101 in 1,001 Days - Update #1

So I wasn't going to do an update for quite some time, but after looking through my list again..I've actually made some decent progress in just 12 days!

Okay that doesn't sound all "that" amazing? I've been sick for the past 16 days! Which has made me quite unproductive and spending most days in bed, sleeping.


See the original list HERE.


Begin: February 15, 2012
End: November 11, 2014


53. Donate 100,000 Grains of Rice Through Freerice.com [13,900/100,000]
As you can see I've made some pretty good progress on this goal and I just love playing and giving back. I talked about it a little more in my post HERE.


54. Donate Clothes I don't wear/want
Josh and I both went through our clothes and he took them to Goodwill to donate. I've been putting that off for so long so it felt really good to trim my wardrobe of the things I don't wear.


81. Read the Hunger Games [1/3]
Thanks to my friend, Crystal, I was able to borrow and read this the first in the series. Josh brought it home Friday and I forgot about it until late Saturday when I couldn't sleep. So at about 1am I picked it up and began. HUGE mistake. I read until about 3:30am and tried to sit it down and sleep. That didn't last long because I picked it up a few minutes later and read until 5:30am. I was over half way through. I finished last night and it was AMAZING. I can't wait to read the rest and see the movie when it comes out next month!


93. Complete 2 Chapters of my Book [1/2]
I have completed the 1st Chapter and I've given it to a few people to read. Across the board everyone loved it. Now rather they are making me feel good or not, I'm unsure, but it feels great. I've started the 2nd chapter and I see me finishing it in the next month or so. It's very exciting!


99. Blog About Each Task Completed
Working on that right now, aren't I?!


100. Update Blog Design to be User Friendly and Inviting
Doesn't it look fantastic?! I can take no credit for anything. My dear friend and fellow blogger, Rachael at You, Me, and Natalie, is the one I have to thank. I didn't expect her to complete it so quickly, but I just love it. It looks great and I feel SO much better about it and the directions it's going in. Thank you, thank you, thank you girl!


101. Obtain 50 Subscribers/Followers to Blog [12/50]
I've gained 2 new followers since I started. Not too shabby.


Tally
In Progress: 5
Completed: 2

5 Paragraphs..That's a Start!

Well, actually 6.

I'm on a roll. I was stuck for maybe 3 minutes on what to start with for the first Chapter, but then it just hit me. I can't wait to share it with my sounding board, Ber, and Josh of course!

I figured I would let you all know that yesterday wasn't a fluke and I've actually started to write, well type really.

I do all of my "thought" process on paper...typing it just doesn't seem to work for me. Something about the way a pen writes on paper when your mind is just throwing ideas at you. It's a fabulous feeling.

It's not to say I may change these 5 (6 paragraphs if you include the very last paragraph in the entire book), but to actually be able to start? To be honest with you, I didn't know if I could do it. I'll be more impressed of course when I have a full chapter.. make that chapters finished.

Just thought I'd share.

Oh and I saw that I gained another follower today..thank you! =)

Signing off,
Ida Jade

And So the Writing Begins..

I'm taking a short moment to get my post up for the day, I'll be headed shortly to a Halloween Party. I'll tell you more about it tomorrow.

Last night Josh helped our buddy Garrett move some couches and while I waited for him I did some work, got a shower, and started to play around on my Kindle (which I haven't been able to use at all really because my sister, Aleece, got me the Twilight series for Christmas). I had to finish those books, before I could go on to anything else. The Kindle was a fabulous gift from Josh for Christmas as well.

Here's what I purchased:
1. Steve Jobs Biography
2. The Help
3. Gotham: A History of New York City
4. A Notepad Application

By the way, the one click purchase is dangerous. I had to force myself to stop or I would have bought a ton more books. I love to read.

After I sat the Kindle down I decided to break out a new notepad and begin a VERY rough outline to my book. From there, I wrote the last paragraph of the book. This may seem weird, but any other time I've had an inkling of an idea it always fell through because I didn't know how to end the book, but this was different it came to me and quickly. Afterwards I called my dear friend Ber (Am"Ber"), who has been my sounding board thus far. She loved it too.

That's where I am, but that's a larger accomplishment then I've ever had. I think it's clever and different. I'm excited to see where it goes; time will only tell.

Signing off,
Ida Jade

Inspiration is Flowing Through my Fingertips..

I worked the Swing last night, came home not a bit tired. So I hopped on Pinterest for awhile and that made me sleepy. I fell asleep aruond 8 AM and woke back up around 1030AM...when I fell back to sleep something amazing happened.

I had this dream inside a dream, not like I woke up in my dream to still be in my dream, but about 3 different plots all in one, it was a whirlwind and some how I remember it. Forever whatever reason, I remember. I never remember my dreams unless they are so life like it's unreal, this was and it wasn't.

When I woke up and looked at my clock it was 1:10PM, I got out my laptop and tried to type out everything I remember.

Guys, I'm pretty sure I was inspired last night to write a book.

Ahh, I know call me crazy and I have no idea where I'll find time, it may take me YEARS...but this idea..it's good. I've always thought about writing a book and never had any idea that was worth writing,..it came to me last night and I KNOW it's not in a book I've read, or seen, or even heard of. My mind created this last night and like I said it wasn't just the plot of this book it was many rolled in one.

I'm obviously not going to go into details, but I assure you...I know a good book.

Well, I'll update at some point, no idea where this will go or lead, but I hope it goes somewhere. I swear I'm not crazy.

Signing off,
IDA JADE