#40: Go to Mexico

Posted on August 8, 2007 by my101

Como se dice “fun”? What a cool place… I love Mexico! Now I just need to plan my next trip!

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#56: 52 Books in 52 Weeks | Week 1 – A Long Way Down

Posted on August 4, 2007 by my101

I unintentionally started off #56 while on vacation. I started with A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. For some reason I thought this was the book full of short stories, but it ended up being about suicide. In hindsight I really don’t think a book about suicide is the lightest and most fun beach [...]

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  • 101 Things in 1001 Days:

    1 Start a new blog for this project
    2 Take pictures of all of my 101 in 1001

    CAREER/FINANCIAL
     3 Max out my 401k contribution every year
    4 Increase my income to $XXk/yr.
    5 Finish my MBA
    6 Update my personal site
    7 Start a business
    8 Make a conscious effort on what I wear to work: heels/flats for 2 weeks
    9 Join a marketing networking group
    10 Write in a work journal for 1 month

    THINGS TO LEARN
     11 Relearn Flash (learn post 2002 flash)
    12 Learn to play poker
    13 Relearn Spanish
    14 Learn to kayak
    15 Start playing the piano again
    16 Take a dance class
    17 Do yoga for a month
    18 Learn the capitals and locations of all countries
    19 Go boogie boarding
    20 Take a rock climbing class
    21 Get golf lessons
    22 Learn to sail

    ACTIVITIES/LOCAL
     23 Run a marathon
    24 Go wine tasting in Oregon
    25 Start Geocaching again
    26 Be a Portland tourist
    27 Do Cycle Oregon
    28 Go white water rafting
    29 Play real golf (not a pitch/putt)
    30 Walk to the grocery store
    31 Ride bike to work for 1 week
    32 Use public transportation for 1 week

    SHOPPING
     33 Research and buy a new digital camera
    34 Buy all new underwear
    35 Get a dog or cat
    36 Get a new bed
    37 Recycling Organizer system

    TRAVEL
     38 Travel South America
    39 Go to NYC
    40 Go to Mexico
    41 Visit Europe again
    42 San Juan Islands
    43 See New England in the fall
    44 Ride Amtrak to Seattle
    45 Weekend Trip to Nye Beach
    46 Go on a backpacking trip
    47 Do the Encinada ride
    48 Stay out of the US for 1 month (moving counts)
    49 Go to Vegas
    50 Go to Bumbershoot or ACL (again)
    51 Visit Canada again

    READ/WATCH
     52 See the all time Top 100 Grossing Films
     53 See Ebert's '102 Movies You Must See'
     54 Re-read David Allen's 'Getting Things Done' start weekly review of GTD again
    55 For one week, go to bed at 9 and read books
    56 Do 52 Books in 52 Weeks, no cheating
     57 Read Seth Godin books that I haven’t read
    58 Read 10 classics that I’ve never read
    59 Watch all five Best Picture nominees prior to the Oscars 2008
    60 Sign up for Netflix again
    61 Subscribe to the Economist

    FOOD
     62 Find my signature cupcake recipe
    63 Make crème brulee
    64 Don’t go to the same restaurant more than once for 1 month
    65 Bring a packed lunch or go home for lunch for 1 month
    66 Quit drinking coffee for 1 month (or the summer)
    67 Go vegan for 1 month
    68 Try doing a wine journal
    69 Eat at every restaurant in my neighborhood
    70 Go to restaurants on the Willamette Week Cheap Eats List

    HOME
     71 Hang pictures up in the living room
    72 Finish Apartment Therapy
    73 Buy a house
    74 Redecorate 1 room to perfection
    75 Plant a balcony garden

    FRIENDS/RELATIONSHIPS
     76 Date a guy who makes me swoon
    77 Commit to someone… but not just anyone
    78 Organize a Monthly Game Night
    79 Host a dinner party
    80 Make a new friend

    PERSONAL
     81 Other
    82 Other
    83 Start wearing the cool ring that Grandma gave me
    84 Take care of my nails for 1 month, see if it turns into a habit
    85 Get a massage every month
    86 Get a wax
    87 Consciously Stop saying 'yeah' and 'like' for 1 week
    88 For one week, get up two hours before work
    89 Take a sick day to go play

    PROJECTS/DESIGN/TASKS
     90 Design a calendar for family for 2008 or 2009 for Christmas presents
    91 Clean up my old computer, backup, and get rid of
    92 Load the rest of my CDs on to iTunes
    93 Set up at least 10 useful playlists for my iPod
    94 Make iTunes season mixes (quarterly)
    95 Journal every day for 1 month

    GOOD WILL
     96 Become a Big Sister (volunteer)
    97 Donate hair to Locks of Love (again)

    MISC
     98 Start going to church again
    99 Go to my 10 year reunion
    100 Start a new list of 101 Things on Sunday, March 28, 2010
    101 Save $1 for every completed item. Donate $2 for every incomplete item.

    Alternates:
     Go to a concert outside of PDX area
    Travel to another continent
    Watch 100 classics movie list
    Learn French
    Learn German
    Go SCUBA Diving
    Apply for The Amazing Race
    Finish visiting the 50 states
    Convince someone else to start a 101 List
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