101 in 1001

Molly Burns

Mon, Oct 5, 2015

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101 things to do in 1001 days.

101 in 1001

Start: 1/14/17 - End: 10/12/19

Create

  1. Start a blog
  2. Find a kiln
  3. Do something creative every week
  4. Write something about millennials
  5. Get another tattoo [6/26/17 ‘&‘]
  6. Make a quilt
  7. Finish crocheting a blanket
  8. Embroider a throw pillow for the couch
  9. Blog about 50% of these accomplishments
  10. Learn a song on my ukulele
  11. Make someone a beautiful birthday cake [9/17/17 Baked Alaska for B’s 29th birthday]

  12. Finish this list and make a new one

    Adventure

  13. Take a trip to Bloomington

  14. Plan a spa getaway for me and B

  15. Take pups to dog park once a month Metazoa’s dog park, most Friday nights

  16. Climb 2 fourteeners

  17. Take a spontaneous trip

  18. Take a cooking class

  19. Visit 3 new states – not just driving through [New York, 4/20/17]

  20. Visit a national monument[Washington DC, June 2017]

  21. Ride bikes more (with and without pups)

  22. Be a tourist for a day in Indy

  23. Go to a Razorbacks football game (w/ B’s college friends?)

  24. Go to the Indiana State Fair

  25. Go to a homecoming event (HS or college, mine or B’s)

  26. Go on a roller coaster

  27. Go out on a boat [June 2018 with the Byergo’s!]

  28. Take the pups to the beach

  29. Take a real road trip with B and the pups

    Health/Food

  30. Order wine at Ralstons

  31. Bring lunch to work 2 days a week

  32. Start (and stick to) an exercise routine

  33. Try something new at a not new restaurant 10 times 1⁄10 [Breakfasty sandwich at Ralstons]

  34. Meal plan before I grocery shop

  35. Do yoga more than once a week

  36. Use my cookbooks more

  37. Grow a successful kitchen garden

  38. Do a handstand

  39. Master the back bend

  40. Go on a gym date with B

  41. Go rock climbing

  42. Find out what the ‘recommended serving’ of veggies/fruit is and eat them daily for a week

  43. Master the rowing machine

  44. Participate in Meatless Monday consistently

  45. Eat the recommended portion size for a whole week

    Home

  46. Get into a house cleaning routine

  47. Paint rooms to match new home color scheme [Entry way, living room, guestroom]

  48. Switch decor with seasons

  49. Help B finish the basement

  50. Make the studio usable space

  51. Finish knit pillow covers

  52. Cover couch[Re-invented couch, and it no longer needed a cover - so that counts!]

  53. Make a real budget and stick to it

  54. Get rid of any clothing that does not fit in my bedroom closet

  55. Go through storage areas quarterly - get rid of things

  56. Simplify kitchen gadgets

  57. Make it to the bottom of my pile of magazines - get rid of old ones!

  58. Come up with a new bathroom floorplan (upstairs)

  59. Make garage more usable - get rid of junk

    Culture

  60. Read all my book club books (11 per year) [See progress on my bookshelf]

  61. Read 4 non-book club books per year [See bookshelf]

  62. Finish the Brothers Karamazov

  63. See a game at Lucas Oil

  64. Take B to Lambeau

  65. Purchase a real piece of art

    Life/Relationships

  66. Watch one movie a month with Brady (that he really wants to watch)

  67. Keep in touch with old friends

  68. Get a pen pal

  69. Write Brady 24 notes (whale notecards)

  70. Take a dance lesson with B

  71. Go ice skating with B

  72. Entertain quarterly - if only to make me deep clean the house

  73. Go out when I would rather stay at home 10 times

  74. Go on a picnic

  75. Meet up with Best Pal’s group, annually at least [Indy May 2017, Baltimore June 2017, STL November 2017, Orlando March 2018, STL April 2018]

  76. Invest in new friendships

    Personal

  77. Find a new place to give to monthly

  78. Use a planner/calendar of some kind

  79. Find my old iTunes music library (hopefully) and successfully get it on Google

  80. Read the Bible cover to cover

  81. Give blood

  82. Write a will

  83. Unsubscribe from 25 email lists I never wanted in the first place

  84. Stop snoozing in the morning

  85. Donate my hair[1/15/17 8 inches donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths]

  86. Re-read 4 books I love

  87. Take a self-defense class

  88. Finish the dog puzzle B got for me (3rd time’s a charm!)

  89. Frame my TU diploma and USI diploma

  90. Find a signature scent (perfume) and wear it consistently[2/14/17 Chanel Mademoiselle thanks B!]

  91. Find a way to organize my desk at work and keep it that way

  92. Get an Indy Library card

  93. Use my library card

  94. Remember what I love about things I already have - don’t buy new things I don’t need

  95. Become someone who only needs 20 products (hair, skincare, make-up) - throw away all others

  96. Get 5 pieces of clothing tailored

  97. Find a way to keep track of internet passwords[July 2017 Lastpass]

  98. Get a doctor and actually talk to them about things [Dr. Burns and Dr. Carr]

  99. Give $10 to charity for each item I do not complete

  100. Pay off undergrad loans[August 2017]

  101. Do 1 productive thing after work everyday, no matter how I feel

  102. Finish MBA program [Added August 2017, completed June 2018]**

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