Monday, 5 January 2015

101 in 1001 Days

Start: Jan 5th 2014   End: Oct 2nd 2017
Started - Bold
Completed - Strikethrough
SPIRITUAL/GIVING
  1. Pray daily for a month
  2. Read the daily Bible readings in a different month
  3. Don't complain about anything for a week
  4. Donate 500000 grains of rice on freerice.com
Things to Learn
  1. Get DELF A2 certification French
  2. Get Six Sigma green belt certified
  3. Get my driver's license and drive
  4. Complete an online Photography Class
  5. Study web designing/web site creation/blog design
  6. Learn new words - Reach "Sesquipedalianist" level on vocabulary.com (~5000 new words)
  7. Learn to use GIMP
  8. Learn Front End Development
  9. Learn speed reading & check my reading speed (235wpm!!)
  10. Take a course on lynda.com Completed a photography course
  11. Learn lean manufacturing---poka yoke/ something related to my line of work
  12. Learn to use the manual setting on our camera
  13. Learn macro photography
  14. Learn the Kannada alphabet
  15. Update resume & LinkedIn every 6 mths
  16. Complete a course on Coursera
FINANCIAL
  1. Save funds to pay off mortgage
  2. Invest in another property
  3. Develop an alternative source of income
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
  1. Walk 5K in 45 Minutes
  2. Run a 5K
  3. Complete a 30 miles in 30 days challenge Feb'2015
  4. Run 1001 kms
  5. Lose belly fat
  6. Apply 100 face masks for acne/blemishes
  7. Oil massage my head 100 times - 2
  8. Hold a plank for 1 min
  9. Do 5 ab challenge series
  10. Drink 1.5l of water/day for 1 month
  11. Get up at 6 am weekdays for 1 month
  12. Go to bed by 11 pm on weekdays for 2 week straight
  13. Have a spa day every month
  14. Take a bubble bath atleast once a week any 2 months
  15. Keep my (hands & toes) nails looking nice (trimmed and painted) for one whole summer
HOME 
  1. Bake 5 different cakes
  2. Bake 5 kinds of cookies
  3. Bake 5 bread recipes
  4. Make 5 different salads
  5. Try 30 new recipes  I
  6. Learn to cook xxxxx
  7. Try 5 new vegetables (Brussel sprouts)
  8. Cook a different breakfast everyday for a week
  9. Go to bed with a spotless kitchen every night for a week instead of leaving dishes for the morning
  10. Follow FlyLady for at least a week
  11. Cook something from 15 different countries
  12. Develop a menu for different occasions
  13. Organize recipes I've tried into a file/cloud
  14. Build a Home ‘Media Server’ to backup data (photos, music, movies)
PERSONAL
  1. Take a Family Portrait
  2. Read 101 New Books  IIII
  3. Read 5 novels in French
  4. Take 51 macro photographs
  5. xxxx
  6. Enter a photo in a photo contest/sell online
  7. Make a Family Trip Photo Album
  8. Draw 51 zentangles
  9. Find 5 uses for my Sharpie pens and create them
  10. Make a list of 51 positive things about myself
  11. Build a capsule wardrobe
  12. Learn to apply makeup
  13. Learn three new ways to style my hair.
  14. Find a signature scent
  15. Learn to eat with chopsticks
Travel/Outdoors
  1. Make a travel map
  2. Visit Disneyland
  3. Go hiking
  4. Las Vegas
  5. Go on a cruise
  6. Lake Tahoe
  7. Grand Canyon
  8. Crater Lake
  9. New York
  10. Niagara Falls
  11. Paris
  12. London
  13. Go camping
  14. Go apple/cherry picking in an orchard
  15. See a concert/game
  16. Ride a segway
  17. Go skiing/ice skating
  18. Go to a pub
  19. Visit 15 states in the US - California, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Nevada
  20. Take a day trip to a state park and have a picnic
FUN
  1. Watch the Oscar best Picture movies since the year I was born (1987)
  2. Watch the Bond movies since the year I was born (1987)
  3. Complete watching 10 top TV series
  4. Watch 10 documentaries
  5. Learn 5 things about each 50 states of US
  6. Watch 5 French movies
  7. Listen to the Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
  8. Make a playlist of my favorite songs on the cloud
  9. Map out cuisines I've tried
  10. Blog/Make a list of the must see/do things in every state
  11. Plan/Blog about places I want to see and to dos in each
  12. Listen to a 33 new artists  II
  13. Create a 30 Day Photo Challenge for Instagram
  14. Comment 50 times on blogs I follow  I

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Menu Plan

Dinner
Mix bean with barley soup with beef & spinach x 2
     - onion, tomato, carrot / celery sweet potato - taco mix
Spaghetti pot x 2
Jeera rice, dal, beans

Lunch
Fried rice & zuccini-tomato-feta salad x 2
Jeera rice, dal, beans x  2

Snacks
Grilled feta & spinach burgers x 3
Madelines
Persimmons 

Breakfast
Grits with peachs/cranberries/raisins x 3
Oats with apple
Apple jam & bread

Sunday, 19 October 2014

Weekly Goals + Last week's progress


This weeks goals

Career Improvement/Study
Learn for DMV learners test - 15min each day
Check Six Sigma project

Home
Weekly Menu plan
Try 2 new recipes

Personal
Read 2 books
Drink 1l water daily
Exercise as per 31 day plan

Financial
GC - 7700


Last weeks progress

Career Improvement/Study
Learn for DMV learners test - 15min each day - 3days
Check Six Sigma project

Home
Weekly Menu plan

Personal
Read 1 books
Drink 1l water daily
Exercise as per 31 day plan

Financial
GC - 7300 

Sunday, 12 October 2014

Day 12 : Menu Plan

Menu Plan:

Breakfast
Oatmeal with granola + grapes/bananas x 3
Lemon herb egg salad with flatbread x 2
Rava upma x 2


Lunch / Dinner
Egg curry with rice x 2
Eggplant curry with rice

Snacks/Drinks
Bananas
Apple with peanut butter
Madeleines
Grape/Orange juice

Day 12 : Weekly Goals


Goals for the week:

Career Improvement/Study
Learn for DMV learners test - 15min each day
Check Six Sigma project

Home
Weekly Menu plan

Personal
Read 1 books
Drink 1l water daily
Exercise as per 31 day plan

Financial
Update Budget app
GC - 7300


Last week's Goals:

Career Improvement/Study
Learn for DMV learners test - 15min each day - Studied only 1 day
Check Six Sigma project

Home
Weekly Menu plan

Personal
Read 1 books
Drink 1l water daily - missed on Sat & Sun
Exercise as per 31 day plan

Financial
Update Budget app
GC - 6800

Saturday, 11 October 2014

Day 11 : Hair & Skin Care Tips - Part II

Last week I applied a turmeric + milk mask to my face and I felt a tingling sensation on my skin due to the active nature of the turmeric.
I didn't get to do anything for my hair, so this week I'll be taking care of both my skin and hair.

Hair Care

1. Egg + Olive Oil Mask - Beat two eggs and add some olive oil to it. Apply it to your hair and leave it on for an hour. Wash it off with shampoo to replenish hair and restore its softness and shine.


2. Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse - Apply a one to one mixture of warm water and apple cider vinegar to your hair. Rinse it thoroughly after 5 minutes to get rid of the apple cider smell. This give you shiny bouncy hair.


Skin Care

1. Potato pack - Potato is a good absorbent of excess oil and sebum and it also removes dirt and grease from the skin. It reduces dark circles, puffiness under the eyes, blemishes and acne marks.

  Thin slices of potato can be applied over the pimples. You can also grate the potato and the juice can be applied over the pimples and acne. Sliced potato can be kept over the eyes to reduce the dark circles and puffiness. (source : www.stylecraze.com)


2. Baking soda - It helps eliminate breakouts and reduces inflammation, exfoliates, helps remove dead skin cells, and reduces old scars or acne marks. A few teaspoons of baking soda mixed with warm water till it forms a paste. Apply the paste to your skin, leave it on for only 10 to 15 minutes the first few times as it may feel strong. Gradually increase the time up to an hour After one use you can see a great difference in your skin

Friday, 10 October 2014

Day 10 : Warm Up + Cardio (elliptical + treadmill)


Today's Plan of Action:
  • Breathing exercises
  • Cardio (elliptical) - Hill workout - 20min
  • Cardio (treadmill) - Hill workout 10min

Today's update

Bed time yesterday-  11.45pm        Wake up time - 6.45am  =   Sleep time - 7hrs
Water - 7
Workout - I did as planned :)