Day Zero Project - Yoga, Canvas, & Shoes

This week was more productive than expected!  It's fun crossing things off my Day Zero List.  Here's what I accomplished... 

# 83 - Take a yoga class

• Now, I've taken yoga in the past, but it's been a couple of years.  I added it to my list, because I wanted to intentionally add it back into my exercise routine.  About a month ago I pulled my hamstring attempting to waterski (hence, #8 on my list).  Since then I've been hesitant to go to the gym, a beginning yoga class on Wednesday seemed like the best way to ease myself in, so I did!  It was perfect, because it led me to continue exercising with Piyo on Thursday, Zumba on Friday, and Barre this morning!  Hope I stay on this roll!

# 81 - Give away a print of my photography on canvas

• I thought it would be a long time before I accomplished this, but last night my sisters hosted a fundraiser for their World Race Missions Trip.  The night included a tricky tray.  It took some courage, but I offered one of my canvased photos.  I'm so glad I wrote this on my Day Zero list because it's one thing I never thought I would do.  What's really cool is that one of my friends that I invited won the canvas!

# 77 - Give away 20 pairs of shoes

• So, this happened.  I was giving away one of my show racks, so I figured what a perfect time to start purging and work on my 20 pairs.  I really only had 16 pairs to give away, but since I wrote that my goal was 20, I picked 4 more pairs of shoes that were harder to part with, but good for my soul.  Next week, I'm going to take them over to Star of Hope in Paterson, NJ to donate them.  I'm praying God can use them to clothe those in need.  In case you're worried, I'm not shoe-less, there are still about 35 more pairs in my closet. 

Here are 2 pictures from the auction and 1 picture of my box of shoes!

           

Here's what numbers are in progress... 

• # 62 - Renew passport - Filled out the paper work, and went to AAA and got my pictures printed.
• # 66 - Pray with a friend in another state once a month for a year - I prayed with my sweet friend Graci in Kentucky this past Thursday for her birthday.  I am committing to pray with her on the 8th (or around the 8th) of every month from now until her next birthday.

To read my Day Zero - What is it? Blog Post visit: http://toriaseetaram.blogspot.com/2016/09/day-zero-project-what-is-it.html

If you'd like to follow along as I check things off OR help me accomplish #58 and make your own Day Zero List, here's my link - https://dayzeroproject.com/user/Toria/list/120916


Thanks for reading!  Love, Toria

Day Zero Project - #47 & 54

On Monday, September 5th (Labor Day), I completed my first and second goals on my Day Zero Project.  It felt amazing!  

#47 - Pray for a Stranger

• For those who don't know, I work for a Christian Radio Station, one of the perks of that job is that we have the freedom to pray at work.  I used to take that for granted, but in the last few months, God has shown me more and more how special that is.  Although we live in a country that was founded on a constitution that states that it's values are freedom of speech and freedom of religion, it's amazing how "on edge" some people can get about praying in public.  While working a the station booth at a local Labor Day Street Fair a woman walked up to me and started sharing how the music on the station has encouraged her.  She continued to share with me the struggles of rehab and waywardness of her children.  Right there in the middle of the street, for the first time in my life, I asked this woman (who 3 minutes ago was a stranger) if I could pray for her and her family, and then I did.

#54 - Leave a 100% tip

• After the street fair, one of my best friends and I went to a local diner for dinner.  We were recalling all of the blessings God has so graciously given to us.  We were laughing and sharing and in that moment I felt so overwhelmed with how much He has blessed me with that I don't deserve.  It was easy to leave a 100% tip when you realize that it's just money and that more than likely my diner server has a family that she'd rather be spending time with than serving me a gyro on Labor Day.  So, for the first time in my life, I left a 100% tip.  I didn't stay and see her reaction, but I secretly wish I was a fly on the wall.  I'm probably going to repeat goal #54 again and again in the future! 

Here are a couple pictures from the Labor Day Street Fair. (This wasn't the stranger I prayed with, but she's a dear friend and I had the privilege of praying for her later in the day as well).

 

To read my Day Zero - What is it? Blog Post visit: http://toriaseetaram.blogspot.com/2016/09/day-zero-project-what-is-it.html

If you'd like to follow along as I check things off OR help me accomplish #58 and make your own Day Zero List, here's my link - https://dayzeroproject.com/user/Toria/list/120916


Thanks for reading!  Love, Toria

Day Zero Project - What is it?

We all know what a bucket-list is, it's a list of things you want to accomplish before you "kick the bucket", but what is a Day Zero list?

Well, it's similar in the sense of it's a to-do list of things you want to accomplish, but there's a specified end date.  I like this terminology a lot better than a "bucket-list", mainly because it's a little less morbid.  So here it is, a list of things I'd like to accomplish while I'm alive... more specifically in the next 1,001 days (roughly 2.75 years).  Some are goals that I have for myself, some are challenges that close friends have suggested, and some are ideas that came about when I prayed and asked God to dream for me.  It's quite an eclectic list, but then again, I'm quite an eclectic person!  

My friend Jennilea who introduced me to the Day Zero list challenged me to blog about each of the items as I cross them off, so I'm going to try my hardest to do so.  Here we go, from September 1, 2016 to May 30, 2019...  

Toria's Day Zero List 

1 - Grow my hair longer than it's ever been 

2 - Host an IF:Table 

3 - Read the entire Bible 

4 - Learn basic Spanish 

5 - Create a legal will 

6 - Write a song 

7 - Perform the song I've written 

8 - Try waterskiing (again) 

9 - Walk the Brooklyn Bridge

10 - Play at an open mic night 

11 - Take a cooking class 

12 - Audition for a musical 

13 - Learn to make a dirty gin martini 

14 - Mentor 5 teenage/college aged girls (Be a Big Sister) 

15 - Strike up a conversation with a stranger 

16 - Get my boating license 

17 - Complete a 5k in under 30 minutes 

18 - Serve on the Relief Bus 

19 - Befriend a person I find annoying 

20 - Leave an inspirational note inside a book for someone 

21 - Ride a motorcycle 

22 - Learn to drive a stick shift 

23 - Make something I can wear 

24 - See Eric Church in concert 

25 - Try surfing 

26 - Get a traditional Thai massage in THAILAND

27 - Get a fish pedicure 

28 - Donate blood 

29 - Visit New Zealand 

30 - Get another tattoo 

31 - Sleep under the stars 

32 - Go camping 

33 - Go on a road trip without a pre-set destination 

34 - Go on a picnic 

35 - Make a birthday cake for someone 

36 - Dance in the rain 

37 - See a drive-in movie 

38 - Go vegan for one month 

39 - Knit or crochet something that someone can wear 

40 - Memorize Philippians chapter 4 in the Bible 

41 - Go deep sea fishing 

42 - Attend a professional baseball game 

43 - Do a Maid of the Mist boat tour for a close-up view of Niagara Falls CANADA

44 - Spend a weekend in New England 

45 - Be a New York Tourist for a day 

46 - Tell a stranger that Jesus loves them 

47 - Pray for a stranger 

48 - Attend a concert by myself 

49 - Take an overnight vacation by myself 

50 - Visit Quebec City CANADA

51 - Be completely debt-free (minus the condo) 

52 - Teach a budgeting class 

53 - Take piano lessons 

54 - Leave a 100% tip 

55 - Give money to a street musician 

56 - Make a new friend 

57 - Learn to count to 10 in 10 languages 

58 - Influence a person to make a day zero list 

59 - Hike part of the Appalachian Trail 

60 - Make a pie on Pi day 

61 - Read a biography 

62 - Renew my passport 

63 - Drink Bourbon in Kentucky 

64 - Visit Racheal in Texas 

65 - Visit all 3 grandparents in Florida 

66 - Pray with a friend in another state once a month for a year 

67 - Have professional photos taken 

68 - Learn to make Trinidadian curry goat 

69 - Save an emergency fund for six months of expenses 

70 - Grow an indoor herb garden 

71 - Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity 

72 - Write an original psalm of praise to God 

73 - Dial in to a prayer conference call 

74 - Take each of the little cousins on a 1 on 1 cousins-day date 

75 - Go to the spa with girlfriends 

76 - Complete a sprint triathlon 

77 - Give away 20 pairs of shoes 

78 - Join an Italian conversation meetup group 

79 - Tour a vineyard 

80 - Visit the sunflower garden 

81 - Give away a print of my photography on canvas 

82 - Write "just because" letters and mail them to 10 friends 

83 - Take a Yoga class 

84 - Buy a new bike 

85 - Host an awesome 30th birthday party for myself 

86 - Perfect a waterfall braid 

87 - Paint a picture on canvas 

88 - Get a 10th country stamp in my passport 

89 - Visit Vermont in the fall VERMONT

90 - Learn how to take a compliment 

91 - Visit a state I have never been to 

92 - Tour a lighthouse 

93 - Meet and truly get to know the neighbors 

94 - Visit Dorney Park PENNSYLVANIA

95 - Lose 30 lbs from my highest weight 

96 - Buy a bikini 

97 - Wear a bikini 

98 - Watch a movie without any distractions (no cell phones allowed) 

99 - Eat at Segovia's Steak House 

100 - Be able to do a cartwheel 

101 - Go parasailing  

If you'd like to follow along as I check things off OR help me accomplish #58 and make your own Day Zero List, here's my link - https://dayzeroproject.com/user/Toria/list/120916

Thanks for reading!  Love, Toria