The 301 Day Update: Countdown to 50 – 101 Things in 1001 Days, Version 5
301 days gone already. Holy sheep! It’s just so unreal that 30% of the time has already passed for my Countdown to 50 – 101 Things in 1001 Days, Version 5. That’s almost a year since I started! So how are things going?
With 30% of the time gone, I’ve started and/or finished 30% of the items, so not bad there, but I don’t need to keep letting some of these slip (like the reading, cooking, and cleaning). I’ve doubled my number of completed items from 4 to 8, so that’s good. Still a long way from 101, though, and I need to get some of these “easier ones” going and/or finished. Still feel like I’m doing okay overall, though. Keep reading if you want the specifics. Here are the previous updates:
Note item #22 down there, “Attend a concert; tickets have been purchased”. Not only have I not made progress on this, I actually have “negative” progress on it. Yeah, I didn’t know that was a thing either until now! Due to my knee injury, I was not able to walk the 1/2 mile from the concert, stand for 3-4 hours in the July Georgia heat, and then walk the 1/2 mile back to the hotel. So not only did that one not get completed in July as expected, it had to be moved from “in progress” back to “not started.”
I’m going to set 2 “mini goals” of having 15 items completed and having a total of 50 items started and/or completed by the end of 2024. The 401 day update will occur in early December, so I’d better get moving on that! Here’s what I have so far:
Completed Items: 8
Newly completed items since the last update:
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
98. Get estimate for dental work – Completed 09 July 2024
Previously completed items:
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
In Progress Items: 23
Newly in progress since the last update:
4. Weigh 50 lbs less on day 1001 than on day 1; Down 25 lbs as of August 2024
Additional progress since last update:
11. Do my nails 50 times; Current total: 12/50 (+10)
12. See 101 new-to-me movies (new or old releases); Current total: 48/101 (+8)
13. Watch 26 new-to-me movies, one starting with each letter of the alphabet; Current total: 19/26 (+1)
15. Use Regal Unlimited for 100 tickets between the two of us; Current total: 59/100 (+21)
16. Watch 5 new-to-me but already existing shows via streaming; Current total: 4/5 (+1)
25. Write/publish 101 new blog posts, not including 101 Things updates; Current total: 56/101 (+12)
60. Make a list of 50 realistic places to visit/things to do; Current total: 32/50 (+2)
85. Learn 50 new things by using the Special Random Search on Wikipedia; Current total: 40/50 (+5)
88. Review subscriptions/automatic payments; decrease by $500 per year; Current total: $460 (+$60)
101. Beat my previous 101 Things in 1001 Days completion record of 52; Current total: 8/53 (+4)
And items with no new progress to report:
14. Watch a new-to-me movie from each decade, starting in 1920; Current total: 8/11
17. Complete the Ultimate Reading Challenge list of 50 books; Current total: 3/5022. Attend a concert; tickets have been purchased Not only have I not made progress on this, I actually have “negative” progress
24. Blog about each 101 item when it is complete; Items Complete: 4, Items Blogged: 1
26. Clean/publish 101 old MovieMuse blogspot posts to my WordPress blog; Current total: 53/101
27. Clean/publish remaining old movie review blog posts into my WordPress blog; Current total: 13/134
28. Publish all digital scrapping blog posts into my WordPress blog; Current total: 62/107
45. Try 50 new recipes; Current total: 2/50
50. Make 50 meals in the crock pot, instant pot, or air fryer; Current total: 2/50
55. Perfect Lochlyn’s pecan pie recipe; 1 attempt, needs a few small adjustments
59. See Tony at least once a year; Current total: 1/4
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
