101 Things to do in 1001 Days

Percentage Completed: 11%

Current Goal: 38 by 01/11/2010

Future Goals: 50 by 05/16/2010, 63 by 9/18/2010, 75 by 1/21/2011, 88 by 5/16/2011

The List:

Since I am a Gamer:  0/6 completed

1) Spend an entire weekend playing computer & wii games and accomplishing nothing else (details)

2.) DM a character up to Level 15 [or higher] (6/15; 40%) (details)

3.) Finish Legacy Challenge to Gen 10 (details)

4.)  Complete 3 of my Lap of Luxury Challenges & Blog them (details)

5.) Finish Neverwinter Nights (1/4; 25%) (details)

6.) Play 3 new RPG systems (1/3) (details)

Since I am a Graduate Student:

7.) Publish my NOAA paper (details)

8.) Get my Master’s degree (details)

9.) Publish another paper (details)

Since I am an Ecologist (and I should be more outdoorsy): 1/4 Completed

10.) Go camping

11.) Go to three national parks (1/3)

12.) Visit a park with some kind of caves/caverns Completed 8/10/09

13.) Attend 13 Toledo Metroparks Activities (0/13)

Since I love mail: 1/8 completed;

14.) Catch up on all my penpal letters Completed 1/31/09

15.) Trade 400 (total) Postcards on Postcrossing (121/400)

16.) Keep up w/ penpal letters for 3 months (no more than 3 in stack) (0/3)

17.) Exchange a snailmail letter with someone every day for a month; and exchange e-mails with someone daily for two months (31/31; 0/62)

18.) Organize and update on penpaling supplies (Send out FBs, Make more Fbs, Organize stationary and envies, swap materials, etc….)

19.) Send 13 random (non-holiday) surprise packages to friends and family (0/13)

20.) Make 13 swaps on Gimme Your Stuff (0/13)

21.) Get a “Free Stuff by Mail” book and complete all interesting offers

Since I am an Aquarium Hobbyist:

22.) Breed Mystery Snails

23.) Create a native tank and go collecting with TRAC people

24.) Breed an egg-layer

25.) Transform all current tanks into biotopes 0/5

Since I am not nearly as healthy as I’d like: 3/13 completed

26.) Lose 10 lbs (6/10)

27.) Lose 10 lbs more

28.) Lose 10 lbs more

29.) Wii Fit everyday for 1 month – Completed 1/31/09

30.) Reach Ideal Weight

31.) No soda for a week – Completed 7/25/09

32.) Drink only water & milk for a week

33.) Eat “healthy” for a week

34.) Eat 5-6 small, balanced meals every day for a month (0/31)

35.) Spend a week logging what I eat (0/7)

36.) Use my Nutricalc program for 1 week (0/7)

37.) Take vitamin each day for a month Completed 1/31/09

38.) Have fruit or veggie for a snack at least 5 times per week for a month (0/20)

Since I love Random Adventures: 1/9 completed;

39.) Find 300 Geocaches (76/300; 25%)

40.) Host two Maine Trips (1/2; 50%)

41.) Have another Maine trip w/ at least 15 people

42.) Go on three random day adventures where I have no destination, and I use my GPS to find my way home (0/3)

43.) See 3 ridiculous attractions (like Big Butter Jesus) (0/3)

44.) Visit “Dog River” with Jimmy after watching all the episodes of Corner Gas

45.) Play Walmart Bingo

46.) Visit Niagra Falls

47.) Visit one state I have not been too yet Completed 3/14/09

Since I love being crafty:

48.) Scrapbook Maine Stuff

49.) Handmade Christmas Gifts for each person for one Christmas

50.) Sell something on Etsy; Buy 3 things on Etsy

51.) Make my penpal scrapbook

52.) Learn 1 new craft

53.) Make 1001 paper cranes and 1001 origami stars (0/1001; 300+/1001; 30%)

54.) Make my own fragrance with essential oils

55.) Take 3 photos a day for 1 month (0/93)

Since I love organization: 1/5 completed;

56.) Organize recipes

57.) Finish Developing Disposable Cameras

58.) Freecycle 101 Things (30/101; 30%)

59.) Go through my “Bookmarked” List

60.) Clean up Yahoo! Group list Completed 6/21/09

Since I am in the Mid-West (and won’t be here forever):

61.) Visit every AZA zoo in 4-hour radius (2/19)

62.) Attend 3 food festivals

63.) Visit Toledo Farmer’s Market

64.) Visit Cedar Point

65.) Spend a Day in Detroit

66.) Spend a Day in Cleveland

67.) Spend a Day in Columbus

68.) Spend a Day in Cinncinati

69.) Spend Day in Ann Arbor

Since I have a Wonderful Man: 1/4 completed;

70.) Vacation with Jimmy

71.) [[Private]] (2/12) (Started in May)

72.) [[Private]] (0/3)

73.) Give Jimmy a list of 101 reasons why I love him. Completed: 1/25/09

Since Money Really Does Matter:

74.) Get $3,000 in the temporary savings account and start putting money in permanent savings

75.) No Spending Challenge- One month with no extra spending, and necessities are limited to a set amount (like $100; utility bills, mortgage, etc… are exempt)

76.) Shop for 1 week’s worth of groceries using coupons/sales (ie. every item I buy has to have a coupon or be on sale)

Since I Care: 2/5 in progress

77.) Make my family tree

78.) Reach “Ambassador” Rank in GeoChallenge

79.) Volunteer for 101 hours (0/101)

80.) Give 1,000,000 grains of rice on freerice.com (19,000/1,000,000; 1.9%)

81.) Make blog to keep track of this list & blog all activities (6/101; 6%)

Since I Need to Socialize More: 2/6 in progress

82.) Get 30 people to sign-up for the Yahoo! group and create their own lists. Have 3 other “listers” participate in activities on my list. Participate in 3 activities on other people’s lists (12/30; 0/3; 0/3)

83.) Meet a penpal in person

84.) Convince a friend from MA to come out and visit me in Toledo

85.) Make a new friend

86.) Go to the movies 3 times (if its while visiting home or in Maine it doesn’t count) (2/3)

87.) Greet Everyone for a Month (Greet 1 more person each day than I did before; so at least 31 people on the final day; inspired from a reader’s digest article; I will explain more later) (0/31)

Since Reading and Writing is Important:

88.) Read an average of 1 book a month (Currently: 9/11)

89.) Do a NaBloPoMo month Completed

90.) Get book club all caught up and make list 4 Completed 7/18/09

91.) Finish book lists 1-3 (1/3)

Just Because: 1/3 completed

92.) Get my Aerogarden running again Completed 1/18/09

93.) Paint nails every Sunday for a month (0/4)

94.) Spend one day without using the computer, Wii, or TV.

Since I am Pretty Crazy:

95.) Have a Disney Marathon

96.) Finally have my ideal marathon: Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Neverending Story, Princess Bride and Willow

97.) Make every cookie in my cookie recipe book and holiday cookie magazine (0/196)

98.) See 125 of the top 250 movies on IMDB [rewatch those I have seen] (4/125)

99.) Make it through a whole week without using any of my lists (not sure if this is even possible) (0/7)

100.) Spend $100 (all at once) at both Macqueen’s Farmer’s Market & The Baker’s Kitchen in Perrysburg.

101.) Make a new list and start over!

The Start of List #2- I decided that each time I complete a task, I should jot down some of my ideas for the next list. So that when it comes time to make the next one, I have a long list of ideas that I can narrow down to just the really good ones. It will also add to the variety because making it over time will mean generating ideas when different things are going on in my life.

#1) Pick one thing every week for a year and clean it very thoroughly. Each week I would pick one item or small area…examples: fridge, oven, spice draw, bookshelf, closet, walls, ceilings, etc…and then I would clean it to the best of my ability. So, not just the average cleaning that is done all the time, but really, really clean it.

#2) Have at least 3 Aerogardens (or equivalent) set up on a wall in my kitchen. One for salad greens, one for herbs, and one variable one I can rotate between peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, etc…

#3) Use Jergens Ultra Healing Lotion Every Day for 1 month (preferably in winter)

#4) Redo Jimmy & I’s scrapbook and add to it.

#5) Don’t wear my hair in a bun for a week.

#6) Get Married.

#7) Three more national parks.

#8.) One more state I haven’t been too.

#9) Re-evaluate health and set new goals.

#10) Penpal goals (catching up, scrapbook, etc…)

#11) Take a random class in something

#12) Volunteer 101 Hours

#13) Monthly hairwraps

#14) Take a cruise

#15) Read all non-reference books I own

#16) Completely stock all tanks

#17) Two more Maine Trips

#18) Say “yes” to 3 spontaneous invitations to go out