3 things - March 2009

to recap Feb:

1. write 100+ words of poetry each day in Feb 2009 and
Edit Vicelini Book I and post to lj (target 3/31/09)
++ i'm ahead of pace, i think, on my second draft of vicelini edits, but after a week of poetry i decided i had enough, heh

2. Read Away: A Novel and book 2 of Les Miserables
++ i totally rocked reading this month - i finished Away 2/16 and i actually read through book 4 of Les Mis

3. Lose 1 pound (January 2009 ~ 175) doing aerobics 2-3 times per week and
Lose 2 pounds (February 2009 ~ 173) with extra strength/weight training
++ i'm having trouble getting my fitness goals off the ground this year - it's not rocket science, but i haven't been making time for my workouts and i haven't been meal planning. i didn't gain any weight (miraculous!) since jan, but i'm +1 for the year overall. by the end of march, my original goal was to be -5 from where i am now

technically, i'm 2 things behind for the challenge already, but if i can get all of my march goals done, i'll end up +1

March 2009

1. continue to Edit Vicelini Book I (target 3/31/09)

2. Read book 5 (last book) of Les Miserables and
(From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Univ series) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

3. Lose 5 pounds (January-March 2009 ~ 172) alternating aerobics, weights, and yoga every day of the week and doing weekly meal planning to watch my calorie intake

3 things - February 2009

to recap Jan:

1. Retype handwritten Vicelini Book I pages (~30 double-sided composition book pages)
++ finished that this morning

2. Read The Reader by Berhard Schlink
++ done

3. Lose 1 pound (January 2009 ~ 175) building a yoga habit 2-3 times per week
++ i actually never did yoga all month, though i was doing aerobics, but i gained 1 pound instead of lost 1, so this rolls over; however i finished reading a second book this month so i still managed to check 3 things off my list for jan

February 2009

1. write 100+ words of poetry each day in Feb 2009 and
Edit Vicelini Book I and post to lj (target 3/31/09)
2. Read Away: A Novel and book 2 of Les Miserables
3. Lose 1 pound (January 2009 ~ 175) doing aerobics 2-3 times per week and
Lose 2 pounds (February 2009 ~ 173) with extra strength/weight training

3 things - January 2009

I'll do a post at the end of each month to wrap up what I accomplished and set up my goals for the next month.

My first set for 101 things overall:

January 2009

1. Retype handwritten Vicelini Book I pages (~30 double-sided composition book pages)
2. Read The Reader by Berhard Schlink
3. Lose 1 pound (January 2009 ~ 175) building a yoga habit 2-3 times per week

Many little drops can fill a bucket ...

so, thanks to Sarah for the inspiration, I've decided to try my hand at a semi-altered version of the 101 things in 1001 days project. I'm going to set myself 3 things per month for 34 months, the same total things and time-frame.

I will officially start Jan 2, 2009, which hits 1001 days on my birthday 2011 - see the countdown clock at the top of my sidebar -->

2009 focus: writing, reading, losing weight (1-36 things)
2010 focus: writing, reading, finances (37-72 things)
2011 focus: kicking booty (73-101 things)

Key
Not Started
In Progress
Accomplished (with the date)

My raw list of 101 things
Writing (1-20)
1. Retype handwritten Vicelini Book I pages (2/1/09)
2. Edit Vicelini Book I (target 3/31/09)
3. Write a screenplay, tba (target 4/09)
4. Edit Space Epic part 3 and post to lj (target 4/30/09)
5. Finish a draft of "tulips" (target 7/31/09)
6. Edit Vicelini Book II and post to lj (target 7/31/09)
7. Finish a draft of "bert & ronnie" (target 10/31/09)
8. Write Vicelini Book III (target 11/09 - NaNoWriMo)
9. Finish a draft of 1943
10. Edit Vicelini Book III and post to lj (2010)
11. Edit 1943 and post to lj (2010)
12. Write a new first draft of one story (2010)
13. Write a new first draft of a second story (2010)
14. Edit a story (2011)
15. Edit a second story (2011)
16. Write a new first draft of one story (2011)
17. Write a new first draft of a second story (2011)
18. Finalize a draft of something (2011)
19. Research agents/publishing houses (2011)
20. Submit a novel for publication (2011)

Reading (21-53) - one book per month average
1. Les Miserables 3/19/09
2. The Reader 1/25/09
3. Writing for your Life 1/22/09
4. Sense and Sensibility
5. War and Peace
6. (From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Univ series) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
7. (From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Univ series) Life, the Universe and Everything
8. (From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Univ series) So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
9. (From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Univ series) Mostly Harmless
10. (From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Univ series) Young Zaphod Plays it Safe
11. Black Sheep (G Heyer)
12. Away: A Novel 2/16/09
13. Moby Dick
14. Fire in the Blood
15. Biggest Brother
16. Beyond Band of Brothers
17. On Writing (S King)
18. Juicy Pens, Thirst Paper (SARK)
19. Writing Open the Mind
20. Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing
21. The Holy Bible (King James Version)
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54. Pay off student loan (~Jan 2010)
55. Pay off car loan (~Aug 2010)

56. Lose 1 pound (January 2009 ~ 175) doing aerobics 2-3 times per week
57. Lose 2 pounds (February 2009 ~ 173) with extra strength/weight training
58. Lose 1 pound (March 2009 ~ 172) building a yoga habit 2-3 times per week
59. Lose 2 pounds (April 2009 ~ 170) walk/jog 12 miles this month (3 miles per week)
60. Lose 1 pound (May 2009 ~ 169) with more fresh spring fruits and vegetables
61. Lose 2 pounds (June 2009 ~ 167) play tennis once each week
62. Lose 1 pound (July 2009 ~ 166) get a punch card for the rec center and swim once each week
63. Lose 2 pounds (August 2009 ~ 164) tba
64. Lose 1 pound (September 2009 ~ 163) tba
65. Lose 2 pounds (October 2009 ~ 161) tba
66. Lose 1 pound (November 2009 ~ 160) tba
67. Lose 1 pound (December 2009 ~ 159) tba
(bmi target weight is 155-165) - lose 17 pounds overall

66. stop buying commercial deodorant when my last one runs out and try making my own organic deodorant
67. sort through my soap/toiletry supplies and reorganize that part of the pantry
68. make 3 batches of soap to sell on etsy

69. reorganize the storage closet on my balcony

70. decide whether or not to start doing personal ads again

71. commit to a daily meditation practice for at least 5 minutes per day

72. become more proficient with my tarot cards and practice weekly

73. observe the sabbats and moon cycle
74. get in the habit of checking the ephemerids at least weekly

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