Write my will
This one I've been meaning to do since I was pregnant with Quentin. Now that we have children, it's really important that we get our affairs in as much order as they can be in just in case the worst should happen. Quentin has 'god'parents, but it's not legal. Jude doesn't even have that. We really need to get it together and get wills written.
Showing posts with label personal growth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label personal growth. Show all posts
Thursday, January 1, 2009
28 - Do 52 Nights Unplugged
Do 52 nights unplugged - use the time to work on 101 things
52 nights unplugged is a brilliant idea for a way to get out of the screen and into life. One night a week (maybe starting at 6pm, when Luke gets home - I may re-evaluate when I decide to undertake this goal), for a year, I plan to completely unplug - no tv, no computer, no crackberry. I'll use the unplugged time to work on goals that don't require a screen.
52 nights unplugged is a brilliant idea for a way to get out of the screen and into life. One night a week (maybe starting at 6pm, when Luke gets home - I may re-evaluate when I decide to undertake this goal), for a year, I plan to completely unplug - no tv, no computer, no crackberry. I'll use the unplugged time to work on goals that don't require a screen.
29 - Make a Japa Mala
Make a japa mala and learn five mantras
I've had a fascination with prayer beads for a long time. The smooth, meditative nature of chanting prayers seems soothing. I made myself a quasi-rosary a couple of years ago, and learned to say hail marys (I already knew our father). I'd like to make a japa mala and learn a few mantras as well. Hopefully one of these traditions can help me learn to unwind and meditate.
I've had a fascination with prayer beads for a long time. The smooth, meditative nature of chanting prayers seems soothing. I made myself a quasi-rosary a couple of years ago, and learned to say hail marys (I already knew our father). I'd like to make a japa mala and learn a few mantras as well. Hopefully one of these traditions can help me learn to unwind and meditate.
30 - Take a Series of Piano Lessons
Take a series of piano lessons and learn/memorize at least one piece
I have pretty much always wanted to learn to play the piano. Luke says I'm living vicariously through Quentin since I've got him in private piano lessons. But he loves it. At any rate, I think it's time I take some of my own and learn to play at least a piece or two.
I have pretty much always wanted to learn to play the piano. Luke says I'm living vicariously through Quentin since I've got him in private piano lessons. But he loves it. At any rate, I think it's time I take some of my own and learn to play at least a piece or two.
31 - Have a Conversation With a Deaf Person in ASL
Have a conversation with a Deaf person in ASL
They say you can't really learn a language without using it with a native speaker (or in this case, signer). I don't personally know any Deaf people, though. I am signed up for a 'coffee night' with a local ASL club, which includes some Deaf members and a lot of students. BUT, I haven't gone. There are no Deaf ASL teachers at my community college, either. So an important goal for me in the near future is to meet and hold an ASL conversation with a Deaf person.
They say you can't really learn a language without using it with a native speaker (or in this case, signer). I don't personally know any Deaf people, though. I am signed up for a 'coffee night' with a local ASL club, which includes some Deaf members and a lot of students. BUT, I haven't gone. There are no Deaf ASL teachers at my community college, either. So an important goal for me in the near future is to meet and hold an ASL conversation with a Deaf person.
32 - Wear Earplugs for an Entire Day
Get good earplugs and wear them for an entire weekend day (Sun-Tues)
One of the things we did in my ASL class was to go out for a "no voice" dinner. We had one person who was the "interpreter" and everyone else had to communicate using only sign. The hard part was pretending not to be able to hear! The whole evening was supposed to be an event in understanding the difficulties Deaf people encounter living out their lives in a hearing-centric culture. Another suggestion was to wear earplugs for a day. So I think I'm going to try that, on one of Luke's days off, so I can incorporate him into the scenario, and make sure we are out and about in the world. As I'm planning to keep going with my ASL education (maybe even through a 'terp program), I think this would be a great exercise in empathy.
One of the things we did in my ASL class was to go out for a "no voice" dinner. We had one person who was the "interpreter" and everyone else had to communicate using only sign. The hard part was pretending not to be able to hear! The whole evening was supposed to be an event in understanding the difficulties Deaf people encounter living out their lives in a hearing-centric culture. Another suggestion was to wear earplugs for a day. So I think I'm going to try that, on one of Luke's days off, so I can incorporate him into the scenario, and make sure we are out and about in the world. As I'm planning to keep going with my ASL education (maybe even through a 'terp program), I think this would be a great exercise in empathy.
33 - Learn to Change a Tire
Learn to change a tire and do it once
My husband is an auto technician. I am a tough girl. I should be able to change a tire, even though odds are I'll never need to know how (see the first sentence). So I'm going to get Luke to show me how to do it and let me do it from start to finish once so I know I can.
My husband is an auto technician. I am a tough girl. I should be able to change a tire, even though odds are I'll never need to know how (see the first sentence). So I'm going to get Luke to show me how to do it and let me do it from start to finish once so I know I can.
34 - Learn to Swim
Learn to swim, using real strokes
I can swim, technically. I can keep myself from drowning, I can move through water, I am perfectly comfortable in the deep. However, I would love to learn proper swimming techniques, and be able to swim for fitness as well as pleasure. So sometime in the next 1001 days, I'll take a class somewhere and learn a stroke or two.
I can swim, technically. I can keep myself from drowning, I can move through water, I am perfectly comfortable in the deep. However, I would love to learn proper swimming techniques, and be able to swim for fitness as well as pleasure. So sometime in the next 1001 days, I'll take a class somewhere and learn a stroke or two.
35 - Learn CPR
Learn CPR and Infant CPR (get certifications)
Since I have kids, I really should have learned these things ages ago. And really, Jude's probably old enough now that infant CPR is a moot point. Still, I think it's worthwhile.
Since I have kids, I really should have learned these things ages ago. And really, Jude's probably old enough now that infant CPR is a moot point. Still, I think it's worthwhile.
36 - Start a Gratitude Journal
Start a gratitude journal - write in it every night for a month, once per year (0/90)
Hopefully this, in conjunction with goal 37, will help me get back in the habit of writing, and I'm also hoping this will help me to remember, every day, to be grateful for my wonderful life!
Hopefully this, in conjunction with goal 37, will help me get back in the habit of writing, and I'm also hoping this will help me to remember, every day, to be grateful for my wonderful life!
37 - Start a Dream Diary
Start a dream diary - write at least 50 dreams
Journaling is one of those things I always *try* to do. This in conjunction with goal 36 will hopefully help me get into the habit of at least writing *something* on a regular basis. I rarely remember my dreams (if I dream anymore at all), and hopefully this will help me to remember and maybe even analyze.
Journaling is one of those things I always *try* to do. This in conjunction with goal 36 will hopefully help me get into the habit of at least writing *something* on a regular basis. I rarely remember my dreams (if I dream anymore at all), and hopefully this will help me to remember and maybe even analyze.
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