Cherry Blossom Adventures

This is my first update since starting 101 things in 1001 days! You can see my list here….I was going to have photos for everything I did but it didn`t really work out that way so you are just going to have to trust me (or ask Shun)

7. Visit at least five areas I have never been before in Tokyo or surrounding areas (5/5)

Well I actually managed to visit five different places including Akasaka to have lunch with my friend Jen (Her, her husband and her beautiful baby boy live there!), Disney Sea (Photos of Disney Sea are here), Machida (Shumpei played soccer there yesterday actually…..It was like a Shibuya in the middle of Yokohama?!?), Iidabashi (For dinner with friends….Yummy Spanish food. Iidabashi was nothing like I thought it would be!) and Akabane (I am unsure if Akabane is still in tokyo-to or not it might be in Saitama) because Catherine moved there a couple of weeks ago and I have already visited her a couple of times. I would love to explore Akasaka and Machida a little bit more sometime!

11. Buy and keep a wedding notebook to keep track of stuff

Done! I bought a cute little book at Disney Sea and have glued in some stuff already! Number 12 on the list is choose a theme of colour scheme and I have basically done that also but am not going to cross it off yet til it is 100% sure!

35. Do EFT everyday for two weeks (In Progress)

Started on Thursday the 24th of April! Haven`t really seen any changes yet but will keep at it for the two weeks!

37. Learn 10 new recipes (3/10)

I learnt three new recipies! Two are really really simple Japanese dishes which I should of already known but didn`t! I learnt to make miso soup (Yes I did not know how!) and also kinpira gouba which I love and always buy at the supermarket but didn`t know how to make! It is made from carrot and burdock and it is delicious! The other recipe I learnt was Beef and red wine casserole found over at Guera`s cooking site! and this was a huge hit also! Shumpei loved it and I am definitely going to have to make it again in Australia when I can get my hands on some cheaper beef!!!

38. Give up coffee for a month (In progress)

Had my last cup of coffee on Saturday 26th of April….I have had headaches since which shows how much I drink coffee. Giving up coffee is a lot harder for me than giving up alcohol….I gave up alcohol the same day and have had two social outings since where others were drinking and I haven`t had any cravings for wine! I think this is a good thing…..but I am already dying for a cup of coffee!

43. Get back into a proper skin care routine including sunscreen everyday- Keep it up for at least 3 months (1/3)

I bought some new stuff at the end of March and have been trying it out! I am usually pretty good at the sunscreen everyday but stopped a little while I was teaching because I wasn`t wearing make-up but am back into the habit now of doing it everyday. As well as cleansing, moisterising etc etc

74. Add a new section to my blog

Done! I added the new part about my 101 things in 1001 days. I hope to add a new section soon of all the books I read because I love checking out what people are reading as I think it shows a little more about who they are! Plus if anyone close by (Either in Japan while I am still here) or in Brisbane once I am back there wants to read any of the books I have read and I still have them I could always send them on!!!

78. Do a monthly update for each month that I do 101 things in 1001 days on my blog. (1/33)

Doing it now!

79. Keep track of my blog stats and referrers by checking at least once a week (In progress)

This is in progress but I have been checking each week, sometimes a couple of times a week. Before switching to wordpress I had never ever checked my blog stats….. I had no idea what they were. It is kind of interesting to look at which sites refer the most traffic my way (At the moment it is entrecard and once a week it is the wordlesswednesday site) plus interesting to see what searches take people to my site. Mainly stuff for cherry blossoms or finding a Japanese man! hehe!

90. Read the last Harry Potter Book

Done I read i finished reading it a couple of days ago! It seems weird that the series is now over! It didn`t take me that long to read…maybe about five days! Recently I haven`t been reading much at home…..just when I am out at coffee shops by myself or on the train. Back in Australia I hope to get back into reading more just for the hell of it (maybe try to cut down on my internet time which is absurd!)

98. Clean out my closet and donate or throw away all clothes that no longer fit me or are ratty and old!

I did this when we moved. I threw out four  big garbage bags of stuff and gave a whole backpack worth of clothes to Catherine. She thought it was great!!!! It is weird to see her in clothes that belonged to me once. They suit her better (Cos she is so damn skinny!)

There are a couple of other things in progress like reading 100 books in a year and keeping a journal for a year but I will add them next time when I count up how many months I have to go and how many books I have read so far this year (I think it is about 35?)

So this is my progress so far. I didn`t do as much as I would of liked but it will have to do for now! There are quite a few things I look forward to getting stuck into over the next couple of months in Australia. I do think though that May might be a little slow for things to cross off but I am hoping June will be a killer month!!!! I have only crossed off five things completely so far but I am happy with that especially since I have quite a few others in progress!

For anyone thinking about joining in on the challenge I totally recommend it. While I have a life list the 101 things in 1001 days has a time limit and it a little bit easier to keep motivated I think!

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