Showing posts with label 101 in 1001. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 101 in 1001. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2015

101 in 1001 | The End



Start Date:  May 27, 2012
Finish Date: February 22, 2015
Days Left: 0
Percent Complete: 67%
Completed: 67
In Progress: 10
Still to Go: 24

I've learned I have a love/hate relationship with the project.  On one side, I'm sad this project is over because I love the idea of this project and there are still things on this list I want to do.  On the other side, I've been doing this project for almost three years, there are things on here that no longer interest me, and I'm so over it.  I think I've learned that I like a more yearly approach to goals.  Life changes so fast on just a monthly basis, it's hard to determine what you should be spending your time doing when it's 2 years in the future.  

When I started this project I was 23 years old, just started my first big girl job.  Realizing that life is fragile and still trying to embrace this new normal that had been my life for 2 years.  Now, I'm 26, planning a wedding to man who I didn't know even existed when I began this project, working at a different job, and still realizing life is fragile, but embracing the unknown.  So much has stayed the same and yet so much of my life has changed (mostly for the better).

So here is my final list.  Who knows, I may decide to do this project in a few years down the road, but for now, I'm liking more attainable yearly goals.  I think I'll stick with that for the time being.

Completed:
1.  Get a job :: May 7, 2012
2.  Develop a bill station :: May 27, 2012
3.  Put flowers on the graves of my deceased family members :: May 28, 2012
4.  Grow carrots :: June 16, 2012
5.  Plant a tree for Earth Day :: June 24, 2012
6.  Make a playlist of 26 songs A-Z :: June 30, 2012
7.  Play bingo :: July 6, 2012
8.  Search for a rainbow on a rainy day :: August 8, 2012
9.  Watch 5 Disney movies to discover what I missed during my childhood :: August 12, 2012
10.  Buy a new lens for my camera :: August 21, 2012
11.  Photograph a wedding :: August 25, 2012
12.  Buy a new phone :: September 21, 2012
13.  Have a Godfather marathon :: October 27, 2012
14.  Learn to make cheesecake :: October 28, 2012
15.  Go wine tasting :: November 3, 2012
16.  Vote in the next election :: November 6, 2012
17.  Don’t eat fast foot for a month :: November 27, 2012
18.  Send Christmas Cards :: December 21, 2012
19.  Have a game night with family :: December 21, 2012
20.  Watch all the Best Picture Oscar Movies :: December 28, 2012
21.  Take one photo a day for a year :: December 31, 2012
22.  Go to the Kansas City Aquarium :: January 12, 2013
23.  Get a Massage :: March 23, 2013
24.  Visit a State I’ve Never Been to Before :: March 26, 2013
25.  Go to the Omaha Zoo :: March 26, 2013
26.  Visit a butterfly sanctuary :: March 26, 2013
27.  Grow tulips :: March 27, 2013
28.  Don’t eat sweets for 2 weeks :: April 15, 2013
29.  Answer the 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind :: April 19, 2013
30.  Ride a roller coaster :: May 11, 2013
31.  (Donate hair to Locks of Love) Try a new hair style-cut :: June 6, 2013
32.  Start an herb garden :: June 8, 2013
33.  Make pizza from scratch :: June 10, 2013
34.  Paint a piece of furniture :: June 25, 2013
35.  Visit Mall of America again :: June 29, 2013
36.  Visit my childhood home :: June 30, 2013
37.  Visit a lighthouse :: July 1, 2013
38.  Visit a waterfall :: July 2, 2013
39.  Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July :: July 4, 2013
40.  Take a yoga class :: July 28, 2013
41.  Take an online class (Originally Ali Edwards’ 31 Things Class. Never completed; iPhone Photography) :: August 7, 2013
42.  Watch all the Best Actor Oscar Movies :: August 21, 2013
43.  Adopt an animal :: September 27, 2013
44.  Be in a parade :: September 28, 2013
45 .  Paint the front porch :: October 19, 2013
46.  Go to a high school football game :: November 16, 2013
47.  Go to a concert :: November 21, 2013
48.  Do Ali Edwards’ One Little Word Project in 2013 :: December 30, 2013
49.  Create and keep a gratitude journal for 1 year :: January 1, 2014)
50.  Do Project Life in 2013 :: January 3, 2014
51.  Send a letter to someone living outside of the United States :: February 21, 2014
52.  Eat 3 things I’ve never tired before :: March 1, 2014
53.  See a Cirque de Soleil show :: March 7, 2014
54.  Volunteer at a soup kitchen :: April 10, 2014
55.  Go to World War I museum in Kansas City :: April 12, 2014
56.  Visit 5 museums :: April 12, 2014
57.  Have a yard sale :: June 6, 2014
58.  Go on a family vacation :: July 18, 2014
59.  Visit the Northwest :: July 22, 2014
60.  Go on a picnic :: July 24, 2014
61.  Find a personally inspirational quote and work in into a piece of art :: August 6, 2014
62.  Try 5 new local restaurants :: August 14, 2014
63.  Go on a hike :: September 7, 2014
64.  Stay up and watch the sunrise :: September 16, 2014
65.  Get engaged :: September 16, 2014
66.  Pick pumpkins :: October 4, 2014
67.  Do Week in the Life :: 2014

In Progress: (10)
Do 10 projects from my Pinterest Board 6/10 (10 projects planned)
Forty Bags in 10 Months (15/40)
Go whale watching | Item planned for the honeymoon.
Have a John Hughes movie marathon
Make a collection of 25 black and white photos (3/25)
Read 50 books (16/50)
Try 40 new recipes (29/40)
Watch all the Best Actress Oscar Movies 64/86
Watch all the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Movies 34/78
Watch all the Best Supporting Actress Oscar Movies 33/78

Still to Go: (24)
Build a blanket fort and sleep in it
Clean out the garage
Complete a 5000 piece puzzle
Donate blood
Go back to Washington DC with the family
Go horseback riding
Go to a drive in Movie Theater
Go to a midnight showing of a movie
Go to a show in Branson
Go to a tulip festival
Go to Shatto Dairy farm with the family
Have a pancake dinner reunion
Learn how to mow the lawn on the tractor
Make a quilt
Make my own ice cream
Meal Plan
Paint a wall an outrageous color
Pay for the person behind me at a drive-thru
Read a chapter in the bible every night for a week
See the Pacific Ocean
Take a cake decorating class
Take a hot air balloon ride
Take a pottery class
Travel to Hawaii

If you want to see my progress go here.
If you want to start your own 101 in 1001, go here.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

101 in 1001 | 2.5 Years


Start Date:  May 27, 2012
Finish Date: February 22, 2015
Days Left: 87
Percent Complete: 65%
Completed: 66
In Progress: 10
Still to Go: 35

I am nearing the end of this project!!!  The next update will be in February when I see how much I actually accomplished on this list and what I let go of.  Some of these were very much out of reach and some items I'm just not interested in spending time trying to complete them.  And that is ok.  It's hard to plan out what you want to do for 2.75 years.

As much as I enjoyed it, I'm a little glad to see it go away in February.  However, I'll probably do this again in a few years... we will see.  Because I am a list maker, I'm going to keep goals in a similar fashion, just on a smalerl scale with items that are a little more in reach.  I have a list starting for 2015 and I can't wait!

Completed:
1.  Get a job :: May 7, 2012
2.  Develop a bill station :: May 27, 2012
3.  Put flowers on the graves of my deceased family members :: May 28, 2012
4.  Grow carrots :: June 16, 2012
5.  Plant a tree for Earth Day :: June 24, 2012
6.  Make a playlist of 26 songs A-Z :: June 30, 2012
7.  Play bingo :: July 6, 2012
8.  Search for a rainbow on a rainy day :: August 8, 2012
9.  Watch 5 Disney movies to discover what I missed during my childhood :: August 12, 2012
10.  Buy a new lens for my camera :: August 21, 2012
11.  Photograph a wedding :: August 25, 2012
12.  Buy a new phone :: September 21, 2012
13.  Have a Godfather marathon :: October 27, 2012
14.  Learn to make cheesecake :: October 28, 2012
15.  Go wine tasting :: November 3, 2012
16.  Vote in the next election :: November 6, 2012
17.  Don’t eat fast foot for a month :: November 27, 2012
18.  Send Christmas Cards :: December 21, 2012
19.  Have a game night with family :: December 21, 2012
20.  Watch all the Best Picture Oscar Movies :: December 28, 2012
21.  Take one photo a day for a year :: December 31, 2012
22.  Go to the Kansas City Aquarium :: January 12, 2013
23.  Get a Massage :: March 23, 2013
24.  Visit a State I’ve Never Been to Before :: March 26, 2013
25.  Go to the Omaha Zoo :: March 26, 2013
26.  Visit a butterfly sanctuary :: March 26, 2013
27.  Grow tulips :: March 27, 2013
28.  Don’t eat sweets for 2 weeks :: April 15, 2013
29.  Answer the 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind :: April 19, 2013
30.  Ride a roller coaster :: May 11, 2013
31.  (Donate hair to Locks of Love) Try a new hair style-cut :: June 6, 2013
32.  Start an herb garden :: June 8, 2013
33.  Make pizza from scratch :: June 10, 2013
34.  Paint a piece of furniture :: June 25, 2013
35.  Visit Mall of America again :: June 29, 2013
36.  Visit my childhood home :: June 30, 2013
37.  Visit a lighthouse :: July 1, 2013
38.  Visit a waterfall :: July 2, 2013
39.  Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July :: July 4, 2013
40.  Take a yoga class :: July 28, 2013
41.  Take an online class (Originally Ali Edwards’ 31 Things Class. Never completed; iPhone Photography) :: August 7, 2013
42.  Watch all the Best Actor Oscar Movies :: August 21, 2013
43.  Adopt an animal :: September 27, 2013
44.  Be in a parade :: September 28, 2013
45 .  Paint the front porch :: October 19, 2013
46.  Go to a high school football game :: November 16, 2013
47.  Go to a concert :: November 21, 2013
48.  Do Ali Edwards’ One Little Word Project in 2013 :: December 30, 2013
49.  Create and keep a gratitude journal for 1 year :: January 1, 2014)
50.  Do Project Life in 2013 :: January 3, 2014
51.  Send a letter to someone living outside of the United States :: February 21, 2014
52.  Eat 3 things I’ve never tired before :: March 1, 2014
53.  See a Cirque de Soleil show :: March 7, 2014
54.  Volunteer at a soup kitchen :: April 10, 2014
55.  Go to World War I museum in Kansas City :: April 12, 2014
56.  Visit 5 museums :: April 12, 2014
57.  Have a yard sale :: June 6, 2014
58.  Go on a family vacation :: July 18, 2014
59.  Visit the Northwest :: July 22, 2014
60.  Go on a picnic :: July 24, 2014
61.  Find a personally inspirational quote and work in into a piece of art :: August 6, 2014
62.  Try 5 new local restaurants :: August 14, 2014
63.  Go on a hike :: September 7, 2014
64.  Stay up and watch the sunrise :: September 16, 2014
65.  Get engaged :: September 16, 2014
66.  Pick pumpkins :: October 4, 2014

In Progress: (10)
Do 10 projects from my Pinterest Board 6/10 (10 projects planned)
Do Week in the Life (2013 - done; 2014 - finishing up album)
Forty Bags in 10 Months (15/40)
Have a John Hughes movie marathon
Make a collection of 25 black and white photos (3/25)
Read 50 books (16/50)
Try 40 new recipes (29/40)
Watch all the Best Actress Oscar Movies 64/86
Watch all the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Movies 34/78
Watch all the Best Supporting Actress Oscar Movies 33/78

Still to Go: (35)
Build a blanket fort and sleep in it
Clean out the garage
Complete a 5000 piece puzzle
Donate blood
Go back to Washington DC with the family
Go horseback riding
Go to a drive in Movie Theater
Go to a midnight showing of a movie
Go to a show in Branson
Go to a tulip festival
Go to Shatto Dairy farm with the family
Go whale watching
Have a pancake dinner reunion
Learn how to mow the lawn on the tractor
Make a quilt
Make my own ice cream
Meal Plan
Paint a wall an outrageous color
Pay for the person behind me at a drive-thru
Read a chapter in the bible every night for a week
See the Pacific Ocean
Take a cake decorating class
Take a hot air balloon ride
Take a pottery class
Travel to Hawaii

If you want to see my progress go here.
If you want to start your own 101 in 1001, go here.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

101 in 1001 Update | 2 Years


It’s that time again to give you an update on my 101 list.  Only 8 more months to go before completing this project!  I’ve come to the realization that some of these items will not happen when my 1001 days are over.  And I’m completely ok with that.  Some of these are life events that will happen when they are meant to happen (and thankfully we are leaning toward them actually happening!!!).  Some of these I don’t really have the desire to do anymore.  Some of these won’t happen because I don’t have the vacation time to do so.  Some of these won’t happen because there isn’t enough time—I really don’t think I’m going to get through all the Oscar movies.  I still have 125 movies left to watch…that would be 15.5 a month or 3 a week

Instead of rushing around trying to get these completed (and being let down when they don’t happen) I’m going to complete them when they happen.  It’s still going to be hard to let some of these items go, but that just means they will roll over onto my next 101 list.  (I’m a list person and something like this forces me to get out and do something that I’ve been wanting to do and haven’t.)

So, here is to the next 8 months.  Let’s see where they take me!  (Don’t worry, I’ll have 1 more check-in in November.)

Start Date:  May 27, 2012
Finish Date: February 22, 2015

Days Left: 271
Percent Complete: 55%
Completed: 56
In Progress: 12
Still to Go: 45

Completed:
1.  Get a job :: May 7, 2012
2.  Develop a bill station :: May 27, 2012
3.  Put flowers on the graves of my deceased family members :: May 28, 2012
4.  Grow carrots :: June 16, 2012
5.  Plant a tree for Earth Day :: June 24, 2012
6.  Make a playlist of 26 songs A-Z :: June 30, 2012
7.  Play bingo :: July 6, 2012
8.  Search for a rainbow on a rainy day :: August 8, 2012
9.  Watch 5 Disney movies to discover what I missed during my childhood :: August 12, 2012
10.  Buy a new lens for my camera :: August 21, 2012
11.  Photograph a wedding :: August 25, 2012
12.  Buy a new phone :: September 21, 2012
13.  Have a Godfather marathon :: October 27, 2012
14.  Learn to make cheesecake :: October 28, 2012
15.  Go wine tasting :: November 3, 2012
16.  Vote in the next election :: November 6, 2012
17.  Don’t eat fast foot for a month :: November 27, 2012
18.  Send Christmas Cards :: December 21, 2012
19.  Have a game night with family :: December 21, 2012
20.  Watch all the Best Picture Oscar Movies :: December 28, 2012
21.  Take one photo a day for a year :: December 31, 2012
22.  Go to the Kansas City Aquarium :: January 12, 2013
23.  Get a Massage :: March 23, 2013
24.  Visit a State I’ve Never Been to Before :: March 26, 2013
25.  Go to the Omaha Zoo :: March 26, 2013
26.  Visit a butterfly sanctuary :: March 26, 2013
27.  Grow tulips :: March 27, 2013
28.  Don’t eat sweets for 2 weeks :: April 15, 2013
29.  Answer the 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind :: April 19, 2013
30.  Ride a roller coaster :: May 11, 2013
31.  (Donate hair to Locks of Love) Try a new hair style-cut :: June 6, 2013
32.  Start an herb garden :: June 8, 2013
33.  Make pizza from scratch :: June 10, 2013
34.  Paint a piece of furniture :: June 25, 2013
35.  Visit Mall of America again :: June 29, 2013
36.  Visit my childhood home :: June 30, 2013
37.  Visit a lighthouse :: July 1, 2013
38.  Visit a waterfall :: July 2, 2013
39.  Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July :: July 4, 2013
40.  Take a yoga class :: July 28, 2013
41.  Take an online class (Originally Ali Edwards’ 31 Things Class.  Never completed; iPhone Photography) :: August 7, 2013
42.  Watch all the Best Actor Oscar Movies :: August 21, 2013
43.  Adopt an animal :: September 27, 2013
44.  Be in a parade :: September 28, 2013
45 .  Paint the front porch :: October 19, 2013
46.  Go to a high school football game :: November 16, 2013
47.  Go to a concert :: November 21, 2013
48.  Do Ali Edwards’ One Little Word Project in 2013 :: December 30, 2013
49.  Create and keep a gratitude journal for 1 year :: January 1, 2014)
50.  Do Project Life in 2013 :: January 3, 2014
51.  Send a letter to someone living outside of the United States :: February 21, 2014
52.  Eat 3 things I’ve never tired before :: March 1, 2014
53.  See a Cirque de Soleil show :: March 7, 2014)
54.  Volunteer at a soup kitchen (April 10, 2014)
55.  Go to World War I museum in Kansas City  (April 12, 2014)
56.  Visit 5 museums (April 12, 2014)

In Progress:
Do 10 projects from my Pinterest Board 6/10 (10 projects planned)
Do Week in the Life (2013, 2014 in September)
Forty Bags in 10 Months (15/40)
Go on a family vacation
Make a collection of 25 black and white photos (3/25)
Read 50 books (14/50)
Try 5 new local restaurants (4/5)
Try 40 new recipes (23/40)
Visit 5 museums (4/5)
Watch all the Best Actress Oscar Movies 59/86
Watch all the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Movies 29/78
Watch all the Best Supporting Actress Oscar Movies 31/78

Still to Go:
Build a blanket fort and sleep in it
Clean out the garage
Complete a 5000 piece puzzle
Donate blood
Find a personally inspirational quote and work in into a piece of art
Get married
Go back to Washington DC with the family
Go horseback riding
Go on a hike
Go on a picnic
Go to a drive in Movie Theater
Go to a midnight showing of a movie
Go to a show in Branson
Go to a tulip festival
Go to Shatto Dairy farm with the family
Go whale watching
Have a John Hughes movie marathon
Have a pancake dinner reunion
Learn how to mow the lawn on the tractor
Make a quilt
Make my own ice cream
Meal Plan
Paint a wall an outrageous color
Pay for the person behind me at a drive-thru
Pick strawberries
Read a chapter in the bible every night for a week
Research my family tree
See the Pacific Ocean
Stay up and watch the sunrise on New Year’s
Take a cake decorating class
Take a hot air balloon ride
Take a pottery class
Travel to Hawaii
Visit the Northwest

If you want to see my progress go here.

If you want to start your own 101 in 1001, go here.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

101 in 1001 Update | 1 Year 6 Months


A year and a half into this project and it is awesome!  I still have a lot more to go, but I think I'm making decent progress.  Can't wait to see what I accomplish in the next 6 months!

Go here to see my progress as it happens.

Completed:
1.  Get a job :: May 7, 2012
2.  Develop a bill station :: May 27, 2012
3.  Put flowers on the graves of my deceased family members :: May 28, 2012
4.  Grow carrots :: June 16, 2012
5.  Plant a tree for Earth Day :: June 24, 2012
6.  Make a playlist of 26 songs A-Z :: June 30, 2012
7.  Play bingo :: July 6, 2012
8.  Search for a rainbow on a rainy day :: August 8, 2012
9.  Watch 5 Disney movies to discover what I missed during my childhood :: August 12, 2012
10.  Buy a new lens for my camera :: August 21, 2012
11.  Photograph a wedding :: August 25, 2012
12.  Buy a new phone :: September 21, 2012
13.  Have a Godfather marathon :: October 27, 2012
14.  Learn to make cheesecake :: October 28, 2012
15.  Go wine tasting :: November 3, 2012
16.  Vote in the next election :: November 6, 2012
17.  Don’t eat fast foot for a month :: November 27, 2012
18.  Send Christmas Cards :: December 21, 2012
19.  Have a game night with family :: December 21, 2012
20.  Watch all the Best Picture Oscar Movies :: December 28, 2012
21.  Take one photo a day for a year :: December 31, 2012
22.  Go to the Kansas City Aquarium :: January 12, 2013
23.  Get a Massage :: March 23, 2013
24.  Visit a State I’ve Never Been to Before :: March 26, 2013
25.  Go to the Omaha Zoo :: March 26, 2013
26.  Visit a butterfly sanctuary :: March 26, 2013
27.  Grow tulips :: March 27, 2013
28.  Don’t eat sweets for 2 weeks :: April 15, 2013
29.  Answer the 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind :: April 19, 2013
30.  Ride a roller coaster :: May 11, 2013
31.  (Donate hair to Locks of Love) Try a new hair style-cut :: June 6, 2013
32.  Start an herb garden :: June 8, 2013
33.  Make pizza from scratch :: June 10, 2013
34.  Paint a piece of furniture :: June 25, 2013
35.  Visit Mall of America again :: June 29, 2013
36.  Visit my childhood home :: June 30, 2013
37.  Visit a lighthouse :: July 1, 2013
38.  Visit a waterfall :: July 2, 2013
39.  Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July :: July 4, 2013
40.  Take a yoga class :: July 28, 2013
41.  Take an online class (Originally Ali Edwards’ 31 Things Class.  Never completed; iPhone Photography) :: August 7, 2013
42.  Watch all the Best Actor Oscar Movies :: August 21, 2013
43.  Adopt an animal :: September 27, 2013
44.  Be in a parade :: September 28, 2013
45 .  Paint the front porch :: October 19, 2013
46.  Go to a high school football game :: November 16, 2013
47.  Go to a concert :: November 21, 2013

In Progress: (14)
Create and keep a gratitude journal for 1 year (331/365)
Do 10 projects from my Pinterest Board 5/10 (10 projects planned)
Do Ali Edwards’s One Little Word Project in 2013 (9/12)
Do Project Life in 2013 (46/52)
Do Week in the Life (2013)
Eat 3 things I’ve never tired before (2/3)
Forty Bags in 10 Months (14/40)
Make a collection of 25 black and white photos (3/25)
Read 50 books (14/50)
Try 40 new recipes (17/40)
Visit 5 museums (2/5)
Watch all the Best Actress Oscar Movies 42/85
Watch all the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Movies 26/77
Watch all the Best Supporting Actress Oscar Movies 28/77

Still to Go: (42)
Build a blanket fort and sleep in it
Clean out the garage
Complete a 5000 piece puzzle
Donate blood
Find a personally inspirational quote and work in into a piece of art
Get married
Go back to Washington DC with the family
Go horseback riding
Go on a family vacation
Go on a hike
Go on a picnic
Go to a drive in Movie Theater
Go to a midnight showing of a movie
Go to a show in Branson
Go to a tulip festival
Go to Shatto Dairy farm with the family
Go to World War I museum in Kansas City
Go whale watching
Have a John Hughes movie marathon
Have a pancake dinner reunion
Have a yard sale
Learn how to mow the lawn on the tractor
Make a quilt
Make my own ice cream
Meal Plan
Paint a wall an outrageous color
Pay for the person behind me at a drive-thru
Pick strawberries
Read a chapter in the bible every night for a week
Research my family tree
See a Cirque de Soleil show
See the Pacific Ocean
Send a letter to someone living outside of the United States
Stay up and watch the sunrise on New Year’s
Take a cake decorating class
Take a hot air balloon ride
Take a pottery class
Travel to Hawaii
Try 5 new local restaurants
Visit the Northwest
Volunteer at a soup kitchen

Monday, June 17, 2013

Monday, May 27, 2013

101 in 1001 Update | 1 Year


Wow, I am one year into this project. To be honest, I feel like I’ve been working on this list much longer than a year. I don’t know if that is a good thing or bad…

I think I’ve made some decent progress. I didn’t realize how many tasks I put on this list weren’t a do one and done. A lot of these are works in progress. I mean, I told myself I had to watch 409 Oscar movies. And there are a lot of projects that take an entire year to accomplish. It definitely takes a hit in the motivation area. But I’m getting there…slowly…. In fact, I have Memorial Week off from work and hope to mark at least 3 more tasks off by the end of this month. 

To makes things a little worse, I have already started a new 101 list that currently has 64 tasks on it (and I’m more excited about working on that list than the one I am currently working on.) However, there are still some things that are on this list that I want to accomplish so my second list will have to wait till 2015 (when the first 1001 days is over). Unless if ‘Get Married’ happens before 2015, then this list might go out the window. (I think it would be fun to make a list with my spouse for our first few years of marriage.) But that is still a ways off so I’m going to stick to my original list.


Here is a 1 year update:
Completed:
1. Get a job :: May 7, 2012
2. Develop a bill station :: May 27, 2012
3. Put flowers on the graves of my deceased family members :: May 28, 2012
4. Grow carrots :: June 16, 2012
5. Plant a tree for Earth Day :: June 24, 2012
6. Make a playlist of 26 songs A-Z :: June 30, 2012
7. Play bingo :: July 6, 2012
8. Search for a rainbow on a rainy day :: August 8, 2012
9. Watch 5 Disney movies to discover what I missed during my childhood :: August 12, 2012
10. Buy a new lens for my camera :: August 21, 2012
11. Photograph a wedding :: August 25, 2012
12. Buy a new phone :: September 21, 2012
13. Have a Godfather marathon :: October 27, 2012
14. Learn to make cheesecake :: October 28, 2012
15. Go wine tasting :: November 3, 2012
16. Vote in the next election :: November 6, 2012
17. Don’t eat fast foot for a month :: November 27, 2012
18. Send Christmas Cards :: December 21, 2012
19. Have a game night with family :: December 21, 2012
20. Watch all the Best Picture Oscar Movies :: December 28, 2012
21. Take one photo a day for a year :: December 31, 2012
22. Go to the Kansas City Aquarium :: January 12, 2013
23. Get a Massage :: March 23, 2013
24. Visit a State I’ve Never Been to Before :: March 26, 2013
25. Go to the Omaha Zoo :: March 26, 2013
26. Visit a butterfly sanctuary :: March 26, 2013
27. Grow tulips :: March 27, 2013
28. Don’t eat sweets for 2 weeks :: April 15, 2013
29. Answer the 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind :: April 19, 2013
30. Ride a roller coaster :: May 11, 2013

In Progress:
Create and keep a gratitude journal for 1 year (147/365)
Do 10 projects from my Pinterest Board 5/10 (5 projects done; 5 projects planned)
Do Ali Edwards’s One Little Word Project in 2013 (4/12)
Do Project Life in 2013 (17/52)
Make a collection of 25 black and white photos (3/25)
Read 50 books (10/50)
Take an online class 31 : Things by Ali Edwards (link). Stories are written, need to take photos and put pages together. Now I’m not sure if I will actually follow through with this one.
Try 40 new recipes (10/40)
Visit 5 museums (2/5)
Watch all the Best Actor Oscar Movies 80/85
Watch all the Best Actress Oscar Movies 26/85
Watch all the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Movies 25/77
Watch all the Best Supporting Actress Oscar Movies 24/77

Still to Go:
Adopt an animal
Be in a parade
Build a blanket fort and sleep in it
Clean out the garage
Complete a 5000 piece puzzle
Do Week in the Life (2013,2014)
Donate blood
Donate hair to Locks of Love
Eat 3 things I’ve never tired before
Embrace my natural curly hair for a week
Find a personally inspirational quote and work in into a piece of art
Get married
Go back to Washington DC with the family
Go horseback riding
Go on a family vacation
Go on a hike
Go on a picnic
Go to a concert
Go to a drive in Movie Theater
Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July
Go to a high school football game
Go to a midnight showing of a movie
Go to a show in Branson
Go to a tulip festival
Go to Shatto Dairy farm with the family
Go to World War I museum in Kansas City
Go whale watching
Have a John Hughes movie marathon
Have a pancake dinner reunion
Have a yard sale
Learn how to mow the lawn on the tractor
Make a quilt
Make my own ice cream
Make pizza from scratch
Meal Plan
Paint a piece of furniture
Paint a wall an outrageous color
Paint the front porch
Pay for the person behind me at a drive-thru
Pick strawberries
Read a chapter in the bible every night for a week
Research my family tree
See a Cirque de Soleil show
See the Pacific Ocean
Send a letter to someone living outside of the United States
Start an herb garden
Stay up and watch the sunrise on New Year’s
Take a cake decorating class
Take a hot air balloon ride
Take a pottery class
Take a yoga class
Travel to Hawaii
Try 5 new local restaurants
Visit a lighthouse
Visit a waterfall
Visit Mall of America again
Visit my childhood home
Visit the Northwest
Volunteer at a soup kitchen

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

101 in 1001 | 6 Months Update


I have finally hit the 6 month mark on my 101 in 1001 project.  I think I am doing a pretty good job getting through my list.  I need to work on finishing the 'in progress' ones, but most of those will take some time to finish.  I also have quite a few that I plan to complete in the next few months and I can't wait!  I have some really fun ones planned for the first part of 2013.

Completed:
1.  Get a job :: May 7, 2012
2.  Develop a bill station :: May 27, 2012
3.  Put flowers on the graves of my deceased family members :: May 28, 2012
4.  Grow carrots :: June 16, 2012
5.  Plant a tree for Earth Day :: June 24, 2012
6.  Make a playlist of 26 songs A-Z :: June 30, 2012
7.  Play bingo :: July 6, 2012
8.  Search for a rainbow on a rainy day :: August 8, 2012
9.  Watch 5 Disney movies to discover what I missed during my childhood :: August 12, 2012
10.  Buy a new lens for my camera :: August 21, 2012
11.  Photograph a wedding :: August 25, 2012
12.  Buy a new phone :: September 21, 2012
13.  Have a Godfather marathon :: October 27, 2012
14.  Learn to make cheesecake :: October 28, 2012
15.  Go wine tasting :: November 3, 2012
16.  Vote in the next election :: November 6, 2012

In Progress:
Do 10 projects from my Pinterest Board :: 2/10 (10 projects planned)
Grow tulips :: Planted, roots growing in 2 of 4 planted; buds in 2 of 4.
Make a collection of 25 black and white photos :: 3/25
Take an online class (31 Things by Ali Edwards (link).  Stories are written, need to take photos and put pages together.)
Take one photo a day for a year :: 331/366
Try 40 new recipes :: 4/40
Visit 5 museums :: 1/5
Read 50 books :: 5/50
Watch all the Best Picture Oscar Movies :: 82/84
Watch all the Best Actor Oscar Movies :: 51/84
Watch all the Best Actress Oscar Movies :: 21/84
Watch all the Best Supporting Actor Oscar Movies :: 24/76
Watch all the Best Supporting Actress Oscar Movies :: 21/76

Still to Go:
Adopt an animal
Be in a parade
Build a blanket fort and sleep in it
Clean out the garage
Complete a 5000 piece puzzle
Create and keep a gratitude journal for 1 year (2013)
Do Ali Edwards’s One Little Word Project (2013)
Do Project Life (2013)
Do Week in the Life (2013,2014)
Donate blood
Donate hair to Locks of Love
Don’t eat fast foot for a month
Don’t eat sweets for 2 weeks
Eat 3 things I’ve never tired before
Embrace my natural curly hair for a week
Find a personally inspirational quote and work in into a piece of art
Get a massage
Get married
Go back to Washington DC with the family
Go horseback riding
Go on a family vacation
Go on a hike
Go on a picnic
Go to the Omaha Zoo
Go to a concert
Go to a drive in Movie Theater
Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July
Go to a high school football game
Go to a midnight showing of a movie
Go to a show in Branson
Go to a tulip festival
Go to Shatto Dairy farm with the family
Go to the Kansas City Aquarium
Go to World War I museum in Kansas City
Go whale watching
Have a game night with family
Have a John Hughes movie marathon
Have a pancake dinner reunion
Have a yard sale
Learn how to mow the lawn on the tractor
Make a quilt
Make my own ice cream
Make pizza from scratch
Meal Plan
Paint a piece of furniture
Paint a wall an outrageous color
Paint the front porch
Pay for the person behind me at a drive-thru
Pick strawberries
Read a chapter in the bible every night for a week
Research my family tree
Ride a roller coaster
See a Cirque de Soleil show
See the Pacific Ocean
Send a letter to someone living outside of the United States
Send Christmas Cards
Start an herb garden
Stay up and watch the sunrise on New Year’s
Take a cake decorating class
Take a hot air balloon ride
Take a pottery class
Take a yoga class
Travel to Hawaii
Try 5 new local restaurants
Try a new hair style
Visit a butterfly sanctuary
Visit a lighthouse
Visit a state I’ve never been to before
Visit a waterfall
Visit Mall of America again
Visit my childhood home
Visit the Northwest
Volunteer at a soup kitchen

Monday, September 3, 2012

101 in 1001 Update

Start Date:  May 27, 2012
End Date:  February 22, 2015

Days Left:  905
Percent Complete:  11%
Completed: 11
In Progress:  8
Left:90

1.  See the Pacific Ocean
2.  Photograph a Wedding (August 25, 2012)

3.  Go to the Kansas City Aquarium
4.  Research my family tree
5.  Build a blanket fort and sleep in it
6.  Adopt an animal
7.  Have a yard sale
8.  Donate blood
9.  Take one photo a day for a year (In Progress)
10.  Get a massage
11.  Go on a family vacation
12.  Go to the Omaha zoo
13.  Start an herb garden
14.  But a new phone
15.  Read a chapter in the bible every night for a week
16.  Do a Week in the Life project 2013, 2014
17.  Start my Project Life scrapbook 2013
18.  Go to a concert
19.  Take a hot air balloon ride
20.  Pay for the person behind me at a drive-thru
21.  Put flowers on the graves of my deceased family members (May 28, 2012)
22.  Take a yoga class
23.  Volunteer at a soup kitchen
24.  Send Christmas cards
25.  Visit the Northwest
26.  Get married
27.  Watch all the Best Picture Oscar movies (In Progress)
28.  Watch all the Best Actor Oscar movies (In Progress)
29.  Watch all the Best Actress Oscar movies
30.  Watch all the Best Supporting Actor/Actress movies
31.  Grow tulips
32.  Pick strawberries
33.  Visit a state I've never been to before
34.  Paint one wall an outrageous color
35.  Stay up and watch the sunrise on New Year's
36.  Visit my childhood home
37.  Visit a butterfly sanctuary
38.  Try 40 new recipes
39.  Spend whole weekend without using computer
40.  Get a job  (May 7, 2012)
41.  Develop a 'bill station' (May 27, 2012)
42.  Try 5 new local restaurants
43.  Take an online class (In Progress)
44.  Meal Plan
45.  Don't eat fast food for a month
46.  Don't eat sweets for 2 weeks
47.  Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home decor. (In Progress)
48.  Do 10 projects from my pinterest board (In Progress)
49.  Grow carrots (June 16, 2012)
50.  Ride a roller coaster
51.  Have a pancake dinner reunion
52.  Go to a tulip festival
53.  Go horseback riding
54.  Embrace my natural curly hair for a week
55.  Clean out the garage
56.  Visit a lighthouse
57.  Go back to Washington DC with the family
58.  Travel to Hawaii
59.  Go whale watching
60.  Go on a picnic
61.  Read 50 books (In Progress)
62.  Go to Shatto Dairy farm with the family
63.  Paint a piece of furniture
64.  Make my own ice cream
65.  Play bingo (July 6, 2012)
66.  Visit Mall of America again
67.  Be in a parade
68.  Have a Godfather marathon
69.  Make a quilt
70.  Go to World War 1 museum in  Kansas City
71.  Buy a new lens for my camera (August 21, 2012)
72.  Go to a drive in movie theater
73.  See a Cirque du Soleil show
74.  Learn to make cheesecake
75.  Vote in the next election
76.  Go wine tasting
77.  Make pizza from scratch
78.  Plant a tree for Earth Day (June 24, 2012)
79.  Complete a 5000 piece puzzle
80.  Donate hair to Locks of Love
81.  Visit a waterfall
82.  Paint the front porch
83.  Take a pottery class
84.  Take a cake decorating class
85.  Go to a show in Branson
86.  Search for a rainbow on a rainy day (August 8, 2012)
87.  Go to a high school football game
88.  Learn to mow the lawn with the tractor
89.  Visit 5 museums
90.  Eat 3 things I've never tried before
91.  Try a new hair style
92.  Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July
93.  Make a playlist of 26 songs (each starting with a different letter of the alphabet) and listen to them in alphabetical order on a road trip (June 30, 2012)
94.  Watch 5 Disney movies to discover what it is I missed during my childhood (August 12, 2012)
95.  Send a letter to someone living outside of the United States
96.  Have a John Hughes movie marathon
97.  Go to a midnight showing of a movie
98.  Keep a gratitude journal for a year 2013
99.  Go on a hike
100.  Have a game night with family
101.  Make a collection of 25 black and white photos (In Progress)




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