It's crazy to think it, it really is, but a year ago today is when I started this mad journey of doing 101 things in 1001 days. A year??? Where does the time go? I met a friend on Monday who had been off travelling the world for nine months, and it was amazing to me that it had been that length of time.
So what have I done? Well, as one of my updates yesterday mentioned I've done 14 out of my 101 things. Not bad. Some of the others are being worked on constantly (haiku, flash fiction - although I need to pick up the pace on churning the latter out) and others are being worked on and planned (Flickr, travel plans), but I think that I need to get some more things done before I go away to the USA in a few months time.
In fact, I'm thinking now that I will make it my aim to have completed a total of 20 things on my list by the end of May. What things could I do, what jumps out from the list?
45. Replay and complete Ico.
62. Confirm the number of stacked 4-tangles.
67. Sell five things on eBay.
84. Get my back waxed.
95. Release five books into the wild with BookCrossing.
101. Spend a lazy afternoon in a bookshop/café, drinking tea, reading books and hanging out with friends.
I've made a start on 45 and 62, and got a certain way with both of them. I've also realised that I have totally not kept up to date with letter writing! By the end of May I will try to get back on track with that, so that on average I will have sent one a month. Which is not great if I am honest, I should have kept up with that, but c'est la vie, we learn, we grow, we adapt.
And that's what this 1001 day project is all about. Looking at the list now, I wonder if - in some places - it is a little too ambitious. There are things that I am beginning to think might be impossible to get done within the time left.
(a short animated film? Really???)
By the end of it all though I will have become a different person. I'll be changed. Hopefully I'll have got some good habits!
I'm certain that I'll be ready to start another list of 101 things, or some other great creative project.
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
One Year On
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4 comments:
Progress is progress. And like you say, you'll be a different person by the end, and this is certainly true even if you don't finish everything on the list
-Matt
Yeah. Am feeling really good with the place I'm at in my life now. And the only other thing that I think I would add to my list now is that I want to put myself out there and try and get a short story published :)
Hey, I'm a mission 101er and a bookcrosser. I'll be interested to see how you get on with wild releasing books. :)
Thanks Alex! I'll be releasing books pretty soon I think, so will let you know then :)
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