Sunday, September 28, 2014

Overflow list

Believe it or not (I find it hard to believe), I found extra things above and beyond the 101 items I was looking for. Some things I want to do, but I am not ready to sink my teeth into. Some things I just didn't have time for. So I am going to start a second list here of things to add next time :).

Raise a guide dog
Study Isaiah in depth
Read Jesus the Christ
Read books by Apostles
Drive a convertible down highway 101
Buy an anthology of classic poetry, read and mark it
Regular massages
Try out a kindle
Learn to play guitar
Learn karate with Logan
Watch the Wonderwoman series
Teach a preschool music class
Spend a whole day alone
Have a "yes" day
Take an impromptu/discovery weekend trip
Go on a river rafting trip
Fill a sketchbook and learn how to draw
Learn classic face card games
Go to a Messiah sing-a-long
Study the Joseph Smith Papers
Buy and complete a puzzle with no box
Bike 150 miles
Pick a talk/scripture and repeat/read every day for 30 days
Buy a baby grand piano
Improve at sewing

Master List

This weekend I came across the 101 in 1001 concept. I might be a bit late to the party, but this is the right time and place for me. So, I spent a long while yesterday working on my list and here it is:

Start Date: 9/28/2014                               End Date: 6/25/2017

Total Completed 11/101



1.       Eat Dessert first at a restaurant 2/6/14
2.       See Thriller by Odyssey Dance Company
3.       Attend 3 new cultural festivals
4.       Try 5 new types of ethnic food (1/5) 1. 12/5/14 Peruvian Food at Puro Peru
5.       Eat burgers at 5 new restaurants (3/5) 1. 10/11/14 Tommy's Original Burgers 2. 10/18/14 Little Brick House in Cedar City 3. 11/15/14 Davanza's 4. 1/30/15 Bumblebee's in Midvale 5. 2/11/15 Scruds in Draper
6.       Eat at the Roof 12/26/2014
7.       Take a community ed. class
8.       Go on a date with my dad
9.       Go to the Curiosity Museum 1/9/15
10.   Visit church history museum to see art competition
11.   Attend the Opera
12.   Attend the Ballet
13.   See live Jazz music Arturo's Pizza in New York 4/20/15
14.   Go to This is the Place at Christmastime
15.   Pick Strawberries at a U-pick farm
16.   Buy a picnic basket and go on a fancy picnic date
17.   Rake and then jump into a pile of leaves
18.   Be Jem for Halloween
19.   Go for a winter hayride
21.   Visit the Great Salt Lake
22.   Take a Hot Yoga class
23.   Take a self-defense class
24.   Hold Crow for 10 seconds

25.   Read 5 classic books 1. 1/16/15 Treasure Island
26.   Read the entire Chronicles of Narnia Series
27.   Choose 10 countries. Read a book by an author from each country
28.   Choose 10 countries. Watch a foreign film from each country (4/10) 1. 10/31/14 Great Britain: The Woman in Black 2. 1/1/14 France: Earnest and Celestine 3. 1/7/15 Saudi Arabia: Wadjda 4. 4/13/15 India: Jab Tak Hai Jaan 5. 
29.   Complete a Jazz piano book
30.   Listen to 10 classic Jazz albums
31.   Learn Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu
33.   Write a short story
34.   Write 10 poems
35.   Memorize a poem
36.   Make a Top Ten list on Goodreads 10/22/14 (Favorite books of all time and started top 10 of 2014. See my books here.)
37.   Identify all the countries on a map of the world
38.   Take Pictures of 5 temples
39.   Complete a 30 day photo challenge
40.   Take a Day in the Life pictures of my kids and me
41.   Study math with Logan for 1 school year
42.   Watch an anime series
44.   Watch all the episodes of Jem

45.   Hike Angel’s Landing
46.   Hike the Subway
47.   Segway at Thanksgiving Point Gardens
48.   See the Ice Castles at Midway
49.   Visit San Francisco
50.   Go to Canada to visit Mike’s relatives

51.   Alaska Cruise
52.   Go to Mexican Riviera
53.   Go on a retreat by myself
54.   Ride in a hot air balloon
55.   Learn how to ride a motorcycle
56.   Buy a good quality flute and practice

57.   Take an institute class
59.   Read the Bible
60.   Write a Hymn from a Psalm
61.   Complete my virtue Book of Mormon study
62.   Memorize 10 scriptures
63.   Index 1000 Family Search records
64.   Read all of grandma’s books
65.   Prepare 20 names for temple work (3/20)
66.   Attend the temple 25 times (4/25)
        1. 10/1/14-Intiatories (Jordan River)
        2. 10/10/14-Baptisms (Jordan River)
        3. 11/20/14-Endowment (Draper)
        4. 2/14/15-Endowment (Jordan River)
        5. 3/24/15-Endowment (Manhattan)
67.   Have a service day: 10 RAOK in 1 day
68.   Send 50 handwritten notes (1/50) 1. Norma Lambert: 11/1/14
69.   Take bread and jam to someone 10 times(4/10)
        1. 9/29/14: Coralee Van Wagner, 2. 9/29/14: Sharon Heward, 3. 2/16/15 Vicki Hawkins, 4.                 2/16/15 Lucy Bateman
70.   Don’t say anything negative for 1 day
71.   Volunteer somewhere new
72.   Finish 1001 gifts list

73.   Learn how to make caramels
74.   Learn to make rice crispy treats
75.   Make a successful loaf of whole wheat sourdough bread
76.   Make homemade pasta
77.   Create an heirloom cookbook
78.   Subscribe to Cooking Light. Make 3 dishes out of a single issue 3 times. (Subscribed 11/19/14)
80.   Do the flower origami box
81.   Fill in the Zentangle book
82.   Make 10 things (not food) from Pinterest
83.   Make a quilt
84.   Learn to knit

85.  Increase my board game collection by 25 games (19/25)
       1. Caverna
       2. Game of the States
       3. X-Men Dice masters
       4. Yahtzee Jackpot
       5. Love Letter
       6. Libertalia
       7. Rise of Augustus
       8. Panic Station
       9. Hanabi
       10. The Castles of Mad King Ludwig
       11. The Three Little Pigs
       12. Masters of Commerce
       13. Whoowasit?
       14. The Magic Labrinth
       15. Prime Climb
       16. Time's Up
       17. Star Realms
       18. Battle Sheep
       19. Concept
86.   Unplug for a week
87.   Write a blog post detailing a day in my life
91.   Keep a houseplant alive (and happy!) for 6 months (Bought peace lily 3/15)
92.   Make a homemade beauty product
93.   Buy 5 new bags/purses (4/5)
94.   Make our will
95.   Donate my hair 2/13/15
96.   Join the bone marrow registry
98.   Have a chocolate tasting party
99.   Have a favorite things party

100.                        Keep a record of this list on a blog (writing and pictures)
101.                        Put $10 in savings for each goal complete ($130/$1010)


To keep on track:

25 goals completed by: 6/5/2015
50 goals completed by: 2/10/2016
75 goals completed by: 10/17/2016