101 in 1001

As of September 16, 2007, I decided to start the 101 in 1001 Project.  Basically, you create 101 goals that you will accomplish in 1001 days.  Below is my list and my progress so far.

To learn more about 101 in 100, check out the “rules” at DayZero or in my original post.

To read all the progress updates check out all posts in the 101 in 1001 Category.

101 in 1001

Oh the Places You’ll Go!

1. Finish visiting all 50 States (4/4). Completed Oregon 9/28-29/07, Maine 12/07, Rhode Island 12/07. Alaska 9/09.
2. Go on vacation outside of the US. Completed 8/08 (Hong Kong/Japan) and 10/08 (12 European Countries).
3. Go to the SF Zoo. Completed 12/07 and three more times thereafter.
4. Visit the Exploratorium.  Completed 12/07 and then in 05/08 with the Tactile Dome.
5. Visit the Bison and Tea Gardens in the Golden Gate Park. Completed 04/08.
6. Travel to at least one Asian nation. Completed 8/08 (Hong Kong and Japan).

You Don’t Choose ‘Em

1. Visit my Sister and her family at their home. Completed 9/08.
2. Call my Sister once a month. Completed.
3. Go backpacking with the Husband. Fail
4. Go on a picnic with the Husband. Fail
5. Go hiking once a month with the Husband (for each month he is actual in town). Fail   We haven’t been hiking a single time.
6. Take one class of any type with Husband (preferably of Husband’s choosing). Fail
7. Go to a Drive-in Theater with the Husband. Completed 6/08 at Parkway Drive-In.
8. Write 101 reasons that I love the Husband. Fail
9. Write a meaningful letter to each immediate family member a letter (including my MIL). Fail
10. Spend at least one day alone with Mom, Dad and Sister. Completed 5/08 with Sister in Anaheim. Completed 9/08 with Mom in Orlando. Completed 7/08 with Dad in Tennessee.

Never Stop Learning

1. Graduate from Law School. Completed 5/08.
2. Pass the Bar. Completed 10/08.
3. Take a cooking class. Completed 11/07 at First Class Cooking.
4. Read 50 books (non-textbooks). (38/50)

Completed The Kite Runner 10/2/07
Completed Sandworms of Dune 10/07
Completed The Golden Compass 11/07
Completed The Subtle Knife 11/07
Completed The Amber Spyglass 11/07
Completed Suite Francais 12/07
Completed Eat, Pray, Love 12/07
Completed My Sister’s Keeper 12/07
Completed The Dog Whisperer 1/08
Completed Remains of the Day 1/08
Completed The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 10/08
Completed Atonement 10/08
Completed City of Ember 08/08
Completed A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 10/08
Completed Northanger Abbey 10/08
Completed The Road 03/08
Completed All the Pretty Horses 03/08
Completed Water for Elephants 02/08
Completed My Sister’s Keeper 02/08
Completed Memory Keeper’s Daughter 04/08
Completed Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 05/08
Completed The Lovely Bones 04/08
Completed Fire in the Blood 08/08
Completed A Thousand Splendid Suns 06/08
Completed Adam 12/08
Completed The Thirteenth Tale 1/09
Completed Tale of Edgar Sawtelle 2/09
Completed House of Leaves 2/09
Completed Without a Map 3/09
Completed Monsters of Templeton 3/09
Completed Watchmen 4/09
Completed The Alchemist 2/10
Completed Slam 2/10
Completed Dead Until Dark 12/09
Completed Juliet, Naked 5/10
Completed Revolutionary Road 5/10
Completed Twilight 7/09
Completed 1984 7/09


5. Make sure at least 5 of them are on the “Top Banned Books” list.Completed
6. Read all the books on my shelves that I haven’t already read at least once. Fail. I kept adding books to my shelves!
7. Read at least 5 books from my Amazon Wish List. Completed 02/08.
8. Learn 50 Mandarin words. Fail. Though I can say “I don’t understand.”
9. Learn 50 Japanese words. Fail. But learned many more Japanese words than Chinese words. Even after visiting China twice!
10. Study a non-Christian religion. Completed. Studied some Buddhism, but I like to think this is still “In Progress.” Do you ever really finish learning?

A Girl’s Gotta Eat (and Drink)!

1. Eat at The French LaundryFail. Never even got a reservation!
2. Learn to cook croissants from scratch.Fail. But I still want to make this a “Completed.”
3. Scan all of my loose recipes into pdf form. Completed… but then got more!
4. Memorize 5 “go-to” recipes (5/5). Completed Turkey Pasta, Eggplant Spaghetti with Capers, Mushroom Parmesan, Sausage and Spicy Rice, and Potato and Red Onion Pizza.
5. Cook each “go-to” recipes 3 times (5/5). Completed Turkey Pasta, Eggplant Spaghetti with Capers, Mushroom Parmesan, Sausage and Spicy Rice, and Potato and Red Onion Pizza.
6. Cook 26 recipes that feature a different fruit, vegetable, spice or herb that run from A to Z.Fail. But I still want to make this a “Completed.”
7. Make list of my top 10 SF restaurants to eat at and eat at them. Completed 05/08.
8. Cook at least one recipe from each cook book I currently own. Fail. Once again, I continued to add to my shelves…
9. Purchase and consume Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt. Tam. Completed 12/07.
10. Learn how to make Dutch crunch bread.Fail. But if you want to share a good recipe with me.
11. Learn how to make Basque cake like we had at Ad Hoc (which is not traditional Basque cake).Fail. And once again… if you want to share a good recipe with me.
12. Learn how to taste wine. Completed 10/07.
13. Eat a regional cuisine that I have never tried before. Completed 2/08 Turkish, 05/08 Eritrea, 10/08 Indonesian.
14. Keep track of wines that I try and why liked/disliked them. Completed 05/08 – but it will always be In Progress.

Smile for the Camera

1. Learn how to have a correct exposure (manually) on a sunny day so that both the person and the sky are properly exposed. Completed 2/09.
2. Photograph the Golden Gate Bridge. Completed 04/08.
3. Participate in the 365 Days project (one self-portrait a day). Completed 08/08.
4. Participate in Project 365 (one photo a day). FAIL! I tried again this year and made it about half way before life got in the way again.
5. Study portrait photography/lighting and take 3 family/friends’ portraits.Fail.
6. Scan all of my Disney Character photos. Completed 12/07.
7. Take one photo a month of the Husband. Fail.
8. Document an entire day with photos (minimum 1 photo per hour).Fail.
9. Find the perfect camera bag. Completed. 2/10
10. Go through all photos in my possession and select the best to be backed-up on a separate hard drive. Completed 07/08.

What’s More Important than Your Health?

1. Exercise for 6 days per week for 6 weeks. Completed 7/08.
2. Practice yoga 3 days per week for 6 weeks.Fail.
3. In bed by 10pm every night for 2 weeks. Completed 7/08.
4. Find a Primary Care Physician. Completed 2/09.
5. Get all shots and immunizations for travel to Japan and China. Completed 7/08.
6. Find out blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Completed 11/08.
7. Reach a BMI of 22.Fail, but I’m only about 3 away!
8. Take 5 minutes a day to meditate for 6 weeks.Fail. I have been meditating on and off, but not on a schedule
9. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for 2 weeks. Completed 2/08.
10. Get a bikini wax.Fail.

That’s Entertainment!

1. See a NHL game.Fail.
2. Play a full round of golf (not putt-putt).Fail.
3. Get 5 stars on a hard song on Guitar Hero. Completed 10/2/07 – Stutter!

Out with the Old

1. Throw out or donate clothes that no longer fit or are worn out. Completed 12/07.
2. Reduce the number of shoes, purses and bags that I own by 50%. Completed 12/07.
3. Donate/Trade/Sell books that will not be re-read or read for the first time. Completed 12/07.

Do the Write Thing

1. Make a list of 100 things that make me happy.Fail.
2. Keep a daily gratitude journal for one month.Fail.
3. Keep a dream journal for one month.Fail.
4. Write monthly in my “special” journal. FAIL. I lost the journal in the move.  It’s somewhere in the basement…

Money, Money, Money

1. Keep track of all spending for 3 months. Fail.
2. Keep track of grocery shopping for 3 weeks. Completed 1/08.
3. Limit groceries to $75 per week for 4 weeks. Completed

Good for the Mind, Body and Soul

1. Go one week without television. Completed 10/08.
2. Get up when the alarm goes off the FIRST time for one month. Completed 10/09.
3. Pray at least twice a day for a year. Completed, but always “In Progress.”
4. Spend a full day in silence (no talking/televisions/radio). Fail.
5. Grow something! As in out of the ground/dirt and not hair and nails. Fail.
6. Have a daily devotional for a year.  Fail.
7. Only check email twice a day for one week. Completed 8/08.
8. Read RSS subscriptions only once a day for 4 weeks. Completed 10/08.
9. Create and stick to a daily schedule for one week. Fail.

Gettin’ Crafty Wit It

1. Finish a knitting project and give it away. Fail. But I have a couple in progress
2. Re-learn how to sew. Fail.
3. Design and sew a bag or purse. Fail.
4. Sew/Create my very own apron. Fail.
5. Learn digital scrapbooking and create 5 pages (minimum). Fail.

My Portal to the World

1. Re-design website (ALL pages) Completed 2/08.
2. Add a “travel” page. Completed 12/07.
3. Blog every day for one month. Completed 1/09.
4. Blog about each of my 101 things as they are done. Completed 7/10
5. Stay off the internet for 24 hours strait once a week for a month. Completed 8/08.
6. Purchase domain for future law firm. Completed 12/07.
7. Create a page for the Husband. Fail.
8. Re-organize photography portion of my website. Fail. Its a *huge* project. Thinking I should scrap it and start from scratch
9. Post photos to Flickr at least twice a month (not including 365 projects). I haven’t done this every single month, so I am marking as a FAIL.
10. Post 100 comments on the blogs that I read. Completed 10/09.

Miscellany

1. Send a secret into Post Secret Fail.
2. Move away from San Francisco. Completed 6/08.
3. Write a Will and Advance Healthcare Directive. Fail.I have an AHD, but no Will
4. Buy a fire safe. Fail.