I can't believe my list is over tomorrow! At this point I'm usually scrambling to see what I can finish on the last day, but I'm honestly feeling a bit burnt out this time around. With today being the last blog day I've been aiming to have things finished by today, anyway. So maybe this was really 101 goals in 1000 days, haha.
These last few items are ones I've been working on for a while.
9. For every feature film I watch during the list, watch a documentary
I wanted to do this to "make up" for watching feature films. I figured I could cancel out the nonsense with a documentary. I ended up watching 125 feature films, and thus 125 documentaries. Heck. That's really not that much for almost 3 years, though. I did find that I wasted less time on films because I knew I'd have to watch a doc, hahah.
Some favorites: Hoop Dreams, Chef's Table, Babies, Ken Burns: The Address, Life Animated, The Million Dollar Duck, Baraka, Planet Earth, Victorian Slum House, The Eagle Huntress, I Am Not Your Negro, Mind of a Chef (don't worry, I had to watch multiple episodes of TV docs to equal a feature film), Faces Places, Scott's Pizza Tours, Believer, Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Sacred Sound, Half the Sky, RBG, and Salt Fat Acid Heat.
16. Finish a grown-up coloring book
I didn't really enjoy this one, but I said I was going to do it, so I forced my way through the "Geometrical Grown Up Coloring Book" my mom got me at Dollar Tree. I am terrible at picking colors, so eventually I randomized it with a d6 and 20. That made things a little better. I did find some good color combos, but that was about the only benefit. I feel like it stressed me out more than it helped me relax.
25. Take one second of footage everyday for a year
So so so so proud of this. Please enjoy if you haven't already:
38. Complete a 30-day project each month for 2 years
I did this! I really like 30-day projects. It's just enough to try something new, but not get too burnt out on it. I did: the dishes every night, practiced banjo, wore earrings, read for one hour, practiced brush lettering, Miracle Morning (morning routine), focused on my posture, 101 List work everyday, ate real breakfast, inktober, had tea everyday, took no escalators or elevators, (attempted to) meditate, listened to podcasts, cardio exercise, spring cleaning, UT bucket list/packing, meal planning, church focus, fun stuff (embracing type 1/yellow), limited phone and social media, spent time outdoors, NaNoWriMo, and listened to a new album everyday.
54. Read/watch/listen to 30 min+ of Japanese media each week and keep vocabulary lists
This one was really great, too. I got to watch such good stuff: Your Lie in April, Kamome Shokudou, Densha Otoko, the super old Anne of Green Gables anime, March Comes in Like a Lion, Yuri on Ice, I Live in Fear, Hidden Fortress, Ran, Aggretsuko, Orange, Napping Princess, My Hero Academia, Recovery of an MMO Junkie, The Boy and the Beast, Tsuredure Children, and I wrapped it all up with A Place Further Than the Universe. Such good stuff! I wasn't too great about keeping the vocabulary lists, but I definitely feel like this helps me keep up my language skills at least a little bit.
77. Watch 25+ new foreign films
Another great one. But oh, how I miss BYU's International Cinema! It was so easy to go see things there.
My favorites: The Three Colors trilogy, A Man Called Ove, Ikiru, Neruda, The Women's Balcony, Your Name, In This Corner of the World, Two Days One Night, Babette's Feast, and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
82. blog updates weekly
This post completes! I hope you have enjoyed!
88. Ponderize a scripture each week and handwrite that scripture each day
You all know where I stand on church things, so I'm actually surprised I stayed dedicated to this one. I did my favorites, I asked other people for their favorites, and I started into scriptures hinting at Heavenly Mother (did you know She is wisdom?). I did a terrible few weeks of going back and forth between D&C 25 and 132. I tried to do as much about women as I could, but it just serves as a reminder that we're not really there. What a great note to end on. :/
Well, that's it! A grand total of 81 items done! I was super optimistic aiming for 85, but I at least beat my last list. I'm not sure if the future holds another 101 List for me right away. I've been contemplating other types of challenges, too. I did decide to do an art every day challenge for now (follow me on instagram @rebelwithoutanh), and it might be nice to focus on one thing for a while. We'll see. I'm sure I'll cook up some scheme sooner or later.
Thanks for all of your support and for reading my ridiculous blog. You are all great!
