It’s been a ridiculously long time since I’ve updated my list of 101 Things in 1001 Days, in fact I hadn’t even so much as glanced at the list since about May! Very slack of me but my excuse is that I’ve been very busy doing important things. Anyway, now I’m less busy doing important things, I thought I’d take a look at said list and to my surprise I’ve actually completed a few new things and some other things are in progress and some others require a general update. Hence the purpose of this post, obviously!

Develop more self-confidence – Completed
Ok, while technically this is the sort of thing that is continually in progress throughout life, for the purpose of this exercise I’m going to say I’ve completed it because, in comparison with this time last year, I have bucket loads more self-confidence. Hurrah!

Continue with being vegan – On hold
Unfortunately due to various circumstances and a bunch of other stuff I don’t want to go into, I’ve ceased being vegan for awhile. I do intend to go vegan again in the near-ish future, however, and it’s still a hugely important goal that I have.

Continue writing in my journal at least three times a week – In progress
I’ve recently picked this up again, though I must admit the journal entries are generally rather short and not very deep. I’m combining them with notes and bits of stuff I glue in there, so it’s sort of like a scrapbook in a way.

Watch 100 films I’ve never seen before – In progress
I keep forgetting to note down the films I see but I’ve managed to remember most of them and have since written them down. Here’s hoping I keep that up to make future updates less painful!

1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2. Tale of Desperaux
3. Jane Austen Book Club
4. Batman: The Dark Night
5. Elizabethtown
6. He’s Just Not That Into You
7. Death At A Funeral
8. I’m Not There
9. Burn After Reading
10. The Duchess
11. Twilight
12. Gaslight
13. Shakespeare In Love
14. The Very Thought of You
15. Transformers 2
16. High Noon
17. The Brothers Grimm
18. The Immaginarium of Dr Pernassus
19. Run Lola Run
20. Man of the House

Read 50 books I’ve never read before – In progress
Much like with the films, I keep forgetting to note down what I’ve read… However, after some thinking, I’m pretty sure I’ve now got down all the new books I’ve read this year.

1. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
2. Persuasion by Jane Austen
3. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
4. The Scandal of the Season by Sophie Gee
5. Rich Dad, Poor Dad For Teens by Robert T. Kiyosaki
6. Fire by Deborah Challinor
7. Set In Stone by Linda Newberry
8. The Touch by Colleen McCullough
9. Lost In Austen by Emma Campbell Webster
10. World Without End by Ken Follett
11. On The Road by Jack Kerouak

Get a massage from a proper masseuse – Completed
I got a head, neck and shoulder massage a little while ago from a place at the mall. It was divine, very relaxing and more affordable than going to a spa.

Quit biting and picking at the skin around my fingernails – In progress
I’m really trying hard not to pick at or bite the skin or my nails. So far my nails are growing very nicely and the skin around them in slowly beginning to heal.

Start university and complete first year – In progress
I began university on July 20 and have since completed my first semester. I’m pretty proud of myself, though I don’t really let that show much. On the inside I feel all sparkly about it.

Maintain good grades – In progress
So far my grades have been between C+ and A-, peaking more around the B to A- range. Next year I aim for as many A range grades as I can get.

Blog at my website at least three times a week – In progress
Maybe I should tack ‘and none of the 5000 Question Survey posts count’ onto this? lol!