101 things to do in 1001 days


****1. Use all body lotion, body wash, soap, shower gel, and body scrub before buying more

2. Put $1,000 into savings

****3. Get 8 hours of sleep every night for 2 weeks **** (started 06-20-2011, I tried to away and I think I did a pretty good job... I may try this again very soon :))))

4. Go for a picnic in a secluded spot

5. Read three new books of the Bible

6. Dine out, just the 2 of us, once every 2 weeks for 2 months

7. Make homemade ice cream

****8. Plan a treasure hunt **** (We had a great treasure hunt for Easter 2012)

9. Find a new restaurant worthy of becoming a new favorite

10. Don't say anything negative for 1 day

11. Support a charity walk/run

12. Fix master bedroom closet door

****13. Stay within holiday shopping budget for 2011, 2012 and 2013 (so far so good with this year’s shopping!! 2011)

14. Watch the sunset from the top of a mountain

15. Build a scarecrow

16. Complete all my craft projects before I buy any new ones (not including scrapping...sorry that just can’t be done)

17. Don't complain about anything for a week

****18. Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind"**** Completed 06-14-2011

19. Tie a note to a balloon and let it go

20. Send a message in a bottle

****21. Identify 100 things that make me happy Completed **** 06-20-2011

22. Buy something from Etsy

****23. Make a list of my 50 favorite movies *****Completed 06-15-2011

****24. Make a list of 25 things I like about myself *****(I did it and even found 100 things I like about myself ;) Completed 06-13-2011

25. Become a bone marrow donor

26. Take a picture for each letter of the alphabet

27. Do the polar bear swim on New Year's Day

28. Take a photo of the same place every month for year and then turn it into a calendar for the next year

*****29. Keep a “My Day in Six Words” journal for 6 months********

30. Plant a tree on Earth Day

31. Make some Fourth of July cupcakes

****32. Make a wish at 11:11 on November 11, 2011****

33. Watch a movie at a drive-in

34. Play classical music during meal preps

*****35. Make my bed every day for a week.*****

36. Put one piece of fine art in each room

37. Make and hang flower boxes

****38. Visit a church on Wednesday night**** (March 28th....I just started attending a women's bible study on Wednesday nights at my Church!!! I Love It!!!!!!!!!!!) 

39. Go camping at three state parks I've never visited each year. (Westmoreland-2013)

40. Plant grass in the fall

41. Write a yearly letter

42. Take an adult ed class of some sort

****43. Buy Christmas presents in advance **** (I'm right on track this year!! 2011)

44. Be able to run 3 miles without stopping

45. Make something for my best friend

****46. Decorate half bath in the kitchen**** (Started Saturday August 13th, 2011) 

****47. Sort the mail when it comes in, instead of letting it accumulate into a huge pile first***** (so far so good!! November 18, 2011)

****48. Take a multivitamin every day for a week ***** (Prenatal vitamins)

49. Use those teeth whitening strips and finish pack

50. Have a spa day

51. Pay off 3 credit cards

52. Take kids to the Easter Egg Roll at the White House

****53. Do all the lessons in "A Course in Miracles"**** (Started August 11th, 2011) 

54. Paint a wall mural

55. Work on children’s book and Publishing

56. Go back to school and complete degree

*****57. Pull out “The Creative Artist” book and work on some new ideas *****(2011 September and October, Made a still life drawing using my left hand, and journal my weekend with drawing's) Still have more to do though*****

58. Go white water rafting

****59. Take kid’s to the beach once each summer****(2011 August 9th and 10th, August 6th  2012, 2013) 

60. Run a ½ marathon

61. Visit a Renaissance fair

62. Make stained glass windows

****63. Go to “Drive Through” Zoo *****(Completed, July 9th, 2011, I think we will do that again...lots of fun!!)

*****64. Finish baseball books*****

65. Finish back deck and get furnishings

66. Complete master bath in upstairs bedroom

****67. Get rocks for back yard ***** (finally found a guy on craigs list giving away his landscaping rocks!! April 2012)

68. Buy produce at farmers market 10 times

69. Finish baby books and older scrap books and photo books

70. Get new carpet and floor for living room and kitchen

*****71. Redo full bath downstairs*****

72. Get solar film for back windows and skylights

73. Get a safety cover

74. Spend the weekend without any phone or TV (Camping at home)

75. Upload videos into on-line saving system

76. Go through old 8mm video’s and watch them outside during the summer

****77. Start an allowance and chore list for Ryan **** (Started September 12th, 2011)

78. Have one day a month for each kid, just them and me!

79. Get my hair cut and colored without being concerned about money

80. Buy a pair of red flannel pajamas that you wear only on Christmas Eve

81. Take a holiday photograph each year in the same spot, such as by a favorite tree in your yard. In years to come, you’ll have a wonderful record of the growth of your family, as well as the growth of the tree

82. Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, read by candle light about the birth of Jesus in Luke, chapter 2

83. Fill a basket with photo’s from past Christmases. Put it in a prominent spot

84. Take a family portrait

85. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years

****86. Send a secret to Post Secret (August 16th, 2011)**** 

****87. Find a personally inspirational quote and work it into a piece of art or home décor**** (Finish my Picaso Cubism and added a quote..turned out great! Feb 2012) 

88. Read a book in a day

89. Trace my Family Tree

90. Go to a Rocky Horror Picture Show showing at midnight

91. Finish a 500 + piece jigsaw

92. Go to at least one concert

93 Achieve my goal weight

94. Watch an entire season of a television show in a weekend

95. Try a new recipe every month for a year

96. Sky Dive

97 Visit five local restaurants I've never been to (Crazy Greek of Midlothian July 30th, 2011)

98 Complete the 100 push-up challenge

99. Complete the 200 sit-up challenge

100. Attend a book reading

101. Make snow angels