• 101 in 1001

    A List of 101 Things to do in 1001 Days. Because, why not?

    Start Date: Tuesday March 18, 2008
    Finish Date: Tuesday December 14, 2010

    Big – Big goals, that cannot be accomplished quickly
    1. Buy a house
    2. Buy a car – Completed 9/2008

    Small – Little things that I’d like to do
    3. Frame prints
    4. Hang pictures in apartment
    5. Bake something from scratch – Completed 12/2008
    6. Go apple picking
    7. Go ice skating
    8. Bake bread - Completed 1/10/10
    9. See fireworks
    10. Order an organic vegetable box
    11. Donate blood

    Grow – expand mind, body, soul
    12. Take class on investing/finance
    13. Take beading class - Completed 2/12/10
    14. Take a cooking class
    15. Take a sewing class -Completed 4/15/08, Flickr
    16. Learn Tai Chi
    17. Take a yoga class
    18. Take a business related course
    19. Complete Level 1 Master Knitters Program
    20. Complete Level 2 Master Knitters Program

    Shrink – part 1, less is more
    21. Shrink debt in half
    22. Shrink debt in half again
    23. Sell or use entire current yarn stash
    24. Donate books – Completed 8/2008
    25. Clean out closets – Completed
    26. Clean out basement space – Completed

    Shrink – part 2, the obligatory healthy section
    27. Lose 10 pounds – Completed 5/2009
    28. Lose 10 more pounds
    29. Lose another 10 more pounds
    30. Lose 10 pounds for the 4th time (but not the same 10 pounds 4 times)
    31. Run 1 mile
    32. Run a 5k race
    33. Run another 5k race
    34. Run 100 miles (not in a row)
    35. Touch my toes without pain or injury

    Home – to do nearby (I wrote this when I lived in Chicago, so “nearby” isn’t so nearby anymore)
    36. Observation deck of the Sears Tower – Completed 8/26/08, Flickr
    37. Architectural boat tour of Chicago
    38. Chicago aquarium
    39. Visit Chinatown – Completed 8/26/08, Flickr
    40. Visit suburbs

    Away – out in the world
    41. Attend 2009 Family Reunion – Completed 8/2009, Flickr
    42. Take a tropical vacation
    43. Take a weekend road trip
    44. Order room service
    45. Go to NYC – it’s been too long!
    46. Go to Las Vegas

    Purchase – where I get greedy
    47. Laptop – Completed 12/20009
    48. Apple iTouch, Completed 9/2009, Flickr
    49. Digital camera with image stabilization, Completed 7/2009, Flickr
    50. A pair of work shoes that are cute and comfortable
    51. Good pedometer – Completed 4/2008
    52. 1154 lill custom handbag

    Create – make it myself
    53. Knit myself a sweater – Completed 1o/2009
    54. Knit Mr. Martini hat & scarf set - Completed 10/2009
    55. Finish or frog all current knitting WIPs – Completed 11/2009
    56. Make a beaded necklace – Completed 2/2010
    57. Sew myself 1 piece of clothing
    58. Sew pillows for living room – Completed (again!) 5/2009
    59. Paint my own pottery
    60. Try to quilt
    61. Sell one handmade item
    62. Make a photo light box – Completed 11/2009

    Dream – mostly fantasies, but you never know
    63. Develop a home business
    64. Travel outside the country
    65. Ride in a helicopter
    66. Ride in a hot air balloon
    67. Get teeth straightened
    68. Hire a cleaning service

    Reality – the boring, tedious stuff
    69. Organize & back up all digital photos – Completed 1/2010
    70. Reorganize all Flickr photos and sets – Completed 7/2009
    71. Organize all MP3s – Completed
    72. Make a will
    73. Recycle old computers & monitors – Completed 11/2009

    Different – things I normally wouldn’t do, but would like to experience
    74. Try fake fingernails
    75. Wear makeup every day for 2 weeks
    76. Purchase high heels & wear to work at least twice
    77. Bra-fitting by an expert
    78. Get a facial – Completed 9/2009, Flickr
    79. Get a massage – Completed 1/10/10

    Foodie – Cuisines I’d like to try (again, in some cases) (adjusted for current availability in new city)
    80. Ethiopian Japanese Steakhouse – Complete!
    81. Spanish – Cuban – Complete!
    82. Korean
    83. Indian – Completed
    84. Moroccan

    Random – randomly random
    85. Cartwheel on July 30 2008 – FAIL!
    86. Cartwheel on July 30 2009 – Completed 8/5/09, Flickr
    87. Cartwheel on July 30 2010
    88. Go to a concert – Completed 3/20/08, Flickr
    89. See a live sporting event
    90. Finish all 4 Phoenix Wright games (or both Professor Layton games)

    Rejects – originally rejected from the list, then added for the challenge
    91. Throw a party
    92. Donate knitted items to charity – Completed 10/2009
    93. Visit San Francisco
    94. Publish a knitting pattern
    95. Get paid to write something

    Freebies – More Randomness, Mostly Louisville Related
    96. Finish 365 Days of Self-Portraits Project
    97. Take a photography class – Completed
    98. Cook holiday meal – Completed
    99. Take a bourbon distillery tour.
    100. Bet on a horse race at Churchill Downs – Completed

    Last but not least
    101. Get married! Completed 10/17/2008!