This all started back in 2007 when Alivicwil and I set out to read 50 books in a year. I ended up reading 54 in total.  So in 2008 I decided I would try and read 60 books.  I didn’t make it.  I again set the challenge in 2009 and once again I didn’t reach the magical number.

I love the challenge (and I love reading) so I’m determined to get to 60.  Hopefully 2010 will be the year.

Goal: In 2010 I will read 60 books throughout the year.

Here’s the list so far:

1. New Moon, Stephanie Meyer – January 2 2010
2. Eclipse, Stephanie Meyer – January 2 2010
3. Breaking Dawn, Stephanie Meyer – January 5 2010
4. Taronga, Victor Keller – January 11 2010
5. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery – January 13 2010
6. The Beach House, Jane Green – January 18 2010
7. What She Wants, Cathy Kelly – January 30 2010
8. Bending the Rules, Susan Andersen – February 26 2010
9. Skintight, Susan Andersen – February 28 2010
10. How to Lose an Extraterrestrial in Ten Days, Susan Grant – March 4 2010 10 completed – 50 to go
11. Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead – March 10 2010
12. Frostbite, Richelle Mead – March 12 2010
13. Shadow Kiss, Richelle Mead – March 14 2010
14. The Better Part of Darkness, Kelly Gay – April 6 2010
15. Steamed, Katie MacAlister – April 29 2010
16. Blonde with a Wand, Vicki Lewis Thompson - May 3 2010
17. Chick with a Charm, Vicki Lewis Thompson - May 6 2010
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• that’s 60 folks!

Number of books read in a month:

7 x January

2 x February

4 x March

2 x April

? x May

? x June

? x July

? x August

? x September

? x October

? x November

? x December

Wonder where I find these literary masterpieces? Wonder no more…. clicky

Part of my 101 Tasks in 1001 Days List is to do with my little website here.  I’d really love to get this site up and running and get more visitors, etc.  You know the goal of every person that starts their own blogsite.  This is my little corner of the internet world where I get to share the things that amuse me, soothe my soul and cause me lustful thoughts.

One of the things that I was keen to do was purchase some advertising space on blogs that I really love.  So imagine my unbridled joy at hearing, via Twitter, that Kind Over Matter were having an advertising sale.  It was kismet, and enough to make me launch myself off my death bed to take part of.

So I did it.  I took out three months worth of advertising.  Not only do I hopefully get some more readers, but I get to support a most amazing and wonderful blog in the process.  It’s a win-win and there’s so few of those in life so you have to seize them when they come by!

Here’s the list of what I managed to achieve:

1. Make friends with a neighbour. Alivicwil lives in our street! :)
2. Organise a funeral plan. April 23 2009
3. Go and see something in a theater (non-movie) in 2008 and 2009.
   • Saw Wicked in the West End, London – 30 October 2008
   • Saw Steel Magnolias, Canberra – 16 July 2009
4. Have our wills done. Completed 23.04.2009
5. Play street cricket on Australia Day. Completed 25.01.2009
6. Take a class in water-colour painting. Completed 09.05.2009
7. Set up my own website. Completed 2008
8. Vote in Triple J’s Hottest 100 in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Completed 02.01.2009
9. Read 60 books in 2008. Read 50 -> See here.
10. Spend a New Years Eve in Sydney. Completed 31.12.2008
    • Booked on NYE train for 31.12.2008
    • Spent NYE 2008 in Sydney
11. Clean the BBQ in 2007.
12. Landscape the front courtyard of our townhouse.
    • 04.05.07 – fence panel and gate added
    • 23.08.07 – river pebbled the front gardens
    • 22.09.07 – stain the fence with decking oil
13. Completed 19 September 2008
14. Get my braces off. – Completed 2008
15. Attend a filming of Enough Rope.
    • 12.01.07 – applied for tickets
    • 30.03.07 – email to confirm tickets will be issued shortly
    • 07.06.07 – email confirming show attending on 18 june 2007
    • 18.06.07 – attended the show AND got interviewed!!!
    • 24.09.07 – it’s me!!!
16. Wear the coke shirt I brought in Thailand without making it pop its seams. – 6 June 2007 wore it without it being like a body suit – yay!
17. Complete 50 Books in a Year in 2007. – completed 13 December 2007
18. Participate in NaNoWriMo in 2007. – participated, 1200 words written.
19. Establish a household budget by 11 January 2007. completed 10 January 2007
20. Turn 30 gracefully. – i did it gracefully, not sure about others though *wink*
21. Go horseback riding for the first time. > completed 10 november 2007
22. Go through the crap in the garage and throw out anything that has not been used in the last six months. – completed 3 july 2007
23. Finish making all of my lj entries ‘friends only’. – completed 8 march 2007 with the thanks to the marvelous lj techies
24. Get a permanent LJ account – 28 june 2007
25. Change my drivers license to NSW. – new license acquired 11 may 2007
26. See HUBBY without his goatee. – he shaved it off 23 december 2007
27. Buy a new vacuum cleaner. – completed 11 january 2007
28. Learn how to make more complex icons. – completed 27.12.2007: a little taste of complex
29. Celebrate my Nana turning 80 in 2007. – attended party in townsville 28 april 2007
30. Take a beadwork class. – taught myself to make earrings from beadwork how-to dvd and pack – 6 january 2008
31. Travel overseas again at least once. – Completed 11 October 2008; traveled to Cambridge and London in the United Kingdom
32. See a band/artist in concert that I’ve not seen before. Completed 11.12.2008
    • 11 December 2008 – Booked to see Billy Joel in Sydney
    • 11 December 2008 – Saw Billy Joel and it rocked!
33. Get another tattoo.
    • booked in for 11 January 2008 @ 12:20pm
    • completed 11 January 2008 – I give you Gavin
34. Plant flowers in our garden. – Completed 19 September 2008
35. Meet three (minimum) lj friends. Completed 18.12.2008
    • 13.01.2007 – met Alivicwil
    • 18.10.2008 – met Marjory
    • 18.12.2008 – met Aussiebuffy
36. Travel to Tasmania – Visited Hobart 27 November 2008
37. Sell a piece of jewelry that I made. – Completed 1 October 2008; sold on Etsy
38. Finish hanging all of our framed pictures. Completed September 2008
39. See a sunrise in another country. – Completed 11 October 2008; Saw the sunrise over London from the window on my flight into London

I enjoyed this challenge so much that I’ve decided to start another list and give it another go.  You can check out my list in progress here -> click!

I’ll be sure to keep you all updated with how I’m going.  If you’re attempting to do 101 in 1001 I’d love to see your list and progress.