101 in 1001 UPDATE!

So, as 2011 has now begun, I am officially in the FINAL year of time for my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. Here is my progress so far.
101 in 1001




I have been working for a while on my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. Some things are serious, some are random and silly. There are three categories: Complete, In Progress/Ongoing, Not Started

Due: December 1, 2011


1. Lose 20 lbs from current weight and maintain for remainder of days. Update 2/1/10: 13 down!!

2. Integrate Fish as main protein for at least 1 dinner each week.

3. Integrate fresh salad as main lunch at work at least once a week.

4. Continue daily workouts.

5. Take a vitamin everyday.

6. Got to the dentist regularly

7. Take good enough care of my skin that it looks the same or better than it currently does.

8. Find a church we can agree on attending.

9. Become a better housekeeper.

10. Do more of the housework myself so Ryan is less stressed

11. Budget so all of our essentials are on one salary

12. Visit at least one set of grandparents each year

13. Talk to my mom at least once a week

14. Email or talk to Linda at least once every other month
15. Tile the kitchen floor - Summer 2010 Completed. We actually ended up using laminet tiles. Much more cost effective, and a GREAT look!

16. Completely finish the basement. August 2010! What a relief!

17. Re-finish the deck. Summer 2009.

18. Buy a new car. Mercury Milan, purchased 3/2009.

19. Go to Hawaii - we spent 8 incredible days on Oahu in August 2010. Bliss.

20. Celebrate 4th, 5th, and 6th wedding anniversaries

21. Swim with dolphins

22. Parasail with Ryan

23. Go on at least two vacations per year (Total of 5 or 6 week long vacations) We have done a Wine Trail in Madison, Indiana, a Wonderful Trip to Hawaii, and a week long trip to Nashville.

24. Catch up and keep up with my scrapbooking

25. Always have a book 'in progress', never unread for longer than a week

26. Make 2 friends in Indy, have girls' nights out

27. Learn how to make a bearnaise sauce

28. Plant and maintain landscaping the the front yard - we weeded the flower bed and have lots of Tulips.

29. Get a raise each year - Got 3% raise in January 2010; Got 3% again in January 2011.

30. Contribute montly to our savings account, no less than the minimum we set.

31. Finish my short story

32. Teach Gretchen "come"- all the time!

33. Get a pedicure. Get more than one pedicure. Completed 1st pedi in April 2010 with my Mom, Grandma and Aunt Cindy!

34. Buy a new couch and loveseat - we bought a new sectional in August 2010 and moved our old couch and loveseat to our basement

35. Visit Canada.

36. See Timesquare

37. Finish reading my Poe book (The complete works of Edgar Allan Poe)

38. Make a candle

39. Eat sushi - August 2010, in Hawaii. I didn't care for it too much.

40. Paint a piece of pottery

41. Do an activity with Ryan just because its something he wants to do - August 2010 Swimming with SHARKS in Hawaii.

42. Make homemade shrimp ravioli- Pasta too. 1/31/2010- pasta was great!

43. Make homemade white sauce for pasta- Completed 1/31/2010. Sauce was grainy. Need to try again!

44. Ride a wave runner - June 2010 in Lake of the Ozarks Missouri. The next day I felt like I'd been hit by a truck!

45. Walk Gretchen at least 3 times a week

46. Get better at small talk

47. Make a piece of pottery

48. Hold a non-poisonous snake

49. Run a 5 and a half minute mile

50. Continue weekly closet cleaning ritual

51. Donate at least one item to Goodwill each month - I'm kind of doing more of a Purge every few months, but the amount of donations is on target.

52. Drive a convertable with the top down

53. Golf at least once a month during the spring and summers

54. Eat at the Melting Pot

55. Get at least one more stamp in my passport

56. Make a gingerbread house (gingerbread and all)

57. Learn basic conversational Spanish

58. Continue following my daily cleaning list

59. Take more pictures when friends get together

60. Send random encouraging emails

61. Continue buying and learning to utilize spices in my cooking

62. Go to the opera or symphony

63. Hear the Transsiberian Orchestra Play

64. See Joel McHale do standup

65. Go to at least 2 more Bronco Games in Denver

66. Set up and use my sewing machine

67. Have people over at least once every three months

68. Go to Cedar Pointe.

69. Ride all the rides at Cedar Pointe.

70. Buy a pattern and make a black shell dress

71.Completely read at least 2 of my Psych textbooks

72. Make at least one new recipe each month

73. Get the 2nd guest room set up with the Daybed

74. Go to a wine store and buy one I wouldn't normally. Visited Cork Cracker.

75. See GREASE the Movie (saw it for the first time 3/1/09)

76. See a show on Broadway

77. Order a Champaigne Cocktail. Ordered at the Patterson House 7/30/09.

78. Walk Gretchen in a Mutt Strutt

79. Make pumpernickel toast

80. Walk in some type of Red or Pink Fundraising Event

81. Tile the bar in the basement by myself - Scott helped me with the glue/cement stuff, but I laid ALL the tiles my myself! July 2010.

82. Visit the Newseum and the Holocaust Muesum

83. Go to or host a Halloween costume party - Went to the Halloween Howl at the Conrad Indianapolis 2009 and 2010

84. Make a rosotto - It wasn't from scratch, but it was still great!

85. Go see a movie at a Drive-In

86. Watch Fight Club with Ryan (and Stay awake during it)

87. Get photos recovered from the laptop

88. Buy a pair of Jimmy Choos

89. Get professional photos done with Ryan

90. Cook duck a la orange

91. Cook a rack of lamb

92. Host a New Year's Eve Party - seeing as how my due date happens before the end of this year, I am marking this as officially INCOMPLETE.

93. Buy another Coach bag

94. Get Laser Hair Removal for my legs

95. Build and maintain a completely stocked Bar for the basement

96. Buy a big screen TV for the basement when its finished - Bought a 42 inch LCD November 2010

97. Go to Irish Fest

98. Take a tour of the White House

99. Vote in at least one state/local election - Voted in the local election November 2010

100. Go to a French restuarant

101. Have a private, candlelight dinner on the beach