Goals/Life Update - Day 835/1001

Great leaders inspire. They maintain a hopeful attitude, even in the face of discouraging setbacks, constant criticism and abundant opposition. People don't follow discouraged leaders. They follow those who persist with hope. - Rick Warren

Goals Completed: 32
Goals in Progress: 30

I’ve heard from the Addiction Counselor Certification Board of Oregon, and my application was accepted. I’m all set to test in March. The American Red Cross has also contacted me about volunteering, and I’m working on completing my training and getting connected for my disaster response specialization (#49). We’ve met with Clatskanie CERT this week and handed in our applications. No word yet from Columbia County Mental Health; I’ve followed up this week.

I’ve cleared out another layer of junk from the woodshed, and moved some of the salvageable firewood to the garage. I’ve also cut 14 tires that were taking up a lot of space, and I’ll be turning them into the start of the tire garden. I’ve also cleared out and organized a big chunk of the garage, including hanging bicycles, that’s big enough to actually allow the truck to be parked in the empty space.  I’ve also found enough pieces of the front porch railing to repair the formerly rotting front porch. Repairing the front railing has been a priority, as Steph’s dog has developed cataracts and we don’t want Kuno falling from the top of the porch because of his reduced vision. He’s already had one emergency vet visit after tumbling down the stairs in the house, but now there’s a baby gate for his safety and barriers where he might fall through on the deck.

Steph’s dad recalibrated the treadmill and got it working, and I found out just how far I’ve gotten out of shape. I managed to run (#3) two 16-minute miles, but my time and my distance will quickly improve with regular running. I’ll be adding push-ups and sit-ups (#5, #6) back to the mix this week. I’ve eaten a new food, maple panna cotta, with apple butter and hazelnuts (#68), but I’m working on generally eating better. I’ve also scheduled a physical exam (#85) and a dental exam (#84).

New words, completing this supplemental goal: (1) agathokakological, defined as comprised of both good and evil, (2) avenaceous, defined as of, pertaining to, or resembling oats or the oat grasses, (3) quilling (or paper filigree), defined as an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs, and (4) lapsarian, defined as a fall from grace or innocence.   

3. run a half marathon – 2 mi, no elevation, "Peggy minute"
5. 200 non-stop pushups [?/200], http://www.hundredpushups.com/
6. 200 non-stop crunches [?/200], http://www.twohundredsitups.com/
68. try a new food each month [26/32] - Spanish Soup, Zimtfladen, Pinon Nut Coffee, Peanut-butter Oreos, Neua Yang Nam Tok, Strawberry-Vanilla Marshmallows, Nacho Rings, Triple Chocolate Pizookie, Cinnamon Sugar Rice, Bacon Jam, Midnight Moon Goat Cheese, Dark Chocolate-covered Pomegranate Seeds, Macaroni and Cheese Pizza, Coffee Porter Ale, Moscato Peach Chicken, Crunchy Cookie Butter, Elk Meatloaf, Turtle Bread Pudding, Bordeaux Truffle, Pittig Cheese, Blueberry Cheesecake Milkshake, Bolinhos de Coco, Juniper Pale Ale, Spold Mac, Lamb Shawarma, Maple Panna Cotta,
84. get a dental examination twice yearly, whiten my teeth [3/5] - 2/7/12, 9/24/12, 4/8/13,
85. get a complete physical examination – scheduled 1/22/14

learn 50 new words [50/50] – crepitate, otiose, neuston, scarper, mugwump, ceinture, ilunga, arigata meiwaku, kunik, lazaret, accismus, nocuous, crepuscular, fecund, moirologist, cockaigne, scrogglings, mishegoss, nod-crafty, tissick, narthex, caffè sospeso, destinate, oligopsony, misopolemist, ederacinism, palpebral, ordonnance, nyctophilia, comestible, cortege, dithyramb, gelicide, agowilt, shunpike, doryphore, sui generis, California widow, percribrate or percrebrate, taradiddle, donnybrook, fuliginous, revet, snickersnee, oik or oick, narwhal, agathokakological, avenaceous, quilling, lapsarian - completed 1/5/14