So I started this list in 2009, and of course it’s long past 1001 days but I still enjoy coming back to this list to see what has changed and how many I’ve done and redone over time. So, let’s revisit.
Personal Growth:
1. Go to a movie alone
– dont think I did this yet, but I did go to a rock concert alone lol maybe that counts?
– I feel I did do this but I have no idea what the movie was lol?
2. Do volunteer work
– Platbos Reforest Fest I take as volunteer work, so, check!
3. Get published (letter/story/photograph)
– I wrote a novel, not yet published but I got a proof copy, that counts, right? 😛
– Still not edited. Still not published.
4. Plant a tree
– planted a blackberry cane, does that count?
– planted MANY trees at the Platbos Reforest Fest!
5. Buy a worm farm (or shares in a worm farm)
– no and I gave up on this idea. Its actually rather complicated to keep one haha!
– Yup.
6. Try a new restaurant
– done this, a few times. Messopotamia springs to mind.
– Also went to Saints Burger Joint recently which was new.
7. Take each member of my immediate family out to lunch (2/3)
– I have taken my mom out, and my dad, so just my sister left.
8. Read a biography
– I read a few books about abductions ie Finding Me by Michelle Knight, A Stolen Life – A Memoir by Jaycee Lee Dugard etc.
9. Write a short story
– I wrote a novel, I think that works for this one, dont you? 😛
10. Finish a YOU magazine crossword
– Yea still haven’t done this, I should prob keep one with me lol.
11. Frame & hang 10 photos I’ve shot (6/10)
– I’ve got 6 framed shots around my house (well, 5 framed, 1 canvas)
– Still no further with this.
12. Get MagMark bookmarks made
– nope, given up on this idea too lol
13. Get professional photos taken of myself
– done! I won an engagement shoot last year!
14. Make my bed every day for the next 2 weeks (14/14)
– I do this all the time now, aren’t you proud!
– I do this some of the time now, aren’t you proud!
15. Train myself to do the splits
– LOL! ‘Nuff said, I’m sure.
– Still working on this one…yoga is helping.
16. Go shopping alone 5 times (5/5)
– I’ve probably done this a few times, but I can remember once, recently.
– Yup do this all the time now.
17. Get Gizmo’s lumps removed
– RIP Gizmo
18. Travel out of South Africa
– honeymoon…?
– Twice now! Mauritius for honeymoon and Copenhagen, Denmark for Intel.
19. Get car bonnet fixed/replaced
– how about I bought a new car? That trumps it, right? 😛
Online:
20. Go one day a week without Facebook for 3 months (0/12)
– Not as hooked as I used to be, more a YouTube addict lately but dont think I’ve gone a whole day without FB for 3 months, no.
– This prob wont happen. I have my QDP business on FB as well as RN so yea I need to stay connected for that.
21. Get 10 new blog followers (let me know if you’re following my blog so I can count you) (0/10)
– Cancelling this because I don’t blog enough lol
22. Get three people to start a blog (0/3)
– Same as above
23. Sort my blog links in catagories
– I took these out lol
24. Re-evaluate bracketed items in this list when individually completed
– huh?
25. Get 10 other people to do a 101 in 1001 list. (0/10)
– I think I inspired one other to do a 101 in 1001 list from my heli ride.
– That’s a lot of people, who was I kidding
Health/Diet:
26. Go to the dentist
– done, and another appointment pending for next year!
27. Go to gym regularly for at least three months (0/3)
– I did this long ago, but have since stopped since I changed jobs. Travel time conflicts 🙁
– I am going to yoga now on a regular basis
28. Donate blood (this is a scary one for me!)
– not yet…..
– I feel like I’m cheating because while I did donate, it failed and I didn’t complete the full amount, but I am scarred now so I probably won’t go back 🙁
29. Get two other people to donate blood (0/2)
– Hard to push people for something you can’t even do
30. Incorporate three new meals into my diet
– Yup we’re eating green beans, quinoa, and roast veg in our diet now.
31. Make an emergency kit
32. Learn CPR
33. Stretch every day (0/1001)
– Marking this as done cos I stretch at yoga
34. Take my pill every day for 60 days (0/60)
– I’ve prob done this lol
– Yea I’m off the pill now
35. Try a new food (ie snails)
– I did try snails actually, they were ok.
– I since tried Zebra #omnomnomnom
36. Stop drinking fizzy drinks for 30 days (0/30)
– Havent officially counted it but I haven’t done the fizzy drink thing for a while. Certainly not with the frequency I used to
37. Go to the gynecologist once a year (2/2)
– Yup, thank you medical aid
38. Try the fruit of a Delicious Monster
– One day….one day!
39. Stretch every day (0/1001)
– woah, didn’t notice the duplicate.
40. Find out my blood type
– need to do still.
– I am A+
Hobbies:
41. Get my Sexpo photo printed on canvas
42. Do some fabric painting
43. Take three images in a series (0/3)
44. Get three images printed on canvas for my lounge (0/3)
45. Bring my bonsai back to life
– my bonsai died, but M’s bonsai is still alive haha
– M’s bonsai died. And my 2 further attempts at bonsai died too
46. Buy a bigger pot for my Delicious Monster
– done!
47. Get fish tank looking and running great
– dont have a tank anymore 🙁
48. Shoot a sunrise
– Kinda did this whilst camping
49. Keep my bedroom floor tidy for 2 whole weeks! (14/14)
– done
50. Complete a scrapbook
– Don’t care for scrapbooks so taking this off
Random/Fun:
51. Ride a luge pipe
52. Watch Forest Gump
53. Fly in a helicopter
– DONE!!!!!
54. Ride in a hot air balloon
55. Write to a celeb (and try get an autographed photo)
– Kinda did this one, Tweeted John Leguizamo and he replied lol
56. Walk into an elevator and don’t turn around, just face the other people.
– done! and i even said, “I’ve gathered you all here today…” LOL
– Apparently I do this too often
57. Win a competition
– I won an engagement shoot
58. Get birds to visit the garden regularly
– done, blogged
59. Build a puzzle
60. Take my dogs to the beach (and take pics)
– Took Max to the beach and took pics a year or few ago
61. Get a professional massage
– done, I went to Camelot Spa and it was looooovely!
– So many since then…two in Mauritius even
62. Get canvases and do rat painting art
– Won’t be doing this properly (did a small version of it)
63. Go to Build-A-Bear and build a bear.
– I think BaB closed?
Financial:
64. Keep a list of expenses for 30 days (0/30)
– Yea this isn’t for me
65. Save R3000 (R0)
– I did, and then I spent it lol
Social:
66. Go to a strip club
67. Throw a party for someone
– done! I threw M a surprise 30th!
68. Go wine tasting
– done, many times! Why is this even on the list haha
69. Go grape stomping
70. Do a Township Tour
– done! Went to Mzoli’s and got a tour as well from the Groupon deal.
71. Go camping
– Done this many times now, I’m hooked
72. Host a board game night
– Munchkin!
73. Go cherry picking
74. Go to a Summer Concert
– done
75. Throw another cocktail party
76. Do a girl’s night out with cocktails
77. Go gambling
– Doubled my money
78. Go to a Lesbian Bar/Club
Learning:
79. Learn to shoot a gun
– Did that recently! Fired a handgun .22 and a semi-automatic rifle also .22.
80. Learn to pole dance
81. Learn to belly dance
– I’m learning ballroom, does that count?
– I did a belly dance class lol it’s a step closer
82. Learn to make three new dishes (3/3)
– roast beans with parmesan (hardly a dish one needs to learn but its a new one I’ve tried), stuffed chicken breasts with mozzerella and spinach, warm quinoa salad.
83. Learn the harmonica
84. Learn how to change a tire
– I did actually learn this…not sure if I remember how to now though haha
Work:
85. Shoot 5 weddings (5/5)
– done
86. Get business cards printed
– done a while ago, but want better ones done now.
– I got better ones now
87. Get portfolio book printed
– Done
88. Photograph at an animal shelter
89. Take a photography course
– Don’t see the point
90. Shoot a wedding for free
– Kind of, I shot an aftershoot for free for a friend who got married in court
91. Redo my dad’s website
– Don’t think he uses his anymore
92. Buy new camara equipment (lens/body/memory card/etc)
– I got a nifty fifty lens from Taipei when M went there for work
– Also bought some Speedlites, stands, and umbrellas, etc
93. Advertise my business (paid advertising)
– Done a few times on FB
94. Host a stand at a wedding expo
– Done at Cape Gate, have Canal Walk coming up in 2017
95. Backup my computer data
– done
96. Get to work on time every day for a week (5/5)
– done over and over again lol
– And still going
Love:
97. Initiate romance once for every 3
– Yea since I went off the pill this is old news
98. Make love 5 times a week for 1 month (4/4)
– Yup, did it like rabbits at one stage
99. Have sex blindfolded
– lol, done
– And then some….
100. Snoo-snoo in a public place
– done 😉
– And again after that
101. Get engaged
– DONE! Last year, 12 March 2011
– And then I got married
Time to start working on one for Jan 1, 2013 eh….
– 2017