Showing posts with label Day Zero Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Day Zero Challenge. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

101 Things - September 2023 Update

August was all about getting one of my daughters settled in the college dorm, then trying to return to my list and hobbies. However, my body had other plans, I became sick and spent over two weeks either in bed or trying to regain my strength. As you will see from this month's update not much progress was made, but even small steps are considered when you're on life's journey.

ITEMS IN PROGRESS

30) Watch 10 TED Talks.
Two more done, six to go.


53) Journal daily for 30 Days
As part of my One Little Word journey this year, I am tracking my reading and journaling during the month of September. The plan is to do some fun journaling in the evening using the Bella Grace Field Guide to Everyday Living magazine. I placed my magazine for journaling next to the bed as well as a couple others magazines for inspirational reading.
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76) Complete a coloring book. 
I'm actually working in two different books for this one. 
The first is a children's Buc-ee's coloring book. I purchased one for me and one for my youngest granddaughter who spends a lot of time with me, the goal is to slowly work through these as she develops her drawing and coloring skills.

The second is a mindfulness book I have had for years. I gathered my pencil colors and some great pens for my coloring time, which I enjoy while watching my favorite shows.
 Here's a sampling of some of my favorite pictures so far.

Signing off for now, so I can get back to making progress on my list. 
How's your list coming along?

Saturday, August 5, 2023

101 Things - August 2023 Update

First month with my 101 Things in 1001 Days has come to a close and I wanted to give an update on how my kickoff month went. I was able to complete five items on my list and got started on six.


ITEMS COMPLETED.

1) Write a letter to myself to open in 1001 days. 
This was easy, completed on day one, then placed inside my Day Zero journal.


67) Update evacuation checklist. 
Living in Southeast Texas, hurricane season is always a time to be prepared. Since, life has changed a bit the last few years it was time to update to insure nothing is missed.

5) Leave 100% tip for a server.
 I had the opportunity to have breakfast with my son as he traveled through Texas mid-month. We had a great visit at Cracker Barrel and since our server was wonderful, I chose to check this item off my list.

61) Go through homeschool records and condense. 
This was a little bittersweet as I worked my way through the girls work in elementary and middle school only keeping things they may want to see someday. I enjoyed seeing all their drawings and projects from when they were so young. I also went through all my lesson plan books and tossed them out, those were not needed and I have digital records of all the important things.

22) Purchase new couch for the living room. 
When I added this to the list it was not in the immediate plans, however when out shopping one day with my husband we decided to check out a few furniture stores, looking for a pair of chairs. We never expected to find a couch that we both liked and a chair that worked perfectly with the couch. Needless to say, I did not get what I was looking for, but did check something off my list earlier than expected.


ITEMS IN PROGRESS
A few of these will take some time while others may only take a few months.


30) Watch 10 TED Talks.
 I received a few recommendations from my sister early on in the month and chose one to get started, then did another of my choosing late one night before bed. Two down, eight to go. Here are links to what I've watched so far.

50) Play 5 new board games. 
During that breakfast with my son, who is an avid board gamer, we played my first new game of the year. Knowing we would be in public and have limited space he brough along Rhino Hero, a stacking card game. Being the shortest one in our family he couldn't resist taking this photo of me as I had to stand up for each of my plays to be able to see what I was doing. We played a couple rounds before our food arrived and one following, then enjoying a chat outside in the rocking chairs before heading our separate ways.



 63) Finish local author books I have purchased. 
A few months back I purchased a couple books from a young local author who wrote this first book when he was 12 years old. He wrote a second book the following year, to continue the story.

68) Update all online passwords. 
I am about halfway through all these, taking the time to login and insure nothing is recorded incorrectly. I am also actually rewriting the list to organize similar websites making it easier to locate, because some are used less often than others.

76) Complete a coloring book. 
I had planned to do a children's coloring book with my granddaughter, and purchaesed us matching Buc-ee's books. However, I have started working in one of several mindful coloring books I have using pencil colors for some pages and markers for others.  



69) Keep a journal for Day Zero challenge. 
I purchased a few journals the week before kicking off my 1001 days and added my list in the front of one immediately. The others will be used for various journaling prompts throughout this challenge.


I think that's a pretty good start for this 1001-day journey, check back next month to see what else I manage to check off my list.
Have you joined the Day Zero Challenge and made your list?





Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Day Zero Challenge - 101 Things in 1001 Days

Recently I ran across these list people were making where they aimed to complete 101 things in 1001 days. After some research I landed on the Day Zero site and was totally inspired to make my own list.




At first this seemed like it would be easy, because I always have so many ideas floating around in my thoughts and various notes throughout my planner. Wrong! It took me a few days, some time looking at list others have made, and conversations with people in my life, especially my sister.

Once my list was done, I chose a start date, found my end date, purchased a journal to document as I go through my list and placed the list inside. Here are some photos of the list I will be working on for the next 1001 days.







When I look back over my list, the item that always makes me smile the most is, finish a coloring book. This was not my idea, but one I ran across when I was trying to fill up my list. My plan is to find a child's coloring book that I can use when spending time with my younger grandchildren. 


If you made a list like this, what would you add for fun?