Thinking Travel

Arg.

Aaron and I planned to spend today at the beach celebrating our 8th anniversary but an IT emergency forced Aaron to work today.

And since I couldn’t manage more than a sleepy grunt in the wee hours of the morning when Aaron told me he was taking the car, I’m stuck at enjoying a day at home.

Actually, it’s ok. Hopefully Aaron won’t have to spend tomorrow working and we’ll go to the beach next weekend. And I’ve actually gotten a ton of things accomplished today, like cleaning the kitchen, working on a couple top-secret projects, and updating the new SIETAR-NC website.

Speaking of getting thing accomplished, let’s see how many things I can cross off my 10-Things-in-101 Days list:

1. Upload Caracas and MoBay photos to Flickr.
   –Done — see photos here!
2. Finish reading Three Cups of Tea.
   –Still happily making my way through this excellent book.
3. Bring my lunch to work at least 3 days a week.
   –I’m getting much better at this one so I’ll cross it off.
4. Re-up my SIETAR-USA membership and find a mentor.
   –Just need to sign up for a mentor.
5. Sort the gazillion dissertation articles in my file cabinet and toss out what I no longer need.
   –Uh, ya, still need to this.
6. Add 5 people to my LinkedIn profile and become more web 2.0.
   –I’ve received a few requests recently and I joined Facebook…does this count? (no!)
7. Gather the photos and pictures I want to hang in our house so I can assess my framing needs.
   -Done!
8. Outline an article from my diss.
   –Still a work in progress.
9. Go for a walk with Aaron at least 3x a week.
   -Done! Our weekly walking averages out to about 3x a week.
10. Finish this want-to-do list and create a 101 Things in 1001 Days list.
    –Nearly finished.

Ok, this is really sad. I’ve only done half of the things on my list. That’s 50%, an F.

10 things in 101 days, this shouldn’t be that difficult! Maybe it’s a good thing I’m stuck at enjoying a day at home, rather than at the beach.

1. Upload Caracas and MoBay photos to Flickr.
   –Caracas photos and half of MoBay photos have been uploaded.
2. Finish reading Three Cups of Tea.
   –I’m happily making my way through the book.
3. Bring my lunch to work at least 3 days next week.
   –This is a work in progress. 
4. Re-up my SIETAR-USA membership and find a mentor.
   –Still need to do this.
5. Sort the gazillion dissertation articles in my file cabinet and toss out what I no longer need.
   –I started this on Sunday but got sidetracked by re-reading the cultural training information I received from Youth For Understanding back when I was a high school exchange student.
   
6. Add 5 people to my LinkedIn profile and become more web 2.0.
   –Another work in progress.
7. Gather the photos and pictures I want to hang in our house so I can assess my framing needs.
   –I have one photo so far.
8. Outline an article from my diss.
   –OK, so I have yet one more work in progress. Good thing I have 101 days for this list.
9. Go for a walk with Aaron at least 3x a week next week.
   –I’m not up to a consistent 3x a week but I have been walking more. And the 3 hours of dancing at the Cure concert last week should really count as the equivalent of about a month of walking. (Aaron didn’t buy that either.)
10. Finish this want-to-do list and create a 101 Things in 1001 Days list.
    –So far I’ve got 51 items on my 101 list.

I’m a little overwhelmed by the 101 Things in 1001 Days project so I’m starting with a  more do-able 10 Things in 101 Days project. I’m posting this want-to-do list online so all three of my readers will keep me accountable.   ; )

Here’s my list:

1. Upload Caracas and MoBay photos to Flickr.
2. Finish reading Three Cups of Tea.
3. Bring my lunch to work at least 3 days next week.
4. Re-up my SIETAR-USA membership and find a mentor.
5. Sort the gazillion dissertation articles in my file cabinet and toss out what I no longer need.
6. Add 5 people to my LinkedIn profile and become more web 2.0.
7. Gather the photos and pictures I want to hang in our house so I can assess my framing needs.
8. Outline an article from my diss.
9. Go for  a walk with Aaron at least 3x a week next week.
10. Finish this want-to-do list and create a 101 Things in 1001 Days list.