101 Things in 1001 Days... Love it!

I saw this on another blog, and decided it would be a fun thing to try. We will see what happens.... hehe!

The mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The criteria: The tasks must be specific (no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined.

Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: January 2, 2011

End Date: September 29, 2013
BOLD - completed
Italics - In progress


Foodie

001. Try 20 new recipes. (0/20)

002. Share 5 new recipes with friends and family. (0/5)

003. Grow and use an herb garden.

004. Host 1 dinner party.

005. Bring dinner to a friend.

006. Make Christmas cookies.

007. Keep a food diary for 2 weeks.

008. Cook breakfast 4 Saturday mornings. (0/4)

009. Make dessert for a friend.

010. Cook new recipes from five cookbooks already owned.

011. Cook Indian food.

012. Cook vegetables with every dinner for 2 weeks.

013. Eat salad before dinner every night for 2 weeks.

014. Try new Thai food.

015. Learn to make Crepes.

016. Learn to make 3 fancy mixed drinks for entertaining.

017. Try 4 new restaurants in Minneapolis.

018. Make one completely raw meal.

019. Eat vegetarian for one dinner per week for a month.

020. Make dessert for dinner.

021. Have a picnic.

022. Give a huge tip to a good waiter.

023. Have a fondue party.

024. Make pasta from scratch.


Family/Home

025. Go camping with Neil 3 times. (0/3)

026. Paint our upstairs bathroom.

027. Watch 3 games of N.'s leagues (the ones that people actually watch) (0/3)

028. Pay for the person behind me in the drive thru.

029. Play Soccer with N. 6 times. (0/6)

030. Learn to play a sport with a ball and not totally suck.

031. Go on 6 dates with N. (0/6)

032. Have professional family pics done.

033. Surprise the hubs, big or small, 5 times. (0/5)

034. Have an Adopt-a-family for Christmas.

035. Start/Finish a Wedding Scrapbook

036. Start a Scrapbook - at least one page per month.

037. Volunteer at least one time per season.

038. Shovel the neighbor's walk or back stoop at least one time.

039. Shovel our back stoop so N. doesn't have to.

040. Plan a suprise mini-get away for N. and I.

041. Go on a ski weekend.

042. Take at least 30 photos per month.


Bloggin it.

043. Blog at least 8 times per month.

044. Include more photos.

Physical

045. Get to goal weight. {4 months}

046. Run in 3 races or triathlons. (0/3)

047. Work out 4 days a week for 1 month. (0/1)

048. Learn to run a 5k without struggling.


Travel

049. Go to Europe.

050. Road trip to Kentucky.

051. Have a girls weekend trip.

052. Spend a few days with my brother on Long Island.

053. Go to a Twins Game.

054. Take a spontaneous weekend trip.

055. See the Grand Canyon.

056. Take a road trip.

057. Climb the Statue of Liberty.

058. PLAN a camping trip.

059. Go to the beach.

060. Cross 4 more states off my "I've been to" list.

061. Go white water rafting.


Personal

062. Read 10 books. (0/10)

063. Send at least 2 pieces of snail mail per month.

064. Keep bedroom organized for 3 consecutive weeks.

065. Paint the basement stairs.

066. Not make any clothing purchases for 3 consecutive weeks.

067. Watch a TV series I have never seen on DVD.

068. Buy and not kill a plant for 1 year.

069. Give Blood.

070. Suprise my parents with a secret trip home for a special occasion.

071. Mail a suprise gift to a different friend each month for a year. (0/12)

072. Try 3 new hairstyles. (0/3)

073. Send my grandma a letter just to say hi.

074. Go to 5 sporting events. (0/5)

075. Have 4 girls night outs. (0/4)

076. Play in the rain.

077. Not go on Facebook or Twitter for an entire weekend.

078. Go to the range and shoot a gun.

079. Go back to school.

080. Organize the garage.

081. Roast marshmallows around a fire.

082. Go to a museum.

083. Do 5 crafty projects. (0/5)

084. Read at a coffee shop alone 3 times. (0/3)

085. Sing karaoke.

086. Play the lotto.

087. Plan a surprise party.

088. Eat dinner by candlelight.

089. Get my teeth whitened.

090. Use the KitchenAid mixer.

091. Use every wedding gift we received.

092. Throw a cocktail party.

093. Paint our bedroom.

094. Get rid of all clothing not worn in 2 years.

095. Go to a drive-in movie.

096. Send a letter to someone who has inspired me.

097. Watch 26 movies I've never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I
J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

098. Go Cross Country Skiing.

099. Go ice skating.

100. Go fruit picking.

101. Inspire someone to start a 101 in 1001 list.