30. Take public transportation to work for an entire month.



I'm claiming July as my taking public transporation to work for an entire month. I've actually begun taking the bus as my main form of transportation to work. I only drive if I need to be somewhere immediately after work. I'm really enjoying the bus and getting so much knitting in!

30. Take public transportation to work for an entire month.

46. Catalog all my books in an excel spreadsheet

I've done this and all is updated on my computer. Yep, all done!

PS I'm not sure how to photograph this 101?

46. Catalog all my books in an excel spreadsheet

82. Do STP Run the Vancouver Half Marathon



I ran the Vancouver Half Marathon and it was great! I finished in 3 hours and 2 minutes and 56 seconds. My goal was 3 hours but heck I'll take those extra 3 minutes and be proud of what I did today.



Scott got up at O'Dark Thirty with me and sent me off at the starting line. The sun was shining and the day was just beautiful.

Photo by Scott

Julie ran the entire way with me which you know really makes the race just that much better.

Photo by Scott

Julie and I stuck to our 5 minute runs and our 1 minute walks all the way until Stanley Park. The crowd was super supportive and cheered all of us on. They printed our first names on our bibs and I do admit to being confused when people I didn't know would yell my name and cheer me on. It took oh about 6 miles to figure out that my name was on my bib! Duh!

Photo by Scott

Stanley Park was beautiful and we walked up "the hill" where you gain 200 feet in elevation in just under one mile. We picked up our 5 and 1's once we were done with the hill and ran, ran, ran our way in. The last mile may have been the LONGEST mile known to man but I am so happy with my time and so happy to be done training for a bit!



OK, OK, I know I'll be back out there running again soon but I'm going to relax this week and not worry about training!

82. Do STP Run the Vancouver Half Marathon

99. Freebie - Buy a Nettie Pot and use it.



This was interesting to say the least!

99. Freebie - Buy a Nettie Pot and use it.

87. Run 100 miles by April 1, 2007 in 2008



With my 10 mile run on Sunday, I've now run 111 miles in 2008. I have many more to run before my Half Marathon but for now I've accomplished this goal! Yippee!

87. Run 100 miles by April 1, 2007 in 2008

36. Clean out my closet



I feel a bit like I'm cheating on this one but I have cleaned out my closet since I'm moving. The new closet is being carefully sorted and assembled to prevent the pile-up of the last closet. I look forward to being able to reach into my new closet without having things fall on me.

36. Clean out my closet

65. Buy a surge protector for the computer that shuts off energy when the computer is asleep.



Easy Peasy and Done!

65. Buy a surge protector for the computer that shuts off energy when the computer is asleep.

2. Replace all regular batteries in my house with rechargeable batteries.



Again, Easy Peasy and Done!

42. Replace all regular batteries in my house with rechargeable batteries

66. Buy Life.doc and use it



Finally filled out and not as hard as I was making it in my mind.

66. Buy Life.doc and use it

57. Freebie – Buy a Nettie Pot and use it.



57. Freebie – Buy a Nettie Pot and use it.

31. Floss every day for a month



One of my goals for my 101 in 1001 is to floss my teeth everyday for a month in a futile attempt to make me floss more often. I started flossing everyday on January 20th and now on February 20th, I hve flossed officially for 30 days. I may even keep this up!

31. Floss every day for a month

41. Start recycling my food scraps with either a compost pile or in yard rubbish recycle bin.



Scott's place offers Yard Waste Recycling which includes food scraps and since I'm spending most of my time there, I've set up a little composting bin which I'll empty weekly into the Yard Waste Recycling bin. Easy Peasy!

41. Start recycling my food scraps with either a compost pile or in yard rubbish recycle bin.

45. Document an entire day with photos



1. Time for Bed 10:45 pm, 2. Fruits of my labor 9:35 pm, 3. Winding Yarn and Watching Lost 9:00 pm, 4. Smelling the Rose 8:00 pm, 5. Dished up 7:20 pm, 6. Ready to eat 7:15 pm, 7. Drinking Wine 6:35 pm, 8. Lasagne Baking 6:25 pm, 9. Awesome Girlfriend 6:20 pm, 10. Valentines Settings 5:38 pm, 11. Scott's Place 5:37 pm, 12. Setting up for dinner 5:36 pm, 13. Library 5:26 pm, 14. Flowers and Bread 5:25 pm, 15. Grocery Store 5:21 pm, 16. Leaving for the Day 4:58 pm, 17. Lunch 12:50 pm, 18. Sunflare 12:28 pm, 19. Road Moss 12:17 pm, 20. Plane 12:22 pm, 21. Basketball 12:22 pm, 22. Trees 12:25 pm, 23. Plane 12:22 pm, 24. Hole 12:23 pm, 25. Swing 12:24pm, 26. Park Trees 12:21pm, 27. Me on Swing 12:24 pm, 28. 8 12:20 pm, 29. Monkey 12:20 pm, 30. Playground 12:20 pm, 31. Shoes 12:19 pm, 32. Playing 12:18 pm, 33. Roses from a Boy 11:45 am, 34. Steady 1020 am, 35. Working 10:15 am, 36. Valentine's Donut 10:00 am

45. Document an entire day with photos

40. Recycle my old cell phone



I've been meaning to recycle my old cell phones for quite some time. I finally found a place to mail them off to where they can either be re-used or the parts recycled. My co-worker also gave me her old cell phones for recycling and I'm mailing them all off today.



40. Recycle my old cell phone

88. Do 100 crunches at once



Whew! This isn't easy but it's not terribly hard. I did it and now I don't have to do it again :) but I'm sure I will at some point.

88. Do 100 crunches at once

53. Do my taxes in 2008



Yesterday I sat down with my W-2 forms and my Tax Software and after about 20 minutes, my 2007 taxes had been submitted and I'm getting a refund!

53. Do my taxes in 2008

43. Take a photo a day in 2007



In 2007, I took a photo a day (OK, I did miss one day). It was a year of endings and beginnings. It was the year I lost my cat, Destiny but the year I found my Scott. It was also the year that I really grew in my photography which is why 2008 will be all about self photography or ME!

1. August 31, 2007, 2. March 1, 2007, 3. March 18, 2007, 4. July 3, 2007, 5. April 13, 2007, 6. July 23, 2007, 7. Abierto - May 2, 2007, 8. Cheeky (June 16, 2007), 9. April 24, 2007, 10. July 28, 2007, 11. October 13, 2007, 12. Day 4 (4/366): Hot Pink, 13. June 29, 2007

43. Take a photo a day in 2007

90. Make No-Knead Bread

This weekend I decided to make No-Knead Bread from the New York Times. I've been holding back for awhile since this bread takes quite a long time to make. Well there isn't a lot of actual making time but there is a lot of waiting time.



I wrapped the handle for my Le Creuset pot lid in foil because you bake the bread at 450 and the pan is only guaranteed up to 375. The buyer at work said not to worry but that wrapping it in foil might be a good safety precaution. Better safe than sorry!





This bread came out delicious! I was worried because the recipe called for Instant Yeast and for some reason I bought (non-instant) Active Yeast. This just meant that instead of 18 hours of sitting, my bread needed to sit for about 28 hours.



I wanted to eat the whole loaf! I'll make this again but ummm with the right yeast this time.

22. Register RebeccaBurgess.com or another domain name if that one is not available.

Well I had to register RebeccaLBurgess.com but I did it! It's a bit lame right now but that's another step down the road.

Playing Catch-up on the List

In the last few months, I've completed quite a few things on my list. Unfortunately I haven't been documenting this information! Yikes!

48. Create and maintain a budget


58. Visit Mot in New Mexico -- It was a wonderful trip. One of the best!


61. Visit Vancouver, BC -- I do love visiting Vancouver.


62. Visit Portland, OR -- Lovely Portland, full of wonderfulness!


75. Document my yarn stash -- Oh I do love Ravelry!


78. Finish the Purple Sweater - Thank GOD!


So in conclusion, this stuff is all done which means I'm 28.7% done.

27. Back up all of my important computer data (esp. pictures, music and blog) and arrange for regular, automatic backup.
29. Donate Blood
34. Visit SAM
37. See two previously unseen Vermeer Paintings
38. Get Destiny's teeth cleaned
47. Organize my filing cabinet and throw away old papers
48. Create and maintain a budget
50. Prepare my will
52. Do my taxes in 2007
57. Go to England
58. Visit Mot in New Mexico
61. Visit Vancouver, BC
62. Visit Portland,OR
63. Go to Ireland
64. Buy a lensbaby lens
67. Buy a fisheye lens
68. Buy a ring for myself
69. Buy an external hard drive
70. Buy a Custom Timbuktu Messenger Bag
71. Buy a new cell phone
75. Document my yarn stash
77. Finish the Hourglass Sweater
78. Finish the Purple Sweater
81. Take a Yoga Workshop
83. Lose 10 pounds
91. Plant a vegetable garden
92. Climb the water tower at Volunteer Park
94. Have a professional facial
97. Use my $50 gift certificate to Knit Picks

Playing Catch-Up



Whew! I haven't updated my 101 in 1001 list in a very long time.

38. Get Destiny's teeth cleaned -- Technically I haven't done this one but since Destiny died on July 27th, I won't be able to get her teeth cleaned so I consider this one complete.

64. Buy a lensbaby lens -- I purchased an Original Lensbaby Nikon F Mount SLR Camera Lens and have really been enjoying the photos I've taken with it.



67. Buy a fisheye lens -- I'm changing this one to buy an 18 – 55 mm Nikon lens which I've done and I am really enjoying this lens so far.



71. Buy a new cell phone -- I purchased a new Samsung phone in May. It was so time.



83. Lose 10 pounds -- I've lost 10.8 lbs through Weight Watchers this year.



94. Have a professional facial -- I went to Spa Noir last Friday and had a delightful facial. I do enjoy facials.



So to recap, I have accomplished the following items off my list, which means that I am now 22% complete.

27. Back up all of my important computer data (esp. pictures, music and blog) and arrange for regular, automatic backup.
29. Donate Blood
34. Visit SAM
37. See two previously unseen Vermeer Paintings
38. Get Destiny's teeth cleaned
47. Organize my filing cabinet and throw away old papers
50. Prepare my will
52. Do my taxes in 2007
57. Go to England
63. Go to Ireland
64. Buy a lensbaby lens
67. Buy a fisheye lens
68. Buy a ring for myself
69. Buy an external hard drive
70. Buy a Custom Timbuktu Messenger Bag
71. Buy a new cell phone
77. Finish the Hourglass Sweater
81. Take a Yoga Workshop
83. Lose 10 pounds
91. Plant a vegetable garden
92. Climb the water tower at Volunteer Park
94. Have a professional facial
97. Use my $50 gift certificate to Knit Picks

91. Plant a vegetable garden



On Saturday, I took myself to the nursery and purchased over $100 in plants and gardening supplies. I then went back home and planted my very first vegetable garden! I think it is quite lovely and I can not wait to harvest the bounty!









91. Plant a vegetable garden

52. Do my taxes in 2007

As of April 5, 2007, I mailed off my taxes and got 'emmmm done!



52. Do my taxes in 2007