101 things in 1001 days.

start date: february 15, 2007
end date: november 12, 2009

1. get married. (completed august 11, 2007)
2. buy a house. (completed march 2, 2007)
3. read & interpret (in my own words) a book of poems.
4. get a subscription to skirtmag charlotte.
5. join a book club.
6. join a bowling league, or just do it more often if league fees are too high.
7. write a letter to kay about maria (all good things!).
8. try yoga.
9. try pilates. (completed october 16,2007)
10. create an ab routine & do it everyday for 2 weeks.
11. learn how to make a killer tiramisu.
12. get a new dooney or coach bag.
13. read every book on my TBR list as it exists today, 2/14/07
14. get nice new bookshelves.
15. save $500 in play money for the cruise in march 08.
16. get scary close to earning a BA.
17. read more informative non-fiction books, at least 5.
18. write creatively for 30 minutes every night, and an hour on sat & sun for a month.
19. participate in NaNoWriMo 07, 08, & 09 – and win one of them.
20. re-visit Charleston for a day or weekend trip. (the good part of town!) (completed february 29, 2008)
21. get new scrapbook albums (1 for our wedding (completed August 7, 2007), 1 for odin, 1 for me & matt, 1 for
    family, 1 for friends, 1 for the house, 1 for goop).
22. scrapbook all remaining 06 pictures.
23. scrapbook all remaining 07 pictures.
24. obtain the entire pink kitchenaid collection. (close enough)
25. shop tj maxx & tuesday morning for awesome deals while having a shopping craving.
26. save a 6-month emergency fund. (completed summer of 08)
27. pay off GM card.
28. send a thank you letter (or email) to Dr. Pikus. (completed may 11, 2007)
29. donate money to the SPCA or Humane Society (or both).
30. fix all buttons on clothes i haven’t worn because of missing buttons.
31. plant a veggie & herb garden.
32. research popular baby-drama (cloth diapering, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, ect).
33. write a review for every book i read in 07.
34. learn how to make real apple pie, well. (well, it sucked)
35. do not go out to eat/pick up food for lunch for 2 weeks.
36. start taking vitamins. (completed december 17, 2007)
37. get a short(er) haircut after the wedding. (completed August 7, 2007)
38. get a puppy (as long as circumstances permit).
39. say a quick prayer before bed every night for a month to get in the habit.
40. replenish recently thrown out nail polish supply with at least 5 new bottles. (3/5)
41. have my REAL bra size taken at vicky’s.
42. own at least 3 go-to dresses. (completed summer of 08, but i don’t even love them anymore…)
43. keep a record of everyone’s birthday.
44. get a blue & gold sabres jersey.
45. get a NC driver’s license. (completed january 15, 2008)
46. compile a book-only wish list. (completed february 16, 2007)
47. keep a creative writings/informative blog. (completed may of 07 – i don’t share it with anyone, though)
48. do research on & learn about presidential candidates this coming election.
49. sew a quilt for a charity of some kind.
50. write a letter worthy of sending to nicholas sparks.
51. purchase my favorite child lit as a kid (will add titles later).
52. learn how to play one song on a guitar. 
53. go to church every sunday for a month.
54. take a photography class, or read a technique book.
55. go to the discovery place in downtown Charlotte.
56. buy a pair of sexy red heels. 
57. take lots of great pictures on the cruise & frame the best ones.
58. decorate a small cake with fondant.
59. pack a complete picnic for me  & matt and take it to the latta plantation.
60. buy some live house plants, and keep them alive.
61. get a new subscription to the paper, and read most of it. (completed february 18, 2007)
62. start a saturday/sunday morning routine with matt, complete with paper reading & coffee with no computers or tv’s interrupting until we’ve relaxed, read, and sipped our caffeine for at least an hour.
    (completed february 18, 2007)
63. get photoshop and/or paintshop pro & learn how to use them well.
64. make home-made waffles & top them with strawberries & whipped cream. (completed august 31, 2008)
65. research 3 things i want to know more about, and 1 thing i don’t even care about. then write small article/entry with my findings.
66. get a bread maker and learn how to make interesting breads.
67. buy a hot pink ipod nano. (completed december 25, 2007 – but, they don’t make them in hot pink anymore
    so i have green instead, and i didn’t buy it – matt gave it to me for christmas)
68. read the rest of the harry potter books. (7/7) (completed July 22, 2007)
69. visit the charlotte museum of history & the alexander home site.
70. try 26 things.
71. try a completely southern food like fried squash or something.
72. build a family web site & try to get people involved. (completed summer of 07)
73. get odin a sibling.
74. go through my cd collection and throw out mystery burned cd’s. (completed march 23, 2007)
75. try a mom & pop cafe down here like lupie’s or toast.
76. own a string of real pearls.
77. help matt complete his own 101 things list.
78. learn how to make real southern biscuits.
79. see a charlotte checkers game.
80. try to start a web site/blog/forum for charlotte transplants. (completed 2/15/07 – updating it is another thing!)
81. hang a picture collage with mismatched frames on the living room walls. (completed october 6,2007)
82. try a new wine once a month for a year.
83. buy 5 new pair of earrings. (3/5)
84. sell something on ebay</st

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