It has taken me a few days to think about my dreams, wishes and goals for 2008. In the end, I’ve decided to abandon my initial idea of 52 fun things to do this year and opted for the broader 101-things-in-1001-days-approach. I started yesterday, the 6th of January 2008 and will finish on 3rd October 2010. Below you can find my list, I will soon put it up under a tab as well. I’m happy to announce that I completed my first goal and finally purchased a set of chopping boards.

Apart from this list of goals, which stretches beyond 2008, my word for this year is creativity: (re)discovering, developing, embracing, stimulating and sharing my creativity.

 
   1. Bake oatmeal cookies
   2. Go see a movie by myself
   3. (Re-) Read all books by Jane Austen
   4. Get a story / poem / article published
   5. Do a course / workshop I never thought I’d do
   6. Complete The Artist’s Way  by Julia Cameron
   7. Take a road trip by myself
   8. Get my colours done
   9. Spend 1 week without watching TV
  10. Take a road trip with friends
  11. Get a digital SLR
  12. Learn to use all modes and features on new digital SLR
  13. Knit a scarf
  14. Take a Dublin bus tour like a tourist
  15. Participate in NaBloPoMo
  16. Do Project 365  (it will be Project 361 really, since I started a few days later)
  17. Make roasted pumpkin lasagne
  18. Organise my administration
  19. Practice reiki every day for a month
  20. Put pictures on the wall of the living room
  21. Build a snowman
  22. Put data of all books on my bookshelves in database
  23. Get faster internet connection
  24. Leave 10 pieces of guerrilla art
  25. Make cover for yoga mat
  26. Go see a play
  27. Have whole conversation in German with German friend
  28. Meditate every day for a month
  29. Go for a walk in my neighbourhood (places that I haven’t been before)
  30. Write 5 letters (real ones, on paper)
  31. Take surf lessons on the west coast of Ireland
  32. Bake a cheesecake
  33. Go on a holiday (at least 2 weeks)
  34. Make hummus
  35. Buy only organic food for 1 week
  36. Get a new haircut (i.e. get rid of my eternal ponytail)
  37. Get 1 outfit that makes me feel more feminine and elegant
  38. Wear the new outfit that makes me feel more feminine and elegant
  39. Give away clothes that I don’t wear anymore
  40. Make a pencil case
  41. Fill out tax forms
  42. Take a road trip with Marc
  43. Apply for online banking with my Irish bank
  44. Spend 1 week without reading (in addition to TAW)
  45. Send 10 postcards
  46. Go back home at least 3 times
  47. Get landlord to fix ventilation above stove
  48. Put pictures on the wall of bed room
  49. Collect shells on the beach
  50. Go see an Irish dance performance
  51. Get chopping board  (completed  06.01.2008)
  52. Take 5 exams for my BA
  53. Pass 5 exams for my BA
  54. Make portfolio for my BA
  55. Get a hat
  56. Give 10 massages
  57. Learn basic Italian
  58. Give a dinner party
  59. Make back up of all files on my laptop
  60. Design new banner for my site
  61. Learn CSS
  62. Design new look for my site
  63. Put up photo section on my site
  64. Take a yoga course
  65. Read a book by Oscar Wilde
  66. Participate in a creative online community
  67. Learn the lyrics to The Wild Rover
  68. Eat raclette
  69. Not buy any books for a month
  70. Find 3 creative people who inspire me on my creative journey
  71. Organise my India pictures
  72. Learn how to use Photoshop
  73. Spend 1 weekend without internet
  74. Celebrate a solstice
  75. Take a NIA class
  76. Get my mum’s recipe for Tjap Tjoy and Fu Yung Hai
  77. Make Tjap Tjoy and Fu Yung Hai
  78. Meet Marc’s family
  79. Go to a concert
  80. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
  81. Get ahead in my career
  82. Get a plant
  83. Start inspiration notebook with inspirational quotes, poems and meaningful texts
  84. Dye my hair
  85. Practice yoga every day for a month
  86. Have dinner at a Japanese restaurant
  87. Put money in savings account every month for a year
  88. Find out which is best house insurance
  89. Get house insurance
  90. Go to Queen of Tarts for Baileys cheesecake
  91. Have whole conversation in French with French colleague(s)
  92. Get recipe for homemade tiramisu from Italian colleague
  93. Make tiramisu
  94. Play golf
  95. Participate in the Shyne Like A Star Virtual Dance Party 2008
  96. Send in 5 links to Photo Friday
  97. Make a wish jar
  98. Go into 5 art galleries to get inspiration
  99. Visit 5 museums
 100. Build a sandcastle
 101. Reorganise my closet