.::101 in 1001::.

Photo from HERE
 
Date started: December 17th, 2011
1001 day from now: September 13th, 2014
{Partner: Nadina at Life One Day at a Time}

 (You don't NEED a partner to do this, it's just fun to have friends doing it along with you so you can help one another out) 

 Key:
Tasks Completed
Tasks In Progress 
Tasks Waiting to be Completed
  1. Read 10 books recommended by friends and family:
        • Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass or Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster - Elise D.
        • The Harry Potter Series - My Husband
          1. Sorcerer's Stone 1/2012
          2. Chamber of Secrets 1/2012
          3. Prisoner of Azkaban 2/20/2012
          4. The Goblet of Fire 7/19/2012
          5. Order of the Phoenix 8/11/2012
          6. Half Blood Prince 8/19/2012
          7. Deathly Hallows
        • Outlander by Diane Gabaldon - Janeen M.
        • One for the Money by Janet Evanovich - Carrie P.
  2.  Pay off our truck (April 2013)
  3. Pay off our credit cards
  4. Begin house hunting (when we actually get serious about purchasing one, not just for funsies like we have before)
  5. Finish my Friendship Star quilt that I made for myself years ago
  6. Write a letter to myself to open at the end of my 1001 days 12/17/2011
  7. Catch up the journal I started for Miss K before she was born and keep with it during the 1001 days
  8. Do 20 "random" acts of kindness
            • leave a small gift for our postal worker and leave them in our mailbox to find
            • buy someone a coffee at Starbucks 5/15/2012
            • feed someone's meter that's about to expire
            • make our neighbors a holiday treat
            • leave a nice note on someone's windshield
            • tip a server 100%
            • give a warm meal to a homeless person
            • hold a door open for someone 7/14/2012
            • say "good morning/afternoon/evening" to a complete stranger
            • bake cookies for someone
            • let someone in line go in front of me
            • return a stray shopping cart to the "cart coral" 
            • write a letter to someone who made a difference in my life
            • be a designated driver  9/2013
            • donate to a food bank
            • donate used clothing 11/2012
            • give a compliment to a stranger 8/3/2012
            • send a handmade card to someone 6/7/2012
            • write a thank you note12/17/2011
            • send a care package
  9. Cook Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner all by myself
  10. Make a pie or cheesecake completely from scratch
  11. Build a chicken coop
  12. Sew an entire crib bedding/nursery set
  13. Buy the entire Friends DVD collection (minus Season 1 because we already have that)
  14. Print ALL of my photos on my external hard drive and organize them (only the photos I have up until this point, I'd never complete this task if it was an ongoing thing LOL!)
  15. Run a 5K from start to finish
  16. FINISH Bloomsday (no time limit, just want to finish it) 5/6/2012
  17. Reach my goal weight of 150-155lbs (0 / 58lbs)
  18. Photograph the entire alphabet
  19. Buy/Make a scarf in every color of the "rainbow" (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, pink, brown, black, white)
  20. Make/create at least 30 Pinterest projects (5 out of 30 completed)
  21. Take Miss K to Zoo Lights at our local zoo 12/29/2012
  22. Hike Mt Ellinor or to Lena Lake a 2nd time
  23. Shop exclusively from Etsy for all gifts for 1 year
  24. Get an iPhone 10/2012
  25. Donate my hair to Locks of Love {Go HERE for post} 1/28/2012
  26. Surprise someone with a coffee
  27. Plant an herb garden
  28. Learn to embroider
  29. Donate $1.00 to a charity/organization for every task I don't complete in time
  30. Harry Potter Marathon with my husband
  31. Learn to French braid my hair or someone else's
  32. Go deer hunting and actually get one for the 1st time
  33. Create a scavenger hunt for my husband
  34. Write my husband a note everyday for 21 days (not necessarily in a row) and stash them in places for him to find (Day 1: 1/2/2013, Day 2 1/4/2013)
  35. Watch 10 movies I've never seen before:
    •  Flirting with Disaster 12/27/2011
    • The Grey 5/19/2012
    • Hope Springs 12/23/2012
    • Magic Mike 12/27/2012
    • Snow White and the Huntsman 4/5/2013
    • Total Recall (The Remake) 4/6/2013 
    • The Hobbit
    • This is 40
  36. Buy a lottery ticket {Jackpot was $640 Million - 3 people split it} 3/29/2012
  37. Take a spinning class
  38. Send flowers anonymously 
  39. Photograph a landscape in the same location for four seasons (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)
  40. Save $5.00 for every completed task ($0.00/$505.00)
  41. Start a college fund for Miss K
  42. Write a will
  43. Get life insurance (April 2013)
  44. Complete a coloring book
  45. Make a Christmas Wreath/Swag all by myself
  46. Make a handmade bow out of wire ribbon - tougher than it seems ;-)
  47. Attend a Seattle Seahawks game
  48. Photograph a wedding of a non family member 8/4/2012
  49. Make a cake using fondant
  50. Go to Oktoberfest in Leavenworth, WA
  51. Create a book/binder of all Kae's projects from a year
  52. Paint a canvas painting
  53. Participate in a blog swap of any kind 3/12/2012
  54. Track and sneak up on a herd of Elk for a 2nd time
  55. Start collecting something .::Vintage Pyrex::. 12/26/2011
  56. Create a collage of gallery wrap of photos to decorate a wall
  57. Go on a date with my husband once a month for the entire 1001 days
  58. Go in a corn maze
  59. Pick out and cut down our Christmas tree 12/12/2012
  60. Buy/Make a Nativity set 12/14/2012 *one was handed down to us
  61. Attend a play/musical
  62. Go to Zumba
  63. Have Baby #2 (Gotta thank my hubby for this one, it was his idea to add it to this list, even if it was already on my mind ;-) hehehe) DUE OCTOBER 7th, 2013 :-)
  64. Build a huge fort (possibly throughout the entire house) and take pictures of it
  65. Figure out how to "revamp" my blog! I've been DYING to figure this one out because I feel like I'm VERY HTML challenged haha! 12/22/2011
  66. Donate items I can get for free from couponing in one month, to a food bank, etc
  67. Plan and host a dinner party
  68. Take a Photoshop or Photography class
  69. Start a photo album of pictures taken of my hubby and I every year on our anniversary
  70. Throw a surprise party
  71. Go to Vegas
  72. Wake up before 8am everyday for 30 days straight - not intentional, I can thank Miss K
  73. Make my entire wardrobe (mainly skirts and dresses since it's all I know how to do at the moment) for one Summer
  74. Shop ONLY at thrift stores for myself for 1 year
  75. Try a new 12 new recipes (Oatmeal Cookies)
  76. Have lunch with an old friend I haven't seen in a long time
  77. Floss my teeth every night for 30 days straight (This is a pretty big deal - I HATE flossing!)
  78. Only give handmade gifts for one Christmas
  79. Take a CPR class
  80. Make the bed everyday for a week 2.10.12 through 2.20.12 *I loved that this actually turned into a daily habit now :-)
  81. Compile all my recipes and make a cookbook out of them
  82. Enter some of my photographs in fairs/contests
  83. Start a new holiday tradition for every Christmas covered during the 1001 days
            1. Christmas 2011 - Read a Christmas themed story together before bedtime.
            2. Christmas 2012 - Buy Christmas pajamas to wear to bed Christmas Eve and when we open presents Christmas morning.
            3. Christmas 2013 - Make cookies and leave them out with a glass of milk and a note for Santa.
  84. Donate to Toys for Tots
  85. Kiss my husband under mistletoe each Christmas during the 1001 days (2011, 2012, 2013)
  86. Take a vacation
  87. Learn to make hummus
  88. Create a grocery stockpile (one that lasts approximately 3 months)
  89. Create an "Family Emergency/Information" binder
  90. Make 72 Hour Emergency Kits for every family member
  91. Design a Greeting Card from scratch 4/2/2012
  92. Follow Dave Ramsey's Financial Plan
  93. Try 15 new cafes or restaurant
            1. Rokko's Teriyaki & BBQ 9/29/2012
            2.  Fish Tale Brew Pub Oct 2012
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  94. Create a Important Info/Password Packet for all accounts, etc.
  95. Watch my husband walk at his college graduation - he changed his mind and didn't walk :-(
  96. Participate in this AT LEAST one year
  97. Make an advent calendar to use for as long as it survives in our lifetime :-)
  98. Take a paper flower class with aNeMoNe
  99. Do/Have a photoshoot done with Miss K and my wedding dress - like this one
  100. Make a new list of 101 things in 1001 days when this one is over :-)
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