Not too shabby, if I do say so myself! Also, I know the last two posts were very somber and heavy, but it’s not because I’m feeling down and focusing on those past events; it’s because I wanted to share those experiences as part of the 101 Things. The stigma around mental illness has gotten better over the years, but it’s still there. The more we talk about it, the more it becomes OK to say “I’m not doing well and I need help.”

The most “down” I’ve been this past week is when I woke up on Sunday and thought our HD Tivo was broken. It’s all better now. Crisis averted.

Health & Food
1. Eat 5 servings of fruits/veggies a day for 3 months
2. Don’t eat red meat more than 3x a week
3. Do 35 consecutive push ups (boy style FULL pushups, not on my knees)
4. Run for 30 consecutive minutes
5. Be in the sun for 30 minutes a day (when sunny)
6. Go to the dentist (GULP)
7. Lower my BMI to normal/low
8. Make something new, from scratch, once a month (Curry 3/26)
9. Do 150 consecutive sit ups/crunches
10. Do a yoga DVD/class 2x a week for 3 months

For Others
11. Donate blood 5 times
12. Participate in a large protest OR large support event
13. Volunteer a cumalitive of 30 hours (over the 1001 days)
14. When packing for the move to JS’s, donate all extra to charity rather than toss
15. Cook AND clean up at least once a week (so far, so good)
16. Write (and mail) 5 actual letters or cards, via the mail, not the interweb
17. Give someone a “just because” gift
18. Write my Sponsored Child more than, uh, never, I guess
19. Leave some Guerilla Art for others to enjoy
20. Give a sincere compliment to a new person each day for 5 days

Writing/Blogging
21. Enter the Squaw Valley Writers Conference (3/18/2008)
22. Complete my MFA in Creative Writing
23. Post an entry about my experience with Mental Illness (circa 1998) and/or (3/25 and 3/30 2008)
24. Post an entry about my experience with child abuse (3/25 and 3/30 2008)
25. Post an entry about a HAPPY childhood memory (or a million)
26. Publish an entry on my blog every day for 3 months in a row
27. Handwrite a blog entry and scan it to the blog
28. Post an entry titled “Dear Body”
29. Make an honest tab title out of “Daily Pictures”
30. Attend a local blogger meet-up OR a blogging conference

The San Diego Scene
31. Attend a performance at the Belly Up
32. Go with JS to a play/musical /symphony performance Downtown
33. Go to a live concert
34. Hike in a new place 10 times
35. Attend a comedy show
36. Attend a non-mandatory lecture or seminar
37. Go to Free Museum Day at Balboa Park
38. Camp one weekend at: Cardiff, Laguna, or other local nature spot
39. Visit a new restarauant instead of going to the Regulars
40. Go to a wine tasting

Travel
41. Travel out of the United States
42. Tour a vineyard
44. Make my Disney Annual Pass worthwhile (go 6 times in 1 year)
45. Go to San Fransisco
46. Go to Yosemeite for at least a weekend
47. Visit Gramma and Grandpa in Bakersfield
48. See the wildflowers in Borrego Springs (3/16/2008)
49. Stay in the Hotel Del Coronado one night
50. Visit New York (and see Super Secret KGB Assistant, too!!!)

New Endeavors
51. Learn Photoshop
52. Learn the basics of drawing
53. Make/paint a piece of furniture
54. Shop at a co-op
55. Complete a journal using The Decorated Journal
56. Take a dance or aerobics class
57. Go mountain biking
58. Get a massage
59. Fly a kite
60. Wear fingernail polish for a whole week

Home Life
61. Frame and hang some of the newer pictures I’ve taken
62. Move to a cheaper place/neighborhood
63. Compile emergency supplies for home
64. Organize files/papers
65. Scan old photos
66. Spend time with other couples (go on 6 “group dates”)
67. Wash the carpets
68. Get new patio plants
69. Get real cookware
70. Learn how to cook 10 different meals

Art & and Photography
71. Sell a photograph
72. Upload a video with my Christmas Camera
73. Attend a photography open house
74. Support a craftsperson—buy something handmade (either in person or online)
75. See an author read from his or her work
76. Scan and upload photos
77. Document a “day in my life” with photos
78. Make homemade paper
79. Paint something on a canvas
80. Do a photo essay

1 (Month) at a Time
81. One month without wine
82. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month
83. Follow a predetermined budget
84. Record total amount of money spent on non-essentials (ie: books, DVD, Sephora…)
85. One month without sweets/desserts
86. Take a picture everyday for a month
87. One month without eating out
88. Get a Moleskin and fill a page every day for a month (drawing or writing)
89. One month with no computer (outside of WORK only: not to include web surfing while at work)
90. One month being vegan

Random:
91. Go to the movies alone
92. Vote in a presidential election
93. Go for a picnic
94. Subscribe to a magazine (that’s not celebrity related)
95. Start a conversation with a stranger
96. Attend a Book Club/ Readers Group
97. Read at least 5 non-fictions
98. Attend an Anglican Liturgy
99. Attend a service/meeting for a non-Christian religion
100. Check out a book from the library

And Then:
101. Make a new list of 101 Things by the time my 1001 days are done

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