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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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101 things in 1001 days--the 1001th day is Sunday, February 14, 2010

101. Celebrate day 1001...and make a new list!!!
100. Take basic 101 language course in language other than French
99. Take French 101
98. Interview my mother about the Wehrly family and work with Megan to start writing family history
97. Interview my father about the Blake side of the family and begin writing family history
96. Convert my handwritten journals into Word
95. Cook a turkey (I know this may sound strange, but I am terrified I would screw up such a large piece of meat!) - DONE - Bill and I did this together for Thanksgiving 2008
94. Visit one new restaurant every month in the Austin area (1/32)--truth...I've lost count! But we have been trying new places! 9/2009 update, we have since moved back to NOLA, so this is done I guess
93. Complete a 100 bike ride
92. Complete a 75 mile bike ride
91. Complete a 50 mile bike ride
90. Bend over and touch my hands totally flat on the floor! (I can barely reach my toes these days!)
89. Visit 5 places in Texas I haven't visited yet (2/5)
88. Visit 5 new states (1/5)
87. Forgive (the details are kinda private--so I cannot go into details)
86. Re-kindle a friendship--Done! 5/24/2007
85. Do something with my postcard collection--meaning, get rid of it, put it into albums/frames, or whatever--just keep it from sitting in a box where no one will see it!--in process 6/1/2007
84. Be able to do 50 crunches everyday for a week
83. Donate $5 to the PF Foundation for each task I am not able to complete
82. Go to 20th High School Reunion- 6/2009, I went and it was AWESOME!
81. Go back to Marietta for Homecoming once
80. Drive to CT once for a vacation
79. ride bike to work for two weeks
78. Learn to identify 10 native plants in Texas (1/10)- 9/2009 update, again, we have moved back to NOLA, so this is done :)
77. Inspire another person to come up with 101 things
76. Watch "Twin Peaks" season one and two - Halfway done as we watched Season 1 in March 2009
75. Partcipate in 26 things 3 times
74. Watch at least 10 BAFTA winning films (23/10)
73. Keep TV turned off for two weeks
72.Watch at least 20 of Ebert's "102 movies you must see" (27/20)
71. Finish watching the 100 top grossing movies of all time (0/12)--this list seems to have changed, so I'm starting over and there are 12 I haven't seen
70. Start and Finish the Danskin Triathlon at least once--DONE 6/10/2007
69. Watch at least 20 "Best Director" Oscar winners for the past 50 years (20/20)
68. Go a full 24 hours without saying a word
67. Buy a lock for my bike--November 2007
66. Write at least 10 snail mail letters--to different people (0/10)
65. Ride my bike to work for one week
64. Read at least 10 banned books (0/10)
63. walk 100 miles total in 90 days (4/100)
62. Go camping and really rough it
61. Do 100 push ups in a row
60. Learn to make my own jam-Summer 2008
59. Write a will
58. Write a living will
57. Get my book published
56. Finish my book
55. Finish growing my hair out and donate 12 inches to "Locks of Love" - DONE - December 2008 donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths!
54. Send Cameron postcards from where-ever I travel--haven't travelled too much so this has not worked out like I had hoped
53. Send Jesse postcards from where-ever I travel--haven't travelled too much so this has not worked out like I had hoped
52. Paint dinette set or get rid of it and get something that matches our decor - DONE - Got rid of it April 2009!
51. Learn how to fix a flat tire on my bike--July 2007
50. Take the GRE and determine if getting in Grad School is even an option--9/2009 update, I have made the decision not to go back...Happy where I am.
49. Send a secret to http://postsecret.blogspot.com
48. Take at least one picture a day for one month
47. Get a stamp in my passport
46. Sort through art and craft supplies-Throw out anything I haven't used and sell it-I think we've determined that this is an ongoing process as we find new "stuff" and get rid of "stuff" we don't want or need
45. Go to the Blanton Museum--December 2007
44. Go to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
43. Visit the LBJ Library
42. Visit the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - DONE - January 2009
41. Go to Perdenales Falls - DONE! March 2009
40. Go to the Bastrop State Park
39. Visit the Alamo--June 2008
38. Go to San Antonio--went in Dec 2007 and June 2008 and will go again in november 2008
37. Give up TV for a week
36. Finish learning how to knit (specifically-how to start and end a project as I know how to do the middle part!)--update 10/2008, I am realizing that this will probably not happen as I just have too much going on!
35. Finish my incomplete cross-stitch projects
34. Save $1 a day for 1001 days (101/1001)--we're way ahead of the game, maybe I should have come up with something more challenging?
33. Send a "just because" care package to a friend or family member--did this in september 2008
32. Pay off both cars
31. Use the public library at least 15 times (2/15)
30. Send at least 20 christmas cards and write a personal note in each
29. Write something every day...make time to write
28. Write about 5 women who have deeply affected my life (0/5)
27. Take pictures of the 5 women who have deeply affected my life (0/5)
26. Leave someone a 100% tip on a bill of at least $15--did this in September 2008 at Mama D's Pizza!
25. Get with Mom and Dad and make final burial plans for Greg's ashes
24. Help Mom and Dad finish going through Greg's things and make decisions about what to do with everything
23. Take a photo and submit it into a contest--I did submit a photo 1/2008 but never heard back...but at least I did it!
22. Finish putting my photos into photo albums
21. Read 10 of the books on our bookshelf that I haven't read (5/10)
20. Make homemade ice cream
19. Start and finish the Austin Marathon--I've changed the goal as I didn't run the Austin marathon, but I am due to run the San Antonio marathon on 11/16 - FINISHED!
18. Learn to mix a great martini
17. Do 50 pushups straight (2/50)
16. Climb a rock wall
15. Make a household inventory-including pictures-for insurance purposes
14. Utilize Freecycle and craigslist on a monthly basis to help control household clutter--I've been very good about this!
13. Find a church where both of us feel comfortable attending
12. Get involved in the church we decide we are comfortable
11. Write down at least 5 of my favorite or not so favorite family memories before I forget any more of them--this has been completed as of 10/2008 on my private livejournal
10. Do the same for Bill's parents--I think we've got this covered for Christmas 2008
9. Do something unexpected (regardless of price) for my parents--I think we've got this covered for Christmas 2008
8. Read at least two president's biographies (0/2)
7. Thoroughly declutter our apartment--Working on this as of May 2009 as we are moving and it the perfect time for this kind of project.
6. Have a family picture taken (me, bill, jesse and cameron)--I was hoping to get this done in 2008, but now am shooting for 2009
5. Give up ice cream and chocolate for Lent without cheating once--Tried this for Lent 2009 and cheated once, not too bad, eh?
4. Learn how to Kayak-preferably with Bill
3. Have a date at least once a month with Bill--even if we just go out for coffee :)--So far, so good!
2. Successfully bake sourdough bread (I have failed at this before, so I am determined to try again!)
1. Join US Masters Swimming and complete one of the swimming challenges

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