Progress Report - Part I

It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.
Now that we've got the whole "the Mayan calendar ended but we're still here" portion of this post out of the way, let's move on to the real reason for this update.

The new year is just around the corner, and that has me thinking about all my accomplishments over the last year and what I hope to achieve in the next. These thoughts, of course, lead me to my 101 in 1001 list. 

I still have a lot of things that haven't been accomplished on this list - but I've crossed off a helluva lot of items as well. I decided not to make this into a 2012 Year-in-Review post - I'll do that later. Instead, I want to focus on what I've accomplished on my list so far - which I started tacking in November 2010. 

Here are the items on my list that have been completed:

1.  Run a 5k
2. Get my Cholesterol under 200
3. Find a new primary physician
4. Give up red meat
5. Create a realistic budget
6. Change my name on my passport
7. Get a smart phone 
8. Find a job (after contract expires) 
9. Move into a different apartment
10. Buy new furniture
11. Fill our custom vase with silk flower arrangement 
12. De-clutter the apartment
13. Get new Christmas décor 
14. Visit the HP theme park
15. Visit at least one state I’ve never visited
16. Ride a train
17. Travel abroad
18. Go to a Chief’s game
19. Go to a Wizard’s game
20. Go to a farmer’s market
21. Go to a concert
22. Go to the Nelson Atkins
23. Eat at the original Oklahoma Joe’s
24. Go to the Power and Light District
25. Go to the WWI Museum
26. Go to First Fridays 
27. Go to the zoo
28. Watch a sunrise
29. Go wine tasting
30. Go on a picnic
31. Stay at the Chateau Avalon again
32. Color my hair
33. Get a manicure/pedicure
34. Organize i-Tunes into playlists
35. Buy coffee for the person in line behind me
36. Donate goods/money to charity
37. Go on a service trip 
38. Volunteer at a local non-profit
39. Choose my thesis topic
40. Maintain at least a 3.75 GPA in graduate courses 
41. Watch at least three documentaries (3/3)
42. Learn to play chess
43. Try 10 new recipes (10/10)
44. Bake something from scratch
45. Start a blog 
46. Get a new handbag
47. Get an e-reader 
48. Go on a romantic date w/ Joe
49. Get a tattoo
50. Purchase and assemble Harry Potter legos
51. Decorate my desk

I have somehow managed to accomplish half of the goals that I have included on my list.

Some of the items I've completed are small accomplishments, and others took a lot of time/money/effort - but each one gives me a sense of accomplishment and I am really looking forward to tackling the next half the list! 

I'm currently drafting a post with all of the items I haven't accomplished yet, and a plan for accomplishing them. I'm sure that all three of my readers are super stoked for the wave of blog updates I have planned after posting nothing at all for months. 

This is what happens when I get time off work. 

A day off work = blogging craziness!!