This is my updated 101 list, started July 27, 2010 and ending on April 22, 2013.
- Knit or crochet one amigarumi
- Sew a skirt for the television stand
- Color every page in a coloring book
Complete a woodworking project with Bryant- Complete a quilt
- Create a bunch of cards to have on hand for spontaneous giving (thank you, birthday, anniversary, etc..)
- Complete and display a cross stitch project
- Make a piece of jewelry for myself
- Learn to knit socks two at a time on one long needle
Complete the Lover's Knot afghan and give to Reva and Michael(this one was previously listed as Private)- Write a children's book
- Create and send Christmas cards each year
- Make a decorative Christmas stocking each year
- Sew a nightgown or pajamas for myself
- Take a photo every day
- Take up archery and become proficient at it
- Make soap - liquid and bar
- See a play
- Listen to every CD we own, keep a journal to record the experience
- Have a completely free date with Bryant
- See a movie at a drive in theater
- Attend a Renaissance Faire
- Go to a baseball game with Mom
- Host a Halloween party
- Complete "Wreck This Journal"
- Make a list of 101 things that make me smile and photograph them (or a symbol of them) and create an album or collage
- Go to a meal and movie with Mom, Gram, Scooter and all my sisters (including steps and in-laws, as much as possible)
- Learn three new games that can be played with a standard deck of cards
- Eat all homemade meals for a month - no restaurants or prepackaged meals
- Make and can salsa
- Make and can spaghetti sauce
- Make a sourdough starter and keep it alive as long as possible
- Stock the freezer with at least four meals, restocking as necessary
- Make my own vanilla extract
- Buy one really great pair of shoes
- Buy from a farm market or produce stand
- But nothing at all for one full week
- Set up a recycling center and teach the kids how to use it
- Use only fabric grocery bags for a month (sewn or knit), no paper or plastic
- Make and use cloth napkins
- Read to a child for at least 20 minutes each day
- Eat together at the table at least three times per week
- Go camping as a family
- Explore three state parks or nature preserves that we haven't been to before (1/3)
- Update contacts for close family and friends, including birthdays and anniversaries
- Fly kites with the kids
- Take a spur of the moment day trip with the family
- Write a "To be read..." letter to Bryant and each of the kids
- Picnic once a month, indoor if the weather is uncooperative
Take a family vacation- Put together a time capsule and plan when to open it, this should include all of us
- Go geocaching together
- Plant a tree
- Turn off/unplug energy vampires (cell phone chargers, Wii, etc...)
- Clean and organize the storage side of the basement, including shelves
- Plant and maintain a garden for a full summer
- Get rid of every piece of clothing we don't use - donate, trash or recycle into something usable
Frame and hang at least one photo I took- Frame and hang at least one photo Bryant took
- Check vehicle fluids once a month
Complete a puzzle, hang it on the wall- Make laundry soap
- Make sidewalk chalk with the kids and use it to decorate the cement and walkway
- Create mailbox shelf or other decorative storage for the entryway
- Private
- Private
- Send a care package to a soldier
- Complete and send a shoebox for Samaritan's Purse
- Donate to a local food pantry once a month - get the kids involved, too
- Take the time to contact management and compliment someone (waiter, cashier, office staff, etc...) at least 10 times (0/10)
- Read all Harry Potter Books (0/7)
- Read all Lord of the Rings books, including The Hobbit (0/4)
- Read all Eragon books (0/3)
- Read Leaves of Grass
- Read at least five non-fiction books, including at least one biography (1/5)
- Read a total of 100 books, including the ones listed above
- Teach the kids basic first aid and how to call 911 properly
- Learn to play chess
- Learn to say "I love you" in at least 10 languages
- Learn the alphabet in ASL and teach the kids
- Learn to play at least one song on the guitar
- Give up all pop for a month - keep a daily journal of the experience
- Spend at least 10 minutes outdoors every single day
- Bring my weight to a healthy level, record it each Monday
- Go to the dentist
- Fix my bike and ride it in the summer, at least once a week
- Walk or bike the TART trail from Acme to Suttons Bay - in pieces, not all at once
- Write in a journal every day for a month, not in conjunction with any other journaled goals
- No fast food for three months
- Turn off the television and all game systems for a full week, twice a year
- Watch the sun set, talk all night, watch the sun rise and have breakfast with Bryant
- Have someone take a photo of me once a week for the duration of the project
- Go swimming with Bryant (actually go in the water!)
- No late library books
- Make homemade deodorant
- Go a full week without using my computer at all
- Visit Detroit with Bryant
- Compete in the Pistol Club Competition at least once
- Take a photo of the same spot once a month for a year, frame and hang
- Blog every day for a full month, even when I have nothing to say
- Post photos and/or commentary as each project is finished - don't be afraid to record failures and lessons learned
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