Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Day One of 1001

I decided to do the 101 in 1001 because there are so many goals that I would like to reach, some being small and some a bit larger. So now I will blog about my achievements!

Bold = Completed
Italics = In Process

1. Write out a list and start a blog - completed 1/20/09
2. Update blog with accomplishments

Health
3. Ride bike for 3 hours every week for a month (0/12)
4. Take yoga classes
5. Lose 74 pounds (4.2/74)
6. Keep food journal for 2 weeks (0/14)
7. Take my vitamin(s) once a day at least 100 times (7/100)
8. Get health insurance for husband and me
9. Get life insurance for husband and me
10. Dry my own fruit using a dehydrator
11. Go see the eye doctor and get some new eyeglasses and contact lenses

Self Indulgences
12. Get a facial just because
13. Get a manicure just because
14. Get a pedicure just because
15. Buy sexy lingerie and actually wear it
16. Read 50 books in 2009 (5/50)
17. Taste a new food that I normally would not eat
18. Have a 'girls night' at least 3 times a year (0/9)
19. Have a 'date night' with my husband at least once a month (1/33)
20. Keep my nails well groomed and polished for an entire month (0/31)
21. Spend a day at the spa and get the full treatment
22. Purchase myself a KitchenAid stand mixer - received as a gift 1/24/09
23. Shave my legs every 2 days for a month (0/15)

Financial
24. Write a will and living will
25. Work on Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps 1, 2, 3 - started 1/25/09
26. Deposit $10 into savings for each item completed ($30/$1010)
27. Deposit $1 into savings for each day of the project ($17/$1001)
28. Make a budget and stick to it for 3 months (0/3)
29. Use coupons to shop for groceries
30. Pay off credit card balances and then cut up the cards (0/4)
31. Pay off Mustang
32. Save all change for duration of list and cash out at the end of 1001 days
33. Sort the bills as they come in and toss the junk mail

Services
34. Adopt a family/child every Christmas (0/2)
35. Randomly pay for someone's meal in a restaurant
36. Donate 101 things I no longer need/use/wear (20/101)
37. Remember important dates and send cards
38. Send a care package to a soldier overseas
39. Buy and donate children's books to a worthy cause
40. Write and mail 10 handwritten letters
41. Volunteer for a cause that I believe in - joined the Susan G. Komen foundation
42. Attend at least 6 Art Walks or art exhibits with my husband (0/6)
43. Surprise my husband with a candlelit dinner
44. Bring dog/cat food to an animal shelter once a month for a year(0/12)

Home
45. Clean out back bedroom and turn it into an actual bedroom - completed 1/25/09
46. Own a home
47. Own land
48. Buy flowers for the house once a month for a year (1/12)
49. Make the bed every day for a month (0/31)
50. Clean out my closet and drawers
51. Clean my car at least once a month for a year (0/12)
52. Obtain a piece of original art for my home

Projects
53. Make a book of my favorite recipes for me
54. Publish a book of my favorite recipes and sell
55. Make a scrapbook
56. Learn how to sew using a sewing machine
57. Bake and decorate a wedding cake
58. Transfer all home videos to DVD
59. Photograph a part of my life every day for a year (0/365)
60. Start a new craft and follow through to the finish - painting name letters
61. Learn conversational French
62. Make calendars for the family with all the important dates
63. Grow an herb garden
64. Grow a vegetable garden
65. Practice my guitar for at least 1 hour a week for 6 months (0/24)
66. Sort all photos and make them into photo books
67. Scan all of the family land documents to disc
68. Get my business off of the ground
69. Make all gifts for one Christmas
70. Acquire and use reusable grocery bags
71. Visit graves of lost loved ones at least once a year (0/3)
72. Find a group on Meetup and join it, and attend a meeting for this group - joined a group on 1/28/09 and will attend a meetup when one is scheduled
73. Eat a picnic lunch in a park or near a body of water
74. Make my own jelly/preserves OR can something
75. Host a 'Goodwill Formal' costume party
76. Go bargain hunting at least 20 times (0/20)
77. Take a cooking or baking class
78. Keep a dream journal for 1 month (0/31)
79. Go 1 week without watching any television (0/7)
80. Find quotes to live by and jot them in my 'hope' notebook
81. Get up when the alarm goes off, not after snoozing for 1 month (0/31)
82. Campaign for a candidate in an election
83. Change the burnt tail light on my car
84. Renew the inspection and plate on my car (they are expired/expiring)
85. Pay the 'fee' for my car insurance

Travel
86. Go on vacation with a group of friends
87. Go to New York
88. Go to Las Vegas

Inner Health
89. Identify 100 things that make me happy (0/100)
90. Identify 25 things I like about myself (0/25)
91. List one thing I am grateful for, every day for a year (0/365)
92. Go to church once a week for 3 months (1/12)
93. Make a baby (after a majority of this list is completed, of course)
94. Graciously accept every compliment I receive for 6 months (0/6)
95. Give at least one compliment per month for 6 months to someone I dont know (0/6)
96. Give at least one compliment per week to someone I do know (2/142)
97. Do an unselfish act once a month (1/33)
98. Do a selfish act once a month (1/33)
99. Don't complain about anything for 1 week (0/7)

100. Start a new 101 list on day 1000
101. Encourage a friend to start their 101

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