Adventures of one quarterlife crisis and a year-long trip around the world.
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#5: Finish my MBA
By: poweredbytofu on: Dec 29,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, Marketing, business, life, personal, workI’m finally done! After 2 years of part-time classes, I’m officially done with my MBA! After undergrad, I had no intentions of getting my MBA, and I’m glad that I took some time away from school before going back. It gives you some perspective on what you’re learning.
What did I learn? Not what I thought [...]
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#85: Get a Massage Every Month
By: poweredbytofu on: Oct 31,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, beauty, habits, life, personalI’ve been scheduling a massage regularly for a few months, so I feel like it’s truly a habit now. The tricks to keeping up with massage appointments are:
Go to a hospital instead of a spa. Most hospitals have PT/rehab offices that accept any patients (check with your hospital or one that’s close to you). You [...]
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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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#83: Start Wearing the Vintage Ring That Grandma Gave Me
By: poweredbytofu on: Oct 12,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, beauty, home, life, personalI have in my possession a gorgeous, old ring. It was given to me by my grandmother, who received it as a gift from her father. Why don’t I ever wear it? I’m not sure. But this is probably one of the easiest things on my list. Not much action required, other than getting it [...]
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Apartment Therapy - Week 4 Recap
By: poweredbytofu on: Oct 7,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, Apartment Therapy, Cooking, Food, Portland, home, life, personal, shoppingI’ve crossed the 1/2 way mark! Only 4 more weeks to go! This week was one of the more inspiring weeks of Apartment Therapy, because you start to see whole rooms coming together with just a few little changes - framed wall art, color, etc. I went to IKEA and picked up 3 frames for [...]
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Apartment Therapy | The Shopping List
By: poweredbytofu on: Oct 4,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, Apartment Therapy, home, lists, personal, shoppingThis Apartment Therapy project has just turned into an excuse to go shopping….
Things to Buy:
Ribba Frames from IKEA for vintage travel poster calendar art that I already have (3 for living room & 1 for kitchen).
Couch pillows and a throw for living room: look at World Market, IKEA ?
Candles: 1 for each [...]
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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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#34: Buy all new underwear
By: poweredbytofu on: Aug 1,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, life, personal, shoppingI’m crossing all the easy stuff off my list first! #34 is officially done, and doesn’t require much explanation! I stocked up on the 5 for $25 PINK underpants. Although I love all the bright colors, their strategy of slowly shifting to capture the pre-teen market is kind of scary, but rather brilliant. And what’s [...]
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#87 - Consciously Stop saying ‘yeah’ and ‘like’ for 1 week
By: poweredbytofu on: Jul 31,2007 In: 101 Things in 1001 Days, bad habits, life, personalMonday… check! Tuesday… ugggh, I had to like, start over. Yeah…..
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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
