So my great friend Gina made this list of 101 things she would like to accomplish in the next 1001 days. At first I thought it was another one of those silly "I'm bored, let me make a list" things that sometimes occur. But as she has been blogging monthly and crossing items off her list, it has started me thinking. What better way to actually accomplish those things you've been putting off or are too busy to do, than to make yourself accountable? So that is just what I'm going to do. I'm going to take my life in my own hands, and make my 101 in 1001 list. I will update on the list monthly. Here it goes....
Dates: May 18, 2010 through February 12, 2013
BODY
1.
Run at least two marathons (completed 3/17/13)
2.
Run at least four half marathons
3.
Begin consistently using 12 pound weights at the gym
4. Drop a dress size
5.
Stop eating food in the teacher's lounge
6.
Buy gluten free flour and use it
7.
Learn to like salads
8.
Be better about actually eating Gluten Free
9.
Split meals (or bring half home) when eating out
10.
Wear sunscreen
11.
Find a reliable healthy breakfast option
12.
No soda for at least one month
13.
Place in another half marathon
14. Get shorts for spinning
(not spinning anymore)
15.
Buy new running shoes every 300-500 miles
MIND
16.
Have further insight into my future career path (PhD?)
17.
Stay involved in church opportunities
18.
Work only two jobs for at least six months
(August 2010-present)
19.
Run at least once a week
20. Read a book every quarter
(10/12)
21.
Beat Gina in Words With Friends
22. Have a girls day/night at least once/quarter
(5/12)
23. Camp in at least one more National Park
24.
Have at least one counseling group each school year
25.
Have a picnic
26. Read at least one news article/day
(not going well, changing to one/week)
27.
Start running with Travis
28.
Give up facebook for a month
ADVENTURE
29.
Know where we want to live next and/or be living there
30.
Travel overseas
31.
Go para sailing
32.
Go snorkeling
33. Continue applying annually for The Amazing Race
34.
Go to a MLB game each summer
35. Go to a Wizards/KC Sporting game
36.
Travel to Chicago
37. Travel to Minneapolis
38. Visit Jamin in Madison
39.
Travel to Austin
40. Go skiing in Colorado
41.
Visit Dave & Julie in Normal
42.
Visit Dave & Gina's new house in Sarasota
43.
Travel to California (Completed 3/16/13)
44.
Go to the Shatto Farm
45.
Milk a cow
46.
Visit the wineries in Weston (visited wineries in Hermann, calling complete)
47.
NP once/month (34/34)
48.
Travel to Key West
49. See at least one musical/year
(3/4) - by 4/2013
50.
Travel by train
51.
Stay at a bed & breakfast
52.
Night swimming
53.
Swim in Lake Michigan
54.
Watch a sunset on Lake Michigan
55. Go to a drive-in theater
56.
SC
57.
Go to a corn maze (haunted or otherwise)
58.
Go to the ballet
59.
Go to a high school football game
60. Go to an NCAA basketball game
61.
SH once/month (34/34)
62.
Try at least new recipe each month (34/34)
63. Attend a Parade of Homes or Urban Living Tour
64.
Take more pictures (thank you instagram!)
PERSONAL
65.
Take an anniversary trip every year (3/3)
66.
Get a full body massage
67.
Find a way to live closer to family (Phillip lives here now, so I'm calling that done!)
68.
Wear a skirt or dress at least once/week
69.
File all the papers in the guest room
70.
Clean out the filing cabinet
71.
Get rid of the desk in the guest room
72.
Get a tattoo
73.
Get my haircut every 4 months (12/12)
74.
Get to MS+60 on the pay scale
75.
Have at least one planned meal per week
76.
Give blood (success, nearly passed out twice)
77.
Get wedding dress cleaned (possibly preserved)
78.
Return books to the library on time
79.
Learn how to pick out a ripe pineapple
80.
Host an annual party at our house (Earth Day)
81. Blog about each item I complete
82.
Buy closet organizers
83.
Clean all the baseboards
84.
Get rid of clothes/shoes that a) I don't wear, b) don't fit, or c) are falling apart
85.
Start changing my home style to eclectic (a la Anthropologie - only hopefully less expensive)
86. Send a secret to PostSecret
87. Don't complain about anything for a week
88.
Call people by their name whenever possible
89. Send holiday cards each year
(2/3) - fail Christmas 2011
90.
Write my time on all of my running medals
91. Go a month with no unnecessary purchases (no eating out, no clothes, etc.)
92. Make an effort to send cards and gifts before birthdays
93.
Have Avery able to stay out in the house any time we leave
94.
Become an auntie
95. Keep a journal for one month
96.
Send a “just because” gift
97.
BW
98.
Call people back within one day
99.
Get my clothes that don't fit altered
100.
Stay in touch with friends that move
101.
Find something to be thankful for each day, and rejoice!
