This project has been going around the web for a while, and I thought it would be nice to give it a shot. I could use some direction, I suppose. So, here are my 101 things to do in 1001 days. The end date is August 17, 2011, 1001 days from November 19, when I started this list and completed my first item. Some of these goals are unrealistic, some are silly, or vague, or regular everyday things. Wish me luck!
1. Write a novel
2. See Britney liveMarch 13, 2009
3. Live without TV for a week
4. Live without a cellphone for a week
5. Say exactly what I’m thinking. No filter. Just once.
6. Make a scrapbook
7. Learn a foreign language to at least conversation level
8. Take a photography class
9. Go back to London/Scotland/Ireland
10. Read at least one book a month
November ‘08 – The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
December ‘08 – The Historian
January ‘09 – The Great Gatsby
February ‘09 – Bridge of Sighs
March ‘09 – The Abstinence Teacher
11. Get a massage
12. Get a facial
13. Kiss a boy on New Year’s Eve
14. Fall in love
15. Crochet a blanket
16. Watch the news at least once a week
17. Buy a car
18. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
19. Make a pie crust from scratch
20. Eat ice cream at Benson’s again
21. Take a swan boat tour
22. Get a pet
23. Visit Walden Pond
24. Plant a tree
25. Become a Big sister
26. Go skinnydipping
27. Go skiing
28. Make a family tree
29. Ride a horse
30. Sleep under the stars
31. Climb a mountain
32. Get a palm reading
33. See Niagara Falls
34. Wear a bathing suit to the beach
35. Pay off my student loans (this one may not be possible in 3 years)
36. Throw a glass of water in someone’s face
37. Make Thanksgiving dinner
38. Go vegan for a month
39. See the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall November 19, 2008
40. Take guitar lessons
41. Donate blood
42. Go sledding and build a snowman
43. Milk a cow
44. Finish a jigsaw puzzleMy roomie got a set of 4 Disney puzzles for Christmas and we’ve done a couple together, one on my own.
45. Curse less
46. Learn to like fish (or at least eat it a few times)
47. Play golf
48. Reach my goal weight. And keep it off.
49. Bungee jump
50. Forgive the people I still hold grudges against
51. Send a message in a bottle
52. Make a layer cake
53. Save moneyIn mid December (‘08) I set up an automatic savings plan.
54. Dance more
55. Paint a picture
56. Take a tour of the NY Public Library Got this done just before I left NYC in June.
57. Go to the Cloisters
58. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
59. Make a quilt
60. Watch a sunrise
61. Floss more
62. Live within an hour of the beach
63. Find a job I love
64. Write in a journal regularly
65. Build something
66. Practice yoga
67. Get a food processor
68. Make an effort to go green
69. Roast marshmallows over a fire
70. Make sourdough bread from scratch
71. Surprise someone
72. Stop caring what other people think (maybe just care less)
73. Backup my computerJanuary 19, 2009. I set up automatic backups to an external hard drive.
74. Swim with dolphins
75. Scream out loud (inspired by Sarah G.)
76. Eat at a Hard Rock Cafe November 22, 2008
77. Keep a plant alive
78. Ride a ferris wheel
79. Take more photos
80. Reread a favorite bookJanuary 2009. I reread The Great Gatsby and loved it just as much as I did the first time I read it.
81. Attend a sporting eventNY Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns. January 21 ,2009. NY won 114-109.
82. Learn to cook one thing really well
83. Stay out all night
84. Road trip
85. Learn to park I am a parking pro. Just ask all those cars that I park next to that aren’t scratched.
86. Learn a little sign language
87. Blow bubbles
88. Take a trip on the Circle Line
89. Spend all day in bed
90. Keep in better contact with friends at distances
91. Find a hat that doesn’t look awful on me
92. Test drive a really nice car
93. Whiten my teeth
94. Be happy
95. Loosen up
96. Plant a tree
97. Go through ALL my clothes and donate what I don’t need
98. Blog every day for a month
Psst! 99-101 are secrets.
