The 101 in 1,001 List
In an effort to live life more fully, to experience more things, to basically spend more time DOING and less time TALKING ABOUT DOING, I present to you my 101 in 1,001 list.
The Day Zero Project encourages you to complete as many of your 101 goals as possible in 1,001 days.
My Start Date: October 1, 2009
My End Date: June 28, 2012
Yet to be Completed
In process
Completed
To give my brain a workout:
1. Take a class on Photoshop
2. Take a class in web design and/or InDesign
3. Learn French
4. Read 52 books in 1 year [1/52]
5. Learn how to drive a stick shift
6. Read 10 banned books [1/10]
To bring out my inner creativity:
7. Take a cooking class
8. Take a photography class
9. Learn how to knit
10. Re-learn how to sew
11. Get published in print or online
12. Bake my own bread
13. Make my own jewelry
14. Make a pie from scratch
To give back to others:
15. Become a volunteer for Susan G. Komen
16. Donate blood
17. Donate $100 to my alma mater
18. Attend Susan G. Komen walk in Washington, DC on Mother’s Day
19. Send flowers to a friend for no reason
20. Buy something unexpected for B
21. Send 3 unexpected packages to friends and bloggers [0/3]
22. Take B on a surprise trip that I’ve planned
23. Donate money in my mom’s name to Susan G. Komen and in my dad’s name to the American Stroke Association
24. Work at a soup kitchen during the holidays
To be the best version of myself:
25. Lose 5 pounds…and keep it off!
26. Run a mile without stopping
27. Join a church
28. Get baptized
29. Go one week without tv
30. Do one thing that scares me
31. Do 25 push-ups without stopping
To experience adventure by trying new things:
32. Dye my hair dark brown
33. Attend a blogger meet-up
34. Go skiing
35. Snorkel (Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Cozumel)
36. Take a nap in a hammock
37. Do a VLOG
38. Stay at a bed and breakfast
39. Visit a medium
40. Watch a sunrise and sunset in the same day
41. Go horseback riding
42. Take dance lessons with B
43. Go on a hike
44. Camp at Lake Anna
45. See the Aurora Borealis
46. Go on a ghost walk
47. Go parasailing (Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Cozumel)
48. Get married (Saturday, November 14, 2009)
49. Get pregnant…maybe!
50. Go on a picnic
51. Golf with B
52. Re-learn how to do a back handspring
53. Change my own tire
54. Go to a drive-in movie
55. Ride a zip line
56. Attempt water skiing
57. Go on a boat ride in the Chesapeake Bay and think of my dad
58. Take the dogs to a dog park
59. See a waterfall
60. Go to the Greek and Italian Festivals
61. Take a walk at the Canal Walk on my lunch break
62. Go to an Oktoberfest event (October 3, 2009. Fredericksburg, VA.)
63. Start a family tradition
To see the world:
64. Go to Italy and drink wine at an outdoor cafe
65. Visit Paris and order a meal in French
66. Go to London
67. Go back to NYC with B
68. Go to Chicago
69. Go on a cruise
70. Go to the Inner Harbor at Baltimore and go on the paddle boats
71. Take a day trip to Washington, DC
72. Visit the Carribbean (November 16 – 20 Honeymoon in Cozumel!)
73. Visit the Mall of America
74. Go on a trip with no itinerary (show up at the airport with no plans)
75. Go to the Washington, DC Zoo and take a picture in front of the sign (to compare to the first one when I was 3)
76. Rent a house at the beach for a week
77. See the Grand Canyon
To put my hard-earned dollars to work:
78. Buy a webcam
79. Buy a boat
80. Pay off 1/2 of credit card debt
81. Buy a sewing machine
82. Buy a bike
83. Go to the spa for a facial and massage
84. Buy a Marc Jacobs bag
85. Buy a DSLR camera
86. Buy myself a nice piece of jewelry
87. Get my teeth professionally whitened
To nurture my home, sweet home:
88. Plant a veggie and herb garden
89. Install built-in bookshelves
90. Buy a grill for the deck
91. Get a dream closet
92. Get a safety deposit box for all important papers
93. Tile my kitchen backsplash
94. Install new carpet and tile throughout the house
95. Buy a vanity table and chair
96. Buy patio furniture
To stay motivated:
97. Blog about completed items [4/101]
98. Put $5 in savings for every item completed
To be as green as I can be:
99. Switch all lightbulbs to compact flourescent bulbs
100. Sign up for recyling
101. Buy energy saving appliances for the kitchen
