101 Things in 1001 Days

I went to my dentist today to get my Invisalign treatment back on track.

I started Invisalign to straighten my teeth over a year ago and went off track after a chest infection late last year/early this year (can't remember exactly.)

I'd been putting off going back for so long because I didn't think they'd let me continue after this long, plus there was a disagreement about money (which was all a misunderstanding).

So I went today and started afresh and got back on track.

I only had to go back 2 aligners fortunately, so I'll be done in a few months.. yayyy.


I'm so happy I've done it. My teeth/smile are the one main thing I've never liked about myself and it stops me smiling and getting photos taken and stuff because I have crooked teeth and a very gummy smile.

So once the treatment is done and my teeth are straight they'll do "gingival recontouring" which is like, cutting the gum into shape to make it all look nice, coz at the moment I have what look like quite short teeth and my gums kinda go straight across, instead of up in an arch around each tooth. So this will fix that, then they also do a teeth whitening to complete it all and I'll be pretty and beautiful and smiling lots :)

Yay. Very happy.

Link to the blog about my Invisalign treatment

Oops I haven't updated in a little while. The project has been on the backburner a bit.. just because life gets in the way sometimes.

I will have to look at the list this week and pick something I can actively go out and decide to do.

Then again, I have just under 3 years to complete these things so there's no rush, but I'd like to do it sooner.

I went out op-shopping with Mum and Nicola today. Bought a bunch of pants and a few tops - casual and work/businessy stuff for interviews and new job (when I get one).

After op shopping we went to the markets. Wandered around for a bit, bought a couple of small things, BUT - I also bought some wool and knitting needles!

My goal to learn to knit has begun. I remember how to finger-knit - my Nanna taught me when I was little, but I have to learn to knit with the knitting needles.

I want to make a scarf :)

I was going to google how to start knitting but there's a million and one different ways/styles of knitting, so I think I'll just get Mum to show me how.


Hooray :)

I wrote a new postcard today. This one's going to a lady named Mia in Finland!

According to her profile on PostCrossing she's sent and received over 200 postcards - how exciting.

Can't wait to receive some of my own :)

I started reading the Harry Potter books again. I really do love them.

It awakens the inner child in me. Makes me want to be a wizard/witch and be whisked away to Hogwarts!

I'm only a little bit into the first book, so I've got a bit to go but will keep you all updated :) (The whole 2 people who probably read this.)

I sent out my first Post Crossing postcard today. It was to a girl named Bridget in America.

I didn't have much interesting to say, but introduced her to the DayZeroProject, so hopefully she's inspired by that :)

Will send out a few more this week I think.

I've been lazy already in updating this blog.

I still haven't managed to finish my list - that is, think of the full 101 things. I have, however, completed one item this weekend.

I went to the Zoo!!

I took a family friend who is visiting from England. She's been here 2 weeks already and noone's taken her places - not cool. So I took her to the Zoo! We had a great day. The rain stayed away and it even got kinda warm, it was lovely.

Took some cool photos of a lot of the animals, and Nicola even posed with a gorilla. (Ok, so it was a gorilla statue..)

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The Mission
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.


Start Date: Monday, 6th July, 2009.


End Date: Monday, 2nd April, 2012.


Personal/Relationship
1. Get pregnant
2. Surprise Matt with something nice and unexpected 5 times (0/5)
3. Pay off all of my personal debt
4. Get a puppy
5. Do something special for our anniversaries (0/2)

Health/Fitness
6. Get back down to 50kg and maintain it for 3 months
7. Complete my dental treatment
8. Get some new glasses
9. Be able to run 1km (0/1000m)
10. Go to the gym 3 times a week for four consecutive weeks (0/4)
11. Find out my blood type
12. Do 10,000 situps
13. Be able to do 25 pushups consecutively (0/25)
14. Do 1,000 pushups
15. Get a professional massage
16. Remember to take Multivitamin every day for one month (0/31)
17. Get laser eye surgery (very costly – may not be achievable)
18. Attend a group fitness class at least 10 times (0/10)

Travel
19. Go on a road trip with no defined destination
20. Go on a spontaneous trip
21. Visit Melbourne

Family
22. Camp out in a tent in the backyard with my little brother
23. Have a day with my Mum and little brother 5 times per year (0/15)

Personal Growth/Learning
24. Get a new tattoo
25. Have a ‘me’ day once every month, where I do only whatever I feel I most want to do and to hell with the rest of the world
26. Learn 10 new skills (0/10)
27. Go to a dance class
28. Buy myself flowers
29. Have a bubble bath with candles around me
30. Complete a TAFE certificate/equivalent

Home/Food
31. Send out Christmas Cards
32. Grow a vege/herb garden
33. Get an outdoor setting
34. Get a BBQ
35. Bake a cake
36. Try 10 new foods (0/10)
37. Try bubble tea
38. Get a worm farm

Social/Friends
39. Catch up with 5 old friends (0/5)
40. Organise a movie marathon day/night with friends at my house
41. Write a letter to at least 5 people – handwritten, not emailed (0/5)
42. Have a board game day/night with friends

Being a good person
43. Donate 10,000 grains of rice (630/10,000)
44. Donate $5 for every item I don’t complete
45. Plant a tree
46. Actually remember to use my reusable shopping bags
47. Attend a dawn service on ANZAC day
48. Participate in 2 charity/fundraising events (0/2)
49. Pay for the coffee/lunch/small purchase of the person in front/behind me in line
50. Help a complete stranger
51. Send an anonymous gift/flowers
52. Give blood
53. Give at least $5 to a homeless person three times (0/3)

Internet/Computer
54. Buy a new computer
55. Organise all pre-digital photos – get them all bulk scanned and organized
56. Give WoW a try (someone else’s account/computer)
57. Join Post Crossing and send 5 postcards (1/5)
58. Complete a 26 Things project entry
59. Participate in Gimme Your Stuff

Acquire
60. Buy a waterproof digital camera and go snorkelling with it
61. Buy rollerblades
62. Buy a video camera
63. Buy a pair of Birkenstocks

Places to Go
64. Visit the WA Museum
65. Go to the zoo
66. Go to a library
67. Visit a national park
68. Go on a picnic
69. Visit 5 places I’ve never been (sights, towns, anything)

Movies/Music/Books/Entertainment
70. Go to the cinema to watch 10 different films (0/10)
71. See a movie on my own
72. Track down and read (re-read) all of Elizabeth Wurtzel's books (0/4)
73. Catalogue all of my dvd's and books
74. Reread 5 books from my childhood (0/5)
75. Bowl a score of 150
76. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet (0/26)
77. Go to the drive ins
78. See 5 concerts (0/5)
79. Read 100 books (0/100)
80. Read the Harry Potter series (0/7)
81. Go to 3 footy games (0/3)

Things to Do/Random Stuff
82. Go geocaching
83. Learn to knit
84. Knit a funky scarf
85. Try Pilates
86. Get a penpal in another country
87. Laugh so hard that I almost cry and pee simultaneously
88. Write in my journal at least once a month for a year (0/12) 89. Get a helium filled balloon, insert a letter with my address details and let it go
90. Devote an entire day to travelling on trains, buses, ferries and document it through words, photos and video
91. Hem all of my pants (new and old) to the correct length
92. Make a piece of simple beaded jewellery
93. Get a PO Box (for Post Crossing)
94. Sew a piece of clothing for myself
95. Fly a kite
96. Do a jigsaw puzzle
97. Introduce the 100\1001 idea to 5 people (3/5)
98. Go Rollerblading
99. Ride on a horse
100. Complete a scrapbook
101. Write a new “101 in 1001” list