the 101 list – challenge accepted.

Knowing that this list was once again relegated to my drafts folder, today Big issued a challenge, which I accepted. She’s doing something important to me. So I’m setting out on my 101 things. Again. (If you want to check out her take on the list, her post is over here.)

The list so far.

1. Finish 7 days.
2. Get published other than on my blog.
3. Get published or self publish a novel.
4. Write and sell a technical ebook.
5. Take a picture of myself every month.
6. Take family pictures every month. (Far too often neither of us are in pictures.)
7. learn a new language (sign language would count)
8. run a 10k in under an hour
9. learn to draw
10. get a better camera and learn to use it
11. do a carboot sale
12. visit America (top of the list New Orleans, Nashville or Rocky Mountains
13. keep a gratitude journal
14. write a wordpress plugin
15. go to a fantasy convention
16. Make myself new tudor costume, including a handmade felt hat.
17. spend an afternoon writing in a cafe a la JK Rowling
18. design a crochet pattern
19. Work our way through the Power House kit
20. learn a constellation
21. go on a foraging walk
22. have a spa day (or weekend. Weekend would be nice).
23. go on a writing retreat
24. go to a music/literary festival
25. learn an instrument
26. plant fruit trees in the garden
27. read a Jane Austen book
28. raise or donate £100 to charity
29. keep a scrapbook of my 101 list.
30. do a book review podcast
31. wreck this journal
32. meet Amadou? (this is my sponsored child. If not him, I’d like to visit a child sponsorship project.
33. handmade Christmas
34. Boat holiday – cruise or narrowboat
35. perform random acts of Kindness every month
36. fly a kite
37. wild camping
38. complete nanowrimo
39. automate 4 o clock photo (pref using Raspberry Pi)
40. send 50 postcards
41. climb a mountain
42. eat something new
43. take a dance class
44. complete read52
45. complete 300 picture books
46. grow a new blog header
47. design a blog theme
48. paint a picture
49. create a blog badge for this challenge
50. conquer phone fear
51. have a month of mindfulness
52. write an app
53. go on a sleeper train
54. fold 1000 cranes
55. try WI
56. go to a knit and natter at local craft shop

And that will have to do for now. Netbook crashed twice while I was trying to write this post, so I didn’t get to finish it. I’m wracking my brains for items I want to add to the list – I think I need a few quick wins to be honest, there’s a lot of stuff on there that’s rather time consuming. I think I might keep ten personal items private, but that still leaves 42 slots free.

I’m starting tomorrow, whether I finish the list or not. If you’ve any suggestions for me, stick them in the comments or ping me on twitter.