My 101 Things in 1001 Days Challenge

Jan 03, 2009 12:50

I saw this on the spotlight and it got me thinking -- so I'm in. I didn't realize just how hard it would be to come up with 101 things, but the list is done and I'm excited to get started. So without further ado --

Just For Me
1. Keep a scrapbook/journal of the 101 things project -- write at least once a week. (0/143)
2. Read one complete book a month. (0/36)
3. Send a secret to Postsecret
4. Try at least 1 new recipe a month. (0/36)
5. Watch 1 unusual film a month -- foreign or something I wouldn't otherwise chose (0/36)
6. Take at least 10 photos each month (0/360)
7. Create a system to organize mail/paperwork
8. Get a personal history from my grandma
9. Write letters to 5 of the important people in my life (0/5)
10. Try a new hair style.
11. Bowl a game over 200
12. Take pictures in a photo booth just for fun
13. See a movie at the drive-in.
14. Get a professional massage
15. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy
16. Build a snowman
17. Buy an original piece of artwork

Family & Friends
18. Take my mom to see a movie/show she wants to see
19. Take my dad to dinner/lunch
20. Give grandma a day for whatever she wants/needs
21. Finish grandma's photo project
22. Make time to visit at least 1 friend I haven't seen in over a month, each month. (0/36)
23. Scrapbook for Becca
24. Spend at least 2 hours a month with my niece and nephew - each! (0/36)
25. Play with the kitties 1 hour a week (0/143)
26. Write and give 25 birthday cards (0/25)
27. Host 3 social events (0/3)
28. Send anonymous warm fuzzies to 12 different people. (0/12)
29. Give 5 'just because' gifts (0/5)
30. Create a scavenger hunt for someone

Adventures/Experiences
31. Visit at least 2 foreign countries I've never been to before
32. Eat at 10 restaurants I've never tried before -- at least 3 from cultures I've never tried (0/10) (0/3)
33. Go on 5 last minute adventures -- no planning, just go! (0/5)
34. Go camping at least 4 times -- at least once somewhere entirely new! (0/4)
35. Find and visit at least 15 places in the Philadelphia area that I've never seen (0/15)
36. Renew passport!
37. Go see a Broadway show and have dinner in Manhattan
38. Go to the Cape May County Zoo & take a donation
39. Attend 5 concerts (0/5)
40. Watch a sunrise
41. Go to an Eagles game
42. Make an October trip to Salem, Massachusetts
43. See the Grand Canyon
44. Visit 3 new beaches (0/3)
45. Find a spot to and go tide pooling
46. Add 3 more stamps to my National Park Passport
47. Stay at a bed and breakfast
48. Go to a planetarium and see a star show.
49. Go on a hot air balloon ride.
50. Go ice skating at Rockefeller Center
51. Take a ride on a motorcycle
52. Take the Cape May- Lewis Ferry
53. Tour the White House
54. Check out a local farmer's market and buy something
55. Attend an ice cream festival.
56. Gamble in a casino -- something other than the slot machines!
57. Go to Springlake, NJ
58. Have buffalo wings in Buffalo, NY
59. Go to Ricketts Glen State Park, Benton, PA

Society & Environment
60. Clean out the closet and donate clothes I haven't worn in over a year.
61. Volunteer at least 5 hours a month (0/180)
62. Stop using plastic drinking bottles -- use refillable one.
63. Complete one random act of kindness each week. (0/143)
64. Grow hair long enough to donate to Locks of Love.
65. Participate in a fundraiser for a community organization.
66. Help a teacher secure needed classroom items.
67. Watch "An Inconvenient Truth"
68. Freecycle atleast 5 items (0/5)

Health & Well Being
69. Do Pilates 3 times a week. (0/143)
70. Cook dinner at least twice a week. (0/143)
71. Pack breakfast, lunch & snacks at least 4 days a week. (0/143)
72. Have smoothies for breakfast every day for a week
73. Go rock climbing -- indoor or out.
74. Go for a bike ride
75. Play volleyball again

Finances
76. Save $5000 or more each year (0/3)
77. Save for a down payment on a house
78. Create a monthly budget and stick to it (0/36)
79. Evaluate IRA and make investment decisions
80. Increase Emergency fund by $1000
81. Sell the old jewelry

Work & Education
82. Find a willing partner and take ballroom classes again
83. Learn how to crochet.
84. Improve Spanish skills -- speaking, reading, writing
85. Learn how to make 25 different mixed drinks (0/25)
86. Learn how to cook a tasty curry
87. Finish the continuing ed credits I need for my PA license
88. Learn more about IRAs and investing
89. Learn to make tamales
90. Take a self defense course
91. Learn to drive a stick shift
92. Learn more of the geography of Africa and the Middle East

Home & Personal Belongings
93. Fix laptop.
94. Sew curtains for living room and bedroom
95. Finish the quilt for my bed
96. Create artwork for the bedroom
97. Put photos in frames and put them up
98. New fountain/litter box for kitties
99. Repair tower for kitties
100. Sort out the items 'living' in the cat's room
101. Find a Drexel sweatshirt I like and buy it

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