Thursday, October 1, 2009

101 Things in 1001 Days

Got this idea here. I will bold stuff as I complete it! I love having a list and this seemed like fun! Let me know if you do it so I can look at yours! :)

Start date: October 2, 2009

End date: June 29, 2012

Marriage & Family

1. "Date night" with Jeff once a week
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because once a month 
3. Get pregnant, have a baby (sooner rather than later would be nice on this one!)
4. Eat dinner with my family once every 2-3 months
5. Continue building our marriage relationship, always improving
6. Visit Jeff's family every 2-3 months
7. Try a new restaurant once a month
8. See a new movie twice a month

Mind, Body, & Soul

9. Lose 5 lbs.
10. Floss my teeth daily
11. Workout 3-4 days each week
12. Drink more water
13.  No snacking after 7:30pm
14. Lower sugar intake
15. Whiten teeth again
16. Spend 30 mins a week in prayer
17. Read one book per month 
18. Lift weights 2-3 times each week
19. Have my first facial 
20. Get a massage once a year (more if I'm pregnant)
21. Go to eye doctor for the first time
22. Make sure my jewelry gets checked and cleaned every 6 months
23. Find a church near us that we like and get involved
24. Only eat when I'm actually hungry, not when I'm bored

Home is Where the Heart is

25. Buy a bigger house (preferably in a different town with a better school system and a single family home) once we have a child
26. Empty entire fridge, clean it, & put everything back in once a month 
27. Reorganize kitchen cabinets
28. Decorate more for each season
29. Mop floors every 2 weeks

All Work, All Play

30. Start grad school
31. Learn more recipes
32. File my students' work once each week
33. Work to continue improving my teaching skills 
34. Give sincere compliments to 10 people every 2 months

Hit The Open Road

35. Go to Disney once more before having a child.
36. Go on another cruise
37. Go apple picking
38. Go to a haunted house at Halloween time
39. Visit 3 new states
40. Go to Vegas for the first time!

I Love Food


41. Try 2 new recipes per month 
42. Go out to breakfast once every 2 months 
43. Learn how to make pumpkin pie
44. Learn to make homemade cookies (besides chocolate chip)
45. Bake goodies at Christmas 
46. Eat at a favorite restaurant once a month
47. Learn to decorate a cake or cupcakes
48. Learn how to use our bread maker

Friends are Forever

49. Host more dinner parties
50. Have themed parties
51. Have a girls' night at least every 2 months
52. See Jeff's Harvard friends 1-2 times each year
53. Keep in touch with friends further away through Facebook, phone, or e-mail
54. Send Christmas/Hanukkah cards to my friends/family 

Pinching Pennies

55. Put most of my paycheck away into savings for our future family
56. Less impulse purchases!
57. Make dinner at home for 4  full weeks (not consecutive weeks)
58. Put more $ into my 403B

Cha-ching

59. Lease a new car in July 2011
60. Get Jeff's student loans completely paid off (this one is almost done!)
61. Shop at Old Navy more and J.Crew less to get needed items (not wanted items)
62. Discuss bigger purchases with Jeff before making them
63. Go out to eat less often
64. Remember to use coupons as much as possible

Pay It Forward

65. Clean out closet every 6 months & donate old clothes 
66. Donate food @ Thanksgiving or anytime EHS has a food drive
67. Get more involved in church and serve others through church

Just For Fun

68. Visit one new baseball park (I've been to Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Camden Yards.)
69. Go to more Yankee games both home and away
70. Go to a concert (preferably Elton John for the 4th time)
71. Visit the Bronx Zoo
72. Visit a Museum
73. Go on a wine tour
74. Go to more Bridgeport Sound Tigers hockey games
75. Take pics in a photo booth
76. Clean out my car once each week 
77. Go to an aquarium
78. Stay at a B&B in a different state
79. Go to a spa for a day treatment 
80. Go ice skating
81. Gamble in a casino in either CT or Vegas
82. See a Broadway show in NYC (preferably The Lion King)
83. Go to Abis for hibachi dinner at least once each year
84. See the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center
85. Go to Disney at Christmas time
86. Go to Disney for the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival in the fall
87. Go to The Melting Pot for a birthday dinner for either me or Jeff
88. Go to Morton's for a steak dinner
89. Go back to the Inner Harbor in Baltimore

Hobbies & Skills

90. Be better about commenting on other blogs 
91. Work up to being able to run 2-3 miles without walking or stopping in between
92. Read some books that aren't light chick-lit
93. Get the guest room painted and decorated
94. Learn how to keep flowers/plants alive for more than 3 days

Capture the Memories

95. Create shadow box of wedding items
96.  Get family photos taken twice
97. Get some professional wedding pictures matted and framed for our home
98. Frame wedding invitation and hang it up in our dining room
99. Take more photos when we go out
100. Be better about blogging
101. Create a baby book if I am lucky enough to get pregnant and have a baby within this time frame

101 in 1001

102. Donate $5 to charity for each item not complete on this list.
103. Make a new 101 things to do in 1001 days list once this is complete.

2 comments:

CRICKET said...

Cute blog. Wow, what a list! At least your are thinkin' about what to do pre-baby. It also gave me some things to think about!

Crystal said...

I have one of these on my blog!