...in 1,001 days!
My Deadline is December 4, 2011.
I think this will be a great way for me to accomplish so many things I want (and need) to do while documenting them all along the way!
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Black means this one isn't done yet.
Green means this one's DONE!!
Blue means this one's in-process.
For Me
1. Update this once a week with progress on my blog.
2. Read 30 books I wouldn't normally read. (1/30)
3. Read 5 self-help books: I bought a few, will update the title soon! (0/5)
4. Put some of each paycheck into my HSA for 6 months. (0/12)
5. Pay off my car.
6. Learn about and invest in the stock market.
7. Pass a personal finance class.
8. Make a living will.
9. Go to a therapy session.
10. Be comfortable driving a stick-shift (thanks Patrick!!)
11. Paint or buy 1 piece of art that reflects me.
12. Research my ancestry.
13. Achieve 90 wpm, 0 errors.
14. Complete 2 continuing ed classes.
15. Complete a First-Aid/CPR class.
16. Learn basic conversational Spanish.
My Body
17. Floss every day for a month.
18. Take vitamins every day for 1 month (taking some yummy gummie ones, haha!)
19. Learn to give myself a proper pedi & mani.
20. Two dentist appointments (2/2), two physicals (2/2) and one eye exam each year.
21. Work out at least 3x per week for 2 months.
22. Whiten teeth before May 1st.
23. Learn 1 new word a day, and try to use at least once that day for 1 month.
24. Go 3 months with no dark-colored sodas.
25. Get my standing tuck back.
26. Price a pair of boobs.
27. Design my tattoo.
28. Get my tattoo.
29. Research vitiligo treatments.
30. Have wax candle treatment done to my ears.
31. Get a facial.
Purchases
32. Matching furniture.
33. Tickets to a NFL game outside of Nashville.
34. Designer purse - birthday gift (Dooney!)
35. Dyson Ball.
36. Flat-screen TV over 40”
37. Another set of plates.
38. Right-hand diamond ring.
39. A low-back black dress.
40. A house.
Travel
41. Get my passport.
42. Go on a punch-list inspection trip alone.
43. Take one spring/summer vacation somewhere hot.
44. Take one fall/winter vacation somewhere cold: 12/18 - 12/21 Asheville, NC.
45. Visit the Smithsonian museum.
46. Snorkel.
47. Deep-sea fish.
48. Be in the audience of SNL.
49. Fly a kite at the beach.
50. Rent a convertible on a vaca.
51. Visit the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.
52. See the Grand Canyon.
53. Vaca outside the contiguous 48 states.
54. Have visited at least 25 of the the other 49 states: NY, NJ, DC, AL, GA, FL, TX, CA, CO, KY, IN, OH, VA,
For Fun
55. Watch 5 girly movies I haven't seen: The Proposal
56. Watch 5 classic movies I haven't seen.
57. Watch 5 guy movies I haven't seen: Transporter 2, Flight of the Phoenix
58. See a play.
59. Dress up in a ridiculous costume and go to a party NOT on Halloween.
60. Go to 5 new restaurants: Nana Rosa, Avanti, Wasabi, Suko Thai
61. Scan old photos and put them on Facebook.
62. Scrapbook my trips and adventures from this list.
63. Be on TV.
64. Learn to snowboard.
65. Learn to wakeboard.
66. Keep an entire plant alive for 6 months - ponytail palm: residing on the end table in our living room.
67. Build a computer (or beef mine up) - Scratch that; I bought a new one.
68. Learn to drive and dock a boat.
For Others
69. Give blood 5 times.
70. Donate time to 2 causes.
71. Participate in 3 walks for various causes.
72. Donate to Goodwill 3x per year.
73. Use recyclable grocery bags.
74. Plant 2 trees.
75. Be the DD 3 times.
76. Give $5 to a homeless person: How about this: I gave a $20 to a drag queen whose buddies left him/her at the gay club. I think that counts.
Cooking
77. Learn to cook a roast in the crock pot from scratch
78. Make gravy w/o asking for help.
79. Learn to make sushi rolls.
80. Volunteer to make a dish of significance for Thanksgiving.
81. Learn 5 new recipes that are good for me (unlike the above goals) - Started selling Pampered Chef... making lots of new dishes! Chicken Fajitas, Baked Potato Chowder, Ravioli Skillet
82. Acquire some of Nannie's recipes and learn to cook them.
83. Finish Mom's recipe book.
84. Make my own recipe book.
For JD
85. Walks at least 3x/week for 3 month. (1/36)
86. Shave 5 lbs off him by March 2010 - down to 58 lbs.
87. Brush his teeth 1x every month.
88. Train him to not jump, sit while I cook, beg, and let a treat sit on his nose.
89.Get professional help training him with other dogs.
With Family & Friends
90. Go visit the Scott family in Dallas - 6/24!!
91. Go visit Lisa & Mike - 5/21/09
92. Go visit Grandaddy & Coco.
93. Get a family photo together.
94. Go canoeing.
95. Go camping for 5 consecutive days.
96. Visit a theme park I've never been to.
97. Attend 15 concerts: Rock on the Range 5/17-5/18,
98. Plan and go on a picnic.
99. Send thank-yous for each gift I receive (minus Christmas) for a year.
100. Make a birthday calendar & mail cards to at least 25 people.
101. Inspire at least 1 other person to make a 101 things to do in 1,001 days list!