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I was really hoping that I would get another "100" goal out of this book, but there are only 94 exercises, and I've done a lot of them. I could easily do 50, but I'm not going to have done that much work on the rest of my goals just to abandon them. I'm really down to waffling on the last 10-20. I've thought up more than enough, but some are dumb and I just don't know about them. Okay, a lot of them are dumb, but that's okay. Some of the dumb ones I like! Others, not so much.
I thought maybe I could use the exercises in the book under a "trying something new" category, or if I could find another book/webpage with similar activities, well, then...
Anyway, I'm going to work my way through the book, starting with the things I already do (some on a regular basis, I could just record a random instance, I suppose, but...others are definitively done):
7. Learn basic html (done)
11. Mail something (though I may try the "packaging optional" variety - who wants a squash?)
12. Floss (yeah... kinda do that already, though the rider in that page was to have factoids to share, but I think I also have that covered)
18. Make your holiday gifts this year (I do some of that every year)
20. Help someone (fun fact, today at lunch I helped an old lady get the door to our building open - the non-slip mat in front of the door had bunched up and was blocking it from opening - but I'd also say I do this on a fairly regular basis)
21. Build something out of natural materials (hello, fairy cottage!)
29. Delight a neighbor with home-baked cookies (do my library work neighbors count?)
32. Compose a list of things you want to accomplish this year (... I think I have that covered)
33. Smile at a stranger every day (well, already blew that one this year, some of the days I was sick I didn't leave the house, and no one there is a stranger! Still, in the spirit of it, I not only smile at, but usually talk to, strangers every day I run into them)
40. Become curious, ask more - and deeper - questions (I think people would rather I shut my yap and stopped adding questions, most of the time...)
44. Wake up early and watch the sun rise (this time of year, I get to work before the sun is up, and my window faces NE. I not only see the sunrise, I'm often blinded by it)
... skipping some, like #21 and 29, since in the spirit of the book I can just do them again, right? But, seriously, #81 is "sweat", like I'll have a choice in the summer!
84. Meditate for a few minutes every day (I really stink at meditation, and it's already day 7, darn...)
... Hmmm, and some of these others, well, I'd rather devote an entire bog entry to them. So, tell you what - other than the first paragraph, and if you have any other, similar books to recommend... we can just pretend this blog entry never happened, okay?
(So much for keeping my wits about my during this illness!)
I thought maybe I could use the exercises in the book under a "trying something new" category, or if I could find another book/webpage with similar activities, well, then...
Anyway, I'm going to work my way through the book, starting with the things I already do (some on a regular basis, I could just record a random instance, I suppose, but...others are definitively done):
7. Learn basic html (done)
11. Mail something (though I may try the "packaging optional" variety - who wants a squash?)
12. Floss (yeah... kinda do that already, though the rider in that page was to have factoids to share, but I think I also have that covered)
18. Make your holiday gifts this year (I do some of that every year)
20. Help someone (fun fact, today at lunch I helped an old lady get the door to our building open - the non-slip mat in front of the door had bunched up and was blocking it from opening - but I'd also say I do this on a fairly regular basis)
21. Build something out of natural materials (hello, fairy cottage!)
29. Delight a neighbor with home-baked cookies (do my library work neighbors count?)
32. Compose a list of things you want to accomplish this year (... I think I have that covered)
33. Smile at a stranger every day (well, already blew that one this year, some of the days I was sick I didn't leave the house, and no one there is a stranger! Still, in the spirit of it, I not only smile at, but usually talk to, strangers every day I run into them)
40. Become curious, ask more - and deeper - questions (I think people would rather I shut my yap and stopped adding questions, most of the time...)
44. Wake up early and watch the sun rise (this time of year, I get to work before the sun is up, and my window faces NE. I not only see the sunrise, I'm often blinded by it)
... skipping some, like #21 and 29, since in the spirit of the book I can just do them again, right? But, seriously, #81 is "sweat", like I'll have a choice in the summer!
84. Meditate for a few minutes every day (I really stink at meditation, and it's already day 7, darn...)
... Hmmm, and some of these others, well, I'd rather devote an entire bog entry to them. So, tell you what - other than the first paragraph, and if you have any other, similar books to recommend... we can just pretend this blog entry never happened, okay?
(So much for keeping my wits about my during this illness!)