My 101 Things to do in 1001 Days List

Family & Friends
1. Find out every family member’s birthday and contact information
2. Visit grandparents more often
3. Host another family party at our house
4. Have a wine tasting party
5. Have a real, grown-up party with friends, complete with a nice meal, wine, etc.
6. Find out Friends birthdays and contact information
7. Visit Beth in Nashville
8. Plan an awesome shower for Beth’s wedding
9. Hang out with friends on my own more often
Husband
10. Initiate more “action” with Rob
11. Have date night with Rob once every few months
12. Dance with Rob by the fire pit on the patio in the fall
13. Spend a rainy weekend watching the Matrix movies with Rob (and try to stay awake!)
14. Stop blaming Rob for myself being a klutz, being lazy, etc.
15. Actually tell Rob that I want his help in the kitchen, cleaning the bedroom, etc.
16. Go on a romantic trip alone with Rob (Napa, San Diego, New England, etc.)
Personal Goals
17. Go one week being completely productive (at work, home, personal life, etc.)
18. Start taking more pride in my appearance by wearing make up when appropriate, dressing nicer on a daily basis and spending a few minutes on my hair when going out!
19. Start a family
20. Start reading more
21. Learn to stick up for myself more
Health & Fitness
22. Get down to 160 lbs
23. Get down to 155 lbs
24. Get down to 150 lbs
25. Get down to 145 lbs
26. Get in the habit of working out 5 times a week again
27. Continue training to run a 5K
28. Start trying more vegetables and eating them more often
29. Start taking multi-vitamins daily
30. Drink less alcohol
Finances
31. Pay off cars
32. Get down to one credit card with limited debt
33. Pay off student loans
34. Set aside 25% of each paycheck in to savings
35. Start clipping coupons AND actually use them
Cooking/Food
36. Go one month without ordering in or eating out (including at work)
37. Roast a whole Chicken
38. Make bread from scratch
39. Start planning and preparing meals on weekends
40. Organize my recipes and rewrite for “sentimental purposes”
41. Shop at a Farmer’s Market
42. Learn how to decorate cakes
43. Take a fun cooking class with mom and Anne
44. Try Salmon
45. Go apple picking
Home and Organization
46. Get a new ceiling in the basement
47. Seal up entire perimeter of the house
48. Start a cleaning regimen (Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Seasonal)
49. Decorate every room
50. Organize garage and basement storage
51. Repaint porch and light pole in front yard
52. Clean and organize all closets (including getting rid of crap!)
53. Landscape the yard, plant flowers (and don’t kill the flowers!!)
54. Paint rock for back yard/garden
Music, Movies & Books
55. Finish “Love in the Time of Cholera”
56. Participate in more work Book Club Happy Hours
57. Clean out CDs – put back in cases, donate old one’s, etc.
58. Finally read “Hearts in Atlantis” for Rob
59. Watch a movie just for Rob
60. Go to a $ show movie on a rainy afternoon
61. Buy a record player and vintage records
Fun Activities
62. Go sledding (and don’t be afraid – most people DON’T break their back)
63. Go on a picnic
64. Be a tourist in my own city (go up in the Arch, go to the Zoo, A-B brewery, Old Courthouse…)
65. Take a road trip
66. Play in the sprinkler with Rob
67. Go on a Pub Crawl
68. Learn to Golf
Creativity
69. Buy stuff to make basic cards at my own house
70. Buy stuff to make basic crafts
71. Start photographing again
72. Start painting again
73. Learn how to sew
Outdoors & Nature
74. Go camping in the fall
75. Go hiking
76. Spend more time doing outdoor activities in the summer
77. In the nice fall and spring weather read outside on porch while drinking tea or coffee
78. Play in the rain, play in the snow, play in the leaves
Purchases
79. Buy nicer clothes that will last and actually fit properly
80. Buy something cheap and trendy every once in a while so I have something to wear out
81. Replace my brown croc skin stilettos
82. Buy a new family friendly car (and big box friendly so I don’t struggle getting junk in it!)
Work/Career
83. Stop wasting time at work
84. Actually take a few lunch breaks to relax, go to lunch with friends, etc.
85. Completely clean and organize my desk
86. Become a manager
87. Start an awesome Community Relations program for my company
88. Stop being so negative and complaining when I get home to Rob
Travel
89. Go to Napa
90. Go to Vegas
91. Make a list (with Rob) of our collaborative “Top Five” places to visit
92. Get a new Passport with my married name so I don’t have to travel under my maiden name!
93. Take a girls-only trip
94. Visit Mike in KC more often
Random Acts of Kindness/Charity
95. Start donating clothes every year
96. Volunteer for something meaningful to me
97. Do a 5-K race for charity
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