Get cooking!

I've started goal number 42, to make 20 new recipes.

I started out with a recipe from my new Top Chef Quickfire Cookbook. It was Leah's Grilled Bread with Bacon and Egg. The dish is meant to be a breakfast amuse bouche, but Justin and I made them more full-sized.

This was the best breakfast I've had in a long time. It is a piece of good toasted bread, topped in a delicious mix of tomato, red pepper flakes and shallots. Then it is topped with bacon, a sunny-side-up egg, parmesan cheese, and a fried sage leaf. The tomato and shallot mix was one of the tastiest things I've ever had. I would eat that on toast every day. The fried sage leaf was also incredibly delicious. I felt like a real chef making something like this, and I'll definitely do it again.

Starting my movie mission!

Since the beginning of my 1001 days I've made some headway on goal number 37, to watch 26 movies starting with each letter of the alphabet.

L: Leap Year
I went to see this movie with my mom and sister since we rarely go to the movies together. I hadn't planned on seeing it because I thought it looked silly, but I was pleasantly surprised. I really like Amy Adams, and she was adorable as usual. I liked seeing the bits of Ireland in the movie, and the plot wasn't quite as ridiculous as I thought it would be. Also, Matthew Goode is very hot. I did not mind watching him for two hours at all. Like any romantic comedy, the ending was a little to perfect, but I never mind that. I like happy movies.





O: Once
This is one I've been meaning to watch for a while. I was worried that it would have a sad ending because many indie films seem to be fairly serious. I am glad I watched it, because I LOVED it. While it doesn't have the perfect romantic comedy plot, it is perfect because it is so real. The music is lovely, and I found myself wanting the soundtrack as soon as I was done with the movie. The relationship that builds between the guy and girl in the movie is real and touching. I'll definitely be watching this one again.

Update: Day 13

Well this is my first official update. I haven't gotten too much big done yet. I'm still in the organizational stages of this list. I haven't finished getting my blog set up or anything, but I'm happy with my list at least, which is a good start.

Here is what is in progress:

24. Get a job as a school library media specialist. I had an interview last Friday. They are going to have a round of second interviews of people they liked. Hopefully I get called back.

35. Cut down on the number of TV shows I watch by 1/3. I have created a list of shows I currently watch in order to determine the number of hours I need to cut down. This information is on the tasks main page.

37. Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet. (2/26)
I've now filled "O" by seeing Once and "L" by seeing Leap Year. My next post will be brief thoughts on the movie.

40. Stop watching TV after 7 pm 1 night a week (2/123) I've been doing alright with this one so far

42. Make 20 new recipes (1/20) This one is going to be pretty easy because I like cooking. I will shortly be posting about the food I made: a breakfast dish from my new Top Chef Quickfire Cookbook

44. Cook once a week while living at home. So far I've cooked once each week: Barbecue pork sandwiches and chicken parmesan.

66. Switch to curly girl hair method. I've started to do this, but I haven't switched to all of the techniques yet. So far the biggest thing I've done is switched my conditioner to one without "cones," which cause build-up on the hair. I've also been cleaning with conditioner instead of shampoo.

83, 84, and 85: All have to do with monitoring progress, blogging, and saving change to fund my list. So far so good.

97-101. Reserved to be filled by 9/20/2011

I thought it was a good idea to have some undefined goals instead of filling my list with goals that I didn't really want to do.  When I think of a new goal I will create a new post for it.  These five goals are to be filled by my birthday in 2011.  I didn't want to leave all of my undefined goals to the last minute.

95-96. Reserved to be filled by 12/31/2010

I thought it was a good idea to have some undefined goals instead of filling my list with goals that I didn't really want to do.  When I think of a new goal I will create a new post for it.  These five goals are to be filled by the end of 2010.  I didn't want to leave all of my undefined goals to the last minute.

87-91. Reserved for goals when I move into my own apartment

These are five undefined goals that are reserved for when I move into my own apartment or house.  I am assuming that I will have several projects and goals for my new home, so these goals will be filled with projects for making my new home mine.

86. Create new 101 list

I will consider this goal complete if/when: By the end of 1001 days I have a new list of 101 things to start again.  Like this list, it is okay if it does not start with the full 101, but at least 70.

Why this goal is on my list: I think I have finally figured out how to be successful with a 101 list, hopefully I can celebrate the success of this list with the creation of new goals.

I will update the progress of this goal through blog posts here

Goal progress: to do