Can You Hear Me Now?

I am starting a new list! I completed more than half of my first list, which wasn’t bad because a lot of my list included travel and physical activities I have been unable to do for a couple of years, as well as pipe dreams like “walk to Wamart and back”. I’m going to be more realistic this time around, yet hopeful. I’ll be working on the list and plan to officially start on November 15.

Updates/notes are added in italics.

ETA: in December, 2009 I was moved to a care facility where it is difficult, if not impossible, to do many of these things! Hopefully this won’t be long term and I can get back at it.

ETA: I made it back home! I’m determined to get ‘er done. I’m NOT going into assisted living, I’m going to improve! And this list will help me.

101 Things in 1001 Days

Start: November 15, 2009
Completion by: August 12, 2012

Health, Fitness and Aesthetics

1. Lose 10 pounds
2. Do the Aspartame detox program (as per Dr. Janet Hull)
3. Follow the Core Balance diet plan for at least 6 weeks (did 4 weeks before going into care facility. Good enough)
4. Research into getting an NMES/TENS machine and use it!
5. Lose another 10 pounds
6. Get off sleeping meds
7. Get new glasses
8. Lose another 10 pounds
9. Get professional highlights again
10. Find a way to get back in the pool twice/week
11. Lose another 10 pounds
12. Work with Home Care to get on self-managed care
13. Create a supplement program based on suggestions from healthy MSers and holistic health practitioners (and stick to it!)
14. Lose another 10 pounds
15. Get rid of all wheat products in the kitchen!
16. Lose another 10 pounds
17. One day a week, liquids only, for 6 weeks (4/6) (did 4 weeks before going into the care facility, good enough!)
18. Start a little walking practice program with Home Care’s assistance several days/week

Financial

19. Buy at least one lottery ticket/month. You can’t win if you don’t play! (0/34)
20. Transfer some Visa balance to the other using low interest Visa cheques
21. Pay off one Visa card completely
22. Roll coins/bring to change machine, apply to credit card
23. Sell stuff!
24. Complete 2009 taxes by April 30
25. Complete 2010 taxes by April 30
26. Complete 2011 taxes by April 30

Around the Home

27. Living Room: Go through all drawers, cupboards and shelves of all furniture and CD/DVD racks. Price things for a yard sale, put in boxes for sale or dispose of.
28. Office: Same as living room
29. Bedroom: Same as living room
30. Kitchen: Same as living room
31. Clothing: go through all closets, drawers and boxes of clothes. Only keep what fits and what is worn. Sell or donate the rest.
32. Photos: Sort through; Make albums or box and label
33. Get my bed mattress turned
34. Get rugs shampooed
35. Find every stray bottle of vitamins/supplements, sort through, toss old stuff, include good ones in new regime, keep together in one basket
36. Get blinds/window coverings in bedroom that will keep it DARK at night
37. Storage room/main closets: same as living room above
38. MOVE! Into Assisted Living if required or a newer apartment in this building, but get into fresher surroundings

Personal Growth, Development and Connection

39. Read at least 20 of the books I own but have never read (0/20)
40. Write down goals, read them out loud every day and visualize them daily for 30 days, see what happens! (0/30)
41. Attend a Body, Soul and Spirit Expo
42. Make a new friend
43. Send a postcard to PostSecret
44. Write “unsent letters” to at least two people I hold grudges against and forgive them (0/2)
45. Call Eric and make plans to see him (kid I used to “mentor”, now in his 20’s!)
46. Spend one evening a week (from 5:00 pm) not going near my computer for any reason for 4 weeks (or longer!) (0/4)
47. Spend that same evening with the phones and TV unplugged/turned off
48. Take an art class
49. Write in a gratitude journal every day for a month (3/30)
50. Make a list of the 10 happiest days/moments of my life so far
51. Call my cousin in Winnipeg who is going through a rough time
52. Call Anna-Marie in Toronto
53. Attend my friend’s 50th birthday bash
54. Send at least 20 e-cards to friends and family just because (2/20)
55. Go on a date!….!?

Spiritual

56. Meditate every day for at least 30 days (3/30)
57. Read the Bible I always put that here, but I know I’m probably not going to get around to that. Instead, listen to my “Ask and it is Given” audiobook at least 20 times and practice deliberate creation/vibrational frequencies daily for 30 days. (0/30)
58. Listen to Marianne Williamson’s morning and evening prayer meditations at least twice/week (16/286)
59. Don’t speak for an entire day (will have to be a Home Care free Sunday!)

Entertainment, Fun and Food

60. Host an open house party for all my friends that have and do help me all these years
61. Attend the Mountain View Music Festival in my power chair for at least one day
62. Spend one day at the Folk Music Festival in power chair
63. Listen to all the CDs I own and haven’t listened to yet!
64. Drink two bottles of champagne (share them, of course!) (1/2)
65. Go on a picnic
66. Go to the zoo
67. Visit a Farmer’s Market
68. Eat at 5 restaurants I’ve never been to before (0/5)
69. Get out to at least 10 live music shows (this is such a low number for me but things have changed!) (1/10)
70. Try a cupcake from one of those fancy cupcake bakeries
71. Indulge in a single scoop of the most decadent flavoured gelato.
72. Visit the Saskatoon Farm
73. Go to a play
74. Attend a sporting event, eat a hot dog there!
75. Attend a book reading/signing by an author
76. Arrange for an outing on Handi-Bus with a friend to go downtown or somewhere!!
77. Then do #76 again at another time
78. Then do #76 again at another time
79. Then do #76 again at another time
80. Then do #76 again at another time (since I haven’t been downtown in years, I think a goal of 5 times during this period would be great).
81. Do another “day in the life” blog entry with pictures

Work

82. WRITE a 50,000 word book (finish the non-fiction one I started)
83. Get clients to pick up their files from previous years. No more storage here!
84. Pack up former clients’ files and ship back to them
85. Do all filing in office and organize it
86. Research how to get a literary agent; develop two ideas for a novel

Contribution

87. Keep blog updated, at least two entries/month (yes, that’s contributing! To the Blogosphere!) (26/268)
88. Donate to the food bank three times (0/3)
89. Write another MS With Attitude newsletter
90. Write a thank you letter to a Canadian soldier
91. Write a letter to the Editor (of a newspaper or something)
92. Perform at least three random acts of kindness (1/3)
93. Donate small amounts of $$ to at least 6 causes I care about (4/6)
94. Write an article and try to get it published

Just Do It

95. Get a passport
96. Record that voice mail message that I’ve been saving forever to an mp3
97. Clean up/answer all current emails in my Inbox
98. Clean up email folders; permanently delete old emails, sent items, etc.
99. Get a complete physical
100. Print out all my past blog entries and file them!
101. Write my Will