Start Date: Tuesday March 18, 2008
Finish Date: Tuesday December 14, 2010
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Big - Big goals, that cannot be accomplished quickly
1. Buy a house
2. Buy a car - DONE
Small - Little things that I'd like to do
3. Frame prints
4. Hang pictures in apartment
5. Bake something from scratch - DONE
6. Go apple picking
7. Go ice skating
8. Bake bread
9. See fireworks
10. Order an organic vegetable box
11. Donate blood
Grow - expand mind, body, soul
12. Take class on investing/finance
13. Take beading class
14. Take a cooking class
15. Take a sewing class - Completed 4/15/08
16. Learn Tai Chi
17. Take a yoga class
18. Take a business related course
19. Complete Level 1 Master Knitters Program
20. Complete Level 2 Master Knitters Program
Shrink Part 1 - less is more
21. Shrink debt in half
22. Shrink debt in half again
23. Sell or use entire current yarn stash
24. Donate books - DONE
25. Clean out closets
26. Clean out basement space - DONE
Shrink Part 2 - the obligatory healthy section
27. Lose 10 pounds
28. Lose 10 more pounds
29. Lose another 10 more pounds
30. Lose 10 pounds for the 4th time (but not the same 10 pounds 4 times)
31. Run 1 mile
32. Run a 5k race
33. Run another 5k race
34. Run 100 miles (not in a row)
35. Touch my toes without pain or injury
Home - to do nearby
36. Observation deck of the Sears Tower - DONE
37. Architectural boat tour of Chicago
38. Chicago aquarium
39. Visit Chinatown - DONE
40. Visit suburbs
Away - out in the world
41. Attend 2009 Family Reunion
42. Take a tropical vacation
43. Take a weekend road trip
44. Order room service
45. Go to NYC - it's been too long!
46. Go to Las Vegas
Purchase - where I get greedy
47. Laptop
48. Apple iTouch
49. Digital camera with image stabilization
50. A pair of work shoes that are cute and comfortable
51. Good pedometer - Completed April 2008
52. 1154 lill custom handbag
Create - make it myself
53. Knit myself a sweater
54. Knit Mr. Martini hat & scarf set
55. Finish or frog all current knitting WIPs
11 projects in total - 7 completed, 1 frogged as of 6/5/08
Babette Blanket v1.0, Babette Blanket v2.0, Forest Canopy Shawl
Mini Fair-Isle Sweater (Completed), Rosa's Socks (Completed), Sea Wool Socks (Completed), Garter Rib Socks (Completed), Multi-Directional Diagonal Scarf (Completed), One-Row Scarf (Completed), Sky Slippers (Frogged), Vintage Velvet Scarf (Completed)
56. Make a beaded necklace
57. Sew myself 1 piece of clothing
58. Sew pillows for living room - Completed May 2008
59. Paint my own pottery
60. Try to quilt
61. Sell one handmade item
62. Make a photo light box
Dream - mostly fantasies, but you never know
63. Develop a home business
64. Travel outside the country
65. Ride in a helicopter
66. Ride in a hot air balloon
67. Get teeth straightened
68. Hire a cleaning service
Reality - the boring, tedious stuff
69. Organize all computer photos & back up onto CDs
70. Reorganize all Flickr photos and sets
71. Organize all MP3s
72. Make a will
73. Recycle old computers
Different - things I normally wouldn't do, but would like to experience
74. Try fake fingernails
75. Wear makeup every day for 2 weeks
76. Purchase high heels & wear to work at least twice
77. Bra-fitting by an expert
78. Get a facial
79. Get a massage
Foodie - Cuisines I'd like to try (again, in some cases)
80. Ethiopian
81. Spanish
82. Korean
83. Indian
84. Moroccan
Random - randomly random
85. Cartwheel on July 30 2008
86. Cartwheel on July 30 2009
87. Cartwheel on July 30 2010
88. Go to a concert - Completed 3/20/08
89. See a live sporting event
90. Finish all 4 Phoenix Wright games
Rejects - originally rejected from the list, then added for the challenge
91. Throw a party
92. Donate knitted items to charity
93. Visit San Francisco
94. Publish a knitting pattern
95. Get paid to write something
Freebies
96. Freebie #1
97. Freebie #2
98. Freebie #3
99. Freebie #4
100. Freebie #5
Last but not least
101. Determined, but will be announced at a later date
A NOTE FROM SUSAN:
These "101 in 1001" lists are nothing new in the blogosphere - I remember seeing one for the first time in 2004, but I'm sure they were around long before then. So I take absolutely no credit for this idea, and instead express my appreciation to all of the obsessive list-makers before me.
I tried to keep my list varied, but even with a week of tweaking the list still isn't perfect. That's why I let myself have 5 "Freebies" - items that can be filled in later, either when I do something list-worthy or when I have a fantastic idea that I think deserves a spot on the list.
Have you created your own 101 in 1001 days list? I'd love to read it! Drop me a line at almostcrafty (at) gmail (dot) com and let me know where I can find it on the web. Good luck!