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All is not lost. I disappeared from this blog for a minute, but I haven't given it up!
What I have done is re-evaluated my list and changed a couple of things. A few were just not very realistic (I really will probably not be scheduling a pin-up girl style photo shoot any time in the foreseeable future) and I realized there were some other things that were more important to me that I make a firm commitment to (exclusive breastfeeding for Max's first 6 months).
I am often very critical of myself and, while I can be extremely flexible with everything else in the world, I don't often cut myself any slack. Done with the self-harshness! I need to give myself permission to change my mind and goals, starting with this list. (I even changed item #101 to reflect this.)
Along the way, I have managed to cross a few more things off my list. I have sent 25 postcards to postcrossing.com (#18). I have enjoyed this so much that I have no plans to stop. I'll be interested in seeing how many postcards I have by the end of Day 1001! I told my friend, Lily, about that goal. She is nine years old and signed up right away. Not only has she received 4 postcards aleady, but she has become a letter writer because of this. How fabulous! Although she lives less than 2 miles a day, I can count on at least 1 or 2 delightful letters tucked among the bills every week. I love writing her back. When I met my Sweetheart so many years ago, we wrote countless letters to each other; I have missed having a pen pal.
#14 (Attempt a drug-free, completely natural childbirth) has also been crossed off. I did not succeed at this - a Cesaerean section was neccessary to get Max here safely - but I did my best to try. I even went in for a (somewhat forced) induction that lasted two excruciating days, hoping that if the process was kickstarted I could deliver him without further interventions. Alas! it was not to be, but not through any lack of effort on my part, so I count this as worth being crossed off.
I love #30. I use my Moby easily with Max and he (usually) likes it. I have obtained a Maya ring sling but haven't had a chance to learn to use it yet. I am confident I will, though, and I still harbor dreams of getting a woven wrap and learning the intricacies of Babywearing.
In all, I think I have 14 items crossed off. There's a long way to go still, but I think I can do it. There are also a few more items I am considering taking off the list, but I'll wait a while and be sure I have worthy replacements for those things before striking them.
I am not doing as well as I had hoped - thank God I have 918 days left!
I *have* sent 5 more postcards as part of postcrossing.com. I also purchased all the postcards I will need to send the total of 25 I want to send, so that's something.
I have done a horrible job of reading a poem every single day - or of recording it on the days I do. I think I need to just read a crapload of poems to catch up and then get the hell back on track!
I have also not done the best job of reading out loud to our unborn child. SHAME on me, Librarian Mama who knows better! SIGH. I know I will read to Tex once he/she is really here, but I haven't done so well lately. I *do* talk and sing to the Baby, though.
What else? Have brushed Mugz. Have called or visited my Grammy. DO tell my Sweetheart at least once a day that I love him (usually more than that). Tonight I wrote 7 more book reviews for my other blog, bringing me up to 14 total since I started this project.
This week I will catch up on my poetry and start on a play list for the hospital. Only 6 weeks until the Baby's due, so it seems like that's the task that needs to be tackled next!
Got a bit more done this week. Visited Gram (#73) and brought her some really pretty white and red roses for no particular reason (#96). Went to tea with Barbara and Lily (though I am not going to count that as high tea (#39) and toured the McCormick Mansion at Cantigny (definitely counts as a museum for #40). I have also started (but not come near finishing) weeding my cds and dvds (#101). My Sweetheart and I have been talking a little about churches we might want to visit, though no decisions have been made (#41).
Cantigny was really lovely, despite the cold weather. It's clear that the grounds will be gorgeous once the weather is good and the gardens are in bloom. My Sweetheart and I are hoping to go back when the Spring is here for real. I think if I lived nea Wheaton I would go there often, especially once the Baby gets here.
I also had the opportunity to tell a few more people about this project. I did not include inspiring others to make their own lists on my list of goals, but it's cool to know that others are thinking about it.
Okay, so I am 45 days in and doing okay, I think. I've done my poem a day. Make a point to tell Johnny I love him (at least) once a day. Baby, too. I have read out loud to the Baby most days (have honestly missed a few days here and there, though that will NOT happen once the Kid is actually here).
I have also done okay with posting book reviews on book-kitten.blogspot.com (#2). I have done 7 since the beginning of this project and am thinking through how I want to write an eighth. #16 is to read a different novel from each of ten countries; Reading Maeve Binchey's Minding Frankie (Ireland) means I am 10% done with that one.
I have visited Gram every week but one, though I did call her that week (#73). Also been keeping up with brushing Mugzy (#91) (even though I swear that cat does not like me even a little bit). And I have thus far posted 3 notes for operationbeautiful.com (#71), which means I have technically completed that task, though I plan to continue posting those notes from time to time.
Need to get some Chicago postcards so I can send some more postcrossing.com cards; plan to pick some up next time I am in The City.
So, I need to move past just keeping up with the on-going tasks and work on something new. I have started on #101 - weeding my cd and dvd collections. Perhaps I can try to finish that within this next week. Oh! And I am going to tea with Barbara and LilyBelle (#39) this coming Monday, so I can cross that one off.
Slow but steady...
I have been keeping up with my ongoing goals, but NOT keeping up on updating the blog, partly because tumblr was giving me such headaches. (And partly because I was lazy about it.)
Inspired by my friend, Joi, I spent the past few hours rebuilding the blog over here on blogger, a site I am much more comfortable with. It's gonna have to wait for another day for me to actually update this new blog with my progress on the list. I work at 5:30am tomorrow and still have to make the frosting for my father-in-law's birthday cake.
Soon, though. I have hope that this will be an easier site to maintain.
Finished up 3 weeks. Woo-hoo! I have pretty much stayed on track with the daily/weekly tasks. I hate that I did not have a chance to visit Gram last week, but I did call her. Also, I have been reading my poem a day out loud so the Baby can hear it. Maybe that is cheating, but I can't really decide yet which book I want to read aloud next.
Got word that my first two postcrossing.com cards were receveid and received one today myself. (It took me a minute to figure out that’s why I was getting it. I was like, who the hell is Alex and why is he sending me a postcard from Germany?!?)
I also started posting notes for operationbeautiful.com. I have posted two so far, but I have a pad of flower shaped post-its in my purse so I can do more as I remember.
This is Day 14; the end of the second week of my attempt to complete 101 Tasks in 1001 Days. I haven’t really gotten much done beyond keeping up with the ongoing (i.e., daily or weekly) goals.
I wrote a couple more book reviews (and got a Tweet from one of the authors - cool!) and have been careful to write down what I’m reading. Enjoying having some poetry in my life again. Oh! And finished reading The Phantom Tollbooth aloud to the Baby.
One thing that I am pleased with is hearing from a few friends that they are considering starting their own list now, too. That’s kinda cool. It feels a little like paying it forward to pass on this idea that has really made me think and inspired me.
I also thought about my own list and have decided that I am reserving the right to make a few changes here and there. I won’t do it willy-nilly or often and will think through any changes, but life is organic and ever-changing, so…
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