Hey gang!!! It's Monday, and you know what that means....a 101 in 1001 update. For this weeks update, I decided to post my whole list with any updates so you could see the WHOLE process. Just as a reminder, strike through is a completed task and italics is a task in progress. How do you think I'm doing??
Bettering Myself1. Lose 20 pounds (4/20)2. Learn American Sign Language
3. Learn to play the guitar
4. Read 101 new books (4/101)5. Make a complete and utter fool of myself
6. Write a letter to my idol teacher
7. Read a Shakespeare play and find somewhere to see it
8. Do 25 push-ups and 50 sit-ups every day (1/1001)
9. Complete a Sudoku book
10. Own a little black dress
11. Complete the couch to 5k run plan12. Run in a 5k
13. Read 10 books from the
banned book list (0/10)
14. Learn to tie a tie
15. Read at least 3
classic novels (0/3)
16. Swim 30,000 yards (0/30,000)
17. Don’t watch TV for at least one day each week (1/143)18. Stay off the Computer for at least one day each week (6/143)Being Crafty19. Finish my latch hook
20. Paint the house (2/9 rooms)21. Start scrapbooking again
22. Take a picture a day and post on blog weekly (0/143)23. Give only homemade gifts for one Christmas
24. Take a quilting class
25. Make a gingerbread house from scratch
Exploring and Experiencing the World26. Visit 5 new states (0/5)
27. Go on another cruise
28. See the pyramids in Egypt
29. Climb at least one
14er30. Go to Washington DC and immerse myself in American History
31. Go to the Reagan library in California
32. Road trip to the Grand Canyon
33. Road trip to Mt. Rushmore
34. Spend a weekend in Niagara Falls
35. Travel first class
36. Go to the North Pole
Being Money Smart37. Pay off our debt
38. Create a budget with Jeremy39. Stick to the budget each month once we create it
40. Save $2,000 using coupons ($79.40/$2,000)Being Green41. Plant a tree
42. Plant an herb garden
43. Plant a vegetable garden44. Get reusable bags for shopping trips45. Use only reusable bags for shopping trips
Being a Good Wife46. Attend a lock in with Jeremy
47. Complete the husband challenge
48. Go on a picnic date at least 3 times (0/3)
49. Kiss Jeremy under mistletoe
50. Go skinny dipping with Jeremy
51. Write why my husband rocks every Friday (2/143)52. Complete the Song of Solomon Series three times (0/3)53. Read 6 Books with Jeremy (1/6)54. Read the whole Bible with JeremyAll About Food55. Bake a real cheesecake
56. Attend a wine tasting
57. Find my favorite red and white wine
Being a Good Citizen58. Pay it forward at Starbucks
59. Spend under $10 for a meal and give a $10 tip
60. Donate blood
61. Do a charity walk/run
62. Go Christmas caroling
Being a Good Friend and Family Member63. Reconnect with old friends
64. Get to know our neighbors65. Host a holiday cookie exchange
66. Host a New Year’s party
67. Send a thank you note from every gift received68. Have a girl’s night
69. Write and mail at least one handwritten letter per month (2/33)Bloggy World70. Blog my progress71. Post this list online72. Write 101 comments on other peoples blogs (31/101)
Life Decisions73. Become a Mom
74. Get a job teaching
75. Get a puppy
76. Have Jimmy build us a house
77. Start the graduate program
Being more Christ-like78. Learn to love my enemies
79. Read every book of the bible (1/66 books or 53/1189 chapters)80. Serve food at a homeless shelter when it’s not the busy/holiday time
81. Do a thorough study of Proverbs 31For Fun82. Use my new snowboard that has been sitting in the closet
83. Stay in bed all day when I’m not sick84. Send a message in a bottle
85. Fly a kite
86. Watch the complete series of “West Wing” from beginning to end (0/7 seasons)
87. Have a garage sale
88. Complete a puzzle a year (0/3)
89. Watch
AFI’s best 100 movies (0/100)
90. Play in the rain
91. Build a snowman
92. Build a sand castle
93. Upload a video to YouTube
94. Make a snow angel
95. Attend a Murder Mystery Dinner
96. Milk a cow
97. Go to a Jazz club
98. Buy something from Williams & Sonoma for our house
99. Ride the Rail Runner
100. Donate $5 for each item not completed
101. Save $1 for each item completed and spend it on myself