The Day Zero Project - or 101 in 1001 - is a goal setting site. I got the details from Amanda at Eat to Live, Live to Run. It is basically like the 43 Things site, but it gives you a timeframe to meet your goals. You set a list of goals (I went with the 101 goals) and you have 1001 days to do it, or 2 years and 9 months.
I have set my start date as at April 4, this Sunday, because that give me an end date of my 40th Birthday. So in the next 2 years 9 months I have a list of 101 goals I want to achieve. Some are big, some are small, some are silly, some are fun, some are serious. But they are all things I want to do.
In no particular order, here is my list of 101 things.
1 Run a whole 5k fun run
2 Run a whole 10K fun run
3 Run a half marathon
4 Ride to Melbourne
5 Walk 1st section of Heyson
6 Reach my goal weight
7 Start Martial Arts classes
8 Go on a Trail Run
9 Take a beginners Yoga Class
10 Ride 100 kms in a day
11 Do a triathlon
12 Ride to Port Victoria, stay a few nights then ride home
13 Run the 12k City-Bay
14 Ride to the van in Goolwa
15 Sponsor a World Vision Child
16 Send 3 childrens stories to publishers (0/3)
17 Try 50 new Recipes (0/50)
18 Donate Blood 5 Times (0/5)
19 Go abseiling
20 Find a nice home where Ross & I can stay for a few years
21 Go on a date with Ross once a month (0/33)
22 Make a list of 100 things I love about my hubby. Leave it where he can find it.
23 Buy a caravan with Ross and our Mums and use it
24 Make 5 items of clothing (0/5)
25 Make living room furnishings
26 Scrapbook the photos of me and Ross
27 Get my Wedding album made
28 Finish the Knitted lap quilts
29 Start my planned hexagon quilt by hand
30 Fly a Kite
31 Learn Fire Twirling
32 Swim with Dolphins
33 Sleep under the stars in the outback (no tent)
34 Go Snorkelling
35 Learn to play my hand drums
36 Grow my own Vegetables
37 Identify 100 things that make me happy - besides Money
38 Make meditation part of my daily routine
39 Go rock climbing (indoor or out)
40 Turn my recipes into a recipe book for my family
41 Read 15 new authors (0/15)
42 Get a dog
43 Start my novel
44 Find employment I love
45 Run a marathon
46 Go skinny dipping
47 Join a running club
48 Get my Reiki 2
49 Become a Reiki Master
50 Pay off my Debts
51 Go on a weekend Spiritual Retreat
52 Complete a Cert IV in either Aromatherapy or Reflexology
53 Watch Season 6 of Buffy
54 Watch Season 7 of Buffy
55 Watch Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
56 Watch Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
57 Watch Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
58 Go to Melbourne to see a Musical
59 Do a Tarot Course
60 Do a Psychic Development Class
61 See Spiral Dance Live
62 Go see a live pub band
63 Go to a Comedy Show
64 Watch the end of True Blood Season 1
65 Go to 5 Baseball Games (0/5)
66 Perform one Random Act of Kindness (RAK) for another person every day for a month
67 Do a Basic Bike Maintenance Course
68 1 Month Car-free
69 Find a book club to join
70 See Avatar
71 Go and see Local Footy Game
72 Do a Basic Spanish Course
73 See a 3D movie
74 Have a picnic at sunset on the beach
75 Go Vegan for a Day
76 Walk Waterfall Gully to Mount Lofty in under 2 hours
77 Make Chocolate Crackles
78 Make the perfect Brownie
79 Spend an entire day in silence
80 Join or form a meditation group
81 Build a Sandcastle
82 Learn Henna Tattooing
83 Roll down a big hill
84 Send 10 handwritten letters to friends (0/10)
85 Have a "pampering" day at a Day Spa
86 Take a Photo every day for a month (not snapsots) (0/31)
87 Colour in a whole colouring in book
88 Finish the "homework" given in my Reiki 1 class
89 See an Ice Hockey Game
90 Have an entire weekend with no phone and no computer
91 Learn Feng Shui
92 Take a Painting Class
93 Get 30 Followers on my Blog
94 Do a fast/detox
95 Do a Successful Tarot Reading
96 Have a Make Over done
97 Hold another Biggest Morning Tea for the Cancer Council
98 Hold a Girls Night In for the Cancer Council
99 Teach Barney (the Cocky) to say my name
100 Hold a Dinner Party for 8 people and cook all courses myself
101 Make 3 new friends (0/3)
What goals would you set yourself for the next 1001 days?
xox
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
A New Week
Today is the start of a new week. Weigh in this morning went well. A lot better than expected actually considering the food I ate on the weekend. It may catch up with me this week, but I can deal with that. No run on the weekend. I had my class on Saturday and Sunday was raining all day.
Speaking of the rain, it was so beautiful. I should have gone out in it. It has been so long since we have had a whole day of continuous rain. We had all the windows open so we could smell it.
I did 2 Reiki healings yesterday. Just a quick head and shoulders on Mum then a full body on Ross. I need a proper table though as I did Ross laying on the bed and it was uncomfortable for me to do it. I only did half an hour rather than 45-50 minutes as my back, arms and legs were hurting. I felt completely energised after though and am really looking forward to expanding my knowledge and understanding.
This week is devoted to packing. We are moving over Easter. I am a bit nervous about moving in with other people, but this is the right thing for us to do right now.
Speaking of the rain, it was so beautiful. I should have gone out in it. It has been so long since we have had a whole day of continuous rain. We had all the windows open so we could smell it.
I did 2 Reiki healings yesterday. Just a quick head and shoulders on Mum then a full body on Ross. I need a proper table though as I did Ross laying on the bed and it was uncomfortable for me to do it. I only did half an hour rather than 45-50 minutes as my back, arms and legs were hurting. I felt completely energised after though and am really looking forward to expanding my knowledge and understanding.
This week is devoted to packing. We are moving over Easter. I am a bit nervous about moving in with other people, but this is the right thing for us to do right now.
Daily Goals
1) Drink Water
2) Ride home
3) Pack clothes
4) Do some reading
5) Laugh
xox
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Reiki 1 Workshop
Yesterday was AMAZING!
I was so nervous in the morning, but when I got there the nerves had morphed into excitement. I really had no idea what I was getting myself into, as my previous experience of Reiki was purely theoretical and heresay.
I am not going to go into details of the class, but I left feeling very energised, and am looking forward to being able to practice on family and friends. Technically I could start now, but I feel I need to do some work on me first in order to be able to use the energy to its fullest effect.
Last night I slept better than I have done in months, and I had the most amazing dreams and memories of things past came up. I now have some ideas about the next direction my life is going to take, and it is a direction I began years ago then put aside and forgot about due to "life". I still have some thinking to do about exactly where I want to go, but I have more direction than I have had in the longest time. It will take a lot of time to get there, but if you are heading towards something it does make where you are now easier to deal with.
xox
I was so nervous in the morning, but when I got there the nerves had morphed into excitement. I really had no idea what I was getting myself into, as my previous experience of Reiki was purely theoretical and heresay.
I am not going to go into details of the class, but I left feeling very energised, and am looking forward to being able to practice on family and friends. Technically I could start now, but I feel I need to do some work on me first in order to be able to use the energy to its fullest effect.
Last night I slept better than I have done in months, and I had the most amazing dreams and memories of things past came up. I now have some ideas about the next direction my life is going to take, and it is a direction I began years ago then put aside and forgot about due to "life". I still have some thinking to do about exactly where I want to go, but I have more direction than I have had in the longest time. It will take a lot of time to get there, but if you are heading towards something it does make where you are now easier to deal with.
xox
Friday, March 26, 2010
A bit of this and a bit of that
'Tis nearly the end of another week. Another busy week. I sat down and worked out when I will get my next break without having to pack or move or train or have family commitments, and we are looking at the end of April. As much as I hate to wish my life away - bring on the end of April! LOL
Last nights run was good. The Training Plan had me doing a 6 minute run followed by a 5. I did 6 and 6 and was really pleased. I went with Ross last night. It is the first time we have run together for a couple of months. Although I had told him how long I was running for, when he ran it with me (without huffing and puffing much to my dismay) he was actually shocked at how long I can huff and puff for. :o) Now that the Clipsal Track is mostly dis-assembled we were able to go back to our favourite running place. I will be very sad to not be living right next to this park anymore after Easter. But it is only a 10km ride or a tram trip away if we want to use it.
Tomorrow is my first Reiki class and I am very excited, although a little nervous. I am always nervous before starting something new though so that is normal. I will ride there as I think the ride will calm me down.
Tonight I am going out to dinner with my MIL for her belated birthday dinner (her actual birthday was last weekend when I was at Training). She has chosen the restaurant and we are going to Montezuma's. I have looked on their website and there are lots of vegetarian options. My goal for tonight is to not order dessert. I want to be able to go out and eat normally without blowing a whole week in one night, and I believe the key is dessert. I am usually full by then anyway, so I am not even going to look at the dessert menu. A bite of Ross's will be enough. I'll let you know how I go with that.
I thought I would give you all a caffeine update as well. I am now at the point where most days I have caffeine only before lunchtime. After lunch, water or other bubbles. I was a bit headachey at first, and I expected that, but otherwise I feel good. I find I am not as hungry as I was (although that could also be related to my body getting used to reduced food now I am calorie counting again) and I am actually sleeping really well. Most days it is still Diet Coke or Pepsi Max, but I figure one bottle is better than the 4 or 5 I was having. Some days it is tea though which is a good change. Can I just say, the soda stream have been a godsend with this. Mineral water is my friend. :o)
Before I go, anyone who hasn't read Mel's account of her first half Ironman event in Singapore, you MUST go here to read it. This woman is absolutely amazing and my absolute hero and inspiration.
Daily Goals
1) Drink my water
2) Eat healthy
3) Ride to Di's tonight (don't be slack and get a lift)
4) No dessert
5) Tidy one drawer at work
xox
Last nights run was good. The Training Plan had me doing a 6 minute run followed by a 5. I did 6 and 6 and was really pleased. I went with Ross last night. It is the first time we have run together for a couple of months. Although I had told him how long I was running for, when he ran it with me (without huffing and puffing much to my dismay) he was actually shocked at how long I can huff and puff for. :o) Now that the Clipsal Track is mostly dis-assembled we were able to go back to our favourite running place. I will be very sad to not be living right next to this park anymore after Easter. But it is only a 10km ride or a tram trip away if we want to use it.
Tomorrow is my first Reiki class and I am very excited, although a little nervous. I am always nervous before starting something new though so that is normal. I will ride there as I think the ride will calm me down.
Tonight I am going out to dinner with my MIL for her belated birthday dinner (her actual birthday was last weekend when I was at Training). She has chosen the restaurant and we are going to Montezuma's. I have looked on their website and there are lots of vegetarian options. My goal for tonight is to not order dessert. I want to be able to go out and eat normally without blowing a whole week in one night, and I believe the key is dessert. I am usually full by then anyway, so I am not even going to look at the dessert menu. A bite of Ross's will be enough. I'll let you know how I go with that.
I thought I would give you all a caffeine update as well. I am now at the point where most days I have caffeine only before lunchtime. After lunch, water or other bubbles. I was a bit headachey at first, and I expected that, but otherwise I feel good. I find I am not as hungry as I was (although that could also be related to my body getting used to reduced food now I am calorie counting again) and I am actually sleeping really well. Most days it is still Diet Coke or Pepsi Max, but I figure one bottle is better than the 4 or 5 I was having. Some days it is tea though which is a good change. Can I just say, the soda stream have been a godsend with this. Mineral water is my friend. :o)
Before I go, anyone who hasn't read Mel's account of her first half Ironman event in Singapore, you MUST go here to read it. This woman is absolutely amazing and my absolute hero and inspiration.
Daily Goals
1) Drink my water
2) Eat healthy
3) Ride to Di's tonight (don't be slack and get a lift)
4) No dessert
5) Tidy one drawer at work
xox
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Thoughts on Running
I just have some random thoughts buzzing through my head on this whole running thing. As I was running last night I was asking myself why I was doing it. Let's face it, when you are my size (I have over 60 kgs to lose) running hurts... It hurts your feet, your knees, your legs, your glutes, your calves. Your lungs scream for mercy and at one point last night I actually thought that my heart was going to break free of my rib cage it was pounding so hard.
So the question is why.
And I think I figured it out. Despite the agony at the time, in some bizarre, macabre sort of way, I actually enjoy it. I have no idea why - perhaps I have some otherwise undiscovered masochistic tendencies. But I get a great deal of satisfaction out of pounding the pavement and moving my body in that (painful) way.
Last nights run was hard. I felt really tight in the legs. Particularly my hamstrings. I think I need to start stretching before a run. I always stretch after, but perhaps that isn't enough. I did my 6 minutes then my 4 minutes. And I tried to push the walking times a bit harder. It went well. I knocked a minute off my last time. I have something different (hopefully) planned for Thursday. I'll fill you in after it's done.
Daily Goals
1) Drink water
2) Eat healthy
3) Order a peppermint tea tonight (Em, you're gonna hafta help me here)
4) Start tidying my workspace
5) Pack a box for storage
xox
So the question is why.
And I think I figured it out. Despite the agony at the time, in some bizarre, macabre sort of way, I actually enjoy it. I have no idea why - perhaps I have some otherwise undiscovered masochistic tendencies. But I get a great deal of satisfaction out of pounding the pavement and moving my body in that (painful) way.
Last nights run was hard. I felt really tight in the legs. Particularly my hamstrings. I think I need to start stretching before a run. I always stretch after, but perhaps that isn't enough. I did my 6 minutes then my 4 minutes. And I tried to push the walking times a bit harder. It went well. I knocked a minute off my last time. I have something different (hopefully) planned for Thursday. I'll fill you in after it's done.
Daily Goals
1) Drink water
2) Eat healthy
3) Order a peppermint tea tonight (Em, you're gonna hafta help me here)
4) Start tidying my workspace
5) Pack a box for storage
xox
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Weekend....
I spent the weekend at a Training Weekend for my volunteer work. Food was provided and there were limited options, even less for the vegetarians among us. I made the best choices possible, but when the only option is a thick crust pizza and garlic bread, and you are starving coz there have been so few options throughout the weekend, you eat it.
Did this affect my weekly weigh in...
Yup!
I had been doing really well throughout the week then this. Of course it didn't help that by the time I got home last night I was so exhausted and so hungry that we ordered pizza rather than cook dinner.
AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This morning I feel quite ill, but it is self inflicted so no sympathy. Time to dust off and go again.
While I was on the Training Weekend I fell over (yet again). I bruised the front of my knee (although thankfully didn't hurt my actual knee inside) and turned my ankle a bit. I was planning on going for a run on Sunday after I left, but decided a couple days rest due to my klutziness was in order. Hopefully I will be right by Tuesday though.
Daily Goals
1) Drink my water
2) Stick to calories
3) Don't eat too many servings of brownies at class
4) Don't trip over or fall over or down anything
5) Get through the day without falling asleep
xox
Did this affect my weekly weigh in...
Yup!
I had been doing really well throughout the week then this. Of course it didn't help that by the time I got home last night I was so exhausted and so hungry that we ordered pizza rather than cook dinner.
AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This morning I feel quite ill, but it is self inflicted so no sympathy. Time to dust off and go again.
While I was on the Training Weekend I fell over (yet again). I bruised the front of my knee (although thankfully didn't hurt my actual knee inside) and turned my ankle a bit. I was planning on going for a run on Sunday after I left, but decided a couple days rest due to my klutziness was in order. Hopefully I will be right by Tuesday though.
Daily Goals
1) Drink my water
2) Stick to calories
3) Don't eat too many servings of brownies at class
4) Don't trip over or fall over or down anything
5) Get through the day without falling asleep
xox
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