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start date: wednesday, january 13th, 2010 (1.13.10)

end date: thursday, october 11th, 2012 (10.11.12!)

italics mean in progress & bold is complete

in progress: 18/79

completed: 28/101

__________________________________________________________ happiness:

  • have 101 good days (23/101)
  • make a list of 50 things I like about myself (0/50)
  • get a puppy

travel:

  • leave the country (canada doesn't count)
  • take at least three weekend trips w/mike (3/3)
    • 6.21.10-6.22.10: hampton, nh & unh
    • 1.21.12-1.22.12: portland, or
    • 9.16.12-9.17.12: las vegas, nv
  • take my mother on a mini-vacation
  • go to mardi gras in new orleans
  • visit my sister at college
  • visit amanda again
  • visit kristen at college & meet adrian!
  • move out of vermont
  • go to the wizarding world of harry potter

health & beauty:

  • get a ct scan
  • get down to 120 lbs
    • 6.23.10
  • get down to 115 lbs
  • get down to 110 lbs
  • get veneers on my teeth
  • take another kickboxing class
  • no caffeine a week, ten times (3/10)
    • 1.17.10-1.23.10
    • 4.12.10-4.18.10
    • 6.23.10-6.29.10
  • swim 7,500 yards/week for three months (0/3)
  • run once/week for a year (36/52)
    • started during week 12 (march 31st)
  • no pasta for a week, three times (0/3)
  • go hiking 10 times (10/10)
    • mt. philo - 3.9.10
    • silver lake - 6.15.10
    • snake mountain - 7.26.10
    • rattlesnake cliffs - 8.25.10
    • mt. philo - 4.3.11
    • spencer butte - 7.23.11
    • larison creek - 7.30.11
    • cape perpetua - 11.12.11
    • gold lake sno-park - 12.3.11
    • mt. pisgah - 3.25.12
  • hike snake mountain in the snow again
  • run 5k in under 25 minutes
    • best pace: 25:08 (12.31.10)
  • learn how to really put on eye make-up
  • find something to fix/cover my under-eye circles

self-improvement:

  • don't swear for a week at least five times (1/5)
    • 9.28.10-10.4.10
  • learn a new word each week and keep a post it at my computer (21/143)
  • avoid facebook for a week, three times (1/3)
    • 2.11.10-2.17.10
  • be on time or early to everything for a week, five times (5/5)
    • 1.21.10-1.27.10
    • 4.4.10-4.10.10
    • 6.12.10-6.18.10
    • 7.31.10-8.6.10
    • 8.4.10-9.10.10

relationships:

  • make 10 new friends (10/10)
  • reconnect with five old friends (4/5)
    • megan
    • amanda
    • dani
    • hilary
  • start five new traditions w/mike (2/5)
    • weekly trivia
    • watching christmas vacation on thanksgiving

professional:

  • graduate college
  • get into grad school
    • attending - uoregon
    • accepted - uoregon, mgh ihp
    • waitlisted - uwashington
  • take the GRE
  • get a 3.75 gpa or better my last two semesters (2/2)

fun:

  • send a message in a bottle
  • ride in a hot air balloon
  • go to an outdoor ropes course
  • visit a psychic
  • go to an amusement park w/mike
  • take a tour of the magic hat co.
  • take a tour of the ben & jerry's factory
  • attend brewfest in montreal (june)
  • take pictures in a photobooth w/mike again
  • go yardsaleing
  • try ten new restaurants (10/10)
    • koto - 1.18.10
    • windjammer - 2.21.10
    • texas roadhouse - 3.27.10
    • o.n.e. pepper grill - 4.11.10
    • nectar's - 5.6.10
    • skinny pancake - 5.25.10
    • buffalo wild wings - 6.2.10
    • bueno y sano - 7.5.10
    • das bierhaus - 7.9.10
    • the farmhouse - 8.16.10
  • try a beer from every brewery in vermont (14/17)
    • switchback - 1.16.10
    • long trail: hibernator - 1.18.10
    • harpoon: ufo - 1.23.10
    • alchemist: broken spoke 3.15.10
    • magic hat: circus boy - 4.20.10
    • trout river: rainbow red - 6.11.10
    • otter creek: summer ale - 6.30.10
    • norwich inn: whistling pig red ale - 7.17.10
    • mcneill's: firehouse amber ale - 7.17.10
    • madison brewing co: ? - 7.17.10
    • rock art: sunny & 75 - 7.17.10
    • the shed: raspberry hefe - 7.17.10
    • three needs: scotch ale - 7.17.10
    • vt pub & brewery: o'shenanigans brown - 8.23.10
  • attempt the vermont brewery challenge passport program (0/21)
  • see a double feature

purchase:

  • a new car
  • new sneakers w/arch supports
  • a bike
  • a new camera
  • jumper cables for my car
  • equipment for changing a tire (including a spare)
  • a ps3
  • pins for every state i've been to

books:

  • read 75 books (48/75)
  • read all of the books i own
  • read the bible
  • read the complete works of shakespeare (0/26)
  • read twilight, even if it kills me (0/4)
  • read the gossip girl books (0/13)
  • reread all seven HP books (3/7)
  • do dewey's 24-hour read-a-thon [april & october]

movies & entertainment:

  • see another broadway show
  • see rocky horror live
  • see a professional hockey game
  • go to the midnight premiere of harry potter & the deathly hallows part I & II (0/2)
  • dress up for at least one of the premieres
  • watch every disney animated classic (6/45)
  • attend five concerts (4/5)
    • mgmt - 8.12.10
    • weezer - 9.2.10
    • lotus - 11.19.10
    • beatles vs. elvis - 9.7.12
  • make an "i'm awesome" playlist
  • see 50 movies in theaters (25/50)

knowledge & hobbies:

  • learn how to sew w/a sewing machine
  • become fluent in french
  • learn to use photoshop
  • research my mom's side of the family & add to tree
  • take a photo/day for a year (330/365)
    • started 1.18.10
  • complete my puzzles (0/4)
  • relearn how to jump-start my car
  • learn to change a tire
  • fix all of my broken jewelry
  • learn to make five origami animals or flowers (0/5)
  • make a string of paper cranes
  • complete a coloring book (disney?)
  • relearn the fifty state capitals
  • do the 100 snapshots list (0/100)
  • take 50 pictures of houses I like (5/50)
  • work backstage on a lyric theater production
    • chicago in spring 2011?
  • take a picture of myself every month (11/34)
  • do the usa today crossword puzzle once a week (8/143)

charity:

  • adopt an animal from wwf
  • donate 100,000 grains of rice through freerice.com
    • english vocab: 10500
    • french: 1100
    • math: 300
    • geography: 2400
    • total: 14300
  • donate a dollar to charity for every goal not completed

other:

  • back up all of the files on my computer
  • pay off my unsubsidized loan
  • make a list of all purchase for a month, three times (3/3)
    • march 2010
    • april 2010
    • may 2010
jan 13 2010 ∞
dec 4 2012 +