I have a list and a deadline (January 1, 2012 to September 28, 2014). I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work. As I cross each item off my list, I will write a story or post a picture. Thanks for following along with my new adventure, I hope you laugh at times, look at something in a new light and keep coming back to see what I am up to. If you decide to do a list of your own, I would love to read it, just leave me a comment with a link. Here's to 2012 and to a fun bucket list of things to do!
101 in 1,001
1. Save up an emergency fund (3 months of expenses).
2. Host a holiday at my house. (4/19/14 and 4/20/14)
3. Cook a recipe from a different cookbook 1x a week for 2 months.
4. Crochet another cute sweater for myself.
5. Plant an herb garden. (2/23/14)
6. Make a photo book of my wedding pictures.
7. Clean my wedding dress.
8. Paste flowers and write a calligraphy caption on two pictures.
9. Put all my loose photos into photo albums.
10. Buy fresh flowers when having guests three times in a row. (4/29/12, 5/23/12, 7/4/12)
11. Crochet a hat for Jeremy.
12. Go on a trip with Jeremy to another state (and not visit family). (7/18/14)
13. Crochet a Christmas tree skirt.
14. Post a blog entry 1x/week for 3 months. (July-October 2012)
15. Visit Heather and her family in Idaho.
16. Get 17 comments on my blog in one day.
17. Visit everyone in Little Rock.
18. Visit Sherry in Florida.
19. Spend a day with Jada. (June 2013)
20. Pray for a new country every day for two weeks. (7/18/12)
21. Do a random act of kindness 1x/day for a week.
22. Bike 2x/week for 6 weeks.
23. File all the previous year's papers in the first 2 weeks of January. (1/13/13)
24. Buy another bookshelf.
25. Get to the bottom of my mending pile.
26. Start up a side business.
27. Get 15 companies contracting with me directly.
28. Go to bed before 10pm two weeks in a row.
29. Attend Financial Peace University.
30. Save up money to visit Ian and Jenn in Swaziland.
31. Sew extra panels on my kitchen curtains.
32. Learn another calligraphy alphabet.
33. Do a bible study about money.
34. Do a bible study about work.
35. Get an ice cream maker.
36. Attend another out of state conference.
37. Practice voicing skills for 30 minutes a week for 4 weeks in a row.
38. Go to 3 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) meetings. (1/12/12)
39. Develop a theme for my business. (1/25/12)
40. Make 5 homemade herbal teas.
41. Deal with mail immediately every day for two weeks. (1/25/12)
42. Make a collage print of my Swazi trip.
43. Save up a hefty down payment for a house.
44. Finish all my handmade Christmas ornaments by the end of summer one year. (November 2012)
45. Finish all my Christmas shopping by Thanksgiving. (11/27/13)
46. Decorate for fall. (October 2012)
47. Get a web cam for my computer. (2/1/12)
48. Go on a Hot Air Balloon Ride.
49. Read Kisses from Katie.
50. Read Through the Gates of Splendor.
51. Cook Pad Thai.
52. Cook Gyros.
53. Go camping at Havasupi Falls.
54. Make cinnamon raisin bread.
55. Reconnect with a friend. (6/15/12)
56. Take a business class. (3/23/12)
57. Go to a Middle Eastern market.
58. Go to a Caribbean market.
59. Read my camera manual.
60. Learn 2 new tricks for my camera.
61. Go to a week long EntreLeader event.
62. Have a BBQ.
63. Get a 3.5qt smart crock pot (programmable). (12/25/13)
64. Sell 10 things.
65. Get a cast iron Dutch oven. (1/6/12)
66. Have a adventure with Rob, Naomi, Jada and Jeremy.
67. Have a graduation party for Jeremy.
68. Volunteer at the UofA Extension office garden (I don't remember the exact name of the garden, will have to look it up).
69. Read How to win friends and influence people.
70. Finish making the slacks I started back in 2008.
71. Finish paying for ASU.
72. Redo my resume.
73. Make homemade pickles (that are crunchy)
74. Advertise with ASBA. (Canceled-July 2013)
75. Advertise with Local First AZ. (Canceled-July 2013)
76. Read EntreLeadership. (10/23/13)
77. Save up money to visit Val in Indonesia.(6/12--Canceled)
78. Use $300 worth of coupons in one month.
79. Make homemade coffee creamer.
80. Make homemade Chai tea mix. (9/15/12)
81. Go through 1,001 Words.
82. Make homemade tomato soup. (11/18/12)
83. Go through all my magazine stacks, read what I want and get rid of what I won't read.
84. Have a girls' day with my sisters and my mamas.
85. 'One another' study
86. Make something using the broomstick lace crochet technique.
87. Do a bible study on speech.
88. Develop a monogram. (12/15/13)
89. Make scones (delicious and look like the real thing) from scratch.
90. Write a MHR post every Friday for a month. (8/3/12, 8/10/12, 8/17/12, 8/24/12, 8/31/12)
91. Watch wedding video with hubby. (5/17/12)
92. Make homemade French onion soup.
93. Cook 2 new things in my pressure cooker.
94. Go on 2 girls weekends.(9/1/12-9/8/12) (4/18/13)
95. Make homemade vanilla. (8/20/13)
96. Make tortillas (that are soft and pliable). (4/20/13)
97. Go to an African market.
99. Develop a logo for my business.
100. Knit something fancy.
101. Make something with prickly pear fruit. (6/15/12)
101 in 1,001
1. Save up an emergency fund (3 months of expenses).
2. Host a holiday at my house. (4/19/14 and 4/20/14)
3. Cook a recipe from a different cookbook 1x a week for 2 months.
4. Crochet another cute sweater for myself.
5. Plant an herb garden. (2/23/14)
6. Make a photo book of my wedding pictures.
7. Clean my wedding dress.
8. Paste flowers and write a calligraphy caption on two pictures.
9. Put all my loose photos into photo albums.
10. Buy fresh flowers when having guests three times in a row. (4/29/12, 5/23/12, 7/4/12)
11. Crochet a hat for Jeremy.
12. Go on a trip with Jeremy to another state (and not visit family). (7/18/14)
13. Crochet a Christmas tree skirt.
14. Post a blog entry 1x/week for 3 months. (July-October 2012)
15. Visit Heather and her family in Idaho.
16. Get 17 comments on my blog in one day.
17. Visit everyone in Little Rock.
18. Visit Sherry in Florida.
19. Spend a day with Jada. (June 2013)
20. Pray for a new country every day for two weeks. (7/18/12)
21. Do a random act of kindness 1x/day for a week.
22. Bike 2x/week for 6 weeks.
23. File all the previous year's papers in the first 2 weeks of January. (1/13/13)
24. Buy another bookshelf.
25. Get to the bottom of my mending pile.
26. Start up a side business.
27. Get 15 companies contracting with me directly.
28. Go to bed before 10pm two weeks in a row.
29. Attend Financial Peace University.
30. Save up money to visit Ian and Jenn in Swaziland.
31. Sew extra panels on my kitchen curtains.
32. Learn another calligraphy alphabet.
33. Do a bible study about money.
34. Do a bible study about work.
35. Get an ice cream maker.
36. Attend another out of state conference.
37. Practice voicing skills for 30 minutes a week for 4 weeks in a row.
38. Go to 3 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) meetings. (1/12/12)
39. Develop a theme for my business. (1/25/12)
40. Make 5 homemade herbal teas.
41. Deal with mail immediately every day for two weeks. (1/25/12)
42. Make a collage print of my Swazi trip.
43. Save up a hefty down payment for a house.
44. Finish all my handmade Christmas ornaments by the end of summer one year. (November 2012)
45. Finish all my Christmas shopping by Thanksgiving. (11/27/13)
46. Decorate for fall. (October 2012)
47. Get a web cam for my computer. (2/1/12)
48. Go on a Hot Air Balloon Ride.
49. Read Kisses from Katie.
50. Read Through the Gates of Splendor.
51. Cook Pad Thai.
52. Cook Gyros.
53. Go camping at Havasupi Falls.
54. Make cinnamon raisin bread.
55. Reconnect with a friend. (6/15/12)
56. Take a business class. (3/23/12)
57. Go to a Middle Eastern market.
58. Go to a Caribbean market.
59. Read my camera manual.
60. Learn 2 new tricks for my camera.
61. Go to a week long EntreLeader event.
62. Have a BBQ.
63. Get a 3.5qt smart crock pot (programmable). (12/25/13)
64. Sell 10 things.
65. Get a cast iron Dutch oven. (1/6/12)
66. Have a adventure with Rob, Naomi, Jada and Jeremy.
67. Have a graduation party for Jeremy.
68. Volunteer at the UofA Extension office garden (I don't remember the exact name of the garden, will have to look it up).
69. Read How to win friends and influence people.
70. Finish making the slacks I started back in 2008.
71. Finish paying for ASU.
72. Redo my resume.
73. Make homemade pickles (that are crunchy)
74. Advertise with ASBA. (Canceled-July 2013)
75. Advertise with Local First AZ. (Canceled-July 2013)
76. Read EntreLeadership. (10/23/13)
77. Save up money to visit Val in Indonesia.(6/12--Canceled)
78. Use $300 worth of coupons in one month.
79. Make homemade coffee creamer.
80. Make homemade Chai tea mix. (9/15/12)
81. Go through 1,001 Words.
82. Make homemade tomato soup. (11/18/12)
83. Go through all my magazine stacks, read what I want and get rid of what I won't read.
84. Have a girls' day with my sisters and my mamas.
85. 'One another' study
86. Make something using the broomstick lace crochet technique.
87. Do a bible study on speech.
88. Develop a monogram. (12/15/13)
89. Make scones (delicious and look like the real thing) from scratch.
90. Write a MHR post every Friday for a month. (8/3/12, 8/10/12, 8/17/12, 8/24/12, 8/31/12)
91. Watch wedding video with hubby. (5/17/12)
92. Make homemade French onion soup.
93. Cook 2 new things in my pressure cooker.
94. Go on 2 girls weekends.(9/1/12-9/8/12) (4/18/13)
95. Make homemade vanilla. (8/20/13)
96. Make tortillas (that are soft and pliable). (4/20/13)
97. Go to an African market.
99. Develop a logo for my business.
100. Knit something fancy.
101. Make something with prickly pear fruit. (6/15/12)
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Cris, you have such wonderful ideas! I like your plan to visit heather and cam in Idaho. Summer is the best time of year to be there! Make me a part of Jeremy graduation and I'm willing to help. Please include me when you make the Gyros and scones :) I will bring supplies. I love the random acts of kindness idea. I plan on doing this one.
Jen F
Jen,
Thanks for commenting! Maybe we can get up to Idaho and see H. together. I would love your help on all three of the other ones. Let me know about your random acts of kindness when you do it. Cooking lessons any time:-)
Good job on making the list and checking things off. (I will try hard not to feel like a slacker. LOL)
Love, Mom
BTW I am looking forward to #84.