From Hobbit to Wizard

VailedPhoenix · October 19, 2014

This is my very own sort of mission... quest... thing.

I've had my quest written out for a few months now, and I just turned 26, so I figured this was as good a time as any to post it up for the NF family to see. (I already have it on a blog of mine just for a couple friends of mine to see and keep up with.) I'm 5 ft even and about 225lbs. I have knee problems, and trouble sleeping, and I'm tired of it, which is the largest (and main) reason for my fitness goals.

I've always been overweight or had troubles with my weight, and I'm finally tired of it. All of my other goals have always been around in my life, and more things will probably pop up on here every now and then. But as of right now, this is it. (I adore LOTR and The Hobbit, hence the theme and stuff)

Guard of the Citadel (Physical)

200 lbs
180 lbs
160 lbs
140 lbs (pre-pregnancy weight!)
120 lbs
115 lbs

I will stick to a Paleo diet for weight loss (this may continue afterwards.)

Take Muay Thai lessons for at least 6 months
Take BBJ lessons for at least 6 months

Learn to Parkour
Learn to Ski
Learn to Snowboard

Hike the Appalachian Trail straight through

1 Minute Plank
2 Minute Plank
3 Minute Plank
4 Minute Plank
5 Minute Plank

The Road Goes Ever On (Running)

Run 1 mile, no stops
Run 2 miles, no stops
Run 3 miles, no stops
Run 4 miles, no stops
Run 5 miles, no stops
Run 6 miles, no stops
Run 7 miles, no stops
Run 8 miles, no stops
Run 9 miles, no stops
Run 10 miles, no stops
Run 11 miles, no stops
Run 12 miles, no stops
Run 13 miles, no stops
Run 14 miles, no stops
Run 15 miles, no stops
Run 16 miles, no stops
Run 17 miles, no stops
Run 18 miles, no stops
Run 19 miles, no stops
Run 20 miles, no stops
Run 21 miles, no stops
Run 22 miles, no stops
Run 23 miles, no stops
Run 24 miles, no stops
Run 25 miles, no stops
Run 26 miles, no stops
Run 27 miles, no stops

Races:

Disney Runs:

Expedition Everest Challenge (5k)
Dumbo Double Dare (19.3 miles total)
- Disneyland 10k
- Disneyland Half-Marathon
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10 Miler
Disney Happy Haunted 5k Trail Run
Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon
Mickey's Jingle Jungle (5k)
Avenger's Super Heroes Half Marathon
Super Heroes 5k
Dopey Challenge (48.6 miles total)
- Walt Disney World Marathon
- Walt Disney World Half Marathon
- Walt Disney World 10k
- Disney Family Fun Run (5k)
Star Wars Rebel Challenge (19.3 miles total)
- Star Wars Half Marathon
- Star Wars 10k
Star Wars 5k
Disney Glass Slipper Challenge (19.3 miles total)
- Disney Enchanted 10k
- Disney Princess Half Marathon*
Tinker Bell Half Marathon*
Tinker Bell 10k
Never Land 5k
*Disney's Coast to Coast Challenge (DPHM and TBHM must be ran in the same year)

Bag End (Personal Life)

Design and Build my Dream Home
Huge bonfire and tailgate in a field
Prep bug-out bag(s)

Master the Bow and Arrow
Learn to Lock Pick
Learn Sword play
Obtain a Gun license
First Aid Certification
CPR Certification
Become Proficient with a Sling Shot
Learn to knit

Do a detailed Family Tree
Make books of my son's pictures, sorted by age ("year" books)
Look amazing for my high school 10 year reunion (which will be in 2017)

Bungee Jump
Sky Dive
Hot Air Balloon Ride

Go to San Diego Comic Con
Go to Dragon Con
Go to Wizard Comic Con Atlanta
Go to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Attend at least one Camp NF

Design, build and own my own Book Cafe
Design and publish at least 1 app

The Elegance of Elves (Arts)

Read the Bible completely
Write a stand alone novel
Write a series
Write a cookbook (for family and friends only)
Take painting lessons for at least 2 months
Take drawing lessons for at least 2 months
Learn to play:
- Acoustic Guitar
- Electric Guitar
- Bass Guitar
- Piano
- Violin
- Cello
- Drums
- Banjo
- Didgeridoo

Ranger (Culture)

Languages:

Spanish (currently working on)
French
German (currently working on)
Irish
Gaelic
Italian
Greek
Latin
Portuguese
Mandarin
Japanese
Turkish
Hebrew
Russian
American Sign Language
Klingon

Travel:

Europe -

Greece
- Cape Sounion
- Delphi
- Crete
- Athens
Italy
- Venice
- Rome
- Vatican City
- Piza
Ireland
- Blarney Stone
- Cobh Heritage Center
- Dublina
Scotland
- Edinburgh
- Isle of Skye
England
- Buckingham
- The London Eye
- Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
- The Globe
- Stonehenge
Wales
France
- Disneyland Paris
- Parkour in Paris
- Versailles
- The Louvre
Germany
- Neuschwanstein, Bavaria
- Berlin Wall
- The Black Forest
Spain
Amsterdam
- Anne Frank House
Prague
Vienna
Iceland
- Blue Lagoon

Asia -

China
- Hong Kong Disneyland
- Shanghai Disneyland
- Great Wall
  - do a 1 handed handstand on the Wall
Japan
- Tokyo Disneyland
Russia
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg
India
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- Taj Mahal

Middle East -

Israel
- Jerusalem
Jordan
- Petra

Oceanic -

Australia
New Zealand
- Lord of The Rings tour!!

South America -

Brazil
- Rio
  - Christ the Redeemer statue
- Paraglide
- Carnival
Peru
- Machu Pichu
Chile
- Easter Island
Argentina
Columbia
Galapagos Island

Central America -

Panama
Honduras
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Costa Rica

Caribbean -

Bahamas
Haiti
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Barbados

North America -

Canada
Mexico
All 50 American States
- Washington DC
- ~~Alabama~~
  - NASA Space Center
- Alaska
- ~~Arizona~~
  - Grand Canyon
- Arkansas
- California
  - Disneyland
  - Redwood Forest
  - Angel Island
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- ~~Florida~~
  - Disney World (I have been here twice before, buuut I want to go again, with my kid)
  - St. Augustine
  - Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- ~~Georgia~~
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- ~~Kentucky~~
- Louisiana
  - New Orleans
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
  - Mall of America
- Mississippi
- ~~Missouri~~
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
  - Statue of Liberty
  - Ellis Island
- ~~North Carolina~~
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
  - Liberty Bell
- Rhode Island
- ~~South Carolina~~
- South Dakota
  - Mouth Rushmore
- ~~Tennessee~~
  - Nashville
  - Knoxville (UT Home Game)
  - Memphis
  - Graceland
- ~~Texas~~
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
  - Yellowstone

Africa -

Egypt
Morocco
Mali
Ethiopia
Kenya
South Africa
- Cape of Good Hope
Tunisia
Madagascar

VailedPhoenix · November 30, 2014

Fell behind on things, so starting with a clean slate tomorrow (first of the month falling on a Monday? You really can't come up with an excuse to not start..)

I'm currently learning Spanish and German on Duoling (follow me and I'll follow back). Also getting back on track with exercising, which very well may kill me because I hate haaate the cold. At least I'll have warm showers and warm green tea to look forward to.

VailedPhoenix · April 29, 2015

just got an email from duolingo, and they're adding Klingon... should I add that to my quest of amazingness? I think the correct answer here is of freaking course I should.

Tixnleeches · April 30, 2015

Absolutely LOVE your epic quest goals!!

Many of them are the same as mine! I've been told to look into duolingo to complete my language goals. How is it working for you? I'm also trying to scrap the money together to buy an electric violin to start learning that (hopefully within the next month or two) I don't think it'll be too hard for me to learn since I played the string bass back in middle school / high school so I know the basics and was pretty good.

How are you choosing what to tackle first?

Also, followed!

VailedPhoenix · April 30, 2015

Absolutely LOVE your epic quest goals!!

Many of them are the same as mine! I've been told to look into duolingo to complete my language goals. How is it working for you? I'm also trying to scrap the money together to buy an electric violin to start learning that (hopefully within the next month or two) I don't think it'll be too hard for me to learn since I played the string bass back in middle school / high school so I know the basics and was pretty good.

How are you choosing what to tackle first?

Also, followed!

thanks! I love duolingo. its really easy, and builds up in difficulty and speed, and it makes learning a game. I've played a little bit on violin before. it was my ex's, and he got frustrated I was learning it faster than him, when he put in twice as much work as I did, but like you, I have a history in music (I play saxophone) so it made reading the music a lot easier, and hearing if I was hitting the right notes easier. I think you'll get it even easier than I did since you've already got some background with strings.

as to what I'm choosing first, its mostly whatever jumps out at me the most. as for my languages, I just think Spanish in general is a good language to learn for living in my area since there are tons of people that are native Spanish users who don't know English very well. and I picked German because of a few different reasons. 1. I've got some German ancestry. 2. its spooky close to English already, which makes it surprisingly easy to pick up. and 3. my dad knows a few random words in German here and there, so its basically become me competing against him, and he doesn't even know it lol.

I've taken a break from anything on my quest because this year has just been absolutely crazy. but since things are finally starting to calm down and fall back into a routine of some sort, I'm going to start back with my languages and bbww tomorrow.

Tixnleeches · April 30, 2015

Sounds great! I will have to try duolingo out! I was thinking about doing rosetta stone but for the amount of languages I want to learn it would cost me a fortune! It's nice to hear that even though you played a saxophone it made learning the violin a lot easier! You should pick it up again, I'm really wanting to get one now. Time to sell off some stuff I don't use anymore and get a violin!

I work in a town that is 70% Spanish speaking and I want to say more then half of that 70% knows very little to no English so I think I will attempt to learn Spanish first. Plus going into healthcare seeing that I can speak Spanish will mean I have to beat the employers off with a stick! Everyone will want to hire me, even more so with each additional language I learn. There is this nurse at work who knows English, Spanish, French, German, and Zulu (his native language) and he got offers from 90% of the major hospitals in all the surrounding states. I think he even makes more then the nurses who have been working in the Emergency Department for 10+ years.... Insane!

Sorry to hear about life being crazy and you having to take a break, but glad to hear that you are starting back up again!!

VailedPhoenix · August 22, 2015

so, this wasn't on my Quest, but it was the reason for some of my goals above, but I've just been hired for a parapro position at a local elementary school. I'll be working in the k-2 Autism class, and I am so beyond excited.

just because I got to skip a level or two before I got here doesn't mean I'm taking those particular goals off of my list. Namely, learning Mandarin, as the school I will be working at is a duel immersion school. Meaning for half the day, the students do classes in English, and the other half they do them completely in Mandarin. I still want to learn it (and will), its just not going to be as high up on my priorities now since the students I -will- be working with aren't part of the duel immersion.

But AHHHHHHH so excited! A lot of my other goals should start falling into place very soon since with the new job I can afford to do things (like buy my own food now, Paleo-ish, here I come!!) on my list instead of saving for months and months at a time just to scrape up enough cash for something small.

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