Resolution Solution

Since I LOVE lists, I am opting out of the traditional New Year's Resolutions this year and instead stealing an idea I saw a long time ago.  I loved it so much that I bookmarked it and had been thinking about it for much for 2008.  Its called 101 things in 1001 days. My thought was to start it with the new year, but I wasn't quite ready and didn't want to rush my list. I'll keep you updated, wish me luck!  So, without further ado.....

101 Things to do in 1001 Days
Official Start Date: January 16, 2009
Official End Date: October 14, 2011
Official Progress Report:  0 items completed, 0 items started, 101 items to go
(Anything that has been completed is marked in bold)

Learning Things
1.  learn to Knit
2.  Learn to sew on my new sewing machine
3.  take a pottery class
4.  take a yoga class
5.  learn to make a scrabble tile pendants
6.  knit Amelia a hat
7.  make a painting for Amelia's room

Travel Things

8.  Bet $20 on red in Vegas

9.  Dress up and go somewhere fabulous for New Year's Eve (preferably out of town)

10.  Take Amelia to Disneyworld
11.  Go to the Grand Canyon
12.  Visit family in TX
13.  Visit family in KC
14.  Visit family in Spokane
15.  Take Amelia to the beach
16.  Take a family vacation to Chicago
17.  Take Jason to Spa Shiki for a couple's spa day

Sport Things
18.  Bike the entire Katy Trail
19.  Attend a family member's school sporting event
20.  Attend a local high school softball game
21.  Run 5, 5K races (0/5)

For Other People Things
22.  Send a 'just because' care package to someone
23.  Pay for the car behind me in the drive thru lane
24.  Give my parents an outstanding anniversary gift
25.  Donate $5 to charity for every item not completed by day 1001
26.  Get over my fear and donate blood again (anyone want to come hold my hand?)
27.  Continue to support platoons by sending monthly care packages until the end of the war
28.  Make a blanket to donate to the Linus Project
29.  Write a love letter to Jason
30.  Write a love letter to Amelia
31.  Inspire someone else to do a 101 things list
32.  Send someone flowers for no reason
33.  Make Jason an amazing breakfast in bed
34.  Plan and execute a fancy picnic for Jason and Amelia

Finance Things
35.  Build up a 9 month emergency fund
36.  Change our retirement contributions to be more aggressive
37.  Become debt free except for our mortgage (car and student loans)
38.  Max out my Roth IRA one year
39.  Get a living will made
40.  Rollover retirement money from state job

Organization Things
41.  Organize laundry room closet
42.  Combine favorite recipes and compile into printed book
43.  Print out and organize 2006 photos
44.  Print out and organize 2007 photos
45.  Print out and organize 2008 photos
46.  Print out and organize 2009 photos
47.  Add captions to 2006 photos
48.  Add captions to 2007 photos
49.  Add captions to 2008 photos
50.  Add captions to 2009 photos
51.  Bring Amelia's baby book up to date
52.  Organize basement so that everything fits on two shelving units
53.  Replace bathroom carpet with ceramic tile
54.  Repaint Amelia's bathroom
55.  Have a garage sale

Food and Drink Things
56.  Host a fondue party
57.  Host a dinner part (minimum 6 people)
58.  Visit 5 new restaurants (0/5)
59.  Try out the Melting Pot

For Me Things
60.  Contact my favorite teacher to thank her for her influence on my life
61.  Identify 100 things that make me happy
62.  Have a second baby
63.  Send a secret to postsecret.com
64.  Read 100 books
65.  Attend Easter vigil
66.  Attend Stations of the Cross during Lent
67.  Apply to graduate school
68.  Take the GRE
69.  Go one week without logging in to Facebook
70.  Give up TV for one week
71.  Eat only at home for an entire month
72.  Have my body checked by a dermatologiest
73.  Get a manicure
74.  Get a pedicure
75.  Get a massage
76.  Get a facial
77.  Have 2006 blog entries made into a book
78.  Have 2007 blog entries made into a book
79.  Have 2008 blog entries made into a book
80.  Have 2009 blog entries made into a book
81.  Bring tree skirt project up to date
82.  Finish an entire Sudoku book cover to cover
83.  See all 5 Best Picture nominees either in theater or DVD
84.  See a local high school play
85.  See Mason Jenning live again
86.  See a Second City shoe in Chicago
87.  Go to see a movie solo
88.  Hand the camera over and get more pictures of Amelia and I together
89.  Pick up trash around a local park we frequent
90.  Finish a certain "craft project" I started in college (it was meant to be a Christmas present for someone who reads this blog)

Amelia Things
91.  Start a garden with Amelia and grow flowers and/or vegetables
92.  Build Amelia a dollhouse
93.  Take Amelia camping
94.  Introduce Amelia to the fun of a photo booth
95.  Play in the rain with Amelia
96.  Fly a kite with Amelia
97.  Get Amelia a passport
98.  Decorate a gingerbread house with Amelia
99.  Catch lightning bugs with Amelia.

100.  Make a doll for Amelia

101.  Work on the next 101 things to do!