But, I'm going to go for it again!! So here is my new 101 in 1001 list, with a completion date of March 2014!!
(Right now I'm 7 short... any suggestions? Also, I'll need your help for #88.)
Things in green are the items that are in progress.
Things in blue are completed items.
Things in purple are going to be completed, but after the March 2014 time frame.
Things in orange are just not going to happen anytime soon!!
- Adventure
- go camping
- see the Grand Canyon
- visit a new state
- attend the Celtic Classic
- attend a pro football or baseball game
- see a Broadway show
- visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
- go to Lancaster county (Amish area)
- go to Eastern State Penitentiary around Halloween
- get Gwen a passport
Family - decide for sure on being a surrogate
- find a church to attend as family
- start/continue at least one family tradition
- make an Easter trip to
DCMD! They moved! - visit with Babs at least once a year
- monthly playdates with Ro
- go on 4 (no child) date nights with Trav
- dance in the rain with Gwen (so wonderful... I'll definitely do this again...)
- stay at a B&B with Trav during foliage season
Fashion - get my new tattoo
- sort out clothes and donate ones I don't wear
- make necklace organizer
- sort jewelry
- cut purse stash in half
- buy one new "timeless" piece
- once I'm done nursing, pack away nursing tanks and bras!
- get 1 pedicure every season
Financial - pay off Trav's new car
- build up savings by at least half
- do another "no credit card" month
- star.bucks no more then 2x a week
- eat out no more then 2 times every three weeks
Fitness/Health - keep in weight comfort zone
do weekly baking soda facialsswitched to oil cleanse method instead!- walk at least 2-3 times a week
- buy a bicycle
- eat at least one veggie a day
- complete a 5k, try to run it (5m MS Walk in April '12, 5k Color Run in September '12)
- do mommy and me swim lessons (video!)
- go to the dentist at least 3 times
- have more sex! (at least 2x every 3 weeks, for 3 months in a row)
Food - grill peaches
- try a new cuisine
- go to a fruit festival in the fall
- learn to make preserves/jam
- find a great bread/loaf recipe
- make at least one loaf of bread every fall
- make at least one meal from scratch a week
- add 4 new recipes to our regular rotation
- no fast food for a month (fall 2011, and keeping this going!)
- teach someone a recipe
Go Green - switch 2 personal hygiene items to greener options (shampoo, face wash/scrub, face lotion)
- attend an Earth Day event
replace water heater with tankless, Energy Star versionwaiting on this one- replace bulbs (as they burnout) with CFL bulbs
- join (http://www.arborday.org/shopping/memberships/memberships.cfm), and plant our 10 new trees around our house and neighborhood (when we're in new house)
- cut out bottled water (not perfect with this, but getting better!)
- influence someone to make a greener choice
- 10 meat-free days
Household - redo vanity and medicine cabinet in bathroom
- work on moving to our "forever home"
- completely child-proof Gwen's room, so she can have 100% free reign in it
- clear front porch and make useable (places to sit, no junk)
Organization - create scrapbook/photobook with high school pictures
- create scrapbook/photobook with college picture
- organize all other print pictures
- do something with wedding dress
- sort through all of Gwen's baby clothes, keep favorites, donate rest (cut amount in half)
- pare down beauty/hygiene items (use up or dispose of old ones I won't use)
Personal Growth - take a class
- read 5 "classic" books from my to read list
- get an DSLR and really learn how to use it
- finally paint that canvas that's been sitting in my closet for two years (linky)
- have a "me" day... without Gwen or Trav
- revisit an old passion (martial arts, china stuff, etc.)
- volunteer for an environmental cause (signed up to clean up trails with the Sierra Club!)
- have 8 no TV days
Professional - keep office space clean (dust once a week, remove clutter daily)
- attend and really listen to at least two lectures a year (through work or not)
- redo resume
Random - blog at least three times a week
- hold a really b!tchin blog giveaway (go green event)
- vote
- get an iPhone
- watch the sunrise
- send a postcard to post secret (did two through the iPhone app; still want to do a real postcard one though)
- donate blood (can't until no new tattoos for a year)
- make a snow angel
- complete 2 random actions that friends think I should do (::gulp::)
start and keep up with stamp book (of visited places) for Gwen
Social- host a holiday dinner
- host a dinner party for two couples (I'm considering our house party close enough!)
- write more letters/notes (real letters, not emails)... at least one a month
- complete a random act of kindness
- be on time with all birthday/holiday cards for a year
Wish me luck, here I go!
Great list, Sweetheart! Just committing your list to writing is a great step. I know you will do well. Let me know how I can assist.
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