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 Jun 2011
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 Jan 2012
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- Aug 2012 Balducci and Blumenhof
21. Put our music CDs on the computer
22. Organize all my online pics into 1 place and backup (In progress- Summer 2011)
23. Take a ballroom/couples dance class June 2011- Rumba lessons
24. Go to a pro-sports event not in STL Yankees May 2010
25. Sleep in a tent
26. Volunteer some time Dress for Success Feb-May 2011
27. Play golf with husband
28. Take a makeup lesson
29. Fix something around the house- July 2012 This is not much, but we haven't had many things to fix. Fixed the diaper sprayer when it was leaking from the toilet
30. Frame wedding pics
31. Buy a house...and move into it Oct 2011
32. Have a picnic with husband Aug 2012- At the wineries
33. Organize my recipes into a box or bookNov. 2010
34. Send out xmas cards Dec 2011 (combo birth announcement/card)
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 April 2012 (technically my mom put the ingredients in the crock pot and made it, but I'm counting this cause is close enough!)
41. Make a turkey
42. Try 3 new vegetables never had before
#1. Watercress June 2010
#2. Garlic Sprouts June 2010
#3. Fennel (VERY GROSS!)
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 2011
47. Play a game of tennis
48. See a dance performance DWTS Apr 2011
49. Choose a healthy side over fries at a restaurantMar 2011
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 Nov 2010
55. Do a budget analysis of how we spend money Feb 2011
56. Let husband take me to watch eagles Feb 2011
57. Make a birthday cake for someone March 2012- Strawberry Cake for Dustin
58. Shoot pics around St. Louis for my own alphabet photography to spell OBRIEN Sep/Oct 2010
59. Read magazines/websites on investing money 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.
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 (4/10)
69. Use coupons (includes gift certs bought at half price) at restaurants- Do this 10 times (10/10)
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 Aug 2012- Al Green Trail
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 Jun 2011
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 Mar 2011
81. Eat dinner at the table instead of couch- 50 times (50/50- I stopped counting this, but since moving into our house we eat at the table 90% of the time, so I broke this habit!)
82. Apply for a tv show Apr 2011- applied for a flash mob show where we could reveal our pregnancy news
83. Eat a Mexican sub from Scales! May 2010
84. Visit my parents at least 3 times (1/3)
Visit 1- May 2010
85. Have a baby (Cutie Lachs born Dec 2011)
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 (8/10)
91. Buy 2 xmas gifts before thanksgiving(2/2)2010
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 Summer 2011
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)
A- Avec Les Bons Voeux/Achel/Augustiner Dunkles
B- Bush/Brugs Blonde/Bink Bruin
C- Chimay Blue/Chouffe Houblon
D- Duvel/Delirium Red
E- Estrella Damn
F- Franziskaner Hefe Weissbier
G- Grimbergen Dubbel
H- Hopus/Hofbrau/Hoegarden
I-
J-
K- Killians
L- Leffe Brune
M- Maredsous/Münchner Dunkel by Lowenbrau
N-
O- Orval
P- Paulaner Octoberfest brew
Q- Quercus
R- Rochefort 10/Rodenbach/Radler by Hackler-Pshorr
S- Steen Brugge Dubbel Bruin/St. Feuillien/Spaten
T- Tongerlo
U- Urthel Blonde/Urthel Hop-It
V- Vedett
W- Westmalle Tripel and Dubbel
X-
Y-
Z- Zot (Brugse)
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!
