101 things to do in 1001 days
So I may not have everything listed yet. But I want to get started, so I'll fill in everything else as I go.
Start Date: 10 April 2008
End Date: 6 January 2011
In Progress
Finished
Housing
1) move out of apartment by the end of June 2008
2) find a house/apartment to rent in Milwaukee by end of November 2008
3) organize my life in said new place right away!
4) find a location to have our wedding in Wisconsin
5) do as much for the wedding handmade as possible (or buy handmade)
6) start donating plasma and donate at least once a week until I leave Oshkosh
7) grow and use all my own herbs after moving into new house with Richard
8) find/buy an actual bed frame for the new place
9) find a new home for the pink couch or sell it
10) clean out everything from under the bed, get rid of it or pack it away
Organization
11) make a calendar with the birthdays of all the important people in my life so I do not forget
12) sit down at the beginning of each month to write all important/due dates on my calendar for five straight months (0/5)
13) clean my car once every two months (June)
Crafty
14) build my 9 drawer craft organizer (4/12), cover it in old book pages, and use it to stay organized
15) sort ALL my craft stamps by color
16) buy a real stamp album
17) put my "collecting" stamps in said actual album
18) finish the patchwork stamp suitcase
19) create wonderful train case for Anna
20) sell orange suitcases at Beth's yard sale (5/2)
21) take one film picture every day for a month
22) organize all my negatives
23) digitally scan all negatives as I develop them
24) write a memoir I can love "A List of Things I Found Along the Way"
25) write four new pieces (1/4)
26) make 10 ATCs to have at future shows (0/10)
27) schedule two shows somewhere I haven't yet shown - (Stevens Point and Milwaukee?)
28) make that bingo chip jewelry that's been on my mind forever
29) do the typewriter tree photo shoot
Etsy
30) post one forum post every day for a month
31) list one new item each week for two months
32) sell at least four photographs by the end of 2008 (4/19- Ninja Stories II)
33) do not buy more than one item on etsy for every five I sell (Sold=1, Bought=0)
Money
34) save $500 by September 1st
35) collect an average of 50 cans per day when I'm home (Can Experiment)
36) sell at least $100 of stuff I can do without at rummage sale/Plato's closet/Half.com (June 23: $17.10)
37) set aside enough money to buy a new mac laptop, and actually buy it before Richard quits Apple
Me
38) get married
39) stop biting my nails
40) lose twenty pounds (4/20)
41) have Brad do my chart
42) get rid of my clothes that look like rags
43) wash all my dishes right away for one month without letting them pile up (0/31)
44) hang/put away all my clothes right after finishing laundry for one month
45) put all my dirty clothes straight into the hamper every day for two months (0/62)
46) organize all my cds/music on itunes onto external hard drive
47) rip all my vinyl albums and store on external hard drive
48) buy one original piece of art
49) graduate from college
50) make my trip to England a valuable experience
51) reconnect with old Milwaukee friends that I actually want in my life
52) take the dog for a daily walk when in Brookfield (use the walks on Sunday/Monday to collect cans from the neighbors' recycling)
Other
53) put 25 cents into a jar every day for entire 1001 days. Do not spend or use to do laundry. Deposit into savings at the beginning of every month, still do not spend. ($250.25)
54) collect pepsi stuff caps - enough to get something actually useful for the new house or a fun gift for Richard (Currently: 99)
55) wear makeup at least twice a week for three months (0/12 weeks)
56) replace brakes on bike and use it at least once a week until there's too much snow
57) use bike to pick up groceries at least once a month
58) make three reusable "plastic knit" grocery bags and use for every grocery trip for one month
59) spend an entire day alone at the beach/in the woods
60) go camping with just Richard in the middle of no where. Just us and a tent.
61) talk to that woman about photographing her wedding, and convince her that she wants me to do it. - hired on as of 4/28
62) list one of my suitcases on etsy by the end of 2008
63) learn to make my own resin jewelry
64) host at least three craft nights after moving to Milwaukee
65) take one photography class that expands my knowledge and skill
66) buy/build a dining room table that both Richard and I like
67) save $1000
68) save $3000
69) learn to cook tofu well
70) keep the friends in Oshkosh that I love, even after I move away
71) make a budget with Richard for 2009 and stick to it for at least six months
72) go for a weekly walk alone for two months
73) visit Minneapolis, understand what the fuss is about
74) actually use the things I salvage for art stuff, instead of just collecting it and giving it away when I move
75) make envelopes and stationary from the wallpaper samples I have
76) make a blog post at least once a week, for as long as I can
77) make my website look more professional
78) market my website and photography
79) build my wedding photography portfolio
80) build my "house book"
81) make applesauce from the apple trees at my parents' house
82) go on a picnic with Richard
83) go horseback riding with Richard
84) pan for gold
85) get my first pedicure (goodness knows my feet could use it)
86) go to Canada
87) crochet a granny-square blanket in colors I like (perhaps blue and brown or green and brown)
88) crochet at least one present for each holiday (christmas)
89) go to each Maxwell Street Days with Beth this summer (except for the one where I'll be out of the country)
90) buy a dremel
91) learn to make (and make) a linocut print.
92) use linocut to make save-the-date cards for the wedding.
93) collect 1,000 my coke rewards points - use to get something useful for Richard and me [TRY to get more than 1,000 - preferably enough to get that tv....yeah right] (June 23: 599)
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The End
100) put $1 into savings for every item completed as they are completed (5/101)
101) donate $1 to Clinic for Special Children for every item uncompleted after 1001 days
Start Date: 10 April 2008
End Date: 6 January 2011
In Progress
Finished
Housing
1) move out of apartment by the end of June 2008
2) find a house/apartment to rent in Milwaukee by end of November 2008
3) organize my life in said new place right away!
4) find a location to have our wedding in Wisconsin
5) do as much for the wedding handmade as possible (or buy handmade)
6) start donating plasma and donate at least once a week until I leave Oshkosh
7) grow and use all my own herbs after moving into new house with Richard
8) find/buy an actual bed frame for the new place
9) find a new home for the pink couch or sell it
10) clean out everything from under the bed, get rid of it or pack it away
Organization
11) make a calendar with the birthdays of all the important people in my life so I do not forget
12) sit down at the beginning of each month to write all important/due dates on my calendar for five straight months (0/5)
13) clean my car once every two months (June)
Crafty
14) build my 9 drawer craft organizer (4/12), cover it in old book pages, and use it to stay organized
15) sort ALL my craft stamps by color
16) buy a real stamp album
17) put my "collecting" stamps in said actual album
18) finish the patchwork stamp suitcase
19) create wonderful train case for Anna
20) sell orange suitcases at Beth's yard sale (5/2)
21) take one film picture every day for a month
22) organize all my negatives
23) digitally scan all negatives as I develop them
24) write a memoir I can love "A List of Things I Found Along the Way"
25) write four new pieces (1/4)
26) make 10 ATCs to have at future shows (0/10)
27) schedule two shows somewhere I haven't yet shown - (Stevens Point and Milwaukee?)
28) make that bingo chip jewelry that's been on my mind forever
29) do the typewriter tree photo shoot
Etsy
30) post one forum post every day for a month
31) list one new item each week for two months
32) sell at least four photographs by the end of 2008 (4/19- Ninja Stories II)
33) do not buy more than one item on etsy for every five I sell (Sold=1, Bought=0)
Money
34) save $500 by September 1st
35) collect an average of 50 cans per day when I'm home (Can Experiment)
36) sell at least $100 of stuff I can do without at rummage sale/Plato's closet/Half.com (June 23: $17.10)
37) set aside enough money to buy a new mac laptop, and actually buy it before Richard quits Apple
Me
38) get married
39) stop biting my nails
40) lose twenty pounds (4/20)
41) have Brad do my chart
42) get rid of my clothes that look like rags
43) wash all my dishes right away for one month without letting them pile up (0/31)
44) hang/put away all my clothes right after finishing laundry for one month
45) put all my dirty clothes straight into the hamper every day for two months (0/62)
46) organize all my cds/music on itunes onto external hard drive
47) rip all my vinyl albums and store on external hard drive
48) buy one original piece of art
49) graduate from college
50) make my trip to England a valuable experience
51) reconnect with old Milwaukee friends that I actually want in my life
52) take the dog for a daily walk when in Brookfield (use the walks on Sunday/Monday to collect cans from the neighbors' recycling)
Other
53) put 25 cents into a jar every day for entire 1001 days. Do not spend or use to do laundry. Deposit into savings at the beginning of every month, still do not spend. ($250.25)
54) collect pepsi stuff caps - enough to get something actually useful for the new house or a fun gift for Richard (Currently: 99)
55) wear makeup at least twice a week for three months (0/12 weeks)
56) replace brakes on bike and use it at least once a week until there's too much snow
57) use bike to pick up groceries at least once a month
58) make three reusable "plastic knit" grocery bags and use for every grocery trip for one month
59) spend an entire day alone at the beach/in the woods
60) go camping with just Richard in the middle of no where. Just us and a tent.
61) talk to that woman about photographing her wedding, and convince her that she wants me to do it. - hired on as of 4/28
62) list one of my suitcases on etsy by the end of 2008
63) learn to make my own resin jewelry
64) host at least three craft nights after moving to Milwaukee
65) take one photography class that expands my knowledge and skill
66) buy/build a dining room table that both Richard and I like
67) save $1000
68) save $3000
69) learn to cook tofu well
70) keep the friends in Oshkosh that I love, even after I move away
71) make a budget with Richard for 2009 and stick to it for at least six months
72) go for a weekly walk alone for two months
73) visit Minneapolis, understand what the fuss is about
74) actually use the things I salvage for art stuff, instead of just collecting it and giving it away when I move
75) make envelopes and stationary from the wallpaper samples I have
76) make a blog post at least once a week, for as long as I can
77) make my website look more professional
78) market my website and photography
79) build my wedding photography portfolio
80) build my "house book"
81) make applesauce from the apple trees at my parents' house
82) go on a picnic with Richard
83) go horseback riding with Richard
84) pan for gold
85) get my first pedicure (goodness knows my feet could use it)
86) go to Canada
87) crochet a granny-square blanket in colors I like (perhaps blue and brown or green and brown)
88) crochet at least one present for each holiday (christmas)
89) go to each Maxwell Street Days with Beth this summer (except for the one where I'll be out of the country)
90) buy a dremel
91) learn to make (and make) a linocut print.
92) use linocut to make save-the-date cards for the wedding.
93) collect 1,000 my coke rewards points - use to get something useful for Richard and me [TRY to get more than 1,000 - preferably enough to get that tv....yeah right] (June 23: 599)
94)
95)
96)
97)
98)
99)
The End
100) put $1 into savings for every item completed as they are completed (5/101)
101) donate $1 to Clinic for Special Children for every item uncompleted after 1001 days