Moesying Through Life...: Will power

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Will power

Which is a better test of will power: Doing something even though you HATE the idea of doing it and would rather do anything else in the world? Or NOT doing something, even though you really want to more than anything else in the world?

Which one is the greater test? Which one shows more character? Which one can you grow more from at the end of the day?

I wonder....

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THE LIST - 101 Things I Want To Do in 1001 Days

Start Date: Saturday, November 14, 2009
End Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012

The original goal
indicates a goal in progress
indicates a goal accomplished
indicates a goal EXCEEDED!

Friends & Family

1. Plan another Girl's Weekend with the GODDESSES in my life (1/1) New Hampshire - October 22-24, 2010
2. Spend a weekend with just my Daddy (1/1) NYC - November 4-5, 2011
3. Do something with each of my brothers that they love to do (1/2) Warrior Dash with Michael (8.14.11)
4. Write a "just because" email to a friend, at least once a week for three months (0/1)
5. Organize a reunion of either the J-Crew or High School friends (0/1)
6. Visit an out-of-state friend or family member I have never visited before (1/1) Maine, September 24-26, 2010
7. Visit Jodi & Oscar in Barcelona (0/1)
8. Read 5 books recommended by a friend or family member (7/5)
9. Do something to truly surprise a friend (0/1)
10. Let a friend convince me to do something I would normally have no interest in doing (1/1) Learning to iceskate! 12.27.09
11. Reconnect with someone I have not even spoken with in years (like, since high school or something) (2/1)
12. Teach someone something that I love to do (0/1)
13. Convince at least 5 friends to create their own 101 in 1001 list (1/5) Thanks, Cort!

Artsy Stuff

14. Pick up drawing again and complete 5 works that I am happy with (0/5)
15. Take someone to see their very first Broadway show (1/1) 11.3.11
16. Go see a full opera (1/1) NYC Opera's Seance on a Wet Afternoon
17. Do something in a theater again, other than administrative work (0/1)
18. Create an fun way to display these goals (1/1) This blog! And I've even been updating it!
19. See one Broadway show for every month of this challenge (24?/33)
** Repeat Shows: 5 (not counted above)
20. Attend a Gala or Benefit as a paying patron for an organization I believe in (1/1) Only Make Believe 11.14.11
21. Be part of a spontaneous performance (1/1) Central Park Flash Mob (9.17.11)
22. Go see three community theater (non Broadway or off-Broadway) productions (6/3)
* Just for fun, Off-Broadway Count: 17*

Personal & Community Wellness

23. Exercise every day for one week, three times (0/3)
24. Exercise 3x per week for one month straight (1/1) (Feb-March 2010)
25. Workout or exercise BEFORE work 3x per week for 3 weeks (0/1)
26. Take a hip-hop class (0/1)
27. Transfer $20 into my savings account for every goal completed from this list ($760/$2,020)
28. Pay off credit cards in FULL (1/1)
29. Run a 5K (1/1) Founders 5K, 7.30.11, Turkey Trot 11.24.11, Washington Park 5K, Tawasentha Mud Run
30. Take myself on three full dates...by myself (1/3)
31. Bring flowers to all of my grandparent's graves, twice. (0/8)
32. Do a "detox" program for at least one week (0/1)
33. Be absolutely decisive for two days straight (0/1)
34. Get back to the point where I can do splits in all directions again (0/3)
35. Get a bike and go riding with Andy (1/1)
36. Let Andy try to teach me to roller blade again (0/1)
37. Volunteer at a soup kitchen for an entire day (0/1)
38. Do at least one walk for a cause (0/1)
39. Do something (volunteer or donate) to support a children's charity three times (2/3) Wigs for Kids, OMB costumes
40. Do 20 random acts of kindness (5/20)
41. Tip 100% to an exceptional waiter or waitress (0/1)
42. Help in a major construction project like helping a friend remodel a house or volunteering for Habitat for Humanity (0/1)
43. Donate blood five times (3/5)
44. Do five things to be more "green" in my day-to-day life (3/5)
45. Purge drawers and closet of all clothes that I don't wear anymore and donate them to the Salvation Army (or throw away if they are junk) (2/2) 3.14.10 - again on 7.31.11

Home & Office

46. Cook dinner every night for two weeks (doesn't have to be consecutive weeks) (0/2)
47. Bring lunch to work every day for two weeks (0/1)
48. Eat breakfast every morning before work for 2 weeks (3+/1)
49. Make a great meal using tofu (0/1)
50. Find a fish recipe that both Andy and I will actually eat (1/1) 3.15.11
51. Organize all my files and work spaces at work so that anyone would be able to find what they were looking for (1/1) I had to when I left my job!
52. Reorganize the guest room to make it a usable room (not just a crash pad with a bed) (1/1)
53. Start a little windowsill flower pot and keep it alive all season (1/1) Summer 2011
54. Clean out my itunes and music files (1/1) 12.20.09
55. Learn to make five ethnic dishes from scratch (2/5)
56. Do something AMAZING and unexpected at work (1/1)
57. Create a filing system for bills, important documents, etc., and actually maintain it (1/1) 3.12.11
58. Do not BUY a single cup of coffee for one month! (1/1) 32 days without even DRINKING it!
59. Buy or get a planner and USE it for the entire year (0/1)
60. Finally set up my own skype account and skype with 10 different people (4/10)
61. Find a way to organize jewelry (1/1)
62. Complete a major sewing project (1/1)
63. Refinish a piece of furniture by myself for my some-day house (0/1)
64. Perfect a signature dish that no one else can have the recipe for (0/1)
65. Have an at-home liquor cabinet that is ready for any visitor to request their favorite drink (1/1)
66. Perfect three of my dad's best recipes (2/3)
67. Read and learn about the major Jewish holidays and traditions (3/?)
68. Play hooky from work all day long for no reason...and don't feel bad about it (1/1)
69. Make creme brulee well...and in at least three variations (1/3)
70. Read or watch the news twice a week for at least two months (0/2)

Just for Shiggles

71. Become a "seller" on ebay and sell at least 10 things (1/10)
72. FINALLY learn Catalan from Jodi's CDs and book (0/1)
73. Find somewhere to practice or re-learn sign language (0/1)
74. Learn to mix standard drinks (like martinis, old fashioneds, mojitos, rum runners) (1/?)
*learned: old fashioneds
75. Sing in front of people again (0/1)
76. Move out of our little apartment. (1/1) Goodbye, NYC! Jan 2012
77. Go camping for at least two days (1/1)
78. Learn a new game that I don't know how to play (tennis? chess? pinochle?) (0/1)
79. Watch 10 classic movies I have never seen before (3/10)
80. Learn about and be able to locate five constellations (0/5)
81. Sit outside and watch the sun rise three times (1/3)
82. Go somewhere that's "haunted" (1/1) Annapolis, MD 9/11/10
83. Make a special appointment at a spa (1/1) 5/1/11 - Ouch.
84. Learn to drive stick (0/1)
85. Take a pole dancing class (just for fun, not future career training) (0/1)
86. Go skydiving or another extreme sport I have never done (0/1)
87. Read the Old Testament in its entirety (0/1)
88. To to a religious service of five different religions (0/5)
89. Submit at least 20 Yelp posts (8/20)
90. Go snorkeling again (2/1) 6.24.10 & 6.27.10, Belize
91. Win something! (a contest? the lottery? something!) (0/1)
92. Go to the Bronx Zoo and Prospect Park Zoo (0/2)
93. Find a fragrance (I've never worn perfume) (0/1)
94. Find the perfect pair of jeans that I feel great in and buy them, no matter what (1/1)
95. Go out wearing something I would not have considered wearing since college (0/1)
96. Spend a whole day pretending to be someone else... just because (0/1)
97. Have close contact with an animal I've never been around before (like swimming with stingrays or riding an elephant - and zoos don't count) (2/1) giant sea turtle, nurse shark!
98. Take a class with Andy (0/1)
99. Ride a mechanical bull at a bar (1/1)
100. Learn at least five chords on a guitar and be able to transition between them (0/5)
101. Take a flying trapeze lesson (0/1)