The One with the 101 Things

Goal: To complete 101 tasks in 1001 days.


So this is my list. My starting date is October 18, 2008, and my ending date is July 16, 2011.

Unfinished tasks in black.

In progress tasks in blue italics.

Completed tasks in green.

I'm really excited to get started, so weeeeee, here I go!

Because I adore my husband

1. Make Justin a special breakfast 5 times (1/5)

2 *private*

3. *private* (0/2)

4. Go on 5 motorcycle rides with Justin (0/5)

5. Take Justin to a movie at a drive-in

6. Plan a surprise weekend for Justin

Because I love my family

7. See Matty and Lucy at least 30 times (1/30)

8. Take Grandma on a special trip

9. Go to a Cubs-Cards game with Matty, Justin and my dad

10. Pick a boy's name to use if we ever have a son

11. Do something nice for Kevin and Carolyn for all their work on our house

Because my friends are awesome

12. Have a Christmas party at our house

13. Make one new real friend

14. Take a trip with Sarah before she starts med school

15. Have a sleepover with Kristi at the new house

16. Plan Italy trip with Anne

17. Have a LOST Season 5 premiere party

18. Go to my five year high school reunion

Because I care about others

19. Donate unwanted clothes and shoes to Goodwill

20. Donate money to a special charity

21. Leave a very generous tip at a restaurant for good service

22. Donate a gallon of blood (0/8)

23. Get CPR certified

Because I have a passion for literature

24. Read 82 never-read-before books (1/82)

25. Read the entire Bible (0/66)

26. Finally finish A Prayer for Owen Meany

27. Win NaNoWriMo

28. Finish writing a novel

29. Buy a book at the Arcola Paperback store

30. Buy a book at the Jane Addams bookstore

31. Research at least 3 MFA programs (0/3)

32. Get something published

33. Read at least 20 Dalkey books--not counted towards 82 others (0/20)

34. Read Jane Austen's Letters

35. Read Northanger Abbey

Because I am proud of our home

36. Plant a garden

37. Paint the guest bedroom

38. Complete black & white photo arrangement in hallway

39. New window treatments in living room, office, master bedroom and guest room (0/4)

40. Start converting back room into family room

41. Redo the bathroom

42. Fill in photo screen completely

Because I want to take care of the Earth

43. Switch to all reusable grocery bags

44. Start recycling more than just aluminum cans

45. Participate in Earth Hour 2009, 2010, 2011 (0/3)

Because I should try new things

46. Visit a state I've never been to before

47. Go Christmas shopping in Chicago

48. Sleep outdoors in a tent

49. Go ice skating

50. Go horseback riding

51. Take a weekend trip to the wineries around Carbondale

52. Gamble at a casino

53. Sing karaoke in public at least once

54. Take some sort of dance class or lesson

55. Climb an indoor rock wall

56. Go to an Illini football game

Because food is delicious

57. Bring my lunch to work more often

58. Compile recipes in a binder and try 4 new recipes a month (1/132)

59. Go to a farmer's market

60. Make homemade sushi

61. Bake a gorgeous cake and display it on my cake platter

62. Try five foods I think I don't like (5/5)

63. Create my own recipe for something delicious

Because fun is essential

64. Complete all wedding-related scrapbooks

65. Complete a planning bio, a wedding bio, and a nest bio (0/3)

66. See 25 movies on IMDB's Top 250 (2/25)

67. Get a Wii

68. Find a really great bottle of icewine

69. Hit up the after-Christmas sales for great deals on next year's decorations

Because growing up is inevitable

70. Edit fiction at work

71. Create and stick to a budget

72. Put money in savings each month (0/34)

73. Start a 401K or a Roth IRA

74. Ask about working from home one day a week

Because being healthy is important

75. Get back down to 140 lbs (158/140)

76. Start doing yoga again (0/150)

77. Go straight two weeks without soda (0/14)

78. Run a mile without stopping

79. Do a real pull-up

80. Make it all the way across the monkey bars

81. Play tennis at least 25 times (0/25)

Because I value myself

82. Become conversational in Italian

83. Call in sick to spend one day at home alone

84. Get my hair cut short(er)

85. Get a professional massage

86. Put together a photography portfolio

87. Get a pair of red stilettos

88. Get a pet turtle

89. Try to get on Jeopardy! again

90. Learn European, African, and Asian geography (0/3)

Just because

91. Start a blog, especially to document the 101 in 1001 (10/16/08)

92. Transfer all the files I want from my old laptop

93. Vote in the 2008 presidential election (11/4/08) 

94. Vote in an election in a non-presidential year

95. Transfer at least 3 home movies to DVD (0/3)

96. Get a new address book and update it (10/27/08)

97. Learn something big new every week (4/132)

98. Hold a mouse

99. Get my wedding dress preserved

100. Save $5 for each item accomplished (3/101)

101. Make a new 101 in 1001 at the end of this one