1001 Days to do 101 Things

Saturday, January 1, 2011 to Saturday, September 28, 2013

     Places to Visit:

        1. See the Grand Canyon
2. Take a random road trip
3. Travel to one new country Costa Rica! April 2012
4. Go on a cruise
5. Take a girls only vacation
6. Vacation at a lake house
7. Go to 5 new restaurants (0/5)
8. Go to a John Mayer concert
9. Go to a Regina Spektor concert
10. Go to a yet unspecified concert Ingrid Michaelson and Death Cab for Cutie
11. Go on a camping trip August 2012
12. See a Broadway show 6.11.11
13. Visit 3 museums (0/3)
14. Go on 5 hikes (1/5)
15. Have a picnic
16. Attend at least 3 book readings (2/3)
 
Things to Own 

    17. Buy a cute apron
18. Buy a bill/letter organizer and use it
19. Own a house--completed 2.3.11
20. Get a swimming pool--HA
21. Put in central air
22. Make a library area in the house
23. Buy a coloring book and color on every page--bought a coloring book just haven't managed to color the entire thing yet.  Darn kids!
24. Clean out closet & give away unwanted clothes

Boring stuff

25. Get CPR certification
26. Get final teaching certificateI’m looking at you State Ed Office--we might actually see this get finished at some point this year! hooray!
27. Pay off car
28. Start a 401(k)
29. Get a regular doctor
30. Get an OB/GYN
31. Visit the dentist once every 6 months (1/5)
32. Get annual credit report (0/3)
 
Books & Movies:
        
        33. Read 125 books in 2011 (FAIL: 95 books--SAAAAAD)
        34. Read desired number of books in 2012 (73/100 right now!)
35. Finish a Book Club Challenge
36. Read Crime and Punishment
37. Read War and Peace
38. Read Gone with the Wind
39. Read Anna Karenina
40. Read all books by Jane Austen
41. Read all books by Sarah Dessen
42. Reread all Harry Potter Books
43. Watch every Matt Damon movie
44. Watch every Reese Witherspoon movie
45. Read 20 books from the 1001 Books List (32 or 5?/20)
47. Watch 20 new-to-me movies (18/20)
48. Read 10 classic books (not including books on this list already) (0/10)
49. Buy a self-help book and try it out

All About Me

50. Keep toenails painted for a month summertime success!
51. Keep fingernails painted for a month AUGUST SUCCESS!
52. Be able to do 200 sit ups in one sitting
53. Wash face every night before bed for a month since I commonly fall asleep without!(0/30)
54. Drink only water for one month (0/30)
55. Start taking vitamins
56. Lose 5 lbs
57. Lose 5 more lbs
58. Eat a fruit a day for a month (0/30)
59. Fit in that “perfect” clothing size again
60. Go for a walk/jog/run every day for 30 days (0/30)
61. Run a 5K           color run of HORROR
62. Take a Pilates class/do a Pilates DVD at least 8 times
63. Take a Yoga class/do a yoga DVD at least 8 times
64. Brush Cooper’s teeth at least once a week for 5 months (0/20)
65. Don’t touch computer after dinner one night a week for a month (0/4)
66. Make a list of the top 10 things I like about myself
 
Things to Create

67. Finish quilt
68. Use sewing machine 5 times (0/5)
69. Grow a garden--started 2.23.11 summer 2011 okay, summer 2012 fail
70. Pick pictures for my wedding album finally
71. Paint every room in the house--done if bathrooms don't count!
72. Decorate at least one room completely to my liking dinning room finished!
73. Make a blog to track 101 in 1001--completed 1.1.11
74. Start TTC (not in effect til later in the 1001 days)
75. Take at least 25 pictures of family/friends each season and post them in albums online-fail.  instagram is helping me take more pictures though!
76. Reno bathroom
77. Complete at least 2 DIY projects (2/2) painting and desk!
78. Refinish crap furniture from hubs’ grandma
79. Take letter art pictures (0/26) found website
80. Repaint my parents’ living and dinning rooms if they’ll let me they got a painter
81. Make word art pic for my mom
 
Skills to Learn

82. Learn to make paper
83. Learn photography-camera acquired 10/2/12!
84. Take a cooking class with hubs
        85. Have 5 game nights (1/5)
        86. Have 3 theme parties (1/3)
87. Cook 12 new meals (2/12)
88. Practice calligraphy 20 times (0/20)
89. Give a sincere compliment every day for 7 days in a row (0/7)
90. Teach Cooper 3 new tricks (1/3)

Family and Friends

91. Secret
92. Another secret
        93. Have date night with hubs 12 times (0/12)
94. Make 1 new friend
95. Make a list of the top 10 things I like about hubs and give it to him
96. Do 5 random acts of kindness for hubs
97. Volunteer 5 times (0/5)
98. Do 10 things from We Are What We Do (http://wearewhatwedo.org/actions/categories/) (0/10)
99. Donate extra to Kiva if I fail!
100. Do 5 random acts of kindness (0/5)
101. Take a picture with hubs once a month-FAIL