101 update July 21, 2009
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I am trying with this 101/1001 thing.
I have actually made two new dishes in the last couple of weeks. I made a yummy French Onion soup with cheesy bread. I think Ian liked it alot more than me. I followed the recipe correctly, but it turned out not as thick as I would have hoped (never trust a picture!), but still good. And I also made a potato graten, strange but I have never made this before, not that it was hard.
We are planning on going to The Powerhouse museum soon, that should be a lovely family day. I am really looking fowards to spending some time with just us doing something different.
My small list is slowly going down, but the bigger projects will take a while.
Finished!! July 13, 2009
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I have finished Aravis’ vest! Not sure if that counts as 2/101 but I will look at it as that 
I crochet a vest for her for next winter hmm…turns out my little chicken isn’t so little as it fits her now. Maybe she will get a new and improved one for next year. I am sure I will look back on it and think it is really dodgy, but as I am new at this sort of thing I think it is pretty good at the moment
I am also halfway through 12 and 13. In one night! Yay! I spent a lovely Saturday night out with two good friends. Dessert and a movie. I had a delicious Sticky date pudding swimming in caramel sauce at The Savoy in Katoomba (never eaten there) and saw The Proposal (one movie down) at the Edge. I know that I am not old or middle age or even close to being considered either but I sure felt oldish while buying the tickets. The place was packed with emo teens. I am no longer a teen. Married six years and three kids I am far from a teen, but I don’t think that I am that old until I am in a room surrounded by akward anxious teenagers. I am so glad I am not at teen anymore.
101 in 1001 July 6, 2009
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A start…1001 Day Project
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
Ok, so that is the mission here is my list (it might seem limited, but with three small children I am trying to be at least semi realistic ):
1. Cook a new dish once every fortnight
2.Finish crocheting Aravis’s jumper for next winter
3. Go for a bushwalk at least once a month (weird as I used to go all the time)
4. Complete one term in a drawing or painting class
5.Paint the lounge and dining room
6.Read four new books
7. Travel to a different state with my family
8. Have six nights out with just Ian
9.Have one overnight with just Ian (when Aravis is bigger)
10. Swim in the ocean
11. Play in the snow with the kids
12. Eat at two new restraunts
13. See two movies
14. Take the kids into Sydney to the art gallery, museum and powerhouse museum (different days obviously)
15. Go to Taronga zoo
16.Learn a new skill
17. Be involved in a local community event
18. Plant and not kill a herb garden
19. Go snorkelling again
20. Fly a kite
21. Beat Matty at bowling on Wii sport
22. Lean into the wind at Mt Blackheath
23. Clean up/out Ian’s office/storage room
24. Make a artwork I am happy to display in our home
25. Weed the front garden thoroughly
26. Let go off things I can’t control (deep breath).
27. Run really really fast down a big hill (hmm, the one at Mt Tomah looks good)
28. Become more involved at church
29. Make a shorter list of bigger things to do before I am 30
28. Start teaching Matty to read music (and Jesse but he might be too little to be interested)
29.
