101/1001

Although I love to set myself goals I must confess I’m the worlds worst at keeping my New Year’s Resolutions. However, when I spotted the 101/1001 challenge on Sarsm’s Blog I thought it sounded great fun especially as you have the support of other 101/1001 bloggers.

So what is 101/1001? You set yourself 101 tasks to be completed in 1001 days. Sounds easy? I think not, but I am going to at least try!

I started the challenge after much procrastination on the 18/10/2011. The list is not complete so have set this as one of my challenges!

101. Think of 101 challenges!

Development
1. Improve my French Vocabulary: Learn 1001 words in 1001 days. (started 27/10/11)
2. Writing Circle: Locate and join a writing circle (Not easy considering where I live)
3. Read 5 books (7/4/12 Read 1 (Shadow of the Wind)
4. Research children’s and age appropriate writing styles
5. Write a children’s book and illustrate
6. Write a poem or ditty The Ugly Bug Spring Jive
7. Learn 1001 Portuguese words
8. Start Portuguese lessons (again) (Started WC 5/4/12)
9. Cook, writeup and translate a traditonal English recipe into Portuguese and post to blog.
10. Write another blog post in Portugese – topic to be decided
Health and Life Style
11. Anti-inflammatory diet: Embrace the diet initially for 101 days to assess health benefits and post to blog.(started 18/10/11) Restart 10/4/12 as I fell off the wagon
12. Gluten and Dairy free recipes: Adapt and cook 101 different recipes and post to blog.(started 18/10/11)
13. Lose 10 lb in 101 days. (started 18/10/11)
14. Lose 10 lb in 101 days (start 9/4/12 – I want to eat my Easter egg first)
15. Exercise: Aerobic style exercise 3 times a week for 1 hour plus for 101 days (Hopefully, this should be habit-forming and once I see the results I will be keen to continue.(started 27/10/11) Need to restart
16. Floor Exercise: 1001 sit-ups in 101 days (May not seem many but it’s probably more than I’ve done in my whole life to date (calculated at only 9 and a bit a day))
17. Dance Classes: Locate and join a Zumba Class I found a class but it is too far travel. The cost of diesal makes the class far too expensive.
18. Exercise DVDs: Complete 101 minimum 30 minute sessions
19. Zumba online: Find some beginners classes on You Tube
20. Research the uses and benefits of Aloe Vera
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Overcoming fears/phobias
24. Dive in the swimming pool: While I love swimming I am terrified of going underwater
25. Escalators: Go down an escalator
26. (I will reserve this for snails, I will eat one snail – but the jury is still out and I reserve the right to change my mind)
Beauty (can’t make a silk purse out of a sows ear but we can try
27. Nails: Grow my fingernails. (27/10/11)
28. Nails: Paint my nails bright red
29. Nails: Go for a manicure
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Get Creative
32. Art: Paint a picture of a wild flower
33. Art: Paint a Christmas scene for a Christmas card
34. Art: Draw/paint a cartoon of some pigs
35. Art: Draw/paint a lizard
36. Sewing: Make Grand daughter a soft toy.
37. Sewing: Make a cross stitch card
38. Collect shells and beach and create a shell pot
39. Build a smoker and smoke some mackerel
40. Make some soap (probably have to get some tips from Redneck Princess)
41. Make a necklace hanger similar to the one I saw on Sami’s Blog
42. Make an Applique cushion (need help from Enjoy Creating)
43. Make some lavender bags for draws and wardrobes to discourage moths.
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Gardening
46.Dig out all the earth from raised veg patch and line base with thick plastic/concrete to block invasive roots from trees.(1/11/2011)
47. Plant another 20 strawberry plants (14/11/2011)
48.Grow a peach tree
49.Cultivate lavender to use in lavender bags etc (started 18/10/11)
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Activities/Sports
55. Snow walking: Not sure this is the correct name but you wear contraptions like tennis rackets on your feet
56. Body Boarding: Go body boarding and regain confidence
57. Swimming: Swim 1001 lengths in 101 days
58. Go sea fishing
59. Walk (10km)
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Competitions:
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65. Photography: Enter Portugal tourist board photo comp.
66. Writing: Enter a writing competition
Photography
67. Photograph and find 10 different birds in Portugal
68. Create a photo diary of wild flowers and update my blog on a month by month basis
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Blogging
73. Redesign my blog header picture 20/11/2011
74. Locate, encourage and support 10 new bloggers
75. Research and write about a controversial topic such as bull fighting.
76. Research and write about GM crops in Portugal
77. Create a food and fitness blog to post all my gluten, dairy free and low fat recipes etc
Blog Topics to cover:
78. Cork
79. Tiles
80. Algarve architecture
Travel
Visit and write about the following places
81. Spain: Salamanca
82.Portugal: Evora
83. Portugal: Porto
85. Portugal: Rio Formosa
Reviews
86. Write 10 reviews for Trip Advisor
87. Write 10 beach reviews and post to blog
88. Visit 5 places of interest in Portugal and write reviews
Technology
89. PC – reorganize my photos
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Saving the Planet: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Title idea courtesy of kiwi dutch)
91.Think of 10 ideas to reuse the humble plastic water bottle so I can recycle in the home. Post to blog
92. Research and Implement 5 energy-saving ideas
Other
93. Go to the bird watching festival at Sagres.
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Other 101/1001 bloggers I follow
Sarsm’s Blog
The Laughing Housewife
Local Heart, Global Soul
SeaShell by the Seashore