Adventures of one quarterlife crisis and a year-long trip around the world.
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Apartment Therapy - Week 5 Recap
By: poweredbytofu on: Oct 14,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, Apartment Therapy, Food, habits, home, life, lists, personal, shoppingIt’s good to know that Week 5 is the typical week to fall off the “Apartment Therapy Cure” wagon. Maxwell (Apartment Therapy author) posted that we should focus on what we’ve accomplished so far in the cure to try and motivate ourselves (and each other). So here’s what I have –and haven’t– done.
DONE:
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Apartment Therapy - Week 5
By: poweredbytofu on: Oct 9,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, Apartment Therapy, Books, Cooking, habits, home, life, shoppingI have been warned about week 5… looks like I’ll be spending some time organizing my files.
Week 5 - Getting Into the Thick of It
Clean office area
Vacuum, dust, mop
Declutter files
Tackle the cord octopus
Try a one-day media fast
Buy fresh flowers
Choose at least 1 soft/hard thing to add or subtract
Cook 3 [...]
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#72: Apartment Therapy | Week 4
By: poweredbytofu on: Sep 30,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, Apartment Therapy, Books, Cooking, Food, habits, home, lifeNow the real work starts… week 4 is the declutter deep treatment, so it looks like I’ll be spending some time sorting through my books/media. I think the hardest part of this week will be deciding what colors and items to +/- in each room. It’s so ambiguous.
Week 4 - Retail Therapy (& Declutter)
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#72: Apartment Therapy | Week 3
By: poweredbytofu on: Sep 24,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, Apartment Therapy, Cooking, habits, home, lifeWeek 3 is all about de-cluttering the entryway in your home. The theory is that if you don’t let junk cross the barrier into your home it will stay cleaner! :) This week is super easy for me since my apartment is pretty small.
Week 3 - The Landing Strip
Vacuum, dust
Clean entrance/doorway area
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#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 7 - Eats, Shoots & Leaves
By: poweredbytofu on: Sep 16,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, 52 Books | 52 Weeks, Books, Reading, habitsThis week I reread Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss (notice the proper usage of italics for the book title). I read it several years ago, and thought it was hilarious. Last month I found it on a sale table at Borders for a couple of [...]
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#84: Take Care of My Nails for 1 Month, (See if it turns into a habit)
By: poweredbytofu on: Aug 29,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, beauty, habits, life, personal, shoppingAahhh… something shallow to cross off my list. :) I found the perfect nail polish for “nail polish haters”. It’s called Sally Hansen Natural Shine Nail Finish .4 oz. Pink Tint. It’s super light, so it doesn’t make your nails sweat; and gives your nails just enough shine, so you feel girly instead [...]
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As a die-hard fan of list making, tasks, and GTD – Getting Things Done – I’m always trying out new programs, hoping to find the best of all worlds. I even went back to using a moleskine journal/datebook in ‘04, but could never seem to keep it updated since I sit in front of a [...]
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How to save the planet without turning into a bleeding heart
By: poweredbytofu on: Feb 16,2007 In: Environment, How To, habits, lifeWhat’s my excuse for being late to the global warming game? It’s not politics or will power, but the lack of real actions steps – short of selling my soul and installing solar panels on my balcony. After checking out my friend Al’s site about an Inconvenient Truth (that he likely discovered), I found a [...]
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About
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.
101 Things in 1001 Days Project:
38.7% 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)
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31 Ride bike to work for 1 week
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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PERSONAL
81 Other
82 Other
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86 Get a wax
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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
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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:
Watch 100 classics movie list
Learn French
Learn German
Go SCUBA Diving
Apply for The Amazing Race
Finish visiting the 50 states
