all simple living: October 2011

101 things in 1001 days

Start: August 1, 2009
End: April 29, 2012

Legend:
not yet done
done

Solo Flight
1. Fix my personal files
2. Fix our common files - Nov '09
3. Make the directory
4. Finish the birthday list
5. Get rid of clothes I no longer wear
6. Make an emergency kit
7. Read 5 classics (0/5)
8. Learn Morse Code
9. Brush up on Philippine History
10. Practice Mandarin 30minutes daily for 1 month straight (0/31)
11. Watch 30 TED talks (1/30)
12. Take a class - IMW jul31-aug1 '09 and Real Estate Seminar Aug & Sep '10
13. Master 5 skills from 75 Things Every Woman should Master (0/5)
14. Have a reunion with the old gang
15. Have someone else cut/style my hair - Apr 22, '10
16. Have a "fabulous" day - mani + pedi + outfit
17. Wear a "look for less" outfit - Sept '10
18. Wear a dress - Jan 6, '10 (G&K's wedding)
19. Buy new clothes (post-pregnancy)
20. Sleep by 11:30pm for 7days straight (0/7)
21. Be aware of and have good posture for 3 weeks straight (0/21)
22. Do a 5K - maybe not
23. Do a 10K - whaaaat was I thinking ?!?
24. Make a will
25. Do Assignment 51 of Learning to Love You More
26. Write a letter to myself to be opened in 1 year
27. Write a letter to myself to be opened in 5 years

H and I
1. Do an annual review of our goals
2. Learn a new language (French?? or Spanish??)
3. Experience the Manila Bay Sunset - May 8, '10
4. Repair the wedding ring
5. Buy a jumper cable
6. Take a first aid course
7. Finish Verdana1 GK Project
8. Finish Verdana2 GK Project
9. Give away the good stuff we dont use/dont have space for - Dec '09
10. Have a fantastic all white theme for the bed (think Martha Stewart)

Artsy Fartsy
1. Wedding Scrapbook
2. Honeymoon Scrapbook
3. Hong Kong Scrapbook
+ Auckland + LOTR Scrapbook
+ Tokyo Scrapbook
+ Family Scrapbook per year???
4. Make 10 homemade gifts (0/10)
5. Read the camera manual - Dec '09
6. Do 5 projects from Keri Smith's 100 ideas (0/5)
7. Do 1 A Day in the Life project
8. Do 1 Q & A : The Photographic Interview project
9. Take head shots/portraits of family members
10. Do a photo series on the color red
11. Make a 2010 Christmas Journal - oops, i really tried
12. Document 09/09/09, 10/10/10, 11/11/11 (3/3)
13. Calendar Project
14. Make a collage
15. Make a beautiful floral arrangement
16. Make 30 entries in my food blog (0/30)
17. Dress up for Halloween
18. Do 1 sewing project for myself

Yummy
1. Faithfully follow a 1 week menu (0/7)
2. Faithfully follow a 2 week menu (0/14)
3. Make a bento meal
4. Make an okonomiyaki - H makes it lol
5. Make a scallion pancake aka cong you bing
6. Make bread from scratch
7. Make pizza from scratch
8. Make sangria
9. Make a gingerbread house
10. Make bread pudding
11. Make a romantic meal for H - sort of, some days we cook together
12. Buy Kulinarya and make something
13. Make a fantastic Filipino meal - I love my adobo!
14. Make a fantastic Filipino dessert/merienda
15. Make a soft copy of my recipe notebooks (important recipes only)
16. Try 10 new desserts (0/10)
17. Try 10 new tea flavors (3/10)
19. Try 10 new ice cream flavors (1/10)
20. Try 10 new coffee blends (0/10)

Moolah
1. Discuss with H our year end financial report
2. Read 5 new finance books (0/5)
3. Complete OMC assignments - nope
4. Get an online project/work - Jul '10
5. Finish 1 ebook

Our Baby (baby M)
1. Do a 365 Project (0/365) - Scrap this!
2. Do a The Year I was Born project - This too!
3. Teach baby "Baby Signs" - Started Sept '10 sort of
4. Own Dr. Seuss / Berenstain Bears books
5. Make reading flashcards for baby - done sort of
6. Make something wearable for baby M - Halloween 2011 sort of
7. Make something edible for baby M's 1st birthday - nope

I heart God
1. Read the bible from cover to cover
2. Go on a retreat
3. Pray the Rosary for 30 days straight (0/30)
4. Distribute 1000 copies of religious booklets/prayers/etc (0/1000)
5. Forgive
6. Let go
7. Have a thanksgiving mass and party for THE answered prayer - sooo many answered prayers!

Where in the world is...
1. Hong Kong
2. Singapore - 2017
3. Auckland - 2011
4. Beach - Mar 13, '10
5. Tokyo - 2018

Just in case
1. Attend with H a Child Birth Class - Nov to Dec '09
2. Switch to the new Cellphone!!! - no choice
3. TBD

Random thoughts on Ted Talk- Graham Hill: Less Stuff, More Happiness.

What's in the box?
The joys of less
More freedom
More time
Life edited
Crowdsourcing

1. Edit ruthlessly
2. Small is sexy

3. Multifunctional
Different strokes

Make room for the good stuff

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Ted Talk- Graham Hill: Less Stuff, More Happiness

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