January 14, 2008...2:34 pm
108 in 2008
Two of my blogger friends, Aisha and Huda, each compiled a list of 108 things they want to accomplish in 2008. This appealed to me because, while I’m somewhat anti New Year’s resolutions, I love a good list.
To me, New Year’s resolutions are empty promises which I know I’ll break. They’re things I really don’t want to do but feel I need to do. This list, 108 in 2008, is nothing like that. I want to do all these things and most of them, I actually look forward to doing because I know I’ll enjoy them. Some items on the list are things I’ve done before and find worth doing again, and some I have never done before. Some are easy and some are challenging. Some I’ve already accomplished this year! (I’ll be going in to “check” them off later.) Anyway, I think I’ve come up with a good mix. Here it is.
(Tasks that have been accomplished will be marked with an “X“)
My 108 in 2008
1. Have a no TV week.
2. Donate blood.
X3. Click to donate on the hungersite every day for a week.
4. Reach 100,000 grains of rice on freerice.com
5. Floss my teeth every day for a week.
X 6. Throw away my granny panties.
X 7. Purge all closets in the house and donate items to Goodwill.
8. Buy lemonade from a random kid’s lemonade stand.
X 9. Organize my internet bookmarks.
X 10. Organize all the lists of books I want to read into a small notebook.
X11. Bake Biscochitos.
12. Learn how to knit.
X 13. Donate a Life Straw.
14. Renew the entire family’s passports.
15. Vote for President.
X16. Make a new piece of artwork that I’m proud of.
17. Revise the novel I wrote.
18. Submit the novel to publishers.
19. Participate in Nanowrimo and win this time.
X20. Hug a stranger.
21. Scan all photographs from our pre-digital days and save to disk.
22. Complete Spanish 202 course on LiveMocha.com.
23. Make a new friend.
24. Finish mine and Carlos’ living wills.
25. Spend a day visiting the museums in DC.
26. Bring the kids to a few free movies over the summer.
27. Get to my real age in Wii fitness.
28. Fly a kite.
29. Update my list of passwords and usernames.
X 30. Lose 5 lbs.
31. Lose 10. lbs.
32. Lose 20 lbs.
33. Love myself more regardless of whether I accomplish 30, 31 and 32.
34. Buy a gift for somebody from the (RED) product line
35. Buy a gift for somebody from WorldofGood.com
X36. Buy a gift for somebody from The HungerSite store.
X37. Send a letter praising an employee for a job well done to their boss.
X38. Not purchase something I want because the packaging is excessive and not environmentally friendly.
39. Bring my re-usable shopping bag with me to the store and use it.
X40. Get a haircut that makes me happy.
41. Learn CPR.
42. Practice emergency situations with the kids.
43. Go on a picnic.
X 44. Set up my computer and blogs to automatically save backup files.
45. Learn to play the basic chords on a guitar and how to tune it.
46. Bring cookies to the new neighbors when the house sells next door.
47. Meet at least 1 blog friend in person.
48. Use my RICOH KR 5 super II for at least 1 roll of film.
49. Go letterboxing.
50. Go on an urban exploration trip
51. Buy lunch for a homeless person.
52. Try Thai food.
53. Take the kids fishing.
54. Learn to identify 10 tree leaves.
55. Plant a container vegetable garden and let the kids help.
56. Buy something from Etsy.com
57. Sell something on Etsy.com
58. Buy a piece of art.
59. Visit the Korean market.
60. Buy Bento boxes and make cool lunches for my family.
61. Learn how to play Mah Jong.
X62. Volunteer in the classroom.
63. Take a nap in the hammock.
X64. Find shapes in the clouds.
65. Sign up to have a daily devotional sent to my E-mail.
66. Watch the sun rise.
67. Watch the sun set.
68. Learn to identify 10 different constellations and point them out to the kids.
X 69. Celebrate our 10th anniversary.
70. Go treasure hunting with the kids using the metal detector.
71. Walk on a beach.
72. Go horseback riding.
73. Swim 50 laps.
74. Take the boys to the roller rink.
75. Find a good local place to practice Parkour.
76. Draw the family tree as far back as possible.
77. Make a habit of speaking in Spanish more often with the kids.
78. Complete one age/grade appropriate workbook with each child over the summer.
X79. Learn the steps to a dance from a Bollywood movie.
80. Watch 10 foreign and/or independent films.
X81. Surprise Carlos at work with lunch.
82. Give Carlos an inexpensive but heartfelt gift for no reason.
X 83. Return a stray dog to it’s owner.
X84. Spend a day with my sisters.
85. Visit my grandparents in Pennsylvania.
86. Go hiking in the woods.
87. Climb a tree.
88. Memorize at least 50 capitals of countries around the world.
89. Complete a crossword puzzle.
90. Buy a sari, learn to tie it, and wear it in public for one day.
91. Write a love letter to Carlos.
92. Write a special letter to each of my kids.
93. Write a letter to someone I admire.
94. Learn a new recipe from El Salvador and make it for Carlos.
95. Read the Bible cover to cover.
96. Show Nick how to cook 3 recipes by himself.
97. Lay on the floor and play with Julian for an entire afternoon.
98. Ride a bike.
99. Help the kids build a snowman.
100. Pick a random dewey number, find the corresponding book at the library and read it.
X101. Go puddle jumping with the boys.
102. Learn to play chess.
X103. Stop to help someone along the side of the road.
104. Learn to play the spoons.
105. Program the preset radio stations in my car to stations that I like.
X106. Watch a favorite childhood movie with my kids.
107. Keep this list updated as I accomplish things.
108. Complete everything on the list.
15 Comments
January 14, 2008 at 2:54 pm
wow, that’s ambitious.
so what’s the odds that i’d be the friend you meet? hmmm? a day in DC could be possible, you know. :)
i wish i had the chutz-pah to write a list, much less try to accomplish it.
i’ll be rooting for you! :)
January 14, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Holy cow, you really got to 108. I would have quit after 7 or 8, I think. LOL.
January 14, 2008 at 3:50 pm
That is a great list. If you can accomplish it all, you will certainly have had a full year. Good luck.
January 14, 2008 at 7:27 pm
MAN you make it seem so simple! I mean, I dont know, it just seems so much fun all the things you will do :) I am still planning to revise a feew of my things as they’re beginning to feel like burdens… but not sure. After Jan I have aself made rule, NO CHANGING :)
Her’es to reaching our goals!!!
January 14, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Yay, you made a list! And it’s a great one — like Aisha said, you’re going to have so much fun crossing all those things off.
Remember to put your shoes on first when you wear that sari! ;-)
January 14, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Ooh - I LOVE lists. And if I threw away my grannie panties AND flossed every day the world would be my oyster.
January 15, 2008 at 8:24 am
My list has only one thing on it. Make a list.
January 15, 2008 at 9:58 am
what a fun list! and all very doable, too. you’re setting yourself up for success, that’s smart. and look at how productive you’ll feel everytime you cross an item off your list. go, tee, go!
January 15, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Great list!
I sort of always have a running list of things I want to do in my head but have never actually put it down on paper.
I am anxious to see what you accomplish this year. Have fun!
January 16, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Ruthie - You can make a list. You’re very ambitious :) … And I think odds are in your favorite just based on simple proximity :)
Mrs. Mecomber - It actually wasn’t that hard until I got into the 90’s. You’d be surprised at what “to do” lists are floating around in your head.
Perri - Thanks!
Aisha - Yes, this year will be fun and fulfilling if I do the things on my list. Feel free to snatch some from my list to replace anything on your list that you’re going to trash. LOL. You and Huda will be more productive, but I’ll have more fun. LOL.
Huda - This is quite a mysterious tip, but I will keep it in mind! LOL.
Jen - LOL.
Cynthia - Hee hee…
Patricia - Right. I picked very “do-able” things. I don’t consider it “smart”, so much as, lazy and unproductive, but oh well. LOL.
Jodi - I always have lists in my head, too. It was nice to get it all out of there!
January 17, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I will help you accomplish 52-54 if you come visit this spring! We have an awesome Thai restaurant, I am an “expert” tree identifier now, and we have a lake for fishing! If Katie comes you can cross off spending a day with you sisters. :)
Love ya!
March 19, 2008 at 4:14 pm
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May 7, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I kept getting sidetracked reading through your list. I keep following all the links… I just donated 800 grains of rice at the freerice site. Then I followed the Live Mocha link and signed up for a Spanish course…..
A great list of goals you have!
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