Health & Fitness
1.
Lose 25 pounds. (16/25)
2.
Participate in the CSA each year. (2/3)
3. Go skiing. (0/1)
4. Complete the Couch to 5K program. (0/1)
5.
Practice yoga 3 times per week for 8 weeks in a row. (If I miss a week, the 8 weeks starts again.) (8/8)(11/1/10)
6. Meditate 10 minutes every morning for 30 days. (If I miss a day, the 30 days starts again.) (0/30)
7. Participate in a 30 day fast from refined sugar. (0/30)
8. Give up caffeine. (0/1)
9.
Take my vitamins every day for 45 days. (If I miss a day, the 45 days starts again.) (45/45) (1/30/10)
10.
Eat a vegetarian diet for 30 days. (If I miss a day, the 30 days starts again.) (30/30) (7/7/09)
11.
Pick 10 slow-cooker recipes and try them all. (6/10)
12.
Do my monthly self-breast exams every month. (16/33)
13. Eat locally for one month. (0/30)
14.
Participate in One Local Summer. (1/3)
15. Can my own preserves, fruit and/or vegetables. (0/1)
16. Give blood five times. (1/5)
Writing & Career
17.
Take a writing course. (1/1) (1/11/10)
18.
Go to three writing conferences or retreats. (3/3) (3/19/10)
19.
Review and update my website at least once every 3 months. (4/11)
20. Finish the 1
st draft of my novel. (0/1)
21. Complete two rounds of edits on my novel. (0/2)
22. Prepare a proposal for novel submission. (0/1)
23. Submit FK essay to 10 more markets or until published. (0/10)
24. Submit FILWB essay to 10 markets or until published. (0/10)
25. Write book proposal for essay collection. (0/1)
26. Submit book proposal for essay collection to 20 agents or until accepted. (0/20)
27.
Write and submit 10 separate queries for health and fitness articles. (1/10)
28. Write a short story. (0/1)
29. Submit an essay for “This I Believe”. (0/1)
30.
Finish and submit C8ANY book proposal. (0/1)
31. Spend a weekend at a hotel (anywhere) writing. (0/1)
32. Set a writing schedule for one month and stick with it. (0/1)
33. Write and publish an e-book. (0/2)
General Self Improvement
34.
Read 50 books. (42/50)
35.
Buy a new digital camera. (1/1) (1/5/09)
36. Take a photography class. (0/1)
37.
Volunteer as a writing tutor or mentor.(Working as tutor - 9/10)
38. Take knitting lessons. (0/1)
39. Knit a scarf. (0/1)
40. Knit a hat. (0/1)
41. Knit a blanket. (0/1)
42. Learn a new language (Italian) and carry on a conversation in it. (0/2)
43. Brush up on my Spanish and find a conversation partner to practice with. (0/2)
44.
Turn off the TV at least one evening a week. (56/142)
45. Take swimming lessons. (0/1)
Household
46. Paint my dining room. (0/1)
47.
Buy a dining set. (1/1) (2/28/09)
48. Get 3 to 5 quotes for getting my roof replaced. (0/3)
49. Schedule the sump pump installation. (0/1)
50.
Put up shelves in my office. (1/1)
51.
Hang the mirror in my living room. (1/1) (5/2/09)
52. Refinish the bookcase in my basement and move it to my office. (0/2)
53. Install the programmable thermostat. (0/1)
54. Get 3 – 5 quotes for central air conditioning installation. (0/3)
55. Finish landscaping the edge of my backyard. (0/1)
56. Clear out my “wild patch” and plant herbs there instead. (0/1)
57.
Make my bed everyday for 45 days. (If I miss a day, the 45 days starts again.) (45/45) (2/15/09)
58. Paint the kitchen. (0/1)
59. Paint the bathroom. (0/1)
60. Get my sewing machine fixed. (0/1)
61.
Make curtains for my bedroom. (1/1) (bought them)
Financial
62.
Save monthly in a long-term emergency fund (for back-up when I go freelance full-time). (16/33)
63.
Pay off my car. (0/1)
64. Reallocate my 401K funds. (0/1)
65.
Pay off my credit card every month. (16/33)
66.
Refrain from buying any magazines for 90 days. (90/90)
Travel
67. Travel to Italy and take a walking tour of Tuscany. (0/2)
68.
Travel to Arizona to visit my sister. (1/1) (1/17/09)
69.
See the Grand Canyon. (1/1) (1/24/09)
70. Travel to an island for a relaxing vacation. (0/1)
71. Visit my friend in New Orleans. (0/1)
72. Visit my friends in NC. (0/1)
73. Go to BlogHer. (0/1)
For Fun
74. Participate in NaNoWriMo. (0/1)
75. Get at least three massages. (1/3)
76.
Plan a “me” day at least once a month. (16/33)
77. Participate in and successfully complete Project 365. (0/1)
78.
Take a self-portrait every week. (8/142)
79. See three plays and/or musicals. (0/3)
80.
Send 33 cards or letters. (16/33)
81. Write a secret and send it in to Post Secret. (0/1)
82. Go to a concert and sing along to all the songs I know. (0/1)
83.
Send a surprise care package to three friends or family members. (1/3)
84. Turn on a CD and dance in my underwear. (0/1)
85. Ask a stranger to tell me his/her story and just listen. (0/1)
86.
Get a tattoo. (1/1) (1/18/09)
87.
Buy myself a gift/flowers on the 5th of every month. (16/33)
88. Have a dinner party. (0/1)
89. Host a girls’ night. (0/1)
90.
Compliment a stranger 33 times. (16/33)
91. Create 15 scrapbook pages. (4/15)
92.
Create a vision board. (1/1)
93. Go to an NBA game. (0/1)
94. Sit in the stands for a Ravens game. (0/1)
95.
Create 5 new playlists for my iPod with the following themes: Mellow Music; Dance in Your Underwear; Just Like High School; Summer Fun; Road Trippin’ (2/5)
96.
Watch a sunset. (1/1) (1/24/09)
97. Watch a sunrise. (0/1)
98.
Go to the movies by myself. (1/1)
99.
Meet a blog-friend in person. (1/1) (3/19/10)
100.
Track my 101 in 1001 progress monthly. (14/33)
101. Make a new list of 101 things. (0/1)
Mine is faith hope and love too… only not in Chinese. We are soooo sould sisters… sort of.