Hobbies:
1. Knit or crochet one amigarumi
2. Sew a skirt for the television stand
3. Color every page in a coloring book
4. Complete a woodworking project with Bryant
5. Complete a quilt
6. Create at least a dozen cards to have on hand for spontaneous giving (thank you, thinking of you, birthdays, etc...)
7. Complete and display a cross stitch project
8. Make a piece of jewelry for myself
9. Learn to knit socks two at a time on one long needle
10. Private
11. Write a children's book (consider "hiring" Zoe to do the illustrations)
12. Create and send Christmas cards each year
13. Make a decorative Christmas stocking each year, display
14. Sew a nightgown or pajamas for myself
15. Take a photo every single day
16. Take up archery and become proficient at it
17. Make soap - liquid and bar form
Entertainment
18. See a play
19. Listen to every CD we own, keep a record of the experience
20. Have a completely free date with Bryant
21. See a movie at a drive-in theater
22. Attend a Renaissance Faire
23. See a baseball game with Mom
24. Host a Halloween Party
25. Complete "Wreck This Journal"
26. Make a list of 101 things that make me happy - photograph them (as possible) and make a collage or album
27. Go to a meal and a movie with Mom, Gram, Zoe and my female siblings (Cassie, too, if she's interested)
28. Learn three new games that can be played with a standard deck of cards
Cooking
29. Eat all homemade meals for a month - no restaurants or prepackaged meals
30. Make and can salsa
31. Make and can spaghetti sauce
32. Make a sourdough starter and make bread from it (keep it alive as long as possible)
33. Make and keep at least 4 meals in the freezer
34. Make my own vanilla extract
Shopping... Or not
35. Buy one really great pair of shoes
36. Buy from a farm market or produce stand
37. Buy nothing at all for a full week
Greener Living
38. Set up a recycling center and teach everyone to use it properly
39. Use no plastic or paper bags for a month - only reusable (or not bags at all)
40. Make and use cloth napkins
Family
41. Read to a child for at least 20 minutes every day
42. Eat together at the table at least three times per week
43. Go camping
44. Explore three state parks, trail heads or nature parks we haven't been to before
45. Update contact information for family and friends (address, phone numbers, email, birthdays, anniversaries)
46. Fly kites with the kids
47. Take a spur of the moment day trip with the family
48. Write a "To be read..." letter for Bryant and each of the kids
49. Build a snow version of our family, not necessarily to scale
50. Picnic once a month (indoor is fine)
51. Take a family vacation
52. Put together a time capsule and plan when to reopen it (as a family)
53. Go Geocaching together
Home and Garden
54. Plant a tree
55. Turn off/unplug energy vampires (cell phone chargers, Wii, etc...)
56. Clean and organize storage side of the basement (at least as clean as a dirt floor room can be), including shelves and totes
57. Plant and maintain a garden for one full season
58. Get rid of every piece of clothing we don't need/use - donate, trash or recycle
59. Frame and hang a photo I took (not counting the kids' annual pictures)
60. Frame and hang a photo Bryant took
61. Check vehicle fluids once a month
62. Complete a puzzle - hang it on the wall
63. Make laundry soap
64. Make sidewalk chalk with the kids - use it.
65. Make sidewalk chalk paint with the kids - use it.
66. Create a mailbox shelf or other decorative storage for the entryway
Kindness
67. Private
68. Private
69. Send a care package to a soldier
70. Complete at least one shoe box for Samaritan's Purse
71. Donate to a local food pantry at least once a month - get the kids involved in this
72. Take the time to contact management to compliment someone (a cashier, waitress, office staff, etc...) at least 10 times
Reading
73. Read all Harry Potter Books
74. Read all Lord of the Rings books, including The Hobbit
75. Read all Eragon books
76. Read Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
77. Read five non-fiction books, including at least one biography
78. Read at least 100 books, including the 19 listed above
Education
79. Teach the kids basic first aid and how to call 911 properly and calmly (and how to know when it's appropriate to call 911)
80. Learn to play chess
81. Learn to say "I love you" in 10 different languages
82. Learn the alphabet in sign language, teach the kids
83. Learn to play at least one song on the guitar
Health
84. Give up all pop for a full month - keep a daily record of how I feel physically and emotionally
85. Spend at least 10 minutes outside every day, even in the winter
86. Bring my weight to a healthy place - record my weight every Monday
87. Go to the dentist
88. Fix my bike and ride it at least once a week, weather permitting
89. Walk or bike the TART trail - not all at once
90. Write in a journal every day for a month
91. No fast food for three whole months
Misc.
92. Turn off the television and all handheld video games for a week
93. Watch the sun set, talk all night, watch the sun rise and eat breakfast with Bryant
94. Have Bryant or one of the kids take a photo of me once a week for the duration of the project
95. Go swimming with Bryant - actually go in the water
96. Make and try homemade deodorant
97. Post photos and/or commentary as each task is completed (or in progress, as appropriate) - include failures and lessons learned.
98. Go a full week without using my computer
99. Visit Detroit with Bryant
100. Compete in the Pistol Club at least once
101. Take a photograph of the same spot once a month for a year, frame and display
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