fold 1000 paper cranes

I made my newest mini-goal!! I had 503 before New Year’s Day. :D
Now I have 515 and I have to think of a new goal. lol I’m getting there.

I have 310 now!! :D I was able to do 30 at work yesterday. lol. Yeah! Mini-goal completed successfully! :3 Now I wonder if I should try for 200 more before Christmas or New Year’s so I’ll start next year with half of the 1000 all ready. hmm.. Probably by New Year’s. I feel lazy now.

This is mostly an exercise in self-discipline for me. I didn’t have much concept of that as a child, so now as I grow older, I’m trying to learn it little by little. I read “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” in second grade and I thought origami was cool, but I never thought of folding 1000 of anything! In high school I did origami here and there and I fell in love with Japanese culture. So, in addition to teaching myself the meaning of dedication/devotion/hard work/and self-discipline, it will also be a manifestation of my obsession with Japan. haha ^^ I don’t know exactly what I’ll wish for, but I know I’ll have thought of something good when the time comes.
I fold my cranes at work when I’m waiting around for one reason or another. I’m a waitress so there’s a lot of that. Then at the end of the night, I dump ‘em all into my big purse. haha I also like to fold them while I listen to the crappy day-time TV shows or the news. I sit cross-legged on the couch, put a pillow on my lap and a hard-cover book on top of that and fold away. :)
Today I folded 28 cranes. That’s the most, to date, that I’ve folded in one day (I think). It’s hard for me to fold many at a time because I’m a bit of a perfectionist. haha
Anyway, that brings the grand total to 222.
I’m going to try and have 300 by my birthday. :) I should be able to do if I don’t get too busy.