101 things to do in 1001 days
Create a "bucket list" of things you hope to accomplish/complete in 1001 Days (2 years, 8 months, 26 days).
Then go out and get started! The 'things' can be as big or small as you want them to be.
MY START DATE: 8/26/2011 MY END DATE: 5/22/2014
KEY: BOLD: Completed. ITALIC: In progress.
Here's my list:
Blogging
1. Post about each of the things on this list
2. Take a picture of each of the things on this list
3. Make my blog prettier
Living
4. Get Married: Completed on 3/30/2012!
5. Buy a house
6. Buy new furniture
7. Do a date night with Jman at least once a month for a year
8. Learn to ballroom dance: We learned the box step for our wedding.. I think this counts?
9. Make a room in my house look like one from a magazine
10. Stay at a bed and breakfast
Fitness
11. Complete an Olympic Distance Triathlon
12. Run a 5k- Mom, Rachel and I did the Vineyard Dash on Sept 22nd 2012
13. Swim the Chesapeake bay Do a half marathon. Instead of training for the Bay swim I trained for the Disney Half. Now I would like to improve my time to sub 3 hrs. :)
14. Hike part of the Appalachian trail
15. Be able to do 30 push ups in a row- P90 is helping with this
16. Be able to do 5 pull ups at a time
17. Beat my iron girl triathlon time of 2 hr and 32 mins
Physical Health
18. Take vitamins every day for a whole month
19. Maintain a healthy weight for a person my height
20. Go to a dermatologist
21. Go 3 months without fast food (not even chick-fil-a or Dunkin Donuts!) Started November 23, 2011...6 months and counting.. I don't even crave it anymore.
Mental Health
22. Get organized (and stay organized for a month)
23. Get a massage: Thanks to Momma for getting me one for my wedding shower. There is no better way to relax before a big day.
Travel
24. Go to Vegas
25. Visit New Orleans
26. Visit the statue of Liberty
27. See a show in New York
28. Go for a carriage ride in new york
29. Travel outside the country: Jman and I went to Jamaica for our honeymoon! It was beautiful there.
30. Travel to 5 states I have never been to before: Went to Huston texas for an IB Conference in Oct 2012
31. Fly first class
32. Go on a road trip
Learning
33. Learn a new language
34. Be able to recite all of the presidents in order
35. Learn to drive a manual
36. Learn to play golf
For good
37. Pay it forward to 3 strangers
38. Plant a tree
39. Volunteer for 3 events
40. Send 5 care packages to soldiers overseas
41. Raise over $1,000 for a good cause
42. Donate over $100 for a good cause
Food
43. Shop at a farmers market
44. Make a recipe book
45. Taste 3 new foods. #1. Jman made me try scallops. They weren't bad. #2. Fennel, also not bad #3. Curry (I know you probably think I am deprived of a great childhood considering I went 25 years of my life without trying it..) but I did! It was good!
46. Invent a new recipe/dish that actually tastes good
47. Learn how to cook bananas foster
48. Learn how to make cheesecake
Just for Fun
49. Send a post secret
50. Do a service project
51. Go for a ride in a convertible with the top down
52. Host a party
53. Save $10 per each completed item from this list to spend upon completion
54. Go ice skating outside
55. Take a nap in a hammock: Did this on the honeymoon!
56. Get my tattoo fixed
57. Get my fortune read
58. Do a craft: Working on a Honeymoon Scrap book.
59. Get a manicure: Did this before the wedding (along with a pedicure!)
60. Take a wine tasting class
61. Tour at least 6 new wineries: 4/6 #1 Rappahannock Cellars in Huntly, Va on Sept 4; #2 Glen Manor Vineyards in Front Royal, Virginia on Sept 4; #3 Childress Vineyards in Lexington, NC on Nov 26, 2011 #4. Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard with Jman after hiking in October 2012. They had a halloween pet contest going on and our tasting fee went to a pet charity! #5 Old Stone Vineyard & Winery, Nov 26, 2012.
62. See a comedian on tour
63. Go to a hockey game
64. Go to a pro-football game
65. Go zip lining: Also did this on the honeymoon! It was so much fun!
66. Go white water rafting with Jman
67. Go canoeing: Labor day camping trip with Rachel & Kevin + Friends. We canoed 12 miles of the Shenandoah river. It took us 6 hours!
68. Go crabbing: Jman and I attempted to go crabbing twice summer 2012 at ILBC. The first time we got up at 4am but didnt know that the tide was going out so we only caught two legal sized crabs. The second time we brought rachel and kev with us, made sure the tide was coming in and still had no luck! Still had a great time!
69. Build a snowman
70. Have a picnic
71. Read the entire bible
72. Build something
73. Go camping in 6 new places: 1/6 (#1. Low Water Bridge in Bentonville, Va with Rachel & Kevin + Friends.)
74. Go to a country concert
75. See "gone with the wind"
76. See "Citizen kane"
77. See “Nos fera to”
78. See “The God father”
79. Successfully navigate through 1 haunted house
80. Go through a Corn maze
81. Have a fondue night: Completed with Rachel and Kevin! We made the Mojo Sauce from the melting pot and dipped shrimp, chicken, steak and veggies in it!
82. Get mom to create a bucket list
83. Make a wine cork board
84. Sing at a karaoke night
85. Straighten my hair everyday for a week: It was hard the first time but I have done it several time since. I have to get over my laziness.
86. Take the dog for a walk every Saturday for a month
87. Go to church for two months in a row
88. Inspire someone to make a 101 list
89. Go for a bar crawl in DTA
90. Go to a state fair
91. Go skiing 3 times
92. Buy new makeup
93. Write 3 letters to Donnie: Wrote to him while he was in the Air Force Basic Training Summer 2012. I sent him inspirational quotes to help him get through!
94. Take my nieces out to a movie
95. Check in with at least 1 cousin once a month for a year
96. Go see the National Christmas tree: The 2011 Tree was extremely lopsided and ugly. Sorta a let down.
97. Go on a cruise with jman
98. Double my bank roll of at least $50 on Preakness day..Didn't happen 2012 Preakness! The favorites were winning all day!
99. Bottle my own wine beer: Does it count if it is Jman's beer kit?
100. Bowl over 175
101. Say yes to at least 3 things I would normally say no to
