401 Day Update: Countdown to 50 – 101 Things in 1001 Days, Version 5
Admit it, how many of you thought “1001 days, that’s a crazy long time” when I originally made my post about doing this? Come on, raise those hands; I know you did! And how many of you are just as shocked as I am that we are now over a year into this thing and almost half way to the finish line? Yeah, me too!!
In my 301 Day Update for my Countdown to 50 – 101 Things in 1001 Days, Version 5, I said I wanted to have 15 items completed and a total of 50 items started and/or completed by the end of 2024. But even though I know better, I didn’t have an actual plan of which ones those would be or how to go about that, so here I sit with 30 days left in the year, and I haven’t met either of those goals. I only need to finish 2 more, but I need to start (and/or finish) 17!! That means starting a new one at least every other day (plus 2!). Guess I need to get busy this month! And make a plan of how to make that actually happen, otherwise it won’t happen.
Here are the previous 101 Things v5 updates, if you need a recap of where we’ve been:
And here is my current progress:
Completed Items: 13
Newly completed items since the last update:
26. Clean/publish 101 old MovieMuse blogspot posts to my WordPress blog 101/101 – Completed 23 Nov 2024
28. Publish all digital scrapping blog posts into my WordPress blog 106/106 – Completed 04 Sept 2024
35. Replace Christmas tree – Completed 01 Dec 2024
85. Learn 50 new things by using the Special Random Search on Wikipedia – Completed 23 Nov 2024
88. Review all subscriptions/automatic payments; decrease by $500 per year; Total decrease: $534 – Completed 30 Oct 2024
Previously completed items:
3. Discuss hair thinning with dermatologist – Completed 22 August 2024
29. Move WordPress blog to a new host – Completed 26 June 2024
33. Replace the recliners – Completed 23 August 2024
69. See another total solar eclipse – Completed 8 Apr 2024
80. Make a Spotify playlist – Completed 27 Mar 2024
83. Make a bucket list of at least 25 items (cannot include more than 2 travel items from other lists) – Completed 24 Jan 2024
84. Complete one item from the bucket list – Completed 12 Apr 2024, National Baseball Hall of Fame
98. Get estimate for dental work – Completed 09 July 2024
In Progress Items: 20
Newly in progress since the last update:
5. Hit 10,000 steps on my FitBit (replaced with) RingConn 10 times; Current total 1/10
Additional progress since last update:
4. Weigh 50 lbs less on day 1001 than on day 1; Down 47 lbs as of November 2024 (-22 additional)
11. Do my nails 50 times; Current total: 18/50 (+6)
12. See 101 new-to-me movies (new or old releases); Current total: 62/101 (+14)
13. Watch 26 new-to-me movies, one starting with each letter of the alphabet; Current total: 21/26 (+2)
14. Watch a new-to-me movie from each decade, starting in 1920; Current total: 10/11 (+2)
15. Use Regal Unlimited for 100 tickets between the two of us; Current total: 88/100 (+29)
17. Complete the Ultimate Reading Challenge list of 50 books; Current total: 5/50 (+2)
25. Write/publish 101 new blog posts, not including 101 Things updates; Current total: 70/101 (+14)
45. Try 50 new recipes; Current total: 5/50 (+3)
50. Make 50 meals in the crock pot, instant pot, or air fryer; Current total: 3/50 (+1)
59. See Tony at least once a year; Current total: 2/4 (+1)
60. Make a list of 50 realistic places to visit/things to do; Current total: 32/50 (+2)
101. Beat my previous 101 Things in 1001 Days completion record of 52; Current total: 13/53 (+5)
And items with no new progress to report:
16. Watch 5 new-to-me but already existing shows via streaming; Current total: 4/5
24. Blog about each 101 item when it is complete; Items Complete: 13, Items Blogged: 1
27. Clean/publish remaining old movie review blog posts into my WordPress blog; Current total: 13/134
55. Perfect Lochlyn’s pecan pie recipe; 1 attempt, needs a few small adjustments
77. Listen to 5 new-to-me popular musical artists (like Taylor Swift); Current total: 3/5
79. Visit 5 new-to-me restaurants in our area; Current total: 4/5
That’s all for this update. See you next time, which will be in March, when we really *will* be at the half way point in this 1001 day journey. Wishing you a great next 100 days!
