101 in 1001

I was inspired to do this list after seeing Shannon’s list (101 things in 1001 days) on Brass Honey. Let me just tell you, coming up with 101 items is WAY harder than it seems. It took me all weekend to develop, but I love a challenge and I feel really motivated. P has even started his own list! I tried to think of things that I’m always saying I should do or we should do. Of course if I had unlimited funds/time at least half this list would be travel, travel, travel but alas I do live in the real world and have yet to win the lottery. 🙂 I worry that I may have too many “buy” items on my list….maybe I was just channeling Madonna.

I will update the list as I complete it. Please check back in to make me accountable. 🙂 If you start your list I would love to hear about it!

THE 1001

Start Date: November 18, 2013
End Date: August 15, 2016 (the day before our third wedding anniversary)

THE 101

1. Learn Photoshop
2. Make my own bourbon vanilla extract
3. Visit New Orleans
4. Make blog posts of our honeymoon trip Let’s Fly Away
5. Go on a picnic
6. Make mustard
7. Get a new coffee table
8. Purchase silk pillowcases
9. Replace hair dryer
10. Try at least 500 new beers (tracking in untapped need 1032 distinct beers) Moving to SD helped with this one.
11. Write a business plan
12. Learn to can and can something
13. Have coat lining replaced
14. Take Sam for a walk at least twice a week
15. Make homemade marshmallows
16. Buy nice camera and learn to use it…still working on the learning part
17. Visit San Francisco
18. Sew my own throw pillows (Gave up on this one, just bought some)
19. Go trial horseback riding
20. Frame pictures from honeymoon
21. Get up by 6:00 am for a month straight
22. Go to a wine tasting
23. Learn to knit
24. Develop my own version (one that works for me) of a capsule wardrobe
25. Keep herbs alive (goal 3 to 4)…P asked 3-4 herbs or days…it’s herbs
26. Buy new tennis shoes Brooks & they are comfortable
27. Perfect my homemade body butter and/or body wash recipe
28. Find and buy a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle
29. Develop my own typeface
30. Have another couple over for dinner
31. Take a cooking class
32. Organize closet/clothes Donated a full trash bag (clothes, shoes, bags, accessories)
33. Try making soap
34. Meet P for lunch during the week at least once a month
35. Make from scratch pie crust
36. Take a trip to Maine and eat lobster Portland, Maine (May 2014)
37. Make fresh pasta 15 times: 3/15
38. Make a spice rack
39. Do yoga at least twice a week
40. Purchase or make a utensil holder
41. Go to a beer festival in a new city (Festival of Beers)
42. Surprise P at least once a month
43. Go kayaking or paddle boarding (did both! kayaking twice and yoga paddle board)
44. Go out for coffee at least once a month
45. Buy organic cotton sheets
46. Plan/take a trip to Europe UPDATE: since we are on the West coast Europe is tabled, Thailand or Hawaii will replace
47. Try to grow lettuce (or something edible outside)
48. Make pâté
49. See at least two concerts a year~ 2014: Vampire Weekend, Gardens & Villa
50. Buy a raincoat
51. Find a new dentist February 2014
52. Make pretzels Really P did most of the work, put I’m counting it..I burned my finger so I was sidelined. Still pretzels made.
53. Kick bottled water habit
54. Get a Mac 3/26/2014
55. Learn new language (enough to get by)
56. Make fudge or caramels
57. Attend a blog conference or seminar
58. Sell items we have saved to sale on eBay Did a yard sale instead
59. Read 4 nonfiction books (yes, way more than four, check out Show Us Your Books posts)
60. Write at least one post on P’s beer brewing
61. Carve a pumpkin
62. Go on an out of town trip with another couple 2/7/14 Charleston, 7/2014 Chicago
63. Purchase a seltzer bottle
64. Organize office/guest room
65. Complete 1 knitting project like socks, sweater, or scarf
66. Find greener versions of household cleaners
67. Go apple pickings
68. Make homemade sriracha
69. Give a homemade gift
70. Find the perfect mary jane wedge
71. Get new job/career
72. Cook a whole chicken I did!
73. Buy an electric toothbrush
74. Donate to EWG
75. Make a memories jar (fill and repeat)  Memory Jar made…just have to fill it
76. See Wicked
77. Make bacon jam Bacon Jam Made!
78. Trim Eddie’s nails once a week
79. Organize jewelry
80. Move to new city San Diego!!
81. Buy black diamond stud earrings
82. Get the scraping paddle attachment for the kitchen aid
83. Make peanut butter MADE peanut butter
84. Complete 365 Photo Challenge
85. Complete my plate at saucer
86. Make a logo or other graphic design project
87. Buy a good pair of jeans
88. Make coasters
89. Build a sand castle
90. Use Umstead spa certificate
91. Make plans with E, S, and J
92. Make doughnuts
93. Grow Food, Booze and Baggage to have 100 followers
94. Host a cookie exchange
95. Volunteer
96. Prepare a meal to freeze (ravioli)
97. Make a grocery budget for a month and stick to it
98. Make mayo
99. Find the perfect pair of flats Perfect might me pushing it but good enough to buy another pair
100. Put up a Christmas tree
101. Help P finish his list

BTW, when I did the list, I totally thought it was 100 things…I was crushed when I realized it was 101 and had to come up with one more.