101 in 1001

 one hundred and one things in one thousand and one days.

start: 1/1/11 / end: 9/27/13

in progress: italic / completed: strikethrough
progress updated on 8/26/13

Travel

1.        Obtain a new passport.

2.        Go on a cruise.

3.        Go to 3 states I’ve never been to before (0/3).

4.        Visit a Texas city I’ve never been to before.

5.        Go to three new temples I’ve never been to before (1/3).

6.        Visit The Orange Show in Houston.

7.        Visit two new National Parks (2/2).

8.        Stay in a bed-and-breakfast once per year (0/3).

9.        Visit Enchanted Rock.

Organization & Time Management

10.     Clean out Google Reader: only leave most favorite blogs. (went from 180 to 100)

11.     Go without social networking/reading blogs for two days per week for six months.(7/48)

12.     Backup photos that are currently on computer.

13.     Shred documents in office once per month for six months (3/6).

14.     Update address on driver’s license.

15.     Spend 30 minutes each Saturday reviewing my schedule for the coming week for the rest of the 2010-2011 school year.

16.     Organize and label craft storage boxes.

17.     Be on time to 5 out of 7 appointments for two weeks (6/13-6/19/11, 6/20-6/26/11).

Developing Talents

18.     Finish reading the photography book I own.

19.     Take a photography class. (Completed with Kristen Duke on 1/29/11!)

20.     Research what lens to buy next.

21.     Photowalk around neighborhoods in Austin (South Congress, Downtown, South Lamar, Hyde Park, Campus, 360 area, etc.).

22.     Sing karaoke.

23.     Sing in a choir.

24.     Make a header for my blog.

25.     Make something pretty in Illustrator.

26.     Paint something. (1/22/11; painted a bowl)

27.     Make my college years’ online journal into a book.

Domestication/Home Front

28.     Try 2 new recipes a month for 6 consecutive months (12/12).

29.     Complete 3 chores a week for five months.

30.     Follow flylady’s flight plan for a month.

31.     Print photos for coasters.

32.     Make a craft I can display in my home.

33.     Keep a family calendar for 2011.

34.     Build a 3-month supply of pantry foods.

35.     Plant and eat vegetables from my own garden.

Experiences

36.     Go to a drive-in movie theater.

37.     Pick fruit at a pick-your-own farm and do something with it.

38.     Take a UT tower tour.

39.     Go on a photo scavenger hunt with a group of friends.

40.     Go to a Jack Johnson concert.

41.     Go see a play.

42.     Use our Netflix account each month for six consecutive months.

43.     Swim in Hamilton Pool.

44.     Attend a UT football game.

Spiritual

45.     Go to the temple 12 times in 12 months—2 sealings 2/2, 9 endowment sessions  5/9, 1 baptism 1/1

46.     Go to the Family History Center six times.(6/6)

47.     Read the entire Old Testament (558/1184 pages).

48.     Read the Book of Mormon as a family in 2011 (185/531).

49.     Read the New Testament as a family once we finish the BOM.

50.     Study topics for Sharing Time one month in advance in 2011 (7/16).

51.     Do something, anything, to have Family Home Evening each week.

52.     Write in gratitude journal every day for 3 months.

53.     Write in my journal for 30 minutes each Sunday for 6 months straight.

54.     100% visiting teaching for 6 months straight.

Health

55.     Get a professional massage.

56.     Get a facial.

57.     Exercise twice a week every week for 3 months in 2011 (Jan 2011: 8/8, May 2011: 9/9, June 2011: 9/9).

58.     Exercise three times a week every week for 3 months in 2011. (Feb 2011: 12/12)

59.     Take a reusable water bottle to work every day for 3 weeks (3/7-3/11, 4/4-4/8, 5/23-5/27).

60.     Eat 3 servings of veggies a day for a week.

61.     Eat 2 servings of fruits a day for a week.

62.     Floss every day for a month.

Family & Relationships

63.     Ask my dad to record five personal memories.

64.     Have professional photos taken.

65.     Go on a girls’ weekend trip.

66.     Go camping with my husband.

67.     Send letters to Russia with love.

68.     Have a "sister day" once per quarter.

69.     Send one hand-written letter a month for six months.

70.     Burn my old home videos to DVD & mail to my parents.

71.     Compile a family email/mailing address list.

72.     Compile a family birthday list.

73.     Send a birthday card to parents and siblings + siblings-in-law (2/22).

74.     Send a birthday card to nieces and nephews (1/21).

75.     Send out a family letter at the end of 2011 and 2012.

Financial

76.     Don’t use credit cards for anything other than gas + food + medicine in January and February 2011.

77.     Pay off all student loans by mid 2011.

78.     Purchase a new lens.

79.     Have $10K in emergency fund.

80.     Save for a down payment on a house.

81.     Live off of Henry’s income and save what I earn.

82.     Open a mutual fund.

83.     Save $100 monthly for one “dream” vacation outside of the U.S.

84.     Put aside $10 in savings for each task completed and put it towards “dream” vacation.

Knowledge & Career

85.     Read 12 classic novels.

86.     Read 10 nonfiction books (2 spiritual): The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Freakonomics, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks; Heaven is Here; Bringing Up Bebe; Make the Bread, Buy the Butter; The Happiness Project; Talking Back to Facebook; Ina May's Guide to Childbirth; Real Food for Mother and Baby; Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

87.     Go to an ASHA convention.

88.     Update my resume.

89.     Research background of SHARS/Medicaid in schools.

90.     Get caught up on Medicaid billing.

91.     Spend an hour reviewing ASL vocabulary once a month for 5 months

92.     Relearn 10 common phrases in Spanish.

93.     Learn 10 common phrases in Mandarin.

Good

94.     Visit thehungersite.com every day for a month.

95.     Choose a project on Donors Choose or Kiva and fund it.

96.     Volunteer at Capital Area Food Bank.

97.     Adopt a family for Christmas.

   Surprise someone with flowers.

  Surprise three people with treats once per year (4/9).

  Make five hygiene kits.

  Babysit for a couple so that they can go to the temple together.

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