101 in 1001

Some time ago a friend of mine did the 101 in 1001 challenge--101 goals that you have 1001 days to finish (just under three years). I've toyed with the idea of doing it a few times, and had listed out a handful of goals I would do. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I kept having these bursts of inspiration of things I wanted to accomplish in the next three years, so I sat down and made the full list. March 5, 2013 was my official start date, which puts my deadline at December 3, 2015.

I don't know that I'll be able to do them all, but even if just most of them are accomplished, I'll feel pretty good!

1.        Watch “Gone with the wind”

2.        Burn all home videos onto dvd

3.        Make my own pasta from scratch

4.        Volunteer in the community

5.        Go on a bike ride

6.        Do something that terrifies me

7.        Travel to a foreign country

8.        Have a baby

9.        Roast a chicken

10.     Visit Yosemite

11.     Fly a kite

12.     Organize my recipes into a binder

13.     Update our will

14.     Read “Anna Karenina”

15.     Take a picture every day for a month.

16.     Do a puzzle (500+ pieces)

17.     Eat at Five Guys

18.     Make homemade rolls

19.     Get my Grandma Fitt’s bread recipe and make it

20.     Buy a piano

21.     Visit Napa

22.     Visit Hearst Castle

23.     Visit Filoli Gardens

24.     Send a card or package to someone (birthdays don’t count)

25.     Reconnect with an old friend

26.     Potty train Jane

27.     Volunteer at Livia’s school

28.     Sew new pillow covers

29.     Sew a skirt

30.     Actually get in the water at the beach

31.     Visit my sister in Seattle

32.     Read “Gone with the Wind”

33.     Finish the Hornblower series

34.     Read a non-fiction book

35.     Attend a classical music performance

36.     Attend an operatic performance

37.     Go see a musical or play

38.     Go to the ballet

39.     Do 25 real push-ups in a row

40.     Go on a family picnic

41.     Sit outside at dusk and watch the stars come out

42.     Go ice skating

43.     Take Livia fishing

44.     Go camping

45.     Take the girls for a ride on the train

46.     Take a night time hike by the light of the moon

47.     Lay in the grass and find shapes in the clouds

48.     Go to a trampoline gym

49.     Off-site storage for important photos and documents

50.     Organize my filing cabinet

51.     Organize my e-life (i-tunes, computer folders, bookmarks, etc.)

52.     Begin PAF

53.     Try to get old family pictures from Self, Baldwin, and Adamson side

54.     Find a form of oatmeal that I enjoy eating

55.     Build up food storage

56.     Build up emergency savings account

57.     Prepare 72 hour kits

58.     Scan my journals

59.     Make binders for each child’s projects

60.     Throw a party (not a child’s birthday party)

61.     Attend a Bollywood class

62.     Learn to do a backward walk-over

63.     Play tennis with Chase

64.     Play monopoly with Chase

65.     Finish a New York Times crossword without any assistance

66.     Learn to make a good green smoothie

67.     Learn two new embroidery stitches

68.     Make a new friend

69.     Finish London scrapbook/album

70.     Attend a professional soccer game

71.     Buy lipstick and wear at least once

72.     Blog once a week for two months

73.     Go on a good hike

74.     Attend the temple at least 10 times (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)

75.     Get up with the girls every day for a week so Chase can sleep in

76.     Go to the De Young museum in SF

77.     Host a game night

78.     See Michelangelo’s David and the Sistine Chapel

79.     Get my wedding ring re-plated

80.     Take a free online class

81.     Leave a 20 dollar tip for a meal less than 20 dollars

82.     Make a pie on Pi day

83.     Learn to do the splits

84.     Plan a date night with Chase every week for a month

85.     Go on a double date

86.     Have pizza in Naples

87.     Paint on a canvas

88.     Buy a hat and wear it

89.     Put emergency supplies in both cars

90.     Try Zumba five times (1 2 3 4 5)

91.     Spend a solid hour of undivided attention with Jane every day for a week

92.     Read “Charlotte’s Web” to Livia

93.     Play in the rain with my girls

94.     Ride a trolley in San Francisco

95.     Buy a new dress

96.     Re-read the New Testament

97.     Finish reading The Book of Mormon as a family

98.     Cook a new recipe involving fish

99.     Refinish a piece of furniture

100.   Read all the books I’ve borrowed from my grandmother

101.   Buy 10 songs that are on my i-tunes wish list

I hope to provide occasional updates on my blog as to how I'm progressing on this list. Wish me luck! Or, even better, make your own list and join me!