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  • 101 Things in 1001 Days Round 2

    101 Things in 1001 Days Round 2

    I completed my first 101 Things list yesterday and I’m rolling straight into my second one. I learnt a bit about myself doing my last list. #1—no 30-day challenges. For me these lists are mainly about being intentional around bringing more things that align with my values into my life, especially things that I might…

  • 101 Things in 1001 Days: Final 101 Days

    101 Things in 1001 Days: Final 101 Days

    It’s been 1001 days since I started my 1001 Things list on the 11th of September 2023. A lot’s happened since then. I ended up completing 56 list items but I also count % for multipart items so ended up completing about 62.5% on my list. I’ve already posted about the things I didn’t do,…

  • Things I didn’t Quite Get to on my 101 Things List

    Things I didn’t Quite Get to on my 101 Things List

    I did a lot of my 101 Things list but I missed a lot too. Note that I don’t get too disappointed not checking everything off my list—I figure I did more than I would have if I hadn’t had the list. I also learnt a few things about myself and about making this type…

  • Games Night

    Games Night

    We had games night on Saturday. Have a games night has languished undone on my 101 list since I made it in September 2023. Three weeks ago we were having family dinner and the topic got on to games nights and we decided to have a family games night. E and K have a good…

  • 2026 FIG Collective – Week 4

    2026 FIG Collective – Week 4

    I’m joining with lots of others in looking for little joys in the month of February. For all the details pop over to Elisabeth’s blog. Monday 23rd. I have a few for today, so bear with me: Tuesday 24th: I got back to the personal trainer after a few weeks off to recover, and wasn’t…

  • 101 Things in 1001 Days: 900-day Check-In

    101 Things in 1001 Days: 900-day Check-In

    I started my 101 Things list on September 11th 2023. I’m checking my progress every 100 days. At the end of the first 800 days, I calculated that I was 47.2% complete. So I did a bit better in this 100 days, completing 5.6% of my list which means I’m 52.8% complete. I already know there are some that…

  • 2026 F.I.G. Collective – week 1

    2026 F.I.G. Collective – week 1

    I’m joining with lots of others in looking for little joys in the month of February. For all the details pop over to Elisabeth’s blog. Sunday 1st: Getting back to church after the break. Catching up with everyone after the service. Monday 2nd: First week back of term for our mainly music group. The kids…

  • The 50 Lists

    The 50 Lists

    As part of my 101 list I wanted to do a 50 lists project. I’d done a list project on my previous blog and I love the combination of structure and freedom the list format provides. So many topics can be covered by a list but the effort of writing them is fairly low. Looking…

  • List #50: A Few Adventurous Things I Have Done

    List #50: A Few Adventurous Things I Have Done

    Early in this list making journey I posted a list of things I have no intention of doing which was mostly populated by various thrill-seeking activities. I thought it might be fun to do a list of some of the scary (for me) things I have managed.

  • List #49: What I Ate on Christmas Day

    List #49: What I Ate on Christmas Day

    Early on in my list journey I did a list of foods I ate on Christmas Day and I figured why not almost round off the list with a repeat and see what’s changed. Once again I woke up at my parents place in Point Lonsdale where lunch was held. We drove home in the…