My List ~ 101 in 1001

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Here is my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. I am starting today so that I end the day before my 40th birthday. See the previous post for details of 101 in 1001. My list is in no particular order. Well, they are in numerical order, but not in order of importance. I mean, I couldn't even take the time to organize them by category. Anyway...

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1. Exercise 3 times a week for 10 weeks. (0/10)
2. Watch 10 movies (that I haven't already seen) from AFI list of 101 Greatest American Movies Of All Time. (0/10)
3. Read 10 classic books. I like to think of them as "books I should have read in high school. (0/10)
4. Win NaNoWriMo
5. Lose 100 pounds (0/100)
6. Get Lasik eye surgery.
7. Avoid soda pop for 30 days.
8. Avoid eating out for lunch and dinner for 30 days.
9. Re-learn French, at least enough to carry on a conversation.
10. Take our Route 66 trip.
11. Get to bed by 10:30 every night for two weeks. (0/2)
12. Get rubber stamping tools organized.
13. Stamp 3 cards per month for 3 months. (0/3)
14. Get all of our pictures into scrapbooks.
15. Get a tattoo.
16. Unpack all the boxes from our move 2 years ago.
17. Once a month for 6 months, frame and hang one picture. (0/6)
18. Get rid of all the decorative items I am no longer using.
19. Turn in all library and rental items by the due date to avoid paying late fees for 3 months. (0/3)
20. Finish a cross stitch project from beginning to end and frame it and give it to someone.
21. Visit 5 museums. (0/5)
22. See 5 plays or musicals. (0/5)
23. Read the Twilight series.
24. Read the Harry Potter series out loud to Kenna.
25. Clean the apartment thoroughly and keep it maintained for one whole month.
26. Take 5 roadtrips.
27. Learn to make 5 alcoholic drinks. (0/5)
28. Start college funds for the girls.
29. Make Kaemie's old t-shirts into pillows or a quilt.
30. Ask a guy out.
31. Wear false eyelashes.
32. Have a spa day.
33. Skydive.
34. Plan my 40th Birthday to be more than just a girls' night out. My guests and I will dress up in cocktail dresses, ride in a limo, and just be fabulous for an evening.
35. Save $10.00 in a reward envelope for every goal accomplished on this list to pay for that birthday party.
36. Get a passport.
37. Take a cruise.
38. Eat at the dining room table as a family with the TV off one night a week for 4 weeks. (0/4)
39. Re-decorate the bathroom with rubber ducks instead of frogs.
40. Get up when the alarm goes off and do not hit the snooze button every day for one week.
41. Go horseback riding.
42. Watch the entire Gilmore Girls series on DVD.
43. Get my car detailed.
44. Go to the Farmer's Market once a month when it is open May - October. (0/6)
45. Be a team parent.
46. Have a family game night once a week for 4 weeks. (0/4)
47. Bake a cake from scratch.
48. Attend Final Friday 5 times. (0/5)
49. Save $20 a month in a reward envelope for 6 months to use at the Haysville Garage Sales. (0/6)
50. Save $20 a month in a reward envelope for 6 months to use at the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival. (0/6)
51. Frame some of the kids' best artwork.
52. Take a dance class.
53. Make my bedroom a retreat with fluffy pillows, cozy blankets, and beautiful things.
54. No TV for one week.
55. Take a family portrait.
56. Make a will.
57. Attend 20th High School Reunion. At least part of it.
58. Get renter's insurance.
59. Catalog our movies and music.
60. At work, make one phone call per day for 20 business days. (0/20)
61. At the next 5 conferences I attend for work, I will introduce myself to one person I don't know. I need to start networking and not just hanging out with my co-workers. (0/5)
62. Ride a motorcycle.
63. Take motorcycle driving lessons.
64. Get my legs professionally waxed.
65. Keep track of every cent I spend in a month.
66. Wash my face every night for one week. I get tired and lazy and don't always do this.
67. Throw a Halloween party.
68. Don't allow the dinner dishes to pile up by doing them every night for 30 days.
69. Get all paperwork filed, shredded, or thrown away.
70. Watch a meteor shower.
71. Camp 1 other time besides at the Walnut Valley Festival.
72. Learn to use my new cappacino/espresso machine.
73. Identify 101 things that make me happy. (0/101)
74. Visit 3 wineries. (0/3)
75. Donate blood 3 times. (0/3)
76. Drink 6 cups of water everyday for 14 days.
77. Hug Kenna 3 times a day everyday for 30 days.
78. Hug Kaemie 3 times a day everyday for 30 days.
79. Visit 3 casinos. (0/3)
80. Go skiing.
81. Take the Atchinson Haunted Trolley Tour.
82. Complete 5 puzzles. (0/5)
83. Make a family tree that goes back at least 3 generations.
84. Get my fortune read 3 times. (0/3)
85. Fly a kite 3 times.
86. Frame the girls school pictures from every year and hang on the wall.
87. Chase a tornado.
88. Kiss a girl.
89. Go roller skating.
90. Go ice skating.
91. Sing Karaoke in a bar. I'm not sure there is enough alcohol in the world to get me to do this, but I will put it on the list.
92. Go to a midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
93. Organize my jewelry so I stop losing things.
94. Avoid cussing for 30 days.
95. Get old pictures from dad and scan them to my computer.
96. Have a girls poker night, and actually play poker.
97. Watch the Sex and the City series on DVD.
98. Find a job that actually pays enough to pay back my college loans.
99. Blog about the progress on this list.
100. Take and post pictures about the progress.
101. Make a new list!