Make a list of 100 things that I can do for free.

This has been a major thing for me lately since the untimely passing of Michael Jackson.

I used to love to dance all the time as a teenager and constantly listen to music where ever I go. The dancing stopped about 12 years and the listening to music went from beinging a river to just a little trickle.

Since being healed by my depression, I have been dancing and listening to music almost non stop. It is a wonderful and freeing thing to do.

Plus it is free. I listen to it in my car, on my stereo at home, on my MP3 player And with the music added, the dancing starts.

Joyful and free!

1. Give myself a pedicure
2. Steal my boyfriend’s Sunday paper and clip the coupons
3. Brush my cat so my apt is hair free!
4. Rearrange my furniture
5. Go through my closet and get rid of unworn items
6. Mend shirts with missing buttons
7. Discover new bands
8. Practice the guitar
9. Work out on the elliptical machine
10. Read all the books on my bookshelves

Scrapbook my life – can’t keep all my diaries :S

Write new recipes – fun!

Re-arrange furniture in a room – always nice to make things look new!

Sort my make up – some of the stuff I have is 10yrs old. Time for a clear out.

Research for the business – speaks for itself.

Watch shows on surfthechannel.com

Daydream!

Draw up my family tree.

Chat to my family.

Walk the dog

Take photos.

There we go, 100 things at last! Time to tick this one off!

01. Borrow books from the library.
02. Improve my German & French. Learn Russian.
03. Keep my apartment clean, tidy & organised.
04. Reorganise my walk-in-wardrobe.
05. Take photos.
06. Go for a walk.
07. Visit the free muesums/galleries/etc.
08. Explore my city.
09. Write.
10. Do crossword puzzles & sudoku from the paper.
11. Dance.
12. Read.
13. Exercise.
14. Play cards.
15. Watch TV or a DVD we have that I haven’t seen yet.
16. Listen to new CDs at a music store.
17. Go hiking.

18. Study a subject (any subject) at the library.
19. Work on my goals.
20. Get things ready for the following week.

I just begun doing it and I already have 35 quite good ideas (most of them inspired by the lists I found here!) :

01. borrow books from friends instead of buying them
02. enjoy the sunrise/sunset at any place I can reach walking
03. walk in the snow and listen to that small crackling, you know :)
04. learn italian, improve spanish, english and german
05. tidy up my room, organize everything
06. try on my old clothes and decide which ones I’m gonna keep
07. take pictures (with a digital cam)
08. edit pictures in photoshop
09. kiss, hug, cuddle
10. have sex
11. download movies / songs
12. go for a walk
13. visit museum/art gallery when it’s free-entrance day
14. explore my city
15. research new recipes on the internet and then try them all
16. write (anything)
17. play the piano
18. make a cd with songs that make me feel happy
19. take a sunbath
20. do crossword puzzles
21. try new looks (make up, hair) and take self-portraits
22. chat on MSN with my friends
23. dance in the living room, listening to loud music
24. make the most beautiful Christmas tree this year
25. lose weight
26. nap
27. say more than just “hi” to my neighbours and know them better
28. play cards
29. go to work :)
30. flirt with a complete stranger
31. watch tv
32. have lunch at my parents’ house
33. leave comments on my friends’ blogs
34. make a file with my favourite author’s photographs
35. discover new music/songs
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to be continued! :)

01. Read a book that I already own
02. Watch the animals/birds in the backyard
03. Take a walk around the neighbourhood
04. Walk around my house and be grateful
05. Enjoy the morning sun
06. Cross stitching (I have about 3 half done projects)
07. Facial using my own products
08. Have a chat with my flatties
09. Write in my journal
10. Yoga
11. Spent a few leisurely hours in a bookshop, just browsing
12. Light some scented candles
13. Read old love letters
14. Nap
15. Walk around town
16. Sit under a big tree and read a book
17. Go bushwalking
18. Meditate
19. Browse the web, just pick a topic, and google it till I know all that there’s to know about… say… how to make candles…
20. do 100 crunches
21. Singing
22. Daydreaming
23. Plan for more things to learn and do
24. Decluttering a room, draw, cupboard
25. Trying on things (clothes, jewllery, shoes etc etc) while window shopping.
26. Look out the window and SEE
27. Take a long, hot bubble bath
28. Go for a run
29. Organise and put away photos
30. Visit friends and chitchat
31. Experiment with makeup
32. Experiment with hair styles
33. Visit the animal shelter and help for a few hours
34. Visualisation techniques
35. Make a to-do list
36. Smile
37. Cuddles
38. Do some pushups
39. House blessing
40. Massage my eyes
41. Go for a swim
42. Visit a pet shop
43. Play a board game
44. Organise my paperwork
45. 43Things.com
46. Self-hypnosis
47. Polish my nails
48. Visit the library
49. Weed the garden
50. Talk
51. Sort and archive old emails
52. Puzzles and IQ tests
53. Keep a little notebook and write down random thoughts
54. Work on my website
55. Listen to a CD
56. Fill up all the empty water bottles and put them in the fridge so I don’t run out of water
57. Reorganise my wardrobe and take out anything I no longer wear and donate them to charity
58. Email
59. Re-arrange the funiture in a room
60. Messanger
61. Shape my eyebrows
62. Volunteer somewhere
63. Practice my Italian
64. Add to my quote book
65. Exercise
66. Find something to organise
67. Watch a DVD
68. Take photos on my digital camera
69. Research
70. People watch
71. Update a journal
72. Give myself a manicure or pedicure
73. Work on my goals
74. Dance
75. Go to a art gallery
76. Do a jigsaw puzzle
77. Write letters
78. Make cards
79. Read a magazine
80. Create a cool new outfit to wear
81. Read a non fiction book
82. Go to the park and sit on the swing for a while
83. Check for free events or shows in my area
84. Babysit
85. Find a craft project for you at instructables, objectsofdesire, craftbits, uniqueprojects
86. Try to improve my hand writing
87. Do calligraphy
88. Visit churches
89. Start a book club with friends. Books can be borrowed or be lectured. Or everybody reviews his favorite book
90. Look at one of my favourites on the internet
91. Sort the recycling
92. Do an exercise DVD/ Video
93. Have a potluck dinner with friends
94. Paint
95. Have a business meeting
96. Read a scrapbooking mag
97. Design a Layout
98. Organise my products
99. Look through photos and journal
100.Organise my ribbon collection

1. read a book
2. watch DVD
3. have a bath
4. sing in the shower
5. window shopping
6. take photos
7. write
8. draw
9. clean my room
10. de-clutter
11. take old things to charity shop
12. organise my photos
13. tidy my drawers
14. organise my CD/DVDs
15. do some photoshopping
16. reseach things on internet
17. look up new recipies
18. download music
19. delete/organise files/e-mails
20. update blog
21. look up events in local area
22. go to a free museum/gallery
23. go for a walk
24. go for a run
25. sleep
26. play a game
27. pratice card tricks
28. get the snooker table out
29. kick a football around
30. pratice tennis serving
31. skip
32. cycle
33. exercise
34. dance to music
35. email an old pal
36. improve social skills
37. paint my nails
38. experiment with clothes
39. experiment with make up
40. experiment with hair
41. soak my feet
42. shape eyebrows
43. sit outside and get a tan
44. learn the keyboard
45. learn a lanuage
46. daydream
47. talk
48. record random thoughts
49. keep a diary
50. wrtie a list
51. people watch
52. read a magazine
53. scrapbook
54. listen to CDs
55. work on goals
56. talk to family
57. sketch
58. learn about architecture
59. watch the sunrise
60. watch the sunset
61. watch tv
62. find a job
63. strech
64. brush my teeth
65. rearrange room
66. leave comments
67. trim split ends
68. browse ina bookshop
69. walk down memory lane
70. upload photos to flickr
71. stay in pjs all day
72. explore my city
73. find the stairs
74. write CV
75. enjoy time along the canal
76. make own callender/ postcards
77. log food/drink intake
78. drink water
79. plan a trip
80. think of ideas for presents
81. improve handwriting
82. play PS2
83. cuddle
84. have sex
85. do a jigsow
86. make something
87. learn to cook
88. count all my coppers
89. do surveys/quizzes
90. txt
91. sort portfolio
92. volenteer
93. enter a competition
94. pass on a nuggest of knowledge
95. improve social skills
96. get over my social anixity
97. smile at passers-by
98. walk into town
99. learn to touch type
100. collect something

I’m gonna bold things once I’ve done them.

Cleaning
1. Clean my room2. Clean my study3. Clean the spare room4. Go through my wardrobe/drawers periodically, taking old clothes to charity shops
5. De-clutter!
6. Take unwanted items to a boot sale / charity / freecycle7. Re-arrange furniture and nick-knacks in my room

Organising
8. Tidy all my jewellery making bits
9. Organise all my art materials10. Organise all my pagan stuff11. Organise my study cupboards12. Organise my desk13. Organise my paperwork
14. Re-organise my CDs
15. Re-organise my DVDs16. Catalogue my recipes17. Sort computer files18. Sort through old e-mails (delete/file)19. Organise photos into my albums
20. Dedicate an area of my room to reading ? beanbags etc. in the middle, under the light
21. Make a to-do list22. Update my diary (planner)23. Plan my spare time to get the best use of it

Hobbies
24. Update my blog
25. Try new foods
26. Research recipes on the Internet
27. Cook something “Ready Steady Cook” style from bits left in my cupboards!
28. Learn from Nanna about the plants in the garden
29. Learn something from Wikipedia
30. Go window-shopping but deliberately don’t take my wallet (so I can’t get tempted!)
31. Play a game
32. Visit free museums/galleries
33. Do volunteer days at the Camp(conservation/construction)34. Sing along to my music (keep my voice in shape!)
35. Brainstorm things to do with my boyfriend eg. Picnics, bike rides
36. Smile at the next sad looking person I see37. Hold doors open for people behind me
38. E-mail a mate I haven’t spoken to / seen in ages
39. Learn about new plant species
40. Learn bird calls
41. Update 43Things42. Keep reading my favourite web-comics (“Jack” and “Questionable Content”)43. Write out my good and bad points to keep myself balanced44. Write at length about problems in my past to be able to deal with them45. Memorise lyrics to my favourite songs
46. Go to local free events
47. Take my family to the Camp for the day – we’d all get in free as I work there
48. Camp out – I still have tonnes of camping gear I can use!
49. Go skip diving for treasure lol!
50. Snuggle up with my boyfriend51. ... Or more than snuggling lol!

Exercise
52. Go for a walk53. Play fetch with my dog
54. Go for a bike ride
55. Go on the swings in the park
56. Drink more water!
57. Have a kick about

Creativity
58. Make more jewellery
59. Mend clothing
60. Paint/draw something
61. Re-design my websites
62. Write a letter
63. Sew something new eg. new covers for my beanbags, costumes for work64. Make a feature for inside the grate of my fireplace
65. Scrapbook my newspaper articles
66. Recycle!
67. Edit pics in Photoshop
68. Draw on MSPaint (yes I am mad and lacking a graphics pad)

Relaxing
69. Take a bubble bath70. Feed the birds in my garden / the park
71. Give myself a makeover
72. Paint my nails
73. Read
74. Watch sunsets
75. Massage (my partner and I taking turns)
76. Check websites I like77. Do a puzzle in my book78. MSN79. Watch a DVD80. Take a nap81. Do a jigsaw
82. Try out new outfit combos
83. Go on the swings in the park
84. Go to bed by 11pm when I have work the next day85. Take deep breaths when I?m getting stressed / angry to calm down
86. Visualisation
87. Put my feet up rather than fidgeting / staying on my feet after a long day at work!88. Sit still and think / meditate about the day gone by
89. Spend more time out in the woods near my house

It is my most favorite thing to do. Especially when I have tons of books to read. I can also go to the library and read the books there too.

I believe that I am smarter due to all the books that I read. It broadens my mind, triggers my imagination and releases me from everyday stresses.

The next goal is to do everything on the list.