My 101 List

My 1001 Day Project ends on Friday, October 1, 2010 in .

• Main Goal
• Do something towards my goals every week (1/104)
• Cooking
• Catalog all my stray recipes
• Grow an herb garden
• Grow an organic garden in a pot
• Learn to cook fish
• Learn to cook flan
• Learn to cook my dad's garlic chicken
• Learn to cook pastelles
• Learn to cook piononos
• Declutter
• Clean out garage
• Declutter house
• Photograph and post at least 10 ebay or craigslist items for destashing 1x month (1/34)
• Photograph and post at least 10 supply items for destashing 1x month (2/34)
• Scan and shred all household documents
• Financial
• Create a budget
• Establish a $1000 emergency fund
• Inventory household items for insurance purposes
• Pay off all credit cards
• Health
• Establish an exercise habit
• Get hair trimmed 3x year (1/9)
• Get a real hairstyle…and not just a trim
• Grow my Kickboxing skills
• Lose 80 pounds
• Plan my meals out and shop for them 1x week (1/143)
• Start mountain biking again
• Start rollerblading again
• Test for brown belt
• Visit dentist 2x year (2/6)
• Household
• Buy/make non-disposable shopping bags
• Finish our living room curtains
• Fold laundry 1x quarter (4/12)
• Landscape yard 2x year (0/6)
• Paint our bedroom
• Setup memory board/mirror display in living room
• Vaccuum house 1x week (0/143)
• Wax truck 2x year (0/6)
• Jewelry
• Buy a tumbler and shot
• Establish a blogging schedule for A Pretty Rock
• Learn Chinese knotting
• Learn silver wire fusing
• Pay off A Pretty Rock debt
• Redesign website
• Submit website for write up to 4 blogs 1x month (3/34)
• Knowledge
• Learn to type Spanish language characters on keyboard
• Read 3 books in Spanish (0/3)
• Read Boriquas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings -- An Anthology
• Refresh my Arabic language knowledge
• Loving my dog
• Brush Snickers 1x week (0/143)
• Take Snickers for walk around block 5x week (0/143)
• Personal
• Create a family tree book
• Create an "in event of our deaths" list for both our moms
• Help our mom's fill out their own lists (0/2)
• Give blood (hate needles)
• Have a baby (again...hate needles...and pain)
• Create a book from my Grateful 365 project
• Take my mom to see The Nutcracker
• Recreational
• Attend a USPS dead letter auction
• Create website for my WoW guild
• Create wedding scrapbook (been 9 years…about time!)
• Finish baby blanket cross-stitch (started for my godson who is now 2)
• Go hiking in the Appalachians (I live so close!)
• Go horseback riding
• Learn how to handbind a book
• Learn to alter/customize clothing for myself
• Learn to rock climb
• Learn to snowboard
• Participate in project 365
• Purchase a dSLR
• Read all the Chronicles of Narnia books
• Read my lapsed comic book series
• Visit a corn maze
• Wear a costume to DragonCon
• Relationships
• Buy/make everyone's Christmas gifts before November each year (0/3)
• Host get-together 3x year (1/9)
• Keep track of birthdays and anniversaries (and addresses) and send a card on each one.
• Write thank you notes every time I receive a gift
• Spiritual
• Go on a missions trip
• Memorize a bible verse 1x month (1/34)
• Read bible 5x week (2/143)
• Travel
• Go back home to Puerto Rico with husband
• Take Jason to La Palguera
• Visit St. Thomas/Virgin Islands
• Visit New York
• Go to the top of the Empire State Building
• Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty
• See a musical on Broadway
• Visit Europe
• Visit Las Vegas
• Take a weekend getaway with my husband 1x year (0/3)
• Work
• Back up my computers 1x week (0/143)
• Create a program to serve a useful purpose for others
• Grow my business so my husband can stay home and work with me
• Join a networking group
• Learn a new programming language 1x year (0/3)
• Learn to expertly analyze web traffic tracking results
• Organize files on computers (0/3)
• Read a technical book 4x year (1/12)
• Setup landing pages for all my registered domain names
• Update paperwork for taxes 4x year (0/12)
• Write a blog post 1x week for Turtletopia (2/143)
• Write a blog post 1x week for YazminMedia (1/143)

Lofty Goals · 01/27/2010

I have goals. I have LOTS of goals. You have seen my list to the right, right? When I started my list almost 2 1/2 years ago, I had every intention of marking off all of those items. Not surprisingly, lots of things can happen in the span of 2 1/2 years and they have. When you take the time to write down goals, you learn a lot about yourself in the process of attempting to cross them off.

So simply, I’ve learned that goals are nice to have, but life happens and really you have to learn to roll with the punches…or hugs…or whatever. Which is why it’s high time I sat down and revised my 101 list. That’s my main goal for next week. I’ll make sure to let you know how I do.

If you’re taking part in the 52 Weeks of Blogging Your Passion, you’re probably already sharing your goal on your own blog. If not, let me know what your latest goal is…and even if you are part of the 52 Weeks of Blogging Your Passion group, share with me anyway. It’s nice to chat on the blog. :)

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Updates & More · 04/24/2009

Yes…I know…It’s been quite a while since I’ve truly made a good post on the blog. Sometimes I think I should shut down the store during the beginning of each year. I tend to get hit with so many things in the first 4 months that it’s all I can do to keep my head above water with web development work.

But I’ve made a few waves with my 101 list! I’m so excited to share that with all of you. First on the list…

Create a budget

Can you believe that? I finally finished reading Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover book. J and I sat down last weekend and worked through all the worksheets. We haven’t quite started yet, since we are near the end of our month which is bill paying time, but once they are all paid, we will start our budget with the next check.

Woot! We made a budget! Cross that one off my list!

Grow my business so my husband can stay home and work with me

This particular goal actually needed to be broken down into a few pieces. The first one was making my main business website more usable by moving it to a different platform. I’m almost there with that, which is great. Then I can start blogging on that website regarding web development topics. I also have some great ideas brewing in my head to help small businesses get started with their own web shop/blog/website like mine! Not to mention, a redesign for A Pretty Rock in the works. I’m so very excited.

And finally…

Photograph and post at least 10 ebay or craigslist items for destashing 1x month

I’m finally getting back to the destashing. After having cleaned the house for an all too short visit from the brother-in-law, I’ve been refreshed on my mission to declutter. Cleaning the house was amazing motivation, so I’ve already started listing some purses on my A Pretty Rock eBay account:

       

I love it when the ball gets rolling, don’t you?

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101 List Revisited - Part II · 02/05/2009

As I mentioned in my previous 101 post last month, the list has been great, but somethings really are just too unrealistic. With that in mind, I felt I needed to modify the following items to more attainable goals:

• Exercise 3x week (0/143) to Establish an exercise habit – I think I can easily say I’ve gotten back on the wagon with this one…now I just need to make sure I only break it when I’m sick.

• Kickbox 1x week (0/143) to Grow my Kickboxing skills – We have a new instructor at the school who comes from a hardcore mixed martial arts background. Watching her, I clearly know I need more work on my skill. I’m up to the challange.

• Clean my desk 1x month (3/36) to Declutter house. Seriously, every room in my house has some sort of clutter. From stacks of papers, to stacks of clothes to bags of recycling…I just can’t get away from it. I’m sure my mom taught me better, but clearly I need some help. So, I asked for a decluttering book (I throw a book at most issues when I need help) which I got for Christmas and am tackling this issue this year!

• Fold laundry 1x week (0/143) to Fold laundry 1x quarter – Because really, who wants to feel like a failure for not folding laundry every week? Yes, we really are that lazy.

• Write a blog post 1x week for A Pretty Rock to Establish a blogging schedule for A Pretty Rock – I think for the most part I’ve done a decent job of posting at least once a week last year (with a few exceptions here or there.) Now I think I need to set myself on a schedule instead of this feast or famine posting I have.

• Keep a daily one-sentence journal for a year (3/365) to Create a book from my Grateful 365 project. The one-sentence journal fell through. Don’t even remember why. I think my book will be more interesting to review later anyhow. It also falls right in line with “Learn how to handbind a book”. :)

• Apply to 5 high end shows 1x year (1/15) to Pay off A Pretty Rock debt. I don’t know how it happened…well, I DO know, but I refuse to live with debt in all aspects of my life. This particular one is the most manageable and possibly the easiest to attain quickly. And while shows are fun, they don’t really seem to be for me…or this year, they have not had the bang for the buck of previous years. Just not worth it, it seems.

• Start a cooking blog with a friend – I removed this completely in lieu of “Do something towards my goals every week”. I’m actually helping my friend setup a business venture and am very excited to do that with him. I would rather he concentrate on that than a recreational project. I’ve let him off the hook.

And while there are so many other things on the list that I’m just not sure about, I realize that for some, I don’t have replacement goals. I’m not ready to give them up until I know what I want to do in their place.

Have you reviewed your goals? Still maintaining your New Year’s resolutions? How are you doing at getting where you need to be?

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101 List Revisited · 01/07/2009

Thinking about my 101 List, I realize I haven’t had many updates on it on the blog. As the year has passed, I’ve learned that there are some things that are just too specific. Others…for one reason or another…I just don’t really care to do anymore.

Regardless, I have completed some items on my list, so here is my latest update:

• Yes, I did make it to the dentist twice last year. My teeth are really thanking me for it. ;)

• I finally figured out how to type Spanish language characters on the keyboard. While I don’t remember how to type all of them, I do have a handy dandy cheat sheet bookmarked. Works just fine for me. (¡Wepa!)

• Boriquas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings — An Anthology read. Interesting book. Sparked many a conversation between my mom and I. Made me look at some things differently.

• Participate in project 365 – I mentioned this in my last blog post. (And I’ve already started a new one!)

• Purchase a dSLR – Well, technically, I didn’t purchase it, but I do have a dSLR and that was the point. ;)

As for things I’m changing, I’ll have to save that for another post.

How about you? Have you completed any goals this past year? What have you planned for this year? Or…are you joining me on the list? ;)

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I'm Back and Destashing · 09/06/2008

As I’m sure you already know, I am back. Dragon*Con was such a blast. I think this is the best time I’ve had in all the years I went, because not only did I get to enjoy my 3 days there with my best friend, J, I also got to see it through the eyes of a close friend who has only been but one time. It was a great reminder of that first-time wide-eyed feeling that you slowly lose over the years.

So, if you visit my Flickr site, you’ll find a new set titled Dragon*Con 2008. I only took a few hundred photos while there, so I’m being rather slow in getting them cropped, cleaned and uploaded. They are getting posted in about batches of 10.

In the meantime, feel free to browse the photos that I was able to take with my ever so crummy camera. There was plenty of dSLR envy that weekend on my part. The good thing is that I got J to agree to let me spend $1200 on a dSLR instead of a steampunk arm piece. Hope is what keeps me happy. ;)

Today, with all the fires in the wake of my return put out, I decided to do a little bit of catching up with the jewelry business. Among the things I picked back up was my destashing project…that’s #12 on my 101 List. I took some time to process a few more supply photos to post on the RockStash Etsy site. I hope you find something here you can put to good use:

Did any of my readers go to Dragon*Con themselves? Let me know! I would love to read your blog entries on the Con.

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#12 - April and May Destashing Done! · 06/28/2008

I’m so delayed on getting these posted. April turned into May, and May into June, so here I am playing “catch up” with the supplies that have been accumulating on my desk. Maybe next month I will get caught up with June as well. :)

In this batch you’ll find a lot of Swarovski pearls and a few crystal rondelles. There are also some new yummy peacock freshwater pearls that are definitely worth checking out.

Here is my Etsy mini with a few of the supply listings:

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#12 - March Destashing Done! · 03/22/2008

It was that time of the month again for me to go through my supplies and destash what I have. This seems to be working out well. Now, if I could only just get myself cracking on the rest of my 101 list things would be so much better. :)

Check out my Etsy mini with a few of my latest supply listings:

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#12 - February Destashing Done! · 02/16/2008

Here we go again! Last Sunday I was able to photograph a ton of supplies and I finally got them posted at RockStash the other day. I just failed to mention it.

Several things have already sold, but just like last time, there are some good things worth scooping. This time, I added some of the extra Mother of Pearl buttons I use to make my rings in designs I did not care for once in hand. One listing of those already sold.

There are also some great coconut heart beads large enough for pendants and some pink shell flowers which make cute dainty earrings…sadly, just not quite for my market anymore, I think.

I couldn’t help myself, though, and ended up making these sweet little hairpins with the pink shell flowers to list.

Check out my Etsy mini with a few of my latest supply listings:

Tonight I’m off to pick up my mom at the airport, so here I go doing a quick clean of the house. I hope you have a fantastic Saturday!

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#12 – January Destashing Done! · 01/12/2008

Well, that was time consuming! I spent a good bit of yesterday photographing supplies and then another couple hours this morning getting them posted at RockStash.

There are some good things in there, like several pieces of Thai hill tribe silver that was purchased when the market was lower. There are also some vintage lucite beads that are worth scooping up. Hopefully all of these will go off to new homes!

Here’s an Etsy mini with a few of my latest supply listings:

Now to go grab some breakfast…

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Clearly, I Need Help · 01/11/2008

Week 1 is over for my 101 goals and I’m just not doing as great as I thought. Excuses come easily and I find it’s just too simple to say “Oh, I’ll go a little later” or “I’ll do that tomorrow”, when in reality, my goals need to be made a priority and done that day.

I do want to be successful with my list, so I know I’m going to have to tackle this problem differently. Having the list public on my blog is just not enough. Which means I have to learn from my failure quickly so that I can get back on track and not be demoralized.

I did manage to photograph some supplies for Goal #12!

This morning, I was reading my blog roll and I believe I’ve found the solution! Zen Habits had a post last month on 16 Killer Apps to Put On Your Brand New Christmas Mac. (I’ve had my Mac for quite a while now, but I didn’t believe that precluded me from using the list.) :) I downloaded and installed several of them, among them iGTD, which I was going to use, but I had just setup a good system that I want to give a fair shot. For this though, I believe it’s a good alternate use for application…so I’m going to fill it up with my 101 list items!

I’m really excited about that and should be setting it up this weekend. Since there are so many different goals on various “time limits” (not sure what else to call them), I think iGTD will work well for what I need. This will also allow me to get familiar with the program in a non-urgent kind of way.

When Week 3 rolls around on the 18th, I should be in a better position to succeed. (I’m crossing my fingers here.)

Does anyone have any other programs they can suggest for tracking to-do lists? I’d love to check them out.

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