101 Things in 1001 Days (January 08, 2013 - October 06, 2015)

I'm going through a period full of changes, most of them so big that I am still trying to wrap my head around them. They have taken me completely by surprise, but they are good changes, so everything is as thrilling as it is scary. And the scariest thing of all is how completely calm and natural it all feels when my boyfriend keeps telling everyone that we are essentially engaged (though I will not consider myself engaged until I see that ring on my finger).

Anyhow, I feel the need to put my life in order and start doing things that I've been postponing for a long time, and what best than to start with a list, right? Some of the items on my list are big, some small, but enriching in some way. And I'm cheating a little big also, because some of those items are already planned - like the Rammstein concert, Inter's game and our engagement. Some have been postponed for years - like buying my own apartment, and it's something that I really need to do if we want to have a baby sometime soon. And we do.

So here is the marvelous list, and I will do my best to document everything on this blog. Already and firmly planned things are in blue, completed in bold. And if you want to do a list of your own, the project started on http://dayzeroproject.com.

1. Get a new tattoo
2. See Rammstein in concert
3. Buy a house
4. Get engaged
5. Bake cupcakes
6. Finish reading all the books I own
7. Visit another country
8. Cook for friends
9. Get a massage
10. Have a baby
11. Spend a rainy day watching films in my PJ's
12. Donate blood
13. See 10 movies at the cinema (10/10)
14. No fast food for a month
15. Do some volunteer work
16. Publish at least 20 blog posts (20/20)
17. Paint a wall in purple
18. Get to work on time every day for a month
19. Visit my home town
20. Re-read Lord of the Rings
21. Buy 10 new books (10/10)
22. Restart dancing lessons
23. Buy a new phone
24. Re-watch every episode of Gilmore Girls
25. Go running 10 times (0/10)
26. Watch 10 Captain Planet episodes (0/10)
27. Learn 20 new words in Hungarian (5/20) (I will not complete this) 
28. Go to an Inter Milano game
29. Buy a new dress
30. Get a new hair style
31. Get a new wok
32. Kiss in the rain
33. Go to the park every weekend for a month
34. Write a (new) poem
35. Finish the Portuguese grammar book
36. Take a picture for each letter of the alphabet
37. Don't play any video games for a week
38. Lose 5 kg
39. Host a game night with friends
40. Put away 10 RON for every goal completed (Reached: 100 RON)
41. Go out and play bowling one night
42. Finish sorting out my music
43. Donate all the clothes I don't use
44. Try 5 new cupcake recipes from my cupcake calendar (5/5)
45. Finish a 500+ piece jigsaw
46. Record each completed item on my blog
47. Listen to a new artist a month for a year (12/12)
48. Have professional photos taken
49. Spend an afternoon reading at the park
50. Spend an entire day in my pajamas
51. Buy a pair of funny socks
52. Go on a photography walk
53. Quit smoking
54. Don't complain about anything for a week
55. Buy a lottery ticket
56. See 10 classic movies I've never seen (1/10)
57. Have dinner by candlelight
58. Make a list of 50 places I would like to visit in my lifetime
59. Take the DELE exam
60. Get a job in quality management
61. Drink a bottle of Port wine
62. Go vegetarian for a week
63. Visit 5 new cities (2/5)
64. Have breakfast in bed
65. Eat something I've never eaten before
66. Get a bike
67. Go to sleep before 12 AM for a week (0/7)
68. Get a house plant and keep it alive
69. Spend a day at the beach
70. Go to 5 different museums (2/5)
71. Discover a new restaurant
72. Go to a wedding
73. Get a facial
74. Buy a new swimsuit
75. Ride on a motorcycle
76. Get my passport
77. See Prague by night
78. Start a savings account
79. Go out dancing
80. Go to the theatre
81. Go to the opera
82. Open a cookbook to a random page and make whatever comes up
83. Learn 50 new things by clicking the random articles button on Wikipedia (0/50)
84. Make a list of thirty recipes I want to cook and cook them (9/30)
85. Watch a horror movie by myself at night
86. Get hair extensions
87. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor
88. Make someone breakfast in bed
89. Learn how to say "I love you" in ten new different languages (0/10)
90. Say yes to everything for one day
91. Host a Lord of the Rings marathon evening
92. Write a list of everything I want to change about myself
93. Play a new board game
94. Answer all of the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind"
95. Go hiking
96. Tell someone that I love them
97. Learn a new type of dance
98. Write a love letter
99. Make homemade soap
100. Take a photo of the same place every month for year and then turn it into a calendar for the next year (0/12)
101. Decorate my apartment