Sell Crazy Someplace Else: Is Eight Really Enough?

101/1001 v. 2.0

Mission: Accomplish 101 discrete tasks in 1001 days

End Date: December 2, 2014

Green tasks are in progress.

HOME

1. Bring all wedding gifts from parents’ house to our house.

2. Choose wedding pictures to have printed and to make parents' albums.

3. Put together an emergency box (water, flashlights, etc.) for the house.

4. Put together “72-hour kits” in case of emergency/evacuation.

5. Put together an emergency box for both cars.

6. Write and properly execute wills.

7. Complete china service.

8. Complete silverware service.

9. Learn how to iron clothes properly.

10. Fully unpack house.

~~11. Set up guest room.~~

12. Set up ~~office~~ Lil Man's new room.

~~13. Set up “launchpad” in entry.~~

14. Put together a Task List/Control Journal for the house.

15. Back up computer.

16. Organize front-hall closet.

17. Organize master closet.

18. Plan and start an Evening Routine.

19. Plan and start a Morning Routine.

20. Start a filing system for paying bills and saving paperwork.

21. Hang pictures/paintings in house.

22. Get family room couch and chairs fixed.

23. Create a photobook of Lil’ Man’s art.

~~24. Create a photobook of Lil’ Man’s first year.~~

25. Hang and maintain a height chart for Lil’ Man.

~~26. Put clothes in hamper (not on floor) every day for 1 month.~~

~~27. Get a hamper for dry cleaning.~~

28. Get the kitchen to a shiny sink before I go to bed for 21 days straight.

FOOD

~~29. Start buying grassfed meat and pastured poultry.~~

30. Make homemade yogurt.

~~31. Join a CSA.~~

32. Follow a menu plan for 1 week.

33. Follow a menu plan for 1 month.

~~34. Bring lunch and snacks to work for 4 days in a week.~~

~~35. Bring lunch and snacks to work for 4 days per week for 1 month.~~

36. Make matzah ball soup.

~~37. Make a green smoothie.~~

38. Make jam.

39. Preserve a food by canning.

40. Make fresh pasta.

41. Bake a pie.

~~42. Go apple picking.~~

43. Bake 10 new things and blog about it.

44. Cook 10 new things and blog about it.

HEALTH

45. See a personal trainer to start a weight-training regimen.

46. Get eyes checked.

47. Take meds & vitamins every day for a month.

48. Floss every day for a month.

~~49. Exercise 30 minutes 3-4 times/week for 1 month.~~

50. Try Zumba.

51. Reach a healthy BMI.

52. Do the Couch-to-5K program.

~~53. Find a new foundation (makeup).~~

~~54. Put on makeup before I leave the house every day for 1 week.~~

55. Take a yoga/pilates class.

SELF/SPIRITUAL

56. Have Friday night Shabbat dinner at our house for family/friends.

~~57. Have a sukkah for Sukkot.~~

58. Make hamentashchen for Purim.

59. Make mishloach manot for Purim.

60. Go to a Tashlich service at Rosh Hashanah.

61. Go to Shabbat services at least once a season.

62. Have a dairy meal for Shavuot.

63. Write a list of 50 things that make me happy.

64. Make a list of 5 people who have positively influenced me and write them letters.

65. Contribute to our tzedakah box every week before Shabbat candlelighting.

66. Bake challah and freeze small portions for use over a month.

RELATIONSHIPS

~~67. Take Lil’ Man to the Zoo.~~

68. Take Lil’ Man to the Playseum.

~~69. Play in the leaves with Lil’ Man.~~

70. Send Mom flowers for no reason.

71. Send 5 friends flowers for no reason.

72. Bring JD breakfast in bed.

73. Create our own “Family Rules” and display in house.

74. Write an “If Something Happens to Me” Letter.

FUN

75. Learn how to play the piano.

76. Read all of Shakespeare’s plays. (9/36)

77. Ride in a hot-air balloon.

78. Take a golf lesson.

79. Learn how to play bridge.

80. Complete a needlework project.

81. Make/do 10 things on my Pinterest boards.

82. Read 10 books that I haven’t read from 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.

83. Write a blog review of the 1001 Books… I read.

~~84. Have a picnic.~~

85. Take a picture of Lil’ Man at least once a week.

~~86. Write an article for my work newsletter.~~

87. Knit something.

88. Ask 20 friends to suggest one book and read them all.

89. Write a blog review of the “20 Books from Friends” I read.

90. Take a photo of the same place every month for a year and turn it into a calendar.

91. Host a dinner party.

92. See 10 classic movies I’ve never seen.

93. Go horseback riding.

94. See a play/musical.

~~95. Listen to a lecture online.~~

96. Write a blog post once a week for a year.

97. Pay for the person behind me at Starbucks.

98. Have a girls’ weekend.

99. Donate blood.

~~100. Do swab test for bone marrow donation.~~

101. Create and send out a family photo holiday card.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Is Eight Really Enough?

I got tagged by Becoming Whole the other day, and this meme looks interesting so here goes.

To do list (i.e. “the rules”):
1. Mention the person who tagged me
2. Complete the list of 8’s.
3. Tag 8 bloggers & tell them I tagged them.

Eight things I am looking forward to:
1. Watching BFF's dog this weekend
2. TOOTPU gathering in June
3. Being pregnant (eventually)
4. Good produce from farm-share box
5. Weekend at beach in June
6. Pedicures with BFF tonight
7. Going to the drive-in this summer
8. Making my own yogurt

Eight things I did yesterday:
1. Wore my pedometer all day
2. Edited an amendment
3. Double-checked financial figures
4. Commented on blogs
5. Saved recipes to a new cookbook program
6. Directed JD to pick up our first farm-share box
7. Signed contracts
8. Drove BFF to pick up her car at the shop

Eight things I wish I could do:
1. Play the piano
2. Speak German
3. Cook without a recipe
4. Keep my house clean
5. Get pregnant
6. Lose weight
7. Get paid to read whatever I want
8. Sleep at work

Eight shows I watch:
1. 24
2. House
3. How I Met Your Mother
4. Grey's Anatomy
5. Intervention
6. Deadliest Catch
7. Sell This House
8. Still Standing

Eight favorite fruits:
1. Bananas
2. Blueberries
3. Strawberries
4. Apples
5. Pears
6. Grapes
7. Cantaloupe
8. Peaches

Eight places I’d like to travel:
1. Ireland
2. Switzerland
3. Austria
4. Vancouver
5. Sweden
6. Denmark
7. Russia
8. Greece

Eight places I’ve lived:
1. New Jersey
2. DC Metro MD - house #1
3. DC Metro MD - house #2
4. Boston Metro MA
5. DC Metro MD - apartment
6. Washington, DC - apartment #1
7. Washington, DC - apartment #2
8. DC Metro VA - condo

It seems like this meme has made the rounds, so participate if you like, but don't feel obligated to do so.

5 comments:

JJ said...: You can make your own yogurt?! Very cool...and Im sure its super yummy!

Thanks again for my birthday card--and the actual card was peerrrrfect--mmm margarita!; May 28, 2009 at 9:00 AM
battynurse said...: I have to admit that I have on occasion been able to sleep at work. If there is nothing on the surgery schedule and it's slow. Since the hospital I work in is huge though that is usually pretty rare.; May 28, 2009 at 10:17 AM
HereWeGoAJen said...: I've looked at getting a farm share box of stuff, but it is expensive here and I doubt we'd eat everything.; May 28, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Anonymous said...: yay! you did it!

If I could get paid to read whatever I want, well...I'd never stop working!; May 28, 2009 at 7:19 PM
In Due Time said...: Mmm making your own yogurt!

Thanks for sharing.; May 28, 2009 at 9:13 PM