{"id":121,"date":"2019-06-19T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/\/?p=121"},"modified":"2019-06-19T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T16:35:00","slug":"reviewing-the-19-things-to-do-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=121","title":{"rendered":"Reviewing the 19 Things To Do in 2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After I posted the June Book Haul post<\/a>, it made me dive right back into reading & how glad I am for it! At the beginning of the year, I made a list to do 19 Things in 2019<\/a>. And, now that half the year has already gone by in a jiffy, I thought of reviewing these goals & checking progress.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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~~PRIMARY GOALS~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
1.       <\/span><\/span><\/b>Read 19 books.<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
I am well ahead on this goal as I have already read 16 books so far! You can check some of the reviews here<\/a>. Now that there are still more than 6 months to go, I think it\u2019s only fair to increase the target.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Revised Goal: Read 30 Books<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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2.      <\/span><\/span><\/b>Plan 3 trips.<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
This is already achieved. It sure feels like my trips to Pondicherry<\/a> & Kochi<\/a> were way long back. And, there are still 57 days for my Jaipur trip! I\u2019m quite content with this much travelling. But, if time permits, I will try to go to one more place by year-end.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
Revised Goal: Plan 4 trips<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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3.      <\/span><\/span><\/b>Write 50 blog posts.<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
This is the 27th<\/sup> post this year. So far so good! I don\u2019t plan on increasing the target of blog posts. Everything is going smoothly so far, I don\u2019t want to increase the target & then come up with shitty posts that have nothing to do with either travel or books or story writing. (Probably like this one?) So, sticking with the Big 50!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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4.     <\/span><\/span><\/b>Wealth:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
I haven\u2019t focused quite as much here. I saved for the first 2 months & a bit last month, but nothing as I had planned. I tend to spend a lot over books, food & travel. It is money well spent, but it still makes me guilty for not increasing my savings.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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5.      <\/span><\/span><\/b>Health:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Not much focus here either. I started walking & exercising, then I stopped. And it has been an on-off relationship. I\u2019m definitely going to try to improve on this front.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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~~PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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6.      <\/span><\/span><\/b>Listen to one TED Talk every week:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
I am ecstatic that I decided to do this! I listen to one TED Talk on every Thursday & this exercise has brightened up my week. I have listened to 24 TED Talks so far. Some of them were quite enlightening, some were witty, some hit home & some were just for fun. You can check them out on Twitter or LinkedIn with the hashtag #OneTEDTalkperweek !<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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7.      <\/span><\/span><\/b>Doodle once every week:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
I haven\u2019t been extremely rigorous on this as I am with watching TED Talks, but doodling really helps. It reduces my anxiety & improves my concentration. Plus, it\u2019s fun! Whatever I draw is not original. I look at pictures on Pinterest or Instagram & draw those. I have doodled 26 times this year, which is a good enough number.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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8.     <\/span><\/span><\/b>Improve photography skills:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
I finally checked all the features of my DSLR & tried out new things. While I have learned a few things, there is still a lot to do.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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9.      <\/span><\/span><\/b>Learn one recipe every month:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
It is amazing how easy it is to learn something when you do it step by step & at your own pace. I have learned 7 recipes so far, already ahead on my goal. So far, I have learnt to make Upma, Khichadi, varan-Bhaat, Cheese Onion Grilled Sandwich, Veg Hakka Noodles, Idli & Mashed Potatoes. I can definitely survive on this.<\/span><\/div>\n
Revised Goal: Learn 18 recipes this year.<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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10.  <\/span><\/span><\/b>Donate books & clothes:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Check on this! I donated a lot of my clothes & few of my books to those who needed it more. It sure feels good!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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11.    <\/span><\/span><\/b>Focus on relationships:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
So far, so good!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
~~COURSES~~<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
I had planned to do 3 courses; HRBP course, literature course & Adobe Photoshop. <\/b>I haven\u2019t done any of these. To be honest, I don\u2019t think it is possible to take the first 2 courses this year. It doesn\u2019t feel like the right time. Instead of those two, I am going to complete the previous 2 courses!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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15.   <\/span><\/span><\/b>Go to a concert or music festival:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
No progress here. None of my favourite artists have been to India so far. If I can\u2019 attend a music festival or a concert, I will go to watch Stand Up Comedy.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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16.  <\/span><\/span><\/b>Go out more:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Definitely doing good on this front. I have been trying to make plans with people, taking initiative, so it\u2019s not my fault that the plan never materializes. But, yeah, I did go to a few cool places. I went to Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in February. I went to the Pani Puri Festival last month. Both were pretty fun experiences.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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17.   <\/span><\/span><\/b>Do things alone:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Doing things alone involved shopping alone, eating in a restaurant alone, watching a movie alone & travelling alone. Only one to go!! Shopping done. Eating in a restaurant done. Travelling done.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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18.  <\/span><\/span><\/b>Go for camping:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
There were many opportunities to do this. But, every weekend I caved & stayed home. Surely going to complete this by year end!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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19.  <\/span><\/span><\/b>Do something you are scared of:<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Yet to figure this out!!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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So, mid year, I have managed to complete almost 10 things! I really hope I complete everything by year end!!<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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