It’s been a while since I’ve given an update on my 101 in 1001 list, so I figured t was about time. The items on the list that have been accomplished are marked in red. The rest (yes, all of the rest), has yet to be completed. It’s a good thing I still have some time, ha? 😉
2. Read 30 (additional) books (5/30)
1. On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
2. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
3. Manic by Terri Cheney
4. My Name is Chellis… by Chellis Glendinning
5. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
3. Watch 5 “classic” movies
4. Update, sign and notarize Will
5. Purchase Life Insurance Policy
6. Graduate with my BA
7. Unplug at least once a month in 2012 (4/12)
8. Unplug at least once every 2 weeks in 2013
9. Unplug once a week in 2014
10. Shred all non-necessary/misc. paperwork
11. Clean up and consolidate my various email accounts
12. Learn how to shoot a gun
13. Complete all Christmas shopping/creating before Thanksgiving
14. Find out my blood type
15. Donate blood
16. Get a massage
17. Get new eye glasses
18. Go to the dentist
19. Lose 10 pounds
20. Buy my own bicycle
21. Go on a day hike (X3) (1/3)
22. Do 50 sit ups every day for 66 days
23. Do 30 pushups every day for 66 days
24. Do 50 jumping jack every day for 66 days
25. Drink 70 ounces of water every day for 66 days
26. Complete Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred
27. Listen to a live Jazz band
28. Go to a concert
29. Paint 12 paintings in 2012
30. Paint 13 paintings in 2013
31. Paint 14 paintings in 2014
32. Volunteer a minimum of 2 times in 2012 (2/2)
1. Santa Fe PRIDE barricade monitor
2. Big Brothers Big Sisters (X6)
33. Volunteer a minimum of 3 times in 2013
1. Time with my Little
2. Time with my Little
3. Time with my Little
(Being a Big is awesome!)
34. Volunteer a minimum of 4 times in 2014
35. Have a snowball fight (LOL…with fake snowballs)
36. Make a Snow Angel
37. Leave 10 Operation Beautiful notes in 10 different places
38. Meditate every single day for 66 days
39. Participate in a Shamanistic Journey workshop
40. Practice a random act of kindness (X10)
1. Free coffee to a stranger
2. Free coffee to a stranger
3. Let someone go ahead of me in line at the
grocery store
4. Free coffee to a stranger
5. Bought coffee for my two opening Summer Camp
Facilitators (they come in before 7:30 every day
all summer long)
6. Free coffee to a stranger
7. Free coffee for a stranger
8. Free breakfast & coffee for a stranger
9. Free lunch for co-workers
10. Free donuts for a stranger
11. Paid someone’s toll in OK
41. Host a giveaway on my blog (X3)
1. Etsy giveaway
2. Seed giveaway
3. Etsy giveaway
42. Learn a new crochet stitch
43. Donate my hair to Locks of Love (Nov2012-16 inches)
44. Visit Shidoni just to lay in the grass
45. Take a pottery class
46. Attend the Wine & Chile Fiesta
47. Have a Future Retreat/planning/brainstorming day with
Tool Lady (11/29/2011)
48. Get Grandpa Dutch’s photos developed (March 2012)
49. Go through all of Grandma Eve’s writing and organize it
50. Go through all of Mom’s remaining stuff and organize it
51. Send minimum of 24 cards or postcards to friends or family
52. Go on a picnic
53. Write a Love Letter
54. Host a Clothing Exchange
55. Fulfill 2011 Pay It Forward commitment (facebook) (4/5)
56. Give Aunt Kim Cosmos seeds from our garden (12/25/2011)
57. Go camping (x3) (1/3)
1. Rosilla Peak
58. Host a Game Night
59. Go ice skating
60. Visit the Grand Canyon
61. Visit White Sands
62. Create a photo album of 2010-2011 digital photos
63. Create a photo album of 2012-2013 digital photos
64. Create a photo album of 2013-2014 digital photos
65. Send someone a care package
66. Update photos on Living Room shelves
67. Watch a meteor shower
68. Increase 2011 vegetable garden yield (in pounds) by
minimum of 10% in 2012 (met week of August 27, 2012)
69. Increase 2012 vegetable garden yield (in pounds) by
minimum of 10% in 2013
70. Increase 2013 vegetable garden yield (in pounds) by
minimum of 10% in 2014
71. Host a Seed Saving Exchange
72. Learn how to sew 3 new items (bag, apron, quilt…) (1/3)
1. Small pouches for pendants
73. Plant an herb garden
74. Clear out sidewalk area and back triangle…replant with
drought tolerant perennials
75. Give someone flowers, cut from our yard
76. Create an emergency preparedness plan
77. Re-decorate the Guest Room
78. Participate in 3 workshops around homesteading or
preparedness topics
79. Make one Thanksgiving meal completely sourced from our
garden & local sources
80. Can/preserve a minimum of 2 new items in 2012
1. Pinto, Kidney & Black Beans, read about it here.
2. Carrots
3. Asparagus
4. Apricot Jam
5. Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
6. Apple Jam
7. Boozy Peaches
8. Green Beans
9. Read about all of the new-to-us canned items here!
81. Can/preserve a minimum of 3 new items in 2013
82. Can/preserve a minimum of 4 new items in 2014
83. Learn how to grill (really)
84. Cull a chicken (I helped)
85. De-clutter the guest room closet, Hobbit closet and my
drawer in the our bathroom
86. Make a headboard for our bed
87. Learn how to milk an animal (goat or cow)
First goat milking
88. Learn how to make goat cheese
89. Figure out exactly how much credit card debt I have –
11/29/11 (The number is embarrassing and just for me
& Tool Lady to know, but knowing it is an important
start. Now I know what I have to do to make it better.
One step at a time.)
90. Pay down credit card debt by a minimum of 50%
(20% paid off-Mar 2012)
91. Save $10 for every goal completed
92. Save all change (coins) for 1001 days
93. Pay in cash or debit card for all wants
94. Have a garage sale in 2012
95. Have a garage sale in 2013
96. Have a garage sale in 2014
97. Purge books (sell back, giveaway or donate)
98. Participate in a minimum of one Holiday or Arts &
Crafts Fair
99. Hand make every gift I give for one year (2012 or 2013)
100. Don’t eat out at all for a full month
101. Purchase a maximum of one coffee-type beverage per week,
and only from a local coffee shop, for 6 1 month
So, there we have it. A lot has been accomplished, and there’s still a lot to do (isn’t that always the way?), but I’m enjoying the process and the reminders that creating this list has given me.
Do you have a 101 in 1001 or a list of goals you’d like to accomplish? Please share your stories, lists or links in the comments below! Maybe we can inspire each other 🙂
xoxo,
M
thats an awesome list, yours i think is even more ambitious than mine lol really cool balance tho and i love how you laid it out 🙂
Thanks, Astra! It’s been quite the experience to work on 🙂