101 in 1001

Italic means actively working on.

Crossed out means completed.

 

Travel

1.       Visit Yosemite

2.       Visit Yellowstone

3.       Visit Grand Canyon

4.       Go to see my family at least 1x per year

5.       Camp on Channel Islands State Park (or take a tall ship there)

6.       Go whale watching

7.       Attend a major league baseball game

8.       Go to the new Children’s Museum in San Diego

9.       Stay in a hotel with a nice pool

10.   Go to a community college football game

 

 

Household

11.   Get ½ our produce from our garden

12.   Paint interior of house (at least 3 rooms) (2 done)

13.   Teach James to cook at least 1 breakfast that requires cooking independently

14.   Teach James to cook at least 1 dinner that requires cooking independently

15.   Stop using paper gift wrap that is not some form of recycle (i.e. comics)

16.   Bring my own bags every time

17.   Get actual compost from my compost bin

18.   Bake enough bread that it is our primary bread source, not store bought – I’m changing this. Since I’m trying to lose weight, baking bread is quite counter productive to me in that regard. So, I’m changing this to reach and maintain my goal weight.

19.   Buy eggs from the farmer’s market (for human consumption only, will still buy eggs to add to the dog’s food from the store because that will get too costly)

20.   Find a good local 2nd hand shop for (primarily) James’ clothes and use it.

21.   Keep bird seed in my bird feeder

22.   Get a hummingbird feeder and keep it filled

23.   Grow pumpkins

24.   Get the pond to habitable

25.   Re-pot all the indoor plants that need to be re-potted

26.   Make a terrarium

27.   Add organizers in the Master Closet

28.   Organize and donate clothes in the master closet

29.   Sort through and get rid of old cds

30.   Shop at the local tea store

31.   Bring books to the used book store

32.   Plant the front planters

33.   Plant the side hill

34.   Finish planting the front hill

35.   Find more energy efficient light bulbs that will work for us

36.   Investigate getting a rain barrel, even though I’ll find it’s probably not practical for here

37.   Take the cans and bottles out of the garage to recycle

38.   Take the Goodwill bags out of the garage to Goodwill

39.   Plant 3 more rabbit proof flowers

40.   Charge and carry my cell phone

41.   Plan my garden with enough time to get seeds from seed savers or similar

42.   Research getting  rid of land line

43.   Give James a great birthday party

44.   Plant 5 more trees (or bushes), native and/or drought tolerant (4 done)

45.   Fix the mailbox

46.   Take e-waste to be recycled

47.   Open a regular savings account for James

 

Art/Craft related

48.   Write a letter to James from Santa Claus in the style of The Letter from Father Christmas

49.   Finish 52 Blessings

50.   Do Project 365

51.   Finish James’ 100 good wishes quilt

52.   Knit only from my stash or trading from it

53.   Make homemade tiger balm

54.   Sew a skirt for myself

55.   Sew a shirt for myself

56.   Sew a seat protector/organizer for the car

57.   Stay up to date with mending

58.   Paint or embroider stained shirts to revive them

59.   Buy or make handmade gifts exclusively with the following exceptions: reused gifts (like used books), James and Darren (just not there yet)

60.   Make at least one meaningful gift for James and Darren for each birthday and Christmas

61.   Knit at least 2 more pairs of socks for Darren

62.   Knit at least 2 more pairs of socks for myself

63.   Have James make at least 1 gift per Christmas

64.   Sew an apron, a nice, vintage one

65.   Video everyday life at least every other month

 

Personal Growth

66.   Be able to identify two more constellations than I already know (bringing the grand total to 5)

67.   Get up to watch one of the meteor showers

68.   Learn to i.d. enough of my back yard birds to participate in the Great backyard bird count

69.   Participate in the great backyard bird count

70.    Find a regular babysitter for James

71.   Go out at least 2 times without James

72.   Learn to play one of Darren’s sports video games so I can play with him

73.   Play one season of one of Darren’s sports gambling leagues

74.   Begin (again) to learn to play the piano

75.   Read one world history book

76.   Read one financial book

77.   Read one health book

78.   Refresh my Spanish skills

79.   Actually attempt to hold a conversation (even is short) with someone in Spanish

80.   Wear make up once a month

81.   Read an art book

82.   Learn to text message

83.   Wear jewelry 1x a week

84.   Paint my nails 4 times (1 time)

 

Health

85.   Cut back Starbucks consumption to no more than 2x per month

86.   Cut  back coffee consumption to 1 pot cup per day

87.   Go for a walk with James and dogs 3x per week (except in summer)

88.   In summer, take James to pool or water park 2x per week

89.   In summer use wii fit 3x per week

90.   Have beans in our meals once a week

91.   Eat a healthy breakfast for 21 days in a row

92.   Take vitamins daily

93.   Go to the spa using my gift certificate

94.   Do self breast exam every month

 

Do for others

95.   Adopt a soldier

96.   Participate in Operation Christmas Child

97.   Give blood regularly (~every other month)

 The missing 4:

      98. Write an update to James’ orphanage

      99. Teach Arrow control around the UPS man

    101. Download my pictures once a week

    102. Have a giveaway at the blog for each non-completed item (without using a book I’ve gotten for free :-) ).

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