START DATE: June 12, 2021
END DATE: March 8, 2024
Completed items in bold: 80/101
Last Updated: March 2, 2024

1. Have family couch time once a month - Jun 26/21, Jul 13/21, Aug 28/21, Sep 25/21, Oct 31/21, Nov 27/21, Dec 25/21, Jan 29/22, Feb 19/22, Mar 26/22, Apr 30/22, May 29/22, Jun 25/22, Jul 30/22, Aug 28/22, Sep 24/ 22, Oct 24/22, Nov 26/22, Dec 31/22, Jan 28/23, Feb 20/23, Mar 25/23, Apr 29/23, May 28/23, Jul 2/23, Jul 30/23, Sep 2/23, Oct 4/23, Oct 31/23, Nov 2/23, Nov 25/23, Jan 1/24, Jan 27/24, Mar 2/24. 34/34.

2. Chat with hubby about what we each envision for our rich lives - Aug/21.

3. Celebrate 12th wedding anniversary with hubby.

4. Celebrate 13th wedding anniversary with hubby.

5. Celebrate 14th wedding anniversary with hubby.

6. Plan a staycation for hubby and me - Dec/21.

7. Visit Prince Edward County - Jul/21.

8. Visit Point Pelee - Jun/22.

9. Visit Elora - May/22.

10. Visit the East Coast with hubby - Oct/22.

11. Create at least one virtual travel experience - Dec/21.

12. Watch a film at a drive-in theatre - Jul/21.

13. Go on a treetop trek - Jun 29/23.

14. Go for a float - Jul/22.

15. Activate my sourdough starter and make a loaf of bread.

16. Make e-fu noodles - Jan/23.

17. Make madeleines.

18. Make steamed cake (e.g., mah lai goh).

19. Make oshizushi.

20. Make cold brew coffee.

21. Try the broth subscription at Impact Kitchen - Jan to Apr 2022.

22. Find my favourite base recipe for scones.

23. Find my favourite base recipe for muffins.

24. Go through my two unopened coffee table books.

25. Change selected online passwords in 2021.

26. Change selected online passwords in 2022.

27. Change selected online passwords in 2023.

28. Get our wills drawn up.

29. Complete The Science of Well-Being Course on Coursera.

30. Update my list of 101 things that make me happy.

31. Answer the 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind by March 8/24 and see if my responses have changed - Mar/24.

32. Read or listen to at least 50 books (does not include coffee table books) - 52/50.

    • How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

    • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

    • The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking

    • The Little Book of Lykke by Meik Wiking

    • Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

    • Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

    • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    • Live Your Best Life: 219 Science-based Reasons to Rethink Your Daily Routine by Stuart Farrimond

    • The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff

    • The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh

    • Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman

    • The Novice by Thich Nhat Hanh

    • Silence by Thich Nhat Hanh

    • Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein

    • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

    • Tao Te Ching: A New English Version by Lao Tzu (translated by Stephen Mitchell)

    • Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

    • Feel Free by Zadie Smith

    • Channel Kindness by Born This Way Foundation Reporters and Lady Gaga

    • Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy

    • This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

    • True Love by Thich Nhat Hanh

    • The Little Book of Self-Care by Joanna Gray

    • The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch

    • Getting Things Done by David Allen

    • Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh

    • Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman

    • Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

    • Body Work by Melissa Febos

    • The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer

    • Already Enough by Lisa Olivera

    • The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

    • The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli

    • Humankind by Rutger Bregman

    • Tired as F*ck by Caroline Dooner

    • The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner

    • The Art of Simple Living by Shunmyō Masuno

    • Together by Vivek H. Murthy

    • Everyday Chinese Medicine by Mindi K. Counts

    • Happiness by Design by Paul Dolan

    • Discover Your Dharma by Sahara Rose

    • Breath by James Nestor

    • Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

    • Writing down the bones by Natalie Goldberg

    • On Writing Well by William Zinsser

    • The Elements of Style by William Strunk

    • The Artful Edit by Susan Bell

    • The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest

    • The Practice by Seth Godin

    • Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    • Artemis by Andy Weir

    • The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

    • The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin

    • Death’s End by Liu Cixin

    • These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

    • Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

    • 11/22/63 by Stephen King

    • Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

33. Reach my ideal makeup inventory numbers (in progress).

34. Reach my ideal clothing inventory numbers (in progress).

35. List an item on Poshmark.

36. Learn how to draw on Procreate - Apr/23.

37. Colour or draw every day for a month.

38. Design my personal calligraphy alphabet.

39. Write a song.

40. Complete the 30-day eat at home challenge in 2021 - Nov/21.

41. Complete the 30-day eat at home challenge in 2022 - Nov/22.

42. Complete the 30-day eat at home challenge in 2023.

43. Complete the 30-day deep cleaning challenge in 2021 - Mar/21.

44. Complete the 30-day deep cleaning challenge in 2022 - Feb/22.

45. Complete the 30-day deep cleaning challenge in 2023 - Mar/23.

46. Develop a cleaning schedule.

47. Complete my 5000-piece puzzle (153cm x 102cm) - Feb/24.

48. Complete my 9000-piece puzzle (192cm x 138cm).

49. Record six episodes for a podcast series - 5/6.

50. Draft chapter 6 of my book by June 30, 2021.

51. Draft chapter 7 of my book by July 31, 2021.

52. Draft chapter 8 of my book by August 31, 2021.

53. Draft chapter 9 of my book by September 30, 2021.

54. Draft chapter 10 of my book by October 31, 2021.

55. Draft chapter 11 of my book by November 30, 2021.

56. Draft chapter 12 of my book by December 31, 2021.

57. Document my book progress via audio or video updates once a week in 2022. 53/53.

58. Write the second draft of the introduction to my book by January 12, 2022.

59. Finish writing the introductions to my book chapters by May 31, 2022.

60. Edit/complete chapters 1 & 2 of my book by June 30, 2022.

61. Edit/complete chapters 3 & 4 of my book by July 31, 2022.

62. Edit/complete chapters 5 & 6 of my book by August 31, 2022.

63. Edit/complete chapters 7 & 8 of my book by September 30 2022.

64. Edit/complete chapters 9 & 10 of my book by October 31, 2022.

65. Edit/complete chapter 11 & 12 of my book by November 30, 2022.

66. Learn about options for self-publishing.

67. Subscribe to InDesign and start the layout for my book.

68. Document my book progress via audio or video updates once a week in 2023.

69. Hire a copyeditor - Feb/23.

70. Send a complete proof of my book to print by May 2023.

71. Release my book on September 23, 2023.

72. Write an essay or a blog post every month from June 2021 to February 2024 - 33/33.

73. Post at least one vlog every month from June 2021 to February 2024 - 33/33.

74. Post at least one video on my main channel every month in 2022 - 12/12.

75. Treat myself to a physical magazine and read it cover to cover at least once a season - Summer/21, Fall/21, Winter/21, Spring/22, Summer/22, Fall/22, Winter/22, Spring/23, Summer/23, Fall/23, Winter/24. 11/11.

76. Find a therapist and attend my first therapy session - Jun/21.

77. Get a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine - Jun 30/21.

78. Try taking the GO bus to visit my in-laws - Aug/21.

79. Refresh our bathroom cabinets - Oct/21.

80. Refresh our kitchen cabinets - Oct/21.

81. Experiment with curtain bangs - Aug/21.

82. Find a new tool or system for my to-do lists - Aug/21.

83. Find a better system for my calendars - Sep/21.

84. Try selling covered calls - Aug/21.

85. Find a go-to fishmonger within walking distance so we can have fish/seafood 1-2 times per week - Sep/21.

86. Catch up on Hello Writer.

87. Catch up on Criminal Minds - Sep/21.

88. Put together the 2021 calendars for my photo a day project of hubby and me.

89. Put together the 2022 calendars for my photo a day project of hubby and me.

90. Put together the 2023 calendars for my photo a day project of hubby and me.

91. Participate in the FWMC regular competition in 2022 - 8/8.

92. Learn how to use INDEX & MATCH - Apr/22.

93. Send in our 23andMe test kits - Feb/22.

94. Quit the news for at least a week - Apr/22.

95. Find a solution for our hanging plants - Jul/22.

96. Make three more knotted plant hangers.

97. Buy a hammock - Jul/22.

98. Buy a bidet - Jul/22.

99. Hold a fire ceremony - Aug/22.

100. Choose and purchase a set of oracle cards - Aug/22.

101. Make a book promotion bingo card - Feb/23.