2.22.2010

Another list

Recently I've seen on a lot of blogs people making these lists of 101 things you want to accomplish in the next 1001 days. So now I've seen all sorts of websites dedicated to this and decided, what the heck- I'll give it a try and hopefully be able to stick with it! I actually had a lot of fun making the list and really makes you think about all sorts of different aspects of your life. My list contains some places we want to visit, some items to help me break some bad habits, some items of things I enjoy doing but sometimes find trouble finding the time to do them, etc. Some goals should be easy and others more of a challenge. There are websites available to help you track your goals, but I'm going to plan to use my blog. You are supposed to list the dates you complete the item and cross it off the list. I actually had my list done on Friday, but just now got around to posting it....so my 1001 days end on Friday 11/16/2012. So, without further ado, here is my list:

1. Get a Massage
2. Get a Body Wrap/Spa Treatment
3. Get a Mani & Pedi
4. Get eyebrows waxed
5. Quit biting nails
6. Read a book Sep 2010- Girl With Dragon Tattoo
7. Learn to use camera on manual settings
8. Learn photoshop
9. Take a bath with candles and glass of wine
10. Take a nap
11. Run 1 mile straight
12. Go to gym for 7 straight days for 1 hr min
13. Try new fitness class/video
14. Go to NYC May 2010
15. Go to Vegas
16. Go to Europe Sep 2010
17. Go to illini tailgating/football
18. Go to Four Seasons roof for drinks
19. Take the train to Hermann for day trip
20. Try new MO winery we haven't been to
21. Put our music CDs on the computer
22. Organize all my online pics into 1 place and backup
23. Take a ballroom/couples dance class
24. Go to a pro-sports event not in STL Yankees May 2010
25. Sleep in a tent
26. Volunteer some time
27. Play golf with husband
28. Take a makeup lesson
29. Fix something around the house
30. Frame wedding pics
31. Buy a house...and move into it
32. Have a picnic with husband
33. Organize my recipes into a box or book
34. Send out xmas cards
35. Drink 8 glasses of H2O/day for 1 week
36. Leave a surprise note for husband
37. Send someone a random note
38. Watch a sunrise/sunset with husband
39. Make homemade cookies
40. Make Italian beef
41. Make a turkey
42. Try 3 new vegetables never had before
#1. Watercress June 2010
#2. Garlic Sprouts June 2010
43. Grow a fresh herb plant(s)
44. Try 25 Rachel Ray recipes (or other food network star)
#1. Paula Dean- Mom and Son's Lasagna- Feb 2010
#2. Rachel- Watercress potato salad- Jun 2010
45. Make banana bread Recipe
46. Make peanut butter cornflake squares
47. Play a game of tennis
48. See a dance performance
49. Choose a healthy side over fries at a restaurant
50. Pet a dog (and survive)
51. Go up in the arch
52. Try to sell something I make
53. Complete a scrapbook
54. Have a beer tasting party
55. Do a budget analysis of how we spend money
56. Let husband take me to watch eagles
57. Make a birthday cake for someone
58. Shoot pics around St. Louis for my own alphabet photography to spell OBRIEN Sep/Oct 2010
59. Read magazines/websites on investing money
- Subscribed to Kiplinger's
60. Girls night in- watch movies, eat pizza, hang out in comfy clothes
61. Buy fresh flowers for the house Hot pink roses Aug 2010
62. Research arranging flowers and how to care for them
63. Update my blog header, format, labels, etc.

- Header updated March 2010
64. Have fun at someone else's wedding and appreciate all their efforts in planning! Ryan and Lisa's wedding June 2010
65. Go to Fast Eddie's
66. Go to botanical gardens Sept 26 2010
67. Lay on a beach and soak up the sun
68. Save over $5 by using coupons at the grocery/convenience store-Do this 10 times
69. Use coupons (includes gift certs bought at half price) at restaurants- Do this 10 times (2/10)
70. Go 1 month with either hanging up my clothes or putting in hamper when I'm done wearing
- 7/18 was Day 1 and today is 8/23 and I'm marking it complete. There were a few days missed, but was because we got home late or whatever, but the point of doing this was to break my habit of throwing them on the floor and creating Gus Mountain.
71. Bring husband breakfast in bed
72. Go for walk on nature trail we both have never been to before
73. Go to a castle Sept 2010- Gravensteen
74. Night in with the husband playing drinking games
75. Post my wedding vendor reviews and make at least 10 online posts to give advice to another bride-to-be
76. Go one week at home where I don't use the tv-no movies, video games, or tv shows
77. Go shopping in the loop
78. Go on a house tour 4/24/2010
79. Play frisbee golf 10/1/2010
80. Complete taxes a month early- by 3/15
81. Eat dinner at the table instead of couch- 50 times
82. Apply for a tv show
83. Eat a Mexican sub from Scales! May 2010
84. Visit my parents at least 3 times
Visit 1- May 2010
85. Have a baby
86. Learn to make pickles or pickle vegetables July 2010
87. Make a gingerbread house
88. See Irish/Bluegrass band that husband likes
89. Watch fireworks with husband July 2010
90. Do something 1-on-1 with my sister 10 times (6/10)
91. Buy 2 xmas gifts before thanksgiving (1/2)
92. Clean every day for a week for 15 minutes/day
93. Donate $1 for each goal completed to a charity at the end of this
94. Go to Ted Drewes
95. Eat brunch outside on a nice morning
96. Try a beer starting with each letter of the alphabet (can't count beers tasted prior to this list)
B- Bud Light Lime
D- Duvel
F- Five Day IPA by O'Fallon
Q- Quincus
S- Sam Adam's Summer Ale
W- Westmalle Tripel
V- Vedett
97. Have a game night in with friends
98. Go to Power and Light district in KC
99. Give at least one compliment per day to someone for 1 week straight
100. Beat husband in a game of Scrabble!
101. Complete all items on this list!