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Life is about learning experiences, and exposing yourself to as many different things as you can, and about growing as a person and helping other people grow. That long, run-on sentence is what I want to think about my life when I'm on my deathbed. I want to be able to say to myself, "I did as much as I was able to and I learned all that I could about the world around me."

Monday, January 7, 2019

101 in 1001 (the second one)

A few years ago, I tried the 101-in-1001 project. You pick 101 goals, and you've got 1001 days to make them happen. I enjoyed it a lot, and managed to get to 77% completion in the time frame allotted. I've decided I'm doing it again.

As usual, I'm tracking with a spreadsheet (that is even color-coded), but here's a listed version of my goals!

Official start date is 1/9/19 and my finish date is 10/6/21. If there's anything on the list you want to join me for (or help me with), let me know!


ARTSY FARTSY
365 days of selfies • Create a CD of smule songs • Finish knitting blanket • Learn basic ukulele chords • Learn to beatbox • Learn to use sewing machine • Make a quilt • Make a visual piece about things I like/am proud of about myself • Make an Inspiration board • Re-open Etsy shop • Read 10 of The Greatest Books (https://thegreatestbooks.org/) • See a movie for all 26 letters of the alphabet (random order) • See a show at the Hippodrome • See a show at the Kennedy Center • Send out 50 birthday postcards • Sit for a professional photo shoot at the beginning of this list • Sit for a professional photo shoot at the end of this list • Take 5 rolls of film photography • Visit 10/18 DC Smithsonian locations • Watch 5 Steve Carell movies


FOODIES
Bake my own bread • Figure out how I like to take my coffee • Figure out how to eat lobster • Have a crab dinner • Learn recipe for homemade dough • Make macarons • Re-instate monthly pizza night • Whiskey tasting


GET OUT
100% completion of Disney attractions • Attempt skiing/snowboarding • Colorado Springs trip • Go hiking • Go kayaking/canoeing • Go on a picnic • Go to California Disneyland • Go up in a hot air balloon • Go zip-lining • Pee outside • Ride a horse • See an MLB game • See an NBA game • See an NFL game • See an NHL game • Take a ballroom dance class • Take the train somewhere • Touch the Pacific Ocean • Visit a trampoline park • Visit Acadia National Park • Visit all 48 continental states • Visit NYC and do touristy things • Weekend camping trip


HOLLY HOMEBODY
Book cleanse • Collect 10 more Starbucks mugs • Collect all 34 Tsum Tsum chapsticks • Figure out lanai seating • Get a dog • Get rid of Justin's drums • Organize hall closets • Organize laundry room storage • Paint the sunroom • Plant some basil • Plant some hydrangeas • Reevaluate my belongings and minimize ~stuff~ • Replace kitchen cabinet handles • Sort through clothes, get rid of ones that don't fit or that I haven't worn in over a year


MY BEST SELF
Be consumer-debt-free! • Bolster Emergency Fund • Buy a new (to me) car • Buy a pair of boots • Close exercise ring 50% of the month for 3 months in a row • Complete a 5k in under 45 minutes • Find a place to volunteer regularly • Find out my blood type • Get a professional massage • Get out of the pre-diabetic range • Get to a healthy BMI • Have a 2 day Hotel Staycation and don't speak to anybody • Have a monthly #TreatYoself night for 6 months • Learn to drive a manual • Lose 100 pounds • Perfect 5 hairstyles • Renew passport • Ride my bike once a month for at least 6 months • Rollerskate once a month for at least 6 months • Social media free for 24 hours • Throw a 33rd birthday party • Try acupuncture • Try cupping • Update glasses prescription • Walk/run 500 miles (THE PROCLAIMERS)


WITH FRIENDS
Befriend 5 new dogs • Create bi-monthly outing group, organize 6 outings • Host a fancy-dress dinner party • Host OR attend a bonfire • Orchestrate a surprise for a friend • Organize a Smule meet up • Spend a full day with les bebehs (so Katie and Justin can take a break) • Visit Chele in Tennessee • Visit Meg in Utah • Get married • Have a baby