101 Things in 1001 Days (Update IV)

Update:

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in 1001 days
Start Date: August 2, 2009
End Date: April 29, 2012

House:
1. Organize the master room closet

2. Organize the baby’s closet

3. Move stuff back into the basement

4. Install doors and trim in basement
5. Organize the Tubberware cabinet

6. Buy new pots and pans (Paula Dean)

7. Wallpaper master bathroom
8. Paint hallway bathroom and hang up mural
9. Keep the kitchen clean

10. Replace all burnt out light bulbs

11. Organize under the sink in the master bathroom
12. Clean out refrigerator once a month

13. Clean out the pantry

14. Donate old coats/jackets to Project Warmth
15. Organize drawers in kitchen

16. Re-organize red shelf in dining room

17. Clean out storage under stairs
18. Reorganize seasonal decorations (I did this, but still not happy... I want to make this tote rack for the garage)

19. Get new tires (Elantra)

20. Keep car clean for at least a month (clean it first!)
21. Plant trees

Hobbies:
22. Finish wedding scrapbook
23. Make homemade birthday cards
24. Scrapbook for the baby
25. Sew baby’s Halloween costume
26. Finish Whit’s stocking

27. Decorate the fireplace mantel

28. Make homemade Christmas gifts
29. Learn to pickle cucumbers
30. Learn to sew a zipper
31. Take a photography class
32. Take a cake decorating class
33. Start and finish McCoy's Christmas stocking

Personal Enrichment:

34. Get a new hairstyle

35. Start photography 365

36. Keep a blog

37. Use the library more
38. Send birthday cards to every family member

39. Start/continue to use reusable shopping bags every time

40. Send Christmas treats to families

41. Make a compost pile
42. Make a rain barrel

43. Join a church

44. Frame Whit and Tenessa’s baby pictures and hang them in the hallway
45. Start Master’s Degree
46. Take Level II Orff Training
47. Read Chronicals of Narina

Entertainment:

48. Attend a local festival
49. Go to a pumpkin patch
50. Organize a Progressive Dinner
51. Have a fondue party
52. Go to a wine tasting party
53. Go to the symphony
54. Go on a picnic
55. Take a nature walk with Whit and baby

Baby:
56. Join a “story time” with baby

57. Buy an Air Purifier

58. Make baby food and freeze
59. Cloth diaper at least part time
60. Teach baby sign language

61. Read the Bradley Book

62. Give birth naturally (sort of!)

Music:

63. Learn to play a difficult piece on the piano
64. Practice piano at least once a week
65. Keep better records for piano lessons
66. Start hand bells/chimes at school or church
67. Log all piano books and put them in order
68. Paint piano drawers

Wellness:

69. Don’t go out to eat for a week
70. Don’t go out to eat for two weeks
71. Don’t go out to eat for a month
72. Drink only one soda a week for at least a month
73. Walk at least three times per week
74. Lose 25 pounds
75. Take trips to the park (when baby is born and weather is nice)
76. Use up all shower gels and lotions before buying new
77. Participate in a Benefits walk

Cooking/Baking:

78. Make a dinner plan for the month
79. Bake a pie from scratch
80. Decorate baby’s 1st Birthday cake
81. Cook less from a box or frozen bag
82. Bake a cake from scratch
83. Use the cookbooks more

84. Use the vegetables from the garden to cook

Financial:

85. Pay off at least two credit cards
86. Pay off at least half of student loan (as of September 2009)
87. Keep a log of gas spending for four months

88. Get all bills automatically taken from bank

89. Start using coupons

90. Sell books on Amazon.com

91. Read Dave Ramsey’s book/information (actually starting in January 2011)

92. Make a savings plan and stick to it
93. Borrow items from friends and family instead of insisting on buying new

94. Buy a camera

95. Pay off the Yaris
96. Have a yard sale
97. Start an IRA or CD type of savings

Travel:

98. Plan a summer vacation (is that just plan or actually go on!?)
99. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast
100. Go camping with baby
101. Plan a trip on the Train

Okay, here is a list of the things that I have to complete (without all the crossed off stuff)-- Wow!  Only 47 things left to do!!!  Half way there!!!

1. Wallpaper master bathroom
2. Paint hallway bathroom and hang up mural
3. Keep the kitchen clean

4. Organize under the sink in the master bathroom

5. Reorganize seasonal decorations (I did this, but still not happy... I want to make this tote rack for the garage)

6. Keep car clean for at least a month (clean it first!)

7. Finish wedding scrapbook
8. Make homemade birthday cards
9. Scrapbook for the baby
10. Sew baby’s Halloween costume
11. Finish Whit’s stocking

12. Learn to pickle cucumbers
13. Learn to sew a zipper
14. Take a photography class
15. Take a cake decorating class
16. Start and finish McCoy's Christmas stocking

17. Send birthday cards to every family member

18. Make a rain barrel

19. Frame Whit and Tenessa’s baby pictures and hang them in the hallway
20. Start Master’s Degree

21. Read Chronicals of Narina

22. Attend a local festival

23. Organize a Progressive Dinner
24. Have a fondue party
25. Go to a wine tasting party

26. Join a “story time” with baby

27. Learn to play a difficult piece on the piano
28. Practice piano at least once a week

29. Log all piano books and put them in order
30. Paint piano drawers

31. Don’t go out to eat for a week
32. Don’t go out to eat for two weeks
33. Don’t go out to eat for a month
34. Drink only one soda a week for at least a month
35. Walk at least three times per week
36. Lose 25 pounds

37. Participate in a Benefits walk

38. Pay off at least two credit cards
39. Pay off at least half of student loan (as of September 2009)
40. Keep a log of gas spending for four months

41. Get all bills automatically taken from bank

42. Make a savings plan and stick to it

43. Pay off the Yaris

44. Start an IRA or CD type of savings
45. Plan a summer vacation (is that just plan or actually go on!?)

46. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast

47. Plan a trip on the Train