101 in 1001

By design, I am a list maker. Looking at my desk, I see three lists. I love crossing things off, and more so, the feeling of accomplishment! For the past few years, I've seen 101 in 1001 lists on various blogs. I've wanted to create one, but it seemed like such a daunting task. Since I'm working to find me again, I decided to create a pretty exhaustive list of things I'd love to accomplish in the next 2.75 years. Here is my list of 101 things I'd like to accomplish in by August 10, 2015...

Start date: November 12, 2013

End date: August 10, 2015

FOR OTHERS

1. Send 40 handwritten notes (0/50)

2. Donate 500 items (0/500)

3. Christmas goodies to neighbors

4. Send happies in the mail to 10 friends (0/10)

5. Write a monthly letter to our Compassion kids

6. Volunteer with Children's Miracle Network

7. Go on a mission trip

FOR US

8. Watch all Star Wars movies (0/6)

9. Watch all Harry Potter movies (0/7)

10. Attend a haunted house

11. Take a cooking class together

12. Go to a movie at Liberty Hall

13. Expand our family

14. Start adoption process

15. Go on a spontaneous road trip

16. Go geocaching

17. Complete a puzzle

18. Go to three movies with Jeremy (that I don’t want to see) (0/3)

19. Create a Jesus Tree to use at Christmas

FOR MYSELF

20. Attend BSF (Bible Study Fellowship)

21. Memorize 20 scriptures (0/20)

22. Participate in a 5K Color Run

23. Participate in a Turkey Trot

24. Participate in a Jingle Bell Run

25. Make bed every day for 30 days (0/30)

26. Lose 50 pounds (0/50)

27. Try a new hair color
28. Get a shellac manicure
29. Drink only water and coffee for 30 days
30. Eat paleo for 30 days
31. Become CPR certified

32. Don’t hit the snooze button for 7 days

33. Attend 3 book events (book signing, author q & a, etc) (0/3)

34. Wash my face every night for 30 days (0/30)

35. Successfully give up something for Lent (no cheating!)

36. Have family pictures made

37. Frame my degree

38. Purchase personalized notecards

39. Have a blog makeover

40. Be in a flash mob

FINANCES

41. Pay off car

42. Develop a budget

43. Stick to budget for 90 days (0/90)

44. Save $100 per month for one year (0/12)

45. Set-up monthly draft for tithe

46. Insure engagement/wedding ring

47. Choose a stock & invest

48. Have a no-spend month (only necessities—food & gas)

CREATE & LEARN

49. Take a calligraphy class

50. Take a craft class

51. Read 30 books (0/30)

52. Learn 2 songs on my oboe (0/2)

53. Learn to ice cookies with royal icing

54. Sew something

55. Make a mobile for nursery

56. Visit Tyler Museum of Art

FOOD

57. Buy a freezer for the garage to store food

58. Buy beef from a local, organic farmer

59. Make a soufflé

60. Make chicken liver pâté

61. Make a flourless chocolate cake

62. Make homemade mozzarella

63. Learn to make tamales with Delia & Sarah

64. No eating out for a month (0/30)

65. No fast food for 60 days (0/60)

66. Make a reproducible recipe book from my grandmother’s handwritten spiral

67. Enter a recipe contest

68. Take lunch to work 4 times per week for a month (0/28)

ENTERTAINMENT & TRAVEL

69. Attend a taping of Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

70. Go to a midnight showing of a movie

71. Attend The Book of Mormon

72. Attend Wicked

73. Attend a sing-a-long movie

74. Visit NYC

75. Visit the Northwest

76. Visit New Orleans

SOCIAL

77. Celebrate 12.12.12

78. Host a game night

79. Throw an Eggnog & Appetizers Christmas Party

80. Have a fondue party

81. Start a girls supper club; meet monthly for six months (0/6)

ORGANIZE

82. Organize every cabinet; then start over

83. Organize every drawer; then start over

84. Organize every closet; then start over

85. Organize garage

86. Organize photos in matching albums

87. Print honeymoon photos for album

88. Make J’s closet a safe place during emergency (stock with flashlights, water, pillows)

HOME LIFE

89. Finish master bedroom

90. Decorate a nursery

91. New flooring in house

92. New light fixture in dining room

93. Remove chair rail from dining & entry

94. Paint entry

95. Paint dining room

96. Change light fixtures in halls

97. Unpack extra room

98. Paint/finish nightstands

99. Sell couch & chairs in living room

100. Print, frame, & hang a wedding picture

101. Plant a magnolia tree