>It looks as though my old blog may be gone for good. *sad faces*
Month: August 2009
>Books in 2009
>January
- Sunflower Forest – A Novel by Torey Hayden (461 pages) [n]
- It’s My Party And I’ll Knit If I Want To by Sharon Aris (276 pages) [n]
- The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama (274 pages) [n]
- The Amazing Adventures of Diet Girl by Shauna Reid (397 pages) [r]
- Forever by Judy Blume (116 pages) [r]
- Star Trek Destiny – Lost Souls by David Mack (444 pages) [n]
- Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult (461 pages) [n]
- One Child by Torey Hayden (321 pages) [r]
February
- Tiger’s Child by Torey Hayden (359 pages) [r]
- Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden (378 pages) [r]
- Just Another Kid by Torey Hayden (502 pages) [r]
- A Problem for The Chalet School by Elinor M Brent Dyer (244 pages) [r]
- First Term at Cotterfield by Liz Filleul (203 pages) [n]
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (237 pages) [n]
March
- Bettanys of Taverton High by Helen Barber (302 pages) [n]
- Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk (208 pages) [n]
April
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (324 pages) [n]
- Mock The Week: Scenes We’d Like To See (159 pages) [n]
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (98 pages) [n]
- Drop Dead Beautiful by Jackie Collins (516 pages) [n]
- My Life In My Hands by Alison Lapper (247 pages) [n]
- Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella (364 pages) [n]
- Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris (334 pages) [n]
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (448 pages) [pr]
- Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett (256 pages) [n]
- Chocolat by Joanne Harris (320 pages) [n]
- The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris (572 pages) [n]
May
- Star Trek: Titan – Over a Torrent Sea by Christopher L Bennett (356 pages) [n]
- A Little Stranger by Kate Pullinger (248 pages) [n]
- Zoo Station by David Downing (310 pages) [n]
- Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult (507 pages) [n]
- The School Run by Sophie King (344 pages) [n]
- Call The Midwife by Jennifer Worth (340 pages) [n]
- Star Trek: New Frontier – Treason by Peter David (339 pages) [n]
- Five Quarters of The Orange by Joanne Harris (363 pages) [n]
- Silesian Station by David Downing (306 pages) [n]
- NOT Buying It by Judith Levine (267 pages) [n]
- How Good Is That? by Jane and Mike Tomlinson (334 pages) [n]
- Shadows of The Workhouse by Jennifer Worth (297 pages) [n]
- The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig (265 pages) [n]
June
- A Forever Family by John Houghton (264 pages) [n]
- Mr Maybe by Jane Green (424 pages) [n]
- Things I Want My Daughters To Know by Elizabeth Noble (448 pages) [n]
- Quentins by Maeve Binchy (448 pages) [n]
- Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (224 pages) [n]
- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (80 pages) [n]
- Queen of The Big Time by Adriana Trigiani (331 pages) [n]
- Around The World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (224 pages) [pr]
- Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck (154 pages) [n]
- A Leader In Spite Of Herself by Elinor M Brent Dyer (105 pages) [n]
- Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (160 pages) [n]
- Alice Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (176 pages) [n]
- Silas Marner by George Eliot (224 pages) [n]
July
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (272 pages) [n]
- A Mother’s Love by Rosie Harris (448 pages) [n]
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (228 pages) [n]
- From Corsets to Camouflage by Kate Adie (304 pages) [n]
- Before I Die by Jenny Downham (336 pages) [n]
- The Other Hand by Chris Cleave (400 pages) [n]
- What Katy Did by Susan Cooleridge (176 pages) [n]
- What Katy Did at School by Susan Cooleridge (224 pages) [n]
- Walking on Water by Geoff Holt (364 pages) [n]
- Testimony by Anita Shreve (320 pages) [n]
- Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome (400 pages) [n]
- Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome (528 pages) [n]
August
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte (432 pages) [n]
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stephenson (224 pages) [n]
- While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky (290 pages) [n]
So far I have read 69 books and 21,359 pages in 2009!
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>Books in 2008
>January
- Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult (512 pages)
- The Cupid Effect by Dorothy Koomson (342 pages)
- Rendevouz with Rama by Arthur C Clarke (252 pages)
- Star Trek Titan – Sword of Damocles by Geoffrey Thorne (384 pages)
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne (384 pages)
February
- My Best Friend’s Girl by Dorothy Koomson (437 pages)
- For One More Day by Mitch Albom (197 pages)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation – Immortal Coil by Jeffrey Lang (331 pages)
- Black Swan Green by David Mitchell (371 pages)
- Anything Goes – The Autobiography by John Barrowman with Carole E. Barrowman (245 pages)
- Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs (424 pages)
- Torchwood – Another Life by Peter Anghelides (253 pages)
- Torchwood – Border Princes by Dan Abnett (254 pages)
March
- North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (408 pages)
- Torchwood – Slow Decay by Andy Lane (250 pages)
- Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend (443 pages)
- Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel (327 pages)
- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (448 pages)
- Torchwood – The Twilight Streets by Gary Russell (249 pages)
- Torchwood – Trace Memory by Robert LLewlyn (253 pages)
- Rama II by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee (496 pages)
- The Amazing Adventures of DietGirl by Shauna Reid (396 pages)
April
- Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (327 pages)
- The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (270 pages)
- The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman (419 pages)
- Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani (323 pages)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (311 pages)
May
- The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult (373 pages)
- A Tale of Two Sisters by Anna Maxted (373 pages)
- Dating Big Bird by Laura Zigman (271 pages)
- Getting Home by Celia Brayfield (479 pages)
- Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle (322 pages)
- Miss Garnet’s Angel by Salley Vickers (342 pages)
- Trials for the Chalet School by Elinor M Brent Dyer (109 pages)
- A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
- New Beginnings at the Chalet School by Heather Paisley (164 pages)
June
- The New Housemistress by Elinor M Brent Dyer (143 pages)
- First Term at Trebizon by Anne Digby 128 pages
- Second Term at Trebizon by Anne Digby 128 pages
- Summer Term at Trebizon by Anne Digby 128 pages
- Boy Trouble at Trebizon by Anne Digby 128 pages
- Hilda Annersley, Headmistress by Lesley Green 228 pages
- Every Good Girl by Judy Astley 303 pages
- Body Surfing by Anita Shreve 272 pages
- Overheard in a Dream by Torey Hayden 464 pages
- Bride Leads The Chalet School by Elinor M Brent Dyer 102 pages
- The Chalet School in The Oberland Elinor M Brent Dyer 101 pages
July
- The Mystery at The Chalet School by Elinor M Brent Dyer 79 pages
- Summer Term at The Chalet School by Elinor M Brent Dyer 198 pages
- Souvenir by Therese Fowler 508 pages
- The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards 408 pages
- An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell (410 pages)
- The Hand Maid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (324 pages)
- Just a Geek by Wil Wheaton (269 pages)
August
- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (497 pages)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation – Before Dishonour by Peter David (407 pages)
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffeneger (518 pages)
- Star Trek A Time to Be Born by John Vornholt 284 pages
- Star Trek A Time to Die by John Vornholt 320 pages
- Star Trek A Time to Sow by Kevin Dilmore 336 pages
- The Chalet School Reunion by Elinor M Brent Dyer (236 pages)
- Goodnight Beautiful by Dorothy Koomson (433 pages)
- Stay Healthy, Be Lazy by Innocent Drinks (144 pages)
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (193 pages)
- The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler (197 pages)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation – Greater Than The Sum (368 pages)
- Beechy of The Harbour School by Elinor M Brent Dyer (92 pages)
- Torchwood – Almost Perfect by James Goss. 256 Pages
- Star Trek Destiny – Gods of the Night by David Mack. 429 pages
- Star Trek Destiny – Mere Mortals by David Mack. 433 pages
- A Chalet Girl from Kenya by Elinor M Brent Dyer. 259 pages.
- HRH by Danielle Steel 492 pages
So far I have read 72 books and 22,465 pages in 2008!
>Books in 2007
>
TITLE | AUTHOR | START DATE | END DATE | NO. OF PAGES | BOOK NO. |
You Can’t Take It With You | Jane and Mike Tomlinson | 03/01/2007 | 06/01/2007 | 336 | 1 |
New Beginnings at the Chalet School | Heather Paisley | 08/01/2007 | 08/01/2007 | 164 | 2 |
The Other Eden | Sarah Bryant | 13/01/2007 | 19/01/2007 | 459 | 3 |
The Rise and Fall of the queen of suburbia | Sarah May | 20/01/2007 | 21/01/2007 | 455 | 4 |
Queen Mum | Kate Long | 22/01/2007 | 24/01/2007 | 328 | 5 |
Unravelled | Maria Housden | 25/01/2007 | 25/01/2007 | 241 | 6 |
Alphabet Weekends | Elizabeth Noble | 26/01/2007 | 28/01/2007 | 393 | 7 |
Winston Churchill | Stuart Ball | 29/01/2007 | 30/01/2007 | 140 | 8 |
Little Girl Lost | Barbie Probert-Wright with Jean Ritchie | 31/01/2007 | 01/02/2007 | 447 | 9 |
Forbidden Places | Penny Vincenzi | 02/02/2007 | 05/02/2007 | 625 | 10 |
The www club | Anita Notaro | 08/02/2007 | 09/02/2007 | 491 | 11 |
Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | 10/02/2007 | 14/02/2007 | 361 | 12 |
The Chalet School in Exile | Elinor M Brent Dyer | 15/02/2007 | 15/02/2007 | 190 | 13 |
Goodnight, Mister Tom | Michelle Magorian | 17/02/2007 | 21/02/2007 | 304 | 14 |
Mercy | Jodi Picoult | 22/02/2007 | 25/02/2007 | 438 | 15 |
The Chronicles of Narnia – The Magician’s Nephew | C.S. Lewis | 26/02/2007 | 26/02/2007 | 171 | 16 |
The Chronicles of Narnia – The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis | 27/02/2007 | 27/02/2007 | 171 | 17 |
The Chronicles of Narnia – The Horse and His Boy | C.S. Lewis | 03/03/2007 | 03/03/2007 | 175 | 18 |
The Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian | C.S. Lewis | 03/03/2007 | 03/03/2007 | 190 | 19 |
The Chronicles of Narnia – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | C.S. Lewis | 04/03/2007 | 04/03/2007 | 189 | 20 |
The Chronicles of Narnia – The Silver Chair | C.S. Lewis | 05/03/2007 | 05/03/2007 | 191 | 21 |
The Chronicles of Narnia – The Last Battle | C.S. Lewis | 06/03/2007 | 06/03/2007 | 171 | 22 |
Jemima J. | Jane Green | 07/03/2007 | 10/03/2007 | 450 | 23 |
Juliet of The Chalet School | Caroline German | 12/03/2007 | 13/03/2007 | 301 | 24 |
Five Children and It | E Nesbit | 14/03/2007 | 15/03/2007 | 237 | 25 |
Two Chalet School Girls in India | Priyadarshini Narenda | 24/03/2007 | 24/03/2007 | 237 | 26 |
The Phoenix & The Carpet | E Nesbit | 25/03/2007 | 26/03/2007 | 224 | 27 |
The Story of The Amulet | E Nesbit | 27/03/2007 | 29/03/2007 | 292 | 28 |
Loving | Danielle Steel | 31/03/2007 | 31/03/2007 | 307 | 29 |
Big Stone Gap | Adriana Trigiani | 01/04/2007 | 06/04/2007 | 320 | 30 |
Big Cherry Holler | Adriana Trigiani | 07/04/2007 | 15/04/2007 | 270 | 31 |
Milk Glass Moon | Adriana Trigiani | 16/04/2007 | 18/04/2007 | 302 | 32 |
Home to Big Stone Gap | Adriana Trigiani | 19/04/2007 | 19/04/2007 | 301 | 33 |
ST:TNG – Death in Winter | Michael Jan Friedman | 20/04/2007 | 20/04/2007 | 320 | 34 |
The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett | 22/04/2007 | 25/04/2007 | 276 | 35 |
The Playground Mafia | Sarah Tucker | 26/04/2007 | 02/05/2007 | 452 | 36 |
The Chalet School Librarian | Pat Wilmott | 01/05/2007 | 02/05/2007 | 184 | 37 |
Tales from the Scale | Erin J Shea | 03/05/2007 | 08/05/2007 | 262 | 38 |
Call Me Elizabeth | Dawn Annandale | 11/05/2007 | 11/05/2007 | 290 | 39 |
Miracle | Danielle Steel | 16/05/2007 | 16/05/2007 | 256 | 40 |
The Chalet School Goes To It | Elinor M Brent Dyer | 19/05/2007 | 19/05/2007 | 103 | 41 |
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte | 17/05/2007 | 20/05/2007 | 334 | 42 |
Jo Returns to The Chalet School | Elinor M Brent Dyer | 21/05/2007 | 21/05/2007 | 160 | 43 |
The Light in the Window | June Goulding | 22/05/2007 | 22/05/2007 | 215 | 44 |
Just One More Day | Susan Lewis | 23/05/2007 | 26/05/2007 | 340 | 45 |
First Term at Malory Towers | Enid Blyton | 26/05/2007 | 27/05/2007 | 172 | 46 |
Second Form at Malory Towers | Enid Blyton | 27/05/2007 | 27/05/2007 | 148 | 47 |
Third Year at Malory Towers | Enid Blyton | 27/05/2007 | 28/05/2007 | 146 | 48 |
Upper Fourth at Malory Towers | Enid Blyton | 28/05/2007 | 28/05/2007 | 158 | 49 |
In The Fifth at Malory Towers | Enid Blyton | 28/05/2007 | 28/05/2007 | 143 | 50 |
Last Term at Malory Towers | Enid Blyton | 28/05/2007 | 28/05/2007 | 170 | 51 |
Tom Tackles the Chalet School | Elinor M Brent Dyer | 29/05/2007 | 29/05/2007 | 156 | 52 |
The School at The Chalet | Elinor M Brent Dyer | 29/05/2007 | 31/05/2007 | 320 | 53 |
The Wedding Officer | Anthony Capella | 03/06/2007 | 08/06/2007 | 448 | 54 |
Mr Darcy Takes a Wife | Linda Berdoll | 09/06/2007 | 13/06/2007 | 476 | 55 |
A Place Called Here | Cecelia Ahern | 20/06/2007 | 23/06/2007 | 496 | 56 |
Marshmallows for Breakfast | Dorothy Koomson | 25/06/2007 | 25/06/2007 | 448 | 57 |
Darcy and Elizabeth: Nights & Days at Pemberley | Linda Berdoll | 14/06/2007 | 27/06/2007 | 480 | 58 |
The End of Harry Potter | David Langford | 27/06/2007 | 28/06/2007 | 190 | 59 |
Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul – Exodus | J Sherman & S Shwartz | 29/06/2007 | 30/06/2007 | 304 | 60 |
Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul – Exile | J Sherman & S Shwartz | 01/07/2006 | 09/07/2007 | 368 | 61 |
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone | JK Rowling | 11/07/2007 | 12/07/2006 | 224 | 62 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | JK Rowling | 13/07/2007 | 13/07/2007 | 256 | 63 |
Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban | JK Rowling | 14/07/2007 | 16/07/2007 | 320 | 64 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | JK Rowling | 16/07/2007 | 18/07/2007 | 636 | 65 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | JK Rowling | 18/07/2007 | 19/07/2007 | 757 | 66 |
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince | JK Rowling | 20/07/2007 | 20/07/2007 | 606 | 67 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | JK Rowling | 21/07/2007 | 21/07/2007 | 607 | 68 |
Anybody Out There? | Marian Keyes | 23/07/2007 | 26/07/2007 | 597 | 69 |
No I Don’t Want to Join a Book Club | Virginia Ironside | 27/07/2007 | 28/07/2007 | 249 | 70 |
Persuasion | Jane Austen | 29/07/2007 | 06/08/2007 | 296 | 71 |
Humble Pie | Gordon Ramsay | 336 | 72 | ||
Highland Twins at the CS | Elinor M Brent Dyer | 181 | 73 | ||
Mirror Universe 1 | Various | 464 | 74 | ||
2001: a space odyssey | Arthur C Clark | 266 | 75 | ||
Sense and Sensability | Jane Austen | 384 | 76 | ||
Altar Boy | Andrew Madden | 224 | 77 | ||
A little Princess | Frances Hodgson Burnett | 256 | 78 | ||
Forget You Had a Daughter | Sandra Gregory | 330 | 79 | ||
2011 Odyssey Two | Arthur C Clark | 304 | 80 | ||
2061 Odyssey Three | Arthur C Clark | 304 | 81 | ||
3001 A final Odyssey | Arthur C Clark | 288 | 82 | ||
Me and Mr Darcy | Alexandra Potter | 352 | 83 | ||
Mansfield Park | Jane Austen | 479 | 84 | ||
Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen | 224 | 85 | ||
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | 160 | 86 | ||
The Restaurant at the end of the universe | Douglas Adams | 199 | 87 | ||
Little Women | Louisa May Alcott | 224 | 88 | ||
Good Wives | Louisa May Alcott | 314 | 89 | ||
Resistance | JM Dillard | 320 | 90 | ||
Portrait of Jane Austen | David Cecil | 208 | 91 | ||
Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Jules Verne | 250 | 92 | ||
The Three Day Rule | Emlyn Rees and Josie Lloyd | 320 | 93 |
>101 in 1001 v2 (start date December 08)
>My original list can be found here.
Day Zero is arguably the home of the 101 in 1001 project online
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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
My goal/day 1001 will be Monday 12th September 2011
- Read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Read the first Swallows and Amazons book and the rest if they’re any good
Read War and PeaceComplete Thing a Day one year- Complete NaKniSweMo
- Make a serious attempt at learning to Crochet
- Wheel myself a minimum of mile at least 5 days out of 7 for three months
- Complete a 365 photo project
- Complete NaBloPoMo
- Go to the cinema once a month for a year
- Bake something once a month for a year
Go to bed before midnight every night for a month- Buy a new more appropriate lifejacket
- Write a minimum of 1000 words (non blog) a day for three months
- Write the fanfiction that’s been buzzing around in my head since February 2008
- Complete the Southern Cross Novel Challenge (NaNo in June thing)
- Take a crafty course at the arts centre
Enter some creative writing competitions- Create a proper knitting pattern of my own and publish it online/on ravelry
- Work on some light weight training again
- Go to see Wicked the Musical
- Do a 10K
- Complete the race for life each year – FAILED
- Complete a knitting project every month (this can be one started previously, doesn’t need to be done totally in the month) – FAILED
- Go to the theatre once a month for a year.
- Read 250 new to me books over the 1001 days
- Go swimming an average of twice a month
- Make a serious and continued effort to become A Writer
- Go to see We Will Rock You
Join a Stitch n Bitch type groupTake meds everyday for six months- Improve my grammar
Read 100 books in a yearSpend at least one day a month away from the computer for a year- Spend at least one day a week away from the computer for a month
Try to have one day a week where I don’t eat in front of the computer for three months.- Start and Finish my Tenacious Cross Stitch
- Go back to Scandinavia
- Go shopping at hobbycraft
- Make more time for crafts
- Drink more water
- Organise my paperwork
- Sort the black hole known as “under the bed”
Reorganise all of the flat and possibly get some parts decorated.- Get blinds for my bedroom and possibly the lounge
- Investigate getting a cleaner rather than carers
- Visit Wales
Get emotional/bored eating under better control- Find out from mum exactly how much stuff she has of mine from pre uni, get it back and sort it out
- Have a go at mosaic making
- Have a go at weaving
Read Catch 22- Stop stressing about finances so much.
- Spend some time on the coast
- at the end of the 1001 days donate £1 to charity for every goal not met
- at the end of the 1001 days treat myself to something special. Budget – the number of goals met x £2 each
- Start a memory/keepsake box
Go three weeks without eating chocolate or drinking coke- be consistent with all goals on this list once started which aren’t time limited.
- Watch all the dvds I have but haven’t watched
- read books almost as soon as I buy them rather then buying them than not always reading them
- watch dvds asap after buying them
- only buy yarn if I either have a project in mind or my stash is running low
- use up half of my current craft supplies (non yarn) before buying more.
- Get back into the habit of taking better care of how I dress/look
- reconnect/get back in touch with old friends
- go back to Stoke to visit
- Go to France again
- learn to knit socks
- get the hang of circular knitting
- Organise photos properly
- create/buy notecards using some of my photos
- send post to one or two friends every month throughout the 1001 days – FAILED
- get more consistent when replying to e-mails
go on a random day out- watch Lord of the Rings
- design and make my own cross stitch sampler
- make crafty gifts for more than 50% of people one Christmas
- make more of an effort to recycle
Buy fewer new books (use the library, charity shops and borrow them from people instead)- come up with a funky and appropriate bag which can live on my powerchair safely and securely
- make more of an effort to actually walk
- sort my sofa out so I can use it more
- Lose some weight
Buy new cloth pads- paint my nails more often
- spend an entire day in my pyjamas
- write about my school days
- Go to a planetarium
- Go Whale/Dolphin Watching
- Go snorkelling again
- Swim 1KM in one session again and maintain approx that level of fitness
- Write down everything I spend for 1 month
- Buy new bedding
- Get a book published
-
Visit the Ashmolean - Make and eat a variety of proper dinners consistently for one month
- Remember and mark people’s birthdays
- Play mini golf
- Research family history/genealogy
- On day 1001 publish a new 101 in 1001 list
>101 in 1001 v1
>
51 goals completed in 1001 days!
This is the list that started it all (for me anyway). It ran from March 2006 to December 2008. It was brilliant fun and I completed approximately half of the goals. Several others I tried and failed.
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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.
2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.
5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.
My Deadline Is: Sunday, December 14, 2008
1.Sleep >8 hours a night for a fortnight, consecutively
2. Learn not to take on so much, and to fulfil what I promise.
3. Be in bed before midnight every night for a week
4. Start tracking my finances rather than just keeping a vague idea
5. Clear out my wardrobe
6. Write my book
7. Clear off my computer desk and leave it that way for a month
8. Work with kids who have CP and other disabilities and their parents
9. Learn Italian
10. Do positional stretches everyday for six weeks
11. Take every med and supplement I am supposed to daily for six weeks(completed 12.02.07)
12. Lose the rest of the weight (35lb) and then remain within 5lb of my target
13. Complete NaNoWriMo again
14. Swim 100km over the course of these 1001 days
15. Learn CSS
16. Complete the 101 stories challenge
17. Complete the 101 poems challenge
18. Take up the railways society’s invite to visit their museum (because I helped them with access questions)
19. Eat breakfast everyday for a month
20. Meet my American friends
21. Go visit Maryse in Germany
22. Go to Madrid
23. Take some time out by myself to replenish my soul
24. Do the Maize Maze @ Millets
25. Go parapenting again
26. Join the gym
27. Have a picnic in a park and spend the whole day there
28. Feed some ducks
29. Go at least 72 hours without using a computer.
30. Finish unpacking from when I left uni
31. Revisit childhood memories – go to the races at Newbury
32. Sell unwanted stuff on ebay or give to charity
33. Join a book club
34. apply to be a reader-book reviewer for New Woman (done 22/03/06)
35. Get up early and out of the house straight away every day for a month
36. Dye my hair a sensible colour and keep it like that for four months.
37. See the Lion King musical
38. Go at least one day without saying anything negative about myself or anyone else.
39. Speak my mind more but do it in a non-hurtful way
40. Go to the beach on a winters day
41. Give blood (if eligible – currently not)
42. Do something nice and unexpected for a stranger
43. Photograph 1 view in all 4 seasons (0/4)
44. Do something in public I’d normally be scared to do.
45. Sit outside and watch the sunrise
46. Go speed dating
47. Read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
48. Attend a Star Trek convention
49. Back up my computer at least every other week
50. Go an entire week without using my electric wheelchair (a week when I’m at CAB some days)
51. Put aside my guilt
52. Start and finish a cross-stitch
53. Go to the Halfway Inn
54. Join a writers group
55. Get a tattoo
56. Write a magazine article and have it published (DN is a possibility)
57. Give £5 to a beggar or big issue seller I like the look of.
58. Go to the Lake District.
59. Visit a sealife centre
60. Train to be an access auditor
61. Do a creative writing course
62. Relearn touch typing with the right fingers on the right keys.
63. Get into the habit of hanging up laundry after doing it rather than using the “floordrobe”
64. Send a surprise present to a friend, anonymously
65. Spend a whole day in silence
66. Take more photos
67. Scrapbook my photos from last year.
68. Complete my planned favourite writings project
69. Learn how to create fonts and make my own
70. Accept my failings and weaknesses
71. Control my temper more
72. Start horse riding again
73. Make my website everything I want it to be and more.
74. Visit New York
75. Go back to Australia
76. Go to a concert
77. Get a massage
78. Complete the Race for Life
79. Attempt to knit a scarf
80. Finish reading all the books on my “to read” list
81. Go crabbing again
82. Fly a kite
83. Walk in the rain with no particular place to go
84. Make a beaded bracelet
85. Do all the touristy things there are to do in Oxford.
86. Visit Liverpool
87. Go camping
88. Make Pizza from scratch (base as well)
89. Learn to accept a compliment graciously
90. Wear more glitter.
91. Accept certain inalienable truths
92. Treat myself to a bunch of flowers
93. Drink a glass of water before I eat any meal for a month.
94. Have my hair braided.
95. Leave comments on the blogs of a few famous people I admire
96. Write three letters of complaint for poor service (3/3)
97. Write three letters praising good service
98. Have a date night once a month with myself for 6 months.
99. Flirt more.
100. Go seven days without eating meat.
101. On Day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list.
>Emma…
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I’m working on a pretty major blog redesign and as a part of that figured this “About me” page needed an update.
The old version
27. Brit. Wheelchair User. Sailor. Bookworm. Writer. Knitter. Crafter. Volunteer. Graduate. Swimmer. Wannabe Webdesigner. Messy. Disorganised. Fat. Trying to lose weight. Short haired. Tattooed. CAB Adviser. Advocate. Mouthy. Swears a lot. Addicted to Chocolate and Coca Cola. SciFi fan. Love children’s books and TV shows. Colourful. Has more books than she will ever read and an out of control yarn stash.
A blogger for nearly nine years – and glad that several of those years are lost!
Otherwise known as:
WheelchairPrincess on The CBB, NaNoWriMo forums
Cyberpurple on Livejournal.
FunkyFairy22 on Twitter, Ravelry, eBay, Digital Spy.
So much more than “That girl in the wheelchair.”
>Site problems
>There is a chance this website is going to disappear in the next few days. My web host are being a bit shit about renewing it. I’ve paid the renewal (which they agree I have) but keep getting reminders to pay. Have already had one support ticket in about this (supposedly resolved) but just got another reminder to pay. Along with the “your site could go offline” warning in it.
ARGH
>Random Bullet Points of Life
>Item: On Monday it appeared that one of the things I’ve been wanting to do since I heard about it was in fact going to have to be off of the cards for me because of CP.
Item: Yesterday there were two things that were CP crap and using lots of my disability fighting ness and all a bit much. Particularly because of the guilt trips involved. And the sighing.
Item: people involved in assisting people with disabilities should not be allowed to sigh whilst doing so. The “Okay I’ll do that” …. *Sigh* thing is discouraging.
Item: Yesterday and Monday’s Items added together make me fed up and down.
Item: Big decisions have been made which should enable me to be more independant and could possibly put Monday’s Item back on the cards if they work out.
Item: I didn’t freak out when asked a very important question earlier but advocated for myself and am supported in doing so.
Item: I bought yet more theatre tickets yesterday which makes me a bit happier.
Item: Anxiety sucks.