Friday, June 30, 2023

1001 Things in 101 Days List #3 - Finished

Start Date: October 1, 2020

End Date: June 29, 2023

Goals in bold are complete - goals in italics were started but not finished

  1. Do an “Old Testament Survey” type of study

  2. Read the New Testament in two weeks.

  3. Write down an attribute of God for every letter of the alphabet.

  4. Complete a whole devotional book.

  5. Basement organized, everything on shelves.

  6. Redo the hall closet.

  7. Remodel bedroom-comforter, paint, decor, window treatment

  8. Take shelf down in The Room and replace it with something else.

  9. Declutter 100 items in one week

  10. Set up a Pinterest board for every room in the house

  11. Do 5 small home improvement projects (ex. plants, kitchen towels, artwork, etc)

  12. Learn to knit English and do 2 color knitting.

  13. Knit 3 Mother Bears.

  14. Knit 2 hats for charity and give them away along with all the other hats you still haven’t donated.

  15. Dye my bare Knit Picks yarn.

  16. Sew a shirt.

  17. Sew a pair of lounge pants.

  18. Sew an apron for myself and for gifts

  19. Host a craft day here.

  20. Complete a small cross stitch project including framing or other way to display.

  21. Read a book in one day.

  22. Ask 5 people their favorite book and read them.

  23. Read 3 books of 500+ pages.

  24. Have an all day reading day (minimum 8 hours).

  25. Read all 8 books mentioned in Eight Perfect Murders then read that book (can DNF any you don’t like including EPM)

  26. Read a book randomly pulled off a library shelf.

  27. Read the entire catalog of one author.

  28. Join a book club or literary society.

  29. Participate in “Middle Grade March” - read at least one middle grade per week in the month of March (any year of this list)

  30. Learn to play a ukulele (minimum 3 songs reasonably well)

  31. Learn CPR.

  32. Learn to play a new classic card game like bridge or sheepshead.

  33. Learn a new song on the piano and be able to play it well.

  34. Read a children’s book in Spanish.

  35. Take ballroom dancing lessons with Jay.

  36. Be able to identify every country in the world.

  37. Buy a jean jacket

  38. Buy an old Bible at an antique store or thrift store

  39. Buy a new puzzle

  40. Buy a new wallet

  41. Buy a new purse

  42. Buy a new sewing machine

  43. Buy something to display my pencil collection

  44. Get new glasses

  45. Go Snowshoeing.

  46. Go to a drive-in movie.

  47. Go to the Wisconsin State Fair.

  48. Go on a Lake Geneva cruise with Jay

  49. Go to LaCrosse

  50. Go to 3 libraries you’ve never been to

  51. Visit a national park

  52. Travel to a state I’ve never been to

  53. Go on a walk on the trail in Hortonville

  54. Visit 3 new cities

  55. Have a smoothie every day for a week

  56. Eat a whole meal with chopsticks.

  57. Make Sour Soup.

  58. Bike ride with Jay.

  59. Get 50,000 steps in one day.

  60. Walk a 10K.

  61. Play tennis with someone (or a family tennis marathon?)

  62. Do a Lifebook for Lindsey and Allison.

  63. Put together journals for Ben, Lindsey, and Allison.

  64. Finish Lindsey’s 100 Good Wishes Quilt and scrapbook.

  65. Finish Allison’s 100 Good Wishes Quilt and scrapbook. (need more wishes?)

  66. Try Stitch Fix.

  67. Get highlights in my hair again.

  68. Watch Pride and Prejudice.

  69. Go to a movie at the theater.

  70. Go bowling.

  71. Listen to 5 songs each by 5 classical composers.

  72. Play a game with family or anyone for 7 days straight 

  73. Write a letter to myself by 1014/20 to open when this is over (June 29, 2023)

  74. Write a letter to myself by 1014/20 to open in 10 years (October 1, 2030)

  75. Write a letter to myself on January 1, 2021 to read on December 31, 2021.

  76. Write a letter to myself on January 1, 2022 to read on December 31, 2022.

  77. Take a day out for myself.

  78. Save $50 in change.

  79. Host an all day Game Day.

  80. Host a Soup Party.

  81. Do dog puzzle.

  82. Take a family selfie once a month for a year.

  83. Go ziplining.

  84. Finish yarn puzzle

  85. Finish a Sudoku puzzle.

  86. Sell/give away homeschool books

  87. Play Kick the Can

  88. Spend a day going to garage sales

  89. Go one week without spending (not including bills).

  90. Try geocaching or letterboxing

  91. Make an Advent Calendar

  92. Get a professional family portrait done

  93. Make a Chester photo book

  94. Leave a book and take a book at a neighborhood “library”

  95. Complete a word puzzle book

  96. Sleep until noon.

  97. Volunteer somewhere

  98. Memorize the Gettysburg Address.

  99. Use all gift cards

  100. Rock painting with my sisters.

  101. Do a Random Act of Kindness (send someone flowers, leave $ somewhere, pick up trash, give someone baked goods, etc.)


FINAL UPDATE!

 1001 Things in 101 Days List #3 is in the books. I completed 63 goals. I have my next list ready, starts tomorrow July 1. I will post that later.

Here's what I finished in June:

#22 - Ask 5 people their favorite book and read them. So....technically I only completely read 4. But I tried so many other books recommended, and didn't like any of them. But I'm calling this goal done anyway, since I did at least try all the recommended books except a few I couldn't get from the library.

#50 - Go to 3 libraries you've never been to. Allison and I visited the New London library on our way home from visiting friends on June 21.

#78 - Save $50 in change - I took it to the credit union on June 20 and there was a little over $100!

#88 - Spend a day going to garage sales. I decided to count the day I went to multiple sales with my sisters on April 25. It wasn't all day but I'm going to say close enough!

#94 - Leave a book and take a book at a neighborhood "library" - Ginny and I went to 2 by Riverside Park. I left a few books but there was nothing even remotely like something I wanted. So two days later Allison and I visited a few, left 2 more books, and picked up a picture book and a book about drawing people (cartoonish) I was hoping to find an adult book but maybe another time. It was fun doing this so I'd like to go to some more.

I will post the completed list separately. I'm excited for my next list. Yay me!

Sunday, June 4, 2023

JANUARY - MAY RECAP!

I haven't done much on my list in the year 2023 (wah wah) so I haven't been updating the blog. I have just over 3 weeks to finish this list. It won't happen. But I hope to at least finish a few more things. I already started my next list but need a few more ideas. I hope to start that one on July 1. This one ends on June 29.

FINISHED:

#53 Go on a walk on the trail in Hortonville...Jay, Allison, and I went Friday, May 26.

WORKING ON / HOPE TO FINISH

#22 Ask 5 people their favorite book and read them.....I've read 4 and am currently reading the 5th. I got more than 5 favorite book recommendations but I started and dnf'd several.

#50 Go to 3 libraries you've never been to. I need one more. I went to the Lake Geneva and Madison libraries.

#78 Save $50 in change. This may be accomplished already, I need to count it.

THINGS I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED  BUT HOPE TO DO YET

# 56 Eat a whole meal with chopsticks.

#68 Watch Pride and Prejudice.

#77 Take a day out for myself.

#88 Spend a day going to garage sales.

#94 Leave a book and take a book at a neighborhood "library".

There are a few more I would like to try to accomplish but I doubt they will happen.

I have about 30 unfinished goals from this list that I am carrying over to the next one.

MARCH UPDATE

 Finished since my last update: #5  Memorize the hymn My Father’s World #29  Watch a movie of a book I already read (i.e. Still Alice) #79 I...