{"id":2249,"date":"2010-07-30T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2010-07-29T10:40:32","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T16:40:32","slug":"my-first-progress-report-on-101-things-in-1001-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=2249","title":{"rendered":"my first progress report on 101 things in 1001 days!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finished six things in July 2010:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Go to a concert in another city<\/p>\n

We went to the <\/em>Bayfront Reggae Festival<\/em><\/a> in Duluth<\/em><\/p>\n

2) Put 15% of my income into my 401k\/Roth IRA, not including work’s contribution<\/p>\n

After my raise, I redid all the math and realized I’m actually already contributing 16% of my income, and work’s contribution brings it to close to 20%. I feel that’s sufficient til I get all my debt paid off, and after that I’ll be looking into non-retirement investments. I’m already on target to reach my calculated retirement goal.<\/em><\/p>\n

3) Re-learn crocheting and make granny squares<\/p>\n

I re-taught myself how to crochet and have been <\/em>making these<\/em><\/a> almost daily. Since I can’t knit with my injured finger, it’s been easier to focus on this project. I’ll ultimately make a throw blanket with them.<\/em><\/p>\n

4) Plant rhubarb<\/p>\n

5) Buy display shelves for the dining room so I can stop obsessing about all the travel-souvenir clutter on the bookshelves<\/p>\n

Here they are!<\/a> I like them so much we’re going to get another set soon.<\/em><\/p>\n

6) Photograph and write down serial numbers for our electronics and expensive items in case of theft<\/p>\n

I not only photographed electronics and such, I did a whole-house photo tour. The serial numbers are all now stored safely in Evernote.<\/em><\/p>\n

Items currently in progress:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Finish my travel journals on runawaytruck.com within 60 days of getting home from a trip (I finished the <\/em>New Orleans journal<\/em><\/a>, so the site is up-to-date and ready for Hawaii.)<\/em><\/p>\n

2) Be 100% debt-free<\/p>\n

3) Rebuild 404lab to increase ad revenue (I imported all the database entries to WordPress and am working on modifying a professional-looking theme. The ad space is way better. Hoping to launch within a few months. Thanks to Lou for the advice!)<\/em><\/p>\n

4) Enter something in the state fair every year, 2010-2012 (I submitted the entry form for Creative Activities, and the dropoff is in mid-August.)<\/em><\/p>\n

5) Memorize 25 classic cocktails and make them well (I have eight currently on my list, but I need to work on the memorization with some of them.)<\/em><\/p>\n

6) Make and bottle 5 kinds of homemade bitters or infusions (I made awesome five-spice simple syrup, and our bitters will be ready very soon.)<\/em><\/p>\n

7) Cook a recipe from 20 different countries (One down, many to go! I actually make a lot of international food, but I’m trying to be really authentic with this.)<\/em><\/p>\n

8) Increase my donations to kiva.org to $300 (Added $15, currently $190)<\/em><\/p>\n

9) Have date night with Matt once a month (We had two in July, even.)<\/em><\/p>\n

10) Visit 20 new local restaurants\/bars (Three in July: Faces Mears Park, Honey, and Caribe)<\/em><\/p>\n

11) Go to a game in each major pro sport (Twins game<\/em>)<\/p>\n

12) Lose 40 pounds (All that yard work is helping.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

13) Turn the area by the back fence\/arbor into a garden with wildflowers (Dug out most of it, put in landscape fabric and mulch, planted perennials and wildflowers. I still have one section to go before it’s completely finished.)<\/em><\/p>\n

14) Put $20 towards debt payoff for each completed task on this list ($120 for the 6 items in July<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Here’s the full list.<\/a> I’m updating it regularly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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