This is a list of 101 things I would like to accomplish in 1001 days. The purpose of this blog is to keep track of my progress.
How many days do I have left?
My List of 101 Things
1.Grow hair out past my shoulders. 2.Lose 100 pounds. (3lbs) 3.Read 1 book per month. School assigned books don't count. 4.Finish painting the master bathroom. 5.Buy a new car. 6.Obtain and maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. 7.Choose and apply for grad school. 8.Take the GRE exam for grad school. 9.Graduate from NIU. 10.Keep a handwritten journal and write in it at least once a week. 11.Go one month without eating out. 12.Learn to bake a yummy fruitcake. 13.Swim in the ocean. 14.Fly somewhere on an airplane without any fears. 15.Stop cursing completely. 16.Attend a church service at the Universalist Unitarian church. 17.Walk the dog every day that weather and health permit. 18.Cook dinner at least 3 nights per week. 19.Paint our bedroom. 20.Organize Abby's room really well. 21.Limit leisure computer time to 1 hour per day on school days. 22.Go out dancing. 23.Volunteer for an organization that I care about. 24.Adopt another dog. 25.Paint or stain our bedroom furniture. 26.Leave the country. 27.Visit Jeri in Arizona. 28.Visit my cousins. 29.Paint Abby's bedroom. 30.Spend the day in Chinatown. 31.Read Barack Obama's books. 32.Paint Evan's bedroom. 33.Go one month without eating meat. 34.Work out 5 times per week. 35.Watch all the movies on our Blockbuster list. 36.Pay cash for everything (except for online purchases). 37.Paint the main floor of the house. 38.Get outlet covers resolved in the kitchen. 39.Go through our books and get rid of any that I don't like. 40.Listen more than I talk. 41.For every negative thing that I say, follow it with something positive. 42.Make a new friend. 43.Learn a new word each week and use it. 44.Start belly dancing again. 45.Get caught up on each child's scrapbook. 46.Overcome fear of pontoon boats and ride one. 47.Take a wine tour of Door County. 48.Paint a picture worthy of hanging up in our house. 49.Write a poem. 50.Start a family game night. 51.Send in a secret to Postsecret 52.Have 2 dates per month with my husband. 53.Learn some Spanish. 54.Go to a Huskies football game. 55.Have a professional family photo taken. 56.Make a good sangria. 57.Grow peppers. 58.Try a new wine every month 59.Take the train. 60.Ride a bike. 61.Keep on top of birthdays & anniversaries. Send cards on time. 62.Learn how to make crepes. 63.Spend a whole night at Relay for Life. 64.Camp on the beach. 65.Make a carrot cake. 66.Get a massage. 67.Go see a psychic and get a reading. 68.Visit the Field Museum. 69.Dress up for Halloween. 70.Go on a sleigh ride. 71.Build a snowman. 72.Have a bonfire at least once a month from May-October (3/6). 73.Eat at a tapas restaurant. 74.Take a boat ride on Lake Michigan. 75.Get an MP3 player and load it with music that makes me happy. 76.Put pink highlights in my hair. 77.Try 10 new restaurants (10/10) 78.Wish on a star. 79.Buy myself flowers at least once a month. 80.Pet a llama. 81.Teach Gracie to shake her paw. 82.Organize our walk in closet. 83.Drink one of each kind of margarita at Eduardo's. 84.Take an art class just for fun. 85.Make my own body butter. 86.Take a family photo every month. 87.Buy a raincoat and wear it. 88.Have a water balloon fight. 89.Have clear thyroid and lymph node scans every time. 90.Learn to love my scars. 91.Create something with saved cards and letters. 92.Wear a funny hat. Take a picture. 93.Eat at Sonic. 94.Make more entries in our love story journal. 95.Go to the symphony. 96.Go to a concert at Ravinia. 97.Get all A's one semester. 98.Ride on a scooter. 99.Visit both the east and west coast. 100.Visit a Buddhist temple. 101.Pick fruit from an orchard.
