101 in 1001

I've been inspired. A friend of mine started a blog last year with a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. I thought it was pretty neat when I saw it, but not until I recently revisited it did I get inspired to do the same. It's called the 1001 Day Project. There's a website with information about it, how to get it started and a list of others' lists. So I've decided to start my list. Currently, it is not complete. It's taken me several days to get what I have and I'm sure a few more days and it will be complete. However, I wanted to go ahead and post what I've got and get started on a few of these goals. I will be blogging about the projects as I complete them (it's on the list to do so). So here it is.

The Mission:

Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:

Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

My start date is February 1, 2009.

My end date is October 30, 2011.

Key:

completed

in progress

not yet started

Where Soul Meets Body

1. Get a massage

2. Read 5 books (1/5)

3. Get back into yoga class at the gym & attend at least 1 a month (0/33)

4. Spend at least 10 minutes a day with God (ie. praying, reading Bible)

5. Go 1 week without eating dessert (0/1)

6. Go on at least 3 walks a week (7/143)

7. Go on all of the trails at the El Dorado Nature Walk (1/3)

It's a Family Affair

8. Send 10 handwritten cards/letters just because (0/10)

9. Take Dylan to the beach at least 5 times each summer (5/15)

10. Have a picnic at the park at least 3 times (0/3)

11. Keep up with Dylan's blog with at least 3 posts per week (7/143)

12. Visit family in Texas

13. Start working on baby #2 (don't get too excited, not right now, I just mean eventually!)

14. Start researching, speaking with other couples, praying over, etc. about adoption process

15. Have "professional" pictures taken (ie. probably a photographer friend of Chad's)

16. Call at least 1 friend a week (texting/email/facebook don't count!) (7/143)

17. Order photobooks of Dylan for her first and second years of life (0/2)

18. Send a card to each of my great aunts once a month (1/33)

19. Send a card, flowers or a gift to out of state family on their birthdays

20. Meet Evan Edward Van Oefflen

21. Meet Israel Anthony Acosta

22. Introduce Dylan to Arabella Carol Wooten

23. Take video of Dylan at least 3 times a month (5/33)

Cash Rules Everything Around Me

24. Pay off hospital bill

25. Pay off bill for iron IV treatments

26. Consolidate credit cards

27. Pay off said credit cards

28. Save at least $5,000 (0/5,000)

29. Start a savings account for Dylan and deposit $10 per month (more when we can afford it) (0/33)

30. Donate $2 for each task not completed at end of 1001 days

Our House is a Very, Very, Very Fine House

31. Plant a vegetable garden for Dylan

32. Sew new curtains for kitchen

33. Figure out new window treatments for Dylan's room

34. Paint house

35. Paint and hang art in Dylan's room

36. Complete tree wall hanging in Dylan's room (my Everest, haha!)

37. Paint our bedroom

38. Re-paint kitchen table

39. Do something new to kitchen cabinets (strip, paint, refinish, etc.)

It's a Good Thing

40. Register for Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis walk in honor of Ojaio

41. Raise at least $500 for walk (I'll post donation link once I'm able to register)

42. Participate in walk

43. Actually use the reusable shopping bags we have and acquire no more plastic bags

44. Find a local farmer's market and purchase fruits & veggies there once a month (1/33)

Everybody Have Fun Tonight

45. Get a library card at a local library

46. Go back to New York City...with Dylan! (visit Abbie & Alysson while there)

47. Adopt a dog!

48. Visit a zoo

49. Cook or bake at least 20 new recipes (12/20)

50. Sign up for and do at least 20 postcrossings

51. See Cirque Du Soleil's "LOVE" show

52. Visit an art museum

53. Go to a concert (I'm seeing No Doubt August 2009!)

54. Take Dylan to the Long Beach Aquarium

55. Enroll Dylan in swim lessons in summer 2010

56. Go to dinner just me and Chad

57. Go to the movies! (it's been like 6 months)

58. Thus, allowing someone to babysit Dylan for the first time!

59. Learn to play at least 1 song on the keyboard (preferably one that Chad can play on the guitar)

It's All About Me!

60. Get a manicure and pedicure at the same time

61. Buy 3 new bras that are not nursing bras (3/3)

62. Get another tattoo

63. Graduate!

64. Learn how to use photoshop

65. Find a foundation that I love

Get it Together

66. Organize pictures from computer and put onto discs

67. Create and follow a work-week home management plan

68. Write our will

69. Set up and implement a receipt filing system

70. Organize '08 receipts

71. File taxes for 2008 & 2009 (2/2)

72. Get a fire-safe box for important documents

73. Blog about each task as I complete them (12/101)

74. Get certified copies of Dylan's birth certificate

75. Organize file boxes

76. Shred old bill statements and unneeded documents

77. Get a landline for emergencies

Miscellaneous

78. Get wedding dress preserved!!

79. Order more wedding pictures

80. Buy a DSLR camera

81. Go to 10 year high school reunion

82. Apply for emergency credential so I can start subbing

83. File leave of absence for current semester

84. Take the RICA

85. Potty train Dylan by 9.10.10

86. Once Dylan can stand on her own, start a measurement wall & measure her every month

87. Complete the "25 Random things about me" list

88. Complete this list

Added since posting:

89. Trace family lineage

90. Throw Josie one kick-A baby shower!

91. Register for paperless statements for all accounts that offer it.

92. Get a new driver's license with current address (and new picture?)

93. Refinish hardwood floors

94. Paint living room...again

95. Scrape ceilings

96. Paint kitchen

97. Turn storage room in garage into a darkroom

98. Make at least 3 projects from my sewing book