I got this idea from Huda's website. 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days. That's roughly three years from now when I turn 28 *gulp* (insh'allah). So by my 28th birthday what things do I want to accomplish? It'll be a working list. Some are supposed to be easy some should require some effort...And when I finish a task I indicate I have done so... start one too!
1. Read "Islam" by Karen Armstrong 2. Finish Law School 3. Finish Law School Sane 4. Lose 20 pounds 5. Make a trifle dish * made a chocolate trifle * 6. Stop biting my nails *those who know me know how difficult this was. Its all thanks to a nail polish called bite it!" a 25 year old habit- OVER! 7. Buy living room furniture- don't really want to do this anymore... ? 8. Buy dining room furniture * dining and china has arrived!* 9. Take a day and just hang out and read books and magazines at Barnes. accomplished on a lazy Friday summer! 10. Decorate my family room. * 18 months after moving in- it's done * 11. Get a routine to keep the house clean 12. Buy a locker at GSU 13. Ride the Marta eye opening experience... a sort of documentary on racial divide in Atlanta * 14. Write a piece of fiction 15. Write up and send out my teacher chronicles 16. Publish 5 magazine articles. 17. Go to IkeaI was scared. this store is entirely too big. 18. Clean my car 19. Get all my bills on online bill pay 20. Go to San FranciscoA city in America that must not go unseen. 21. Finish the Quran again 22. Decorate the living/dining room 23. Go for Hajj-- I made niyaat.... does that count? :) 24. roller blade 25. Turn in Turkey photos to be developed 26.Upload Turkey pictures online. **check it out at image station ** 27. Buy some more lipstick* Hazel and Cocoa at Perspictives* 28. Buy a baker's rack*it looks so good people think it came with the house- think ROSS:)* 29. Buy an entertainment center for the family room.*thanks to the persian family moving out* 30. Get a cute haircut *wasn't meant to happen but now that it has- hm.. its cute! :)* 31. Buy more candles *are enough candles to last me three years enough?* 32. Attend Aamir's graduation*alhamdullilah* 33. Go to Hawaii 34. Paint my toe nails 35.Put new lights up on the awning 36. Watch Bridget Jones Diary II (Even if you say it stinks!) *didn't stink THAT much* 37. Buy Office Space*best decision I ever made! * 38.Watch Pride and Prejiduce BBC all the way through. 39. Practice my drawings and frame them for the house. 40. Host an iftaar 41. Watch Lord of the Rings from beginning to end 42. Transfer my Tags to Gwinnet*phew* 43. Apply for Homestead Exemption *phew* 44. Get my nose ring out This is depressing because I think the hole closed :( 45. buy bedroom furniture *and a swivel mirror!!* 46. Transfer my safe box to a closer location. 47. Have a picnic 48. Go Kayaking again. 49. Do some sheesha Cafe Istanbul is the place to go! 50. Go white water rafting again 51. Swim with dolphins (HINT HINT)**I just watched a show on abuse to animals at these facilities I choose not to complete this anymore** 52. put batteries in all the clocks in the house 53. Buy "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" **YESSSS*** 54. Watch the sunrise 55. Watch the sunset 56. Go to a National Park. *Golden Gate Park* 57. Stain the wood stuff in the backyard. 58. Watch the leaves fall during a beautiful fall day 59. Put all the books I need to up on the bookshelf. 60. BBQ fun fun! 61. Watch Grease and sing along to the songs 62. Buy a BMW 63. Find a nice frame for my bedroom 64. Write a children's book*wrote it! Now to publish it.....* 65. Eat at Melting Pot Eh.. 66. Travel internationally Brasiiiiiiiiil 67. Watch Mary Poppins and sing along! 68. Buy China. 69. Discover the recipe in the dressing for the Sante Fe Salad at Cheese Cake (ADDICTIVE) 70. Read an article Noam Chomsky and Robert Fisk. 71. Find a "committee of one" to be become a part of, and become part of it! 72. Read Charlie and The Chocolate Factory *nothing like reading this story to a child* 73. Read The Series of Unfortunate Events *read up to the last one, waiting on book 11* 74. Meet my first child 75. See the ocean 76. Go to the mountains and stay in a cabin June 23, 2006 Completed 77. Buy copper pans to hang in the kitchen 78. Get all the things I dont wear and use anymore and give them to Goodwill or Salvation Army Completed May 2006 but donated to Veterans ASsociation. Its all the same. 79. Have a "couple photo" with kashif 80. Watch Ali G 81. Buy another lamp for the family room.*it's a touch lamp.... mixed feelings about it really* 82. Get a professional massage 83. Get a manicure. 84. Get a good "Month at a glance" Calender *can I say its NOT worth $34 but they got a monopoly on a good calender* 85. Get a cute calender 86. Watch five indie flix: rushmore, we dont live here anymore, igby goes down, sunrise, sunset 87. Buy backup glasses*inadvertently accomplished, but accomplished none-the-less* 88. buy a zip up sweater 89. Buy a nice suit *thank you Kashif* 90. Go swimming 91. Take a bubble bath 92. Eat a burger delight burger and some wings.*the best burgers in town- natch* 93. buy another rug 94. get the bedroom spread. 95. Watch the movie Charlie and the chocolate factory YAY 96. Get an internshipThanks Sadia 97. Attend a U2 concert ** IF its sold out what can I do???*** 98. Attend a Steve Earle concert 99. Learn and make a new dessert Chocolate lovers cake- yum- thanks Huda! 100. Make a new dinner dishchinese lettuce wraps- thanks Umber! 101. Eat Breyer's icecreampeach... yummmmmmmy
Wow, this weekend is a whopper of a weekend.
I have to prepare for two exams and a paper due Mon. worth forty percent of my grade.
To make matters worse my head has been hurting since I woke up and i'm probably getting the cold my students have..........................
Please keep me in your thoughts as my stress level pressure cooks up to Sunday :(.
Aisha