The Final Fifty-Eight

327 days.

That is all the time I have left as of today to complete my 101 list which I started on March 1st of 2009 - almost two years ago. I can't believe it has been so long since I started this quest of sorts to sit down and write out 101 goals for myself and then to try and meet each and every one of them in 1001 days. I've been thinking about my list a lot lately because I've been feeling that I am way behind schedule. Turns out it wasn't just a feeling, I still have more than half of my list left undone. 

58 tasks undone.

That's a lot of things to be checked off the list before my end date on November 27th. In fact, because I am a little OCD and like to break down things into the tiniest details, that means I have to complete at least one task per week and throw in an extra one a couple weeks  in order to meet my goal. That seems unbelievably daunting at this point. The one thing I do have going for me is that seven of the remaining fifty-eight are things that I cannot cross of the list until the end date because they are ongoing tasks like #15 - establish and follow a consistent workout routine. But that also means I have to continue working on them until the end date so it really isn't an alleviated burden. I've already come to grips with the fact that some of the items on my list will not get done. I wrote this list at a completely different point in my life than where I am now and some things just don't apply anymore. However, I am still going to try to do as many as I can and leave the bare minimum undone which means I have my work cut out for me.


On a brighter note, I have recently (and not so recently) crossed a few things off the list that I can briefly update you all on.

• #3: Run a 5k in under 35 minutes.
• This is one of my more recent accomplishments, but it has been a long time in the making. I started running several years ago and have fallen in and out of the practice many times. When I first decided I was moving to Kentucky,I figured I wouldn't have a gym readily available to me like I did during college and I knew I needed to come up with an alternate plan. I am not ashamed to admit I am slightly addicted to working out as I cannot go more than a few days without it or I get really stressed and become not the most pleasant person to be around. And so I started running. I only had one rule for myself - never stop running until you reach your end point. I can run as slow as I want, but I refuse to stop and walk. Some days are better than others. Sometimes I feel like I have 50 pound weights tied to each foot and each stride I take is a struggle, and sometimes I feel like I'm flying and I don't want the run to end. However, regardless of how I feel I make myself run and this past Monday I ran my own personal 5k race around the loop near my house in 34 minutes and 28 seconds.

• #20: Go on a road trip.
• I've detailed in this blog many of my recent road trips, and really I should have crossed this one off the list quite some time ago as I think I have driven to Kentucky at least 3 times since this list's creation. But I am now officially crossing it off the list.

• #51: Visit 5 new states.
• Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, & Michigan. Ditto on what I said about the previous list item.

And now onto the final fifty-eight.