January 2010
35 posts
1 tag
January 30 and 31, 2010
I got busy last night after work, and didn’t have time to update at all. I went to a party with a few friends of mine last night. Met a bunch of ridiculous people. Had a lot of fun, overall.
I’ve managed to take my vitamins everyday since being at my parents.
I finished one whole dishcloth, and have a second almost done. I have been trying to figure out how to work through all my...
3 tags
January 29, 2010
I didn’t have time to post this last night. This means I have to restart my goal of posting 500 word blog posts for two weeks. I will try to do this again quite soon, I’m sure.
I worked most of the day. It was somewhat uneventful. Busy, yet boring.
Went and picked up a few groceries with Mom, after. Got back to my parents house and ate dinner with them.
My cousin Jake brought me out for what...
13 tags
January 28, 2010
The first thing I did when I woke up this morning was take my vitamin. I am going to my parents for a few days, so I need to remember them. I’ve only missed a couple days, which is really good for me. I do this often: take my vitamins daily for a few months, and then miss a few days, and completely fall out of the habit of taking them. We’ll see how long this lasts this time around.
I...
4 tags
January 27, 2010
My computer has been giving me more issues than usual as of late. I can’t wait to get a new laptop. I am planning on purchasing the laptop through Amazon. I have just under $40 in Amazon gift cards that I earned through two websites that I belong to. One being a search and win site, the other is surveys. They are super simple to use, and free money is always nice.
I finished knitting a...
4 tags
January 26, 2010
Today was a very fun day. Rick came over this morning and we laid around and talked for a while. He made a couple poached eggs, which I’d never had before. We went to the grocery store to pick up something he needs for his 101 list. We also wandered around an other store for a while.
When he dropped me off, I came in and washed the rest of my dishes. I cleaned up a corner of my living room...
6 tags
January 25, 2010
I am going to abandon the experimental scarf. The amount of work involved in making it is not really worth my time. If I were to sell it, I would have to charge upwards of $50 to have it earn the same “hourly wage” as my other items do. Instead of this, I started my blanket. I’m super excited for this, too. I have a blog post all about this, over at Knit, Nicole, Knit! That post...
3 tags
January 24, 2010
Six more pounds out the door! I am up to 70 pounds so far. I am happy with my progress on this goal, so far. I am planning on going through one of the boxes I have sitting in my office in the next couple days.
I am working on a neck warmer right now, and I’m planning on going to town on the experimental scarf soon. I want to get at least a foot of it done before I go to bed.
I took my...
2 tags
January 23, 2010
I donated 250 grains today. I think it’s a little easier if I do it in large chunks rather than small pieces. I am pretty happy with my total so far with this task.
I started on 2 different scarves today. One is an experimental scarf, something new, and different and outside of my comfort zone. I will post about this when I feel comfortable with the way it is heading. The other is made of...
4 tags
January 22, 2010
I feel like today was so long. It may be because of how much I feel like I accomplished.
I woke up around 8 this morning to a call from my land lady. The insulation guys were here! I live in a 1940s era house (or thereabouts) and back then, insulation was newspaper stuck in layers to the inside of the wall (as far as I know). They came up to my part of the house, and blew the loose insulation...
January 21st, 2010
I worked at Made In Windsor for part of today. I always have a ton of fun there. It was pretty quite, so I got quite a bit of knitting done on the cowl I’m working on. I really need to get to work and get at least a dozen more things in there.
I went out for my lunch with my Aunt after to a place a couple doors down from MIW called Tres Bean. Super cute little cafe, with a really good light...
2 tags
January 20th, 2010
More drama at work today. Silly, silly drama. I can’t wait until this all goes away.
I donated 50 grains of rice. I am starting to get bored of this. I might take a break from this for a few days, I may not. For such a simple goal, it is becoming quite hard to do.
I’ve still been doing well with the vitamins. I think I’ve only missed it once, and that was because I was at my...
4 tags
January 19th, 2010
Just a warning, this post is kinda negative…
I am starting to fall behind with this… Tumblr has also been giving me issues and not showing that I have drafts, so I start an other entry, not realizing I had already started logging that day. Excuses, excuses, I need to apply myself a little more. Not just to this project, but to stuff in general. I have so many half-started projects,...
5 tags
January 18th, 2010
There go an other four pounds out the door. I had this bag ready to go a few days ago, but today is garbage day, and I didn’t want it sitting outside for almost a week. It was mainly wrappers from random stuff that I just stuffed in my closet and ignored until now. I’m pretty happy with where I am standing with how much stuff I have gotten rid of. For now, it’s all small things...
2 tags
January 17th, 2010
Rick and I watched Is Anybody There? last night. I enjoyed it. It wasn’t anything that I would have thought to rent on my own.
He brought me to work this afternoon where I was hassled for far too many silly things. I am getting closer to quitting there every day. I am on the lookout for a better job right now.
I spent a large portion of today playing around with my new iPhone. It’s...
4 tags
January 16th, 2010
I ended up going to a show at Phog last night. Stefan opened, with Nightwood (a band form Montreal) following, and Michou closed the show. I really had no intentions of going out, but I am glad I did.
Nightwood is an amazing three piece, with genuinely awesome people in it. In between songs, they mentioned they needed a place to stay for the night, and I didn’t hesitate to offer my couch...
1 tag
January 15th, 2010
Argh, I had a really awesome entry going, and my internet gave up, and restarted. It will be really nice to get a new computer.
I am starting to like this daily blog update. I used to do it way back when, in LiveJournal land. But, way back then, I had nothing important to write about. Generally, just complaining about school, boys and other stupid things. Now, especially since I started this...
13 tags
January 14th, 2010
One hundred more grains of rice donated. I am trying to donate them as quickly as possible to make time for other goals later on down the line. It does start to get boring after a while, I will admit, but I will continue with this. I have tried doing some of the French vocabulary once in a while, but it gets incredibly repetitive. There aren’t nearly as many words in the languages other than...
1 tag
More garbage
Five more pounds of stuff went out to the garbage so far today. A lot of cans, bottles and other recyclables went out, as well as some random things I’d been holding onto for no reason. It’s not the 20 pounds I was hoping for, but it was large as far as volume goes. I have a lot more stuff waiting for garbage day to come around before I bring it out. There is only so much space for me...
5 tags
January 13, 2010
My grand total of garbage thrown out today was 11 pounds. By the time I got home from work, I wanted to do nothing but knit and internet under my nice warm blankets.
I know this part is probably getting boring, but I remembered to take my vitamin again today. I think I may cut them in half soon. I know that I am not absorbing everything in each pill. I could possibly cut each pill in half, and...
2 tags
Garbage, Garbage, Garbage
I spent nearly the whole morning so far going through piles of random stuff sitting around my apartment. I have a terrible habit of keeping stuff (usually garbage) far longer than I should. I have piles of receipts from months ago, envelopes from bills, empty birth control boxes and tons of other crap that I should have thrown away by now.
I set myself a goal of 20 pounds of stuff for the day. I...
4 tags
January 12th, 2010
I’ve been doing really well as far as remembering to take my vitamins is concerned. I’ve only missed a day or two during the project, so far.
Rick came over this morning and we hung out. I cut his hair. He wanted a trim, and I bugged him to shave his head, because I’d never seen it that short. Swept all the hair up and threw it in the worm bin, along with Ricks banana peel. We...
6 tags
January 11th, 2010
I took my vitamin first thing this morning. Had a small breakfast, then I got right online.
I went to FreeRice and donated 300 grains. I am thinking of changing my number from 100 000 to 134 400. This number represents the approximate number of grains of rice the World Food Programme provides for one person, for a week (48 grains of rice in a gram, times 400 grams a day, times 7 days)....
5 tags
January 10th, 2010
Today was pretty awesome. Hung out around the house for part of the morning, had some of my mom’s pumpkin bread for breakfast, and then headed out for the day.
First stop was Shoppers Drug Mart. Picked up a bunch of things we both needed, some snacks and such. She paid for most of the stuff I got, which was nice. I got a new wallet to replace the one I have no when it finally breaks. I know...
5 tags
January 9th, 2010
Mom picked me up from Rick’s this morning and brought me home. I packed a bag because I’m going to be staying at my parents for the next few days. Forgot to pack my vitamins, but my parents have a similar type at their house. Going to take those until I get home.
I picked up my mail, and it had my first movie from Zip, as well as a birthday card, a prize form a blog giveaway I won...
2 tags
January 8th, 2010
I got a call this morning to ask if I wanted to go into work early. I ended up having a 6 hour shift instead of only 5 hours. The first bus drove right past me, and the second one was running late. I was surprised to actually have made it to work on time.
Just before I left, I took my vitamin.
After work, my Mom picked me up and we grabbed something to eat. She brought me to Ricks house, and him...
5 tags
January 7th, 2010
Today was quite an interesting day. The first thing I did in the morning was take my vitamin. I didn’t even really think about it, I just did it. This is a good start for me. I really hope I can keep up with this habit. I took pictures of the things I finished knitting, and I blogged about them (with a picture) which is a rare occurrence for me. Yes, I do blog somewhat often, but rarely do I...
Have a question?
If you have any questions about anything in here, feel free to ask them here!
3 tags
January 6th
I ran some errands this morning, mailing a letter to the US that needed to be sent and doing a couple other things. When I got home, I moved some things around in my kitchen. I got a freezer for Christmas, and I never moved everything to compensate for it. I now have maximized the space available to me. I still need to get a scale, both to weigh myself, and to weigh the things I am getting rid of....
3 tags
January 5th, part 3
Ok, so yesterday was a bit more productive than I thought. I apparently forgot what some of my goals are, and forgot to include them. Going to Black Kettle Bistro counts in my “visit 50 independent restaurants” goal. Yes, I have been there before, but that’s not the point here. I also pulled some dead plants out of their pot in my living room and put them in the worm bin. I then...
4 tags
January 5th, part 2
Today wasn’t a very productive day. I took my vitamin this morning with a tea blend. Not a new tea, but tea just the same. I donated 1000 grains of rice while drinking my tea and listening to CBC Radio 3. I’ve been knitting on a neckwarmer for the past few days. I did start it before the start of my list, but only completed about 5 rows. It’s almost done, and as soon as it is, I...
6 tags
FreeRice, and other things
FreeRice.com is one of my biggest “time wasters” on the internet, other than reading blogs. I’m on there fairly often, and donate at least a couple hundred grains at a time. I donated 300 grains just before going to bed last night. Like I said before, yesterday was my birthday. I went out for dinner with my parents and younger brother. He got me some of the best gifts ever....
5 tags
The very first update
Today is my 21st birthday, and I am starting my list right now.
I’m not going to update about my savings accounts, except for the coin rolling. The transfers are automatic for the next 1000 days.
My birthday gift from my boyfriend (Rick) is a Zip.ca membership for 3 months. I got the email this morning, and I already added about 30 movies to my list. I’m using the free 2 week trial...
30 tags
The List
Save 1$ a day in a savings account for the first 1000 days. (50/1001)
Save all coins dimes and smaller. Roll them at least once a month, and deposit them into the same account.
On the 1001th day spend up to half the money on ME and leave the other half in savings.
Track all my financial transactions on the blog set up for this purpose. Must be updated within 2 days of the transaction.
Bartend...
Less than 24 hours now
Tomorrow (the 4th) is my 21st birthday. Went out with my best friend last night, and got home before 1. It was pretty dumb, to be honest. Oh well, less than 24 hours til my list starts.
Making 101 goals to accomplish in 1001 days is not a new idea. I am following thousands of people in setting myself this goal.
Some of my goals include updating various blogs. Here are all of them: Knit, Nicole, Knit! DistillingWater I Love Etsy! My 101 List It’s My Money The Recipe Box
I would love if you followed one or all of them. Thank you