101 in 1001

The Mission: To complete 101 tasks in 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific, measurable, and well defined. They must also be realistic but require some amount of work to complete.

Started: July 3, 2009
Deadline: March 31, 2012
Items Completed: 24/101

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Notes with Links

1. Start a new blog feature.
2. Make a pie from scratch.
3. Watch 5 movies from this site. (1/5) Shop Around the Corner
4. Completely organize the scrapbook room.
5. Lose enough weight to feel good about myself.
6. Do something new with my hair.
7. Paint our bedroom.
8. Buy one quality pair of comfortable heels.
9. Thoroughly clean out my closet.
10. Go to Fredericksburg.
11. Figure out a practical way to organize my tupperware cabinet.
12. Send out 10 cards, just because. (3/10)
13. Wash the car by hand, 4 times. (0/4)
14. Work out 7 days in a row, twice. (0/2)
15. Go on a picnic with Stephen.
16. Repaint the hallway.
17. Put my pictures on CDs.
18. Make an entire gourmet meal from scratch.
19. Save $10 for each completed item.
20. Make a cheesecake. Done, for our 2 year anniversary.
21. Organize the bathroom cabinets.
22. Be a kid for a day.
23. Buy a rug for the entryway.
24. Post at least one photo each week.
25. Get an Uppercase Living design for laundry room (or comparable).
26. Host a Pampered Chef party.
27. Make Stephen breakfast in bed.
28. Go to the zoo.
29. Paint the kitchen.
30. Go to the Children’s Museum.
31. Clean the ovens.
32. Have 100% of the laundry done at one time.
33. Get 3 more Avon customers. (1/3)
34. Spend a Saturday cooking and freezing meals. Done on 8/22/09. Will do again!
35. Start a prayer journal. Started on 7/9/09
36. Eat a leisurely dinner on the back porch with a bottle of wine.
37. Try a new shampoo.
38. Get rid of one piece of furniture.
39. (NEED A GOAL HERE.)
40. Host a dinner party for my in-laws.
41. Host a dinner party for my family.
42. Organize the pantry.
43. Send flowers to someone.
44. Find a place to pick berries. 5/1/10
45. Go to a winery.
46. Go to bed at 9:30 three times. (3/3)
47. Make 3 Pioneer Woman recipes. (3/3) Many!!
48. Organize my recipes.
49. Give blood.
50. Spend a day at home doing nothing.
51. Don’t buy anything but groceries for one month.
52. No cokes for one month.
53. No chocolate for 2 weeks.
54. Sponsor a child during Christmas.
55. Visit a farmer’s market.
56. Fry something. Chicken breasts. Yum!
57. Try 5 new cheeses.
58. Take my lunch to work for a month without missing a day.
59. Send a letter with our Christmas card.
60. Make a successful rice or orzo dish.
61. Have a coffee date with a girl friend.
62. Finish the bathroom.
63. Go to the doctor and get a prescription for Imitrex.
64. Buy a black belt.
65. Recover corkboard in laundry room.
66. Go to San Antonio.
67. Buy something from Etsy. Computer case.
68. Finish Christmas shopping by December 10.
69. Encourage one person to do 101 in 1001. I hear there are a few: Sarah, Amanda, Mandy, Lyndsey, Stephenie
70. Eat pizza and watch Zoolander with Stephen.
71. Reread “For Women Only.”
72. Clean the ceiling fans.
73. Clean the carpet in the master bedroom.
74. Donate money to KSBJ.
75. Eat at 10 new restaurants. (6/10) (1. El Gusto in Galveston, 2. Rudy & Paco’s 3. Sunflower Bakery 4. Dolce Vita 5. Loma Linda 6. Iron Works)  
76. Watch the History of Baseball DVD’s that Papa lent me.
77. Learn to sew.
78. Start a recycling system for our house.
79. Have my parents over to play the Wii.
80. Crochet a scarf and give it away.
81. Grill something (instead of having Stephen do it). I’m not too bad at this! It’s not my fault if the recipe is bad.
82. Take Rookie to the dog park.
83. Read through my Martha Stewart Housekeeping Handbook and share some of the secrets with you.
84. Be more intentional about memorizing Scripture. 
85. Buy a flag pole.
86. Clean and organize my office.
87. Go to a Christian concert.
88. Read 3 classic novels. (0/3)
89. Use our gift certificate to see a play at TUTS.
90. Start saving money for blinds for the living rooms and kitchen.
91. Do something impulsive, without regret.
92. Don’t buy any new books, only used.
93. Play mini golf with Stephen.
94. Rent a TV series that I’ve never seen.
95. Watch a sunrise.
96. Go to two garage sales just for fun.
97. Replace the lights above my vanity. Spray painted the old ones!
98. Go to Schlitterbahn.
99. Renew and add to our CD when it has matured.
100. If this process was enjoyable, create a new 101 in 1001.
101. Donate $10 to a charity for every goal not met.