travels through Panama, Spain and Costa Rica. (photo: taniaedu)
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Hey remember that time I had a quarter-life crisis, quit my job, and traveled around the world for a year? Hey remember that other time the economy tanked and I spent almost a year looking for a new job? Hey remember that time I made banana and Nutella crepes for breakfast?I probably blogged about it yeah?
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30 Before Thirty List
1.2. Visit Iceland
3. Run a half-marathon
4. Attend a cooking class
5. Carve out a stellar mini home office
6. Go raw for 1 week or do a cleanse
7. Start strength training
8. Learn to ride my bike outside with my cycling
shoes [without falling over]
9. Go to 1 new restaurant (or coffee shop) per week 52 in total
10.
11. Learn the Pincha Mayurasana yoga pose
12.
13. Go actual backpacking
14. Take a silver jewelry class
15. Road trip Hwy 101 southbound
16. Try a new class that isn't 'my style': belly dancing or zumba
17. Ask 12 people their favorite book and read it
18. Try kiteboarding
19. Volunteer again
20. Get a car, scooter or new bicycle
21. Visit a spa for a whole day or do a yoga/spa vacay
22. Eat [hyper] local for one week
23. Cook a 5-course meal, have a dinner party
24. Buy awesome matching lingerie
25. Start a grown-up alcohol collection/declare a signature drink
26. Buy a little black dress
27. Visit all 30 breweries in Portland
28. Ask a guy out
29. --- add later
30. --- add later
Susan
December 20th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Congrats on the job!
Also, I am definitely trying Live Mocha.
ATW
December 21st, 2009 at 2:23 am
I like your list of 101 things to do. I think I will do the same, it is great way to keep me motivated and having 101 goals in 1001 day I have to hurry up
Quickroute
December 28th, 2009 at 8:37 am
love the list idea – better than a bucket list! – look forward to seeing updates
poweredbytofu
January 7th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Thanks Susan! :)
mina
January 13th, 2010 at 12:57 am
i wish i had spent more time learning spanish before i had started traveling.
Nicole
February 5th, 2010 at 9:14 am
This is on my list, too! Although, instead of “relearn” it’s “learn” since I never knew it in the first place. Thanks for the recommendation for Live Mocha. Also, I’ve been trying to listen to Spanish radio stations (even though I have no idea what they’re saying!) in hopes that I will pick up the pronunciation.