… And a Happy New Year

Welcome to 2009 and a Happy New Year to all my faves… At last I can begin my project of the next 2.75 years.  So here is my list of 101 Things in 1001 Days.

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101 Things in 1001 Days

Start Date: January 1, 2009

End Date: September 29, 2011

1. Read 50 of the “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” The 50 cannot include books I’ve already read. (0/50)
2. Watch all of the films on AFI’s “100 Years, 100 Movies” list. (35/100)
3. Edit and submit at least one novel to a publishing house.
4. Buy a house.
5. Start a family.
6. Exercise 3 times a week for one month.
7. Exercise 5 times a week for one month.
8. Restrict spending to bare necessities (food, utilities, prescriptions, raw materials, etc) for one year (2009). No new clothes, books, DVD’s, et al. excepting only purchases made with gift cards or gift certificates and those necessary as a member of wedding parties.
9. Save $2000.
10. Reduce credit card balances by 30%, resulting in the following balances:
    1. Capital One: $344.99
    2. ExxonMobil: $568.77
    3. Lane Bryant: $621.35
    4. Bank ofAmerica: $8,100.89
    5. Gap: $560.54
    6. Sears: $460.72
11. Adopt a dog.
12. Participate in NaNoWriMo 2009.
13. Grow out my hair to its natural color.
14. Volunteer with Pegasus Therapeutic Riding.
15. Take Alan to see Jimmy Buffett in concert.
16. See a Broadway show.
17. Climb to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Join a gym.
19. Take a walk in the rain.
20. Go to a casino and play the slots with $20.
21. Join a choir.
22. Visit Machu Picchu.
23. Try Turkish food.
24. Go to a Karaoke night and SING!
25. Learn about Feng Shui.
26. Send someone flowers just because.
27. Take French classes.
28. Read the Q’uran.
29. Read the Bible.
30. Take ballroom dancing lessons.
31. Go on a camping trip.
32. Watch a solar eclipse.
33. Try archery.
34. Learn how to shoot a gun at a shooting range.
35. Take a yoga class.
36. Act in something: A play, an amateur film, a Renaissance Faire, etc.
37. Build a snowman.
38. Spend a whole day in bed without being sick.
39. Enroll in Equine Husbandry courses at Post University.
40. Read the Sunday paper cover to cover.
41. Tour Connecticut’s local Wine Country.
42. Wear a skirt or dress once a week for a month.
43. Wear a skirt or dress twice a week for a month.
44. Make a six-gore skirt.
45. Make a dress.
46. Finish my silver collection: National Silver “Princess Royal” Pattern 1930
    1. Dinner Forks: 11/12
    2. Tea Spoons: 12/12
    3. Soup Spoons: 6/12
    4. Dinner Knives: 12/12
    5. Salad Forks: 0/12
47. Give up soda for 60 days.
48. Write a children’s book.
49. Try at least 20 recipes from Natural Beauty at Home, and give the products to friends and family.
50. Make a Renaissance Faire costume.
51. Start a compost pile.
52. Start a vegetable garden.
53. Paint a picture using oil paints on canvas.
54. Wear every pair of shoes I own at least once for more than an hour at a time. (0/26)
55. Cut my own Christmas tree.
56. Go to a showing of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and sing along. Loudly.

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57. Catch a fish, clean it, cook it, and eat it.
58. Buy a sofa.
59. Volunteer at a soup kitchen once a month for six months.
60. Ditch my contacts and wear my glasses every day for a week.
61. Get a pedicure.
62. Send a postcard to PostSecret.
63. Write a will.
64. Try 5 new restaurants. (0/5)
65. Start a holiday tradition.
66. Write down one thing I am grateful for every day for a month. (0/31)
67. Celebrate my birthday by giving someone else a present.
68. Get to know my neighbors.
69. Attend a church service (weddings don’t count).
70. Enter a writing contest OR submit a piece to a magazine.
71. Dress up for Halloween.
72. Create/color a picture in PhotoShop.
73. Cook my way through an entire cooking magazine or book (no recipes for ham, pork, or that include them unless substitutions can be made).
74. Go to the Dentist.
75. Ride my bike some place other than around the block.
76. Hike part of the Appalachian Trail.
77. Watch 5 musical films that I’ve never seen before. (0/5)
78. Go 72 hours without touching the computer.
79. Write a letter of praise for outstanding service.
80. Go on a picnic.
81. Sell the movies and books that I don’t want/never watch or read on Half.com.
82. Have a professional massage.
83. Learn Equine Massage techniques.
84. Use only energy efficient light bulbs.
85. Turn off the power strips for the TV and computer when I go to bed.
86. Paint a mural.
87. Update my Open Diary twice a week for a month.   Completed January 2009
88. Learn to drive a stick shift.
89. Take Mom on a Spa Day.
90. Visit 5 states I’ve never been to before. (0/5)
91. Go to a Sound Tigers game.
92. Put together an Emergency Kit for my car.
93. Take a wine tasting class.
94. Stop swearing for a week.
95. Spend a night with Alan playing board games instead of watching TV.
96. Take Alan to a Red Sox game.
97. See a dermatologist to have my moles checked.
98. Wear make-up every day for a month.

100. Shop at a farmer’s market.

101. Give $5 to a charity for every task left incomplete on September 30, 2011.