101 in 1001

One of the first things that I want to do, is to post my 101 in 1001 list, to help hold me accountable. This is a list of 101 things that I want to do in the next 1001 days. Bucket lists and life goals are things that just seem too lofty to me or "I'll get to that eventually"-things. I wanted a list that would have a finish date that contained some easy things that I have been meaning to do, and some lofty things that will take a lot of purpose and planning. The rules of the list are that each of the goals must be something specific and attainable (albeit with some effort).

I've added a link to the top of my blog with the list, that will help to track my progress, so that everyone can keep checking up on me and how I'm doing.

I'm going to be updating the blog when I achieve a goal of mine, or as I'm working toward ones that take a little more time. Sadly, I have seen lots of blogs that have started these lists, but then abandoned them a few months into it. I'm committed for the long haul though! Let's get to it. 

Start Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2014

End Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017

PERSONAL: 

1. Read 25 books 

2. Go on 25 date nights with Ace 

3. Leave a note for the next reader in my favorite book at the library

4. Go two weeks without social media

5. Go a week without watching TV 

6. Write a letter to myself to open in ten years 

7. Meet one of the S13 Mamas in person 

8. Meet one of the TTGP Grad Mamas in person 

9. Get 20 people to walk with me (and Rubles!) during the American Heart Association Heart Walk 

10. Have weekly dinner with my parents for a month

11. Actually "do" my hair every day for two weeks 

12. Put make up on every day for two weeks 

13. Have picnic with my family in the park 

14. Get a tattoo

15. Watch 26 movies I've never seen, one that starts with each letter of the alphabet 

16. Listen to Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 

17. Go by myself to see a movie

18. Get pictures of the girls taken by Carina Retallack

19. Dress up in some theme with Ace, Scar and Rubes for Halloween

20. Plan a 10 Year "Reunion" for my Davis Friends 

21. Have a "Mommy/Daughter" day, one with each girl 

22. Start a Blog 

23. Take a picture of both girls every day for a month 

24. Inspire someone else to make a 101 in 1001 List 

FOOD/DRINK: 

25. Try 20 New Restaurants

26. Cook 30 Completely New Dishes (variations of dishes I've already made don't count!!)

27. Plant an herb garden 

28. Plant a vegetable garden 

29. Use five different herbs/vegetables that I have grown in one recipe 

30. Pickle three different foods

31. Try 15 new wines 

32. Take a cooking class

33. Go one month without eating out 

34. Eat ten new foods that I have never had before 

35. Order and drink a Martini 

36. Host a dinner at my house for friends 15 times 

37. Take Ace to Ruth Chris Steakhouse for dinner

38. Enjoy "Meatless Mondays" for two months

HEALTH AND FITNESS: 

39. Run a 5K (No walking!) 

40. Run/Walk a Half Marathon

41. Reach my goal weight 

42. Run at least a mile every day for a month 

43. Do all 90 days of the BBM Challenge 

44. Go one month with no sweats  

45. Floss my teeth every day for a month 

46. Do some sort of "fun run" with Ace 

47. Schedule check-up appointments with my dentist and doctor 

48. Learn to jump one foot off the ground 

49. Beat Ace at some sort of physical activity 

KINDNESS AND GRATITUDE: 

50. Write 25 personal thank you letters to hospital staff

51. Send 25 cards to family and friends that helped during our time at the hospital 

52. Donate blood five times 

53. Leave a 100% tip 

54. Buy the drink of the person behind me at Starbucks

55. Bake someone cupcakes, just because 

56. Make a meal for a friend with a new baby

57. Complete ten Random Acts of Kindness

58. Bake cookies and take them to a neighbor 

59. Register for the National Bone Marrow Registry 

60. Make a visit with Ruby to see the night shift nurses 

61. Get Rubles' story posted on the PCICU's "Wall of Hope" 

TRAVEL AND EVENTS: 

62. Take the girls to Fairytale Land 

63. Take the girls to Disneyland 

64. Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge 

65. Visit five museums with Ace and the girls 

66. Go to a Pens game with Ace (even if it's on the West Coast) 

67. Take the girls to pay respects to Ace's Dad

68. Go camping 

69. Go to a concert with Ace

70. Visit a Historical Landmark I've never been to before 

71. Take the girls to a water park 

72. Go see a new musical I have never seen before 

73. Go to a state that I have never been before 

ARTS AND CRAFTS: 

74. Make home-made gifts for everyone for one Christmas 

75. Make handprint art for each girls' room

76. Make a quilt for both girls

77. Complete five projects I find on Pinterest 

78. Complete a coloring book (Color every page!) 

79. Fill in both girls' first year picture frames 

80. Fix up an old piece of furniture 

81. Make 10 hair bows for the girls 

82. Plan and schedule a craft day with family/friends 

83. Send family members a homemade ornament for Christmas 

HOME: 

84. Decorate our bedroom 

85. Find and hang and "M" in our house 

86. Hang up Christmas lights on the outside of our house 

87. Get fresh flowers for our house every week for a month 

88. Make a photo wall in my house

89. Plant flowers in my front yard 

90. Organize the garage

91. Redecorate the girls' bathroom 

92. Update the pictures of our family that are hanging in our house 

93. Set up a legit office area for me 

FINANCIAL: 

94. Buy a new home with a better layout for our family 

95. Become debt free (except mortgage) 

96. Raise $500 selling no longer needed items 

97. Get a more economical/gas efficient vehicle 

98. Donate money to a kick starter campaign 

99. File my taxes before February 15th 

100. Put $5 in a bank for each task completed on this list 

101. WRITE A NEW 101 in 1001 LIST!!