My 101 in 1,001: 101 things to tackle in 1,001 days
Start Date: April 24, 2010
End Date: January 19, 2013 (wow that seems like a long time from now!)
Personal Improvement:
Attend yoga at least once a week for two months
Attend kickboxing class at least once a week for two months
Try acupuncture
Not eat out for a month (we have come very, very close to this a few times on our new budget)
Have a no tv/internet week
Participate in some type of run (5k, etc.)
Try a whole Zumba class at the gym
Do strength training exercises twice a week for a month
Jog 3 miles again like I used to be able to do:)
Have a spa day
Get an awesome pair of heels and actually wear them
Get teeth professionally whitened
Faith:
Finish reading the entire Bible
Consistently journal my Bible reading daily for at least one month
Share my faith with someone new
Complete a missions trip of some sort
Pray for others every day (work in progress)
Travel:
Visit Tombstone
Go camping
Return to Ecuador
Go to the Galapagos
Go on a cruise
Stay at the Venetian in Vegas
Go to the Phoenix Zoo (and not just for Zoolights)
Go to Napa Valley
Stay somewhere new in Sedona
Visit Flagstaff in the winter
Adventures:
Hike Camelback mountain
Hike the Grand Canyon
Learn to play golf
Learn to play blackjack
Try 20 new recipes (8/20)
Learn to make a new mixed drink
Read 10 new books (read 2 of 10, currently occupied with pregnancy books)
Try the night tour of the Desert Botanical Gardens
Try 5 new hiking trails in Phoenix
Find 10 new restaurants to try in Phoenix (3/10)
1. Ta Carbon (super yummy Mexican hole-in-the-wall kind of place)
2. Joe's Farm Grill (another restaurant from Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives)
3. Over Easy (great little breakfast place, also from Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives)
Learn to bake and decorate a cake
Get a bike or rollerblades
Go horseback riding again
Go to a concert
Stay for both movies at the drive-in
Go swimming in Lake Pleasant
Find a place to go fishing in Phoenix
Drive across the border
Buy an expensive bottle of wine (more than $20)
Try 5 new sushi rolls (2/5)
1. Hawaiian roll
2. Pink Lady
Family/Friends:
Have a baby (Baby Luca Alberto is due to arrive around July 9th!!!)
Have a designated date night once a week for a month
Go on a picnic with my husband
Take my dog to the dog park in Gilbert with the lake (checked it out on 5/16/10, planning to take Tevez eventually)
Get grandma and grandpa out here for a visit
Have a candlelight dinner with my husband once a week for a month
Take a dancing lesson with my husband
Take a mother/daughter trip
Host a wine and cheese party
Go to at least 5 sporting events with my husband (we have tickets to the Rattlers game at the end of the month)
Get professional pictures taken of my husband and I (currently in search of a maternity/newborn/family photographer...I guess baby Luca will just have to be included)
Financial:
Get a minimum of $5,000 in the savings account (technically this could be crossed off, but the savings are for the big fat hospital bill and my maternity leave, so they won't be there long unfortunately)
Reach a point financially where I can stay home or work from home (Now that baby Luca is on his way, I am more desperate than ever to make this happen. Taking suggestions!)
Stick with a budget for five full months (March 11 was our first successful budget month, hopefully we can continue on this path)
Not buy any new clothes for a month
Put $5 in the savings for each completed task and donate $5 for each incomplete task
Hobbies and Creativity:
Make Shutterfly albums with all of our pictures
Learn some type of new craft
Update blog at least once a month (in progress, and being pregnant makes it much easier!)
Go to a pottery studio
Home:
Redecorate/repaint our bedroom
Buy something from Etsy (I have started a wish list for Luca's nursery)
Put grass in our backyard
Get some flower pots for the front yard
Have a shredding party and clean out the filing cabinet
Organize my favorite recipes
Bake something once a month for three months
Reaching Out:
Volunteer somewhere other than church
Leave a 50% tip for dinner
Give money to one of the homeless people by school
Actually meet and know both of our neighbors names
Lend someone a microloan
Pay for the person behind me in the drive through
Buy a goat for someone in a poor country
Getting Green:
Use reusable shopping bags every shopping trip for a month
Learn to garden desert style and actually have a vegetable garden in our backyard
There you have it! If you are interested in starting your own list, here is a great website to get you going:
http://dayzeroproject.com/
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