READ: The Bible in 12 weeks
Completed November 30, 2006. I technically started this before the start of the 1001 day challenge, but I think that finishing was the real goal. I start a lot of things (this list, this blog, this budget template sitting open on my desktop, this glass of Yazoo that I have no reason to be drinking, to name a few) and never finish them – I fail to realize the importance of them. Anyway, a fantastic group of folks from Mosaic went on this journey with me, and although few of us finished, it was interesting to see the different paths people followed to get there. Some are still plugging away…
GO: Apple picking
Completed on October 1, 2006. I love apple picking. I actually went twice, because there’s something in the crisp fresh autumn air… or how about, it was around 80 degrees and slightly muggy on October 1, no thanks to global warming. Still a jolly good time. This also marks the first time I have used “jolly good time” as an expression. Firsts, firsts, firsts.
MAKE: Enough money selling things online to buy a new digital camera
Somewhere before Thanksgiving I took the plunge and ordered this baby, and oooh is it my baby. Somehow sweeter because of the peculiar junk I managed to unload on unsuspecting strangers and receive over $300 in return, it is fully paid off and has been put to good use over the holidays. I highly recommend this method of obtaining those “wants” in life – want a new toy, time to get rid of some old. The balance keeps us in check.
GET: My own car insurance plan
Completed late-September, 2006. Car insurance and the freedom of adulthood is expensive, but nowhere near as expensive as a new alternator or new CV axels. Lessons learned.
DO: Subscribe to Paste Magazine
Completed October 2006. After a free trial, I got the subscription for $24.95 – and they just went monthly. Not a better deal around, except for the one where they give you buy one get one free subscriptions during the holidays. Oh well…
GO: To Atlanta
Completed October 13, 2006. Trekked to Atlanta with Dave and Eric, and had a lovely time. We definitely hit up IKEA and the Coke factory, got approached by persistent scalpers, and saw some teen pop-culture gods that shall remain nameless. Oh, and we got lost in the ghetto.
GET: Rainboots and go puddle jumping
Rachel and I bought matching rainboots, and I have seized the day (quite forcefully) every time I see a puddle. Said rainboots also came in marvelously handy when I had to move in the pouring rain. My jeans still got drenched, but at least I looked like an idiot from head to toe instead of just an idiot with nappy hair and wet jeans.
DO: Live in a real house
I live in a duplex now, and it counts. It counts because the lease is in my name and the electricity is in my name and the neighbor is never home anyway (his alarm goes off for an hour every morning, I don’t think he sleeps at his house). And I have an attic and curbside trash & recycling pickup. It doesn’t get much “realer” than that.
A few more in progress, a few more in the plotting stage, and a few more resolutions to top off the list. I’m checking out for now.
