101 in 1001: Volume II

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching. Cross them off as you do them, and add the dates. Include the date you started the list and the finishing date. (You can use this calculator to help figure out the finish date.)

Starting Date: 01.01.2012
Ending Date: 09.28.2014

Leftovers
~~001. Go to the dentist … I’m terrified so this a big deal~~ // February 22, 2013
~~002. Get a professional massage~~ // October 2012
003. Complete the couch to 5k program
004. Get acupuncture for stress/headache relief
005. Teach the kids how to ride a bicycle without trainer wheels (1/2)
006. Take Emma on a plane
~~007. Spa day~~ // Oct 2012
008. Go to NYC
009. Pay one round of car insurance in full
010. Pay for someone behind me in the drive-thru
011. Plant some herbs
012. Buy the pasta attachment for my KitchenAid
013. Attend the annual Chicken Wing Cook-off
014. Get my passport
~~015. Try Fondue~~ // October 2012
~~016. Ride on the back of a motorcycle~~ // Rode a snowmobile in Alborn, MN on Jan 2nd. It’s like a snow motorcycle and I am totally counting it.

Financial
~~017. Pay off credit cards~~ // Done February 2012
~~018. At some point, have $1000 in savings~~ // Done 02.01.2012
019. Donate $250 to charity ($67.50/$250)
         // Donated $5 to St. Anthony Catholic Church, Ely MN 01.08.12
         // Donated $12.50 to Family Friends of Scouting, WV 02.07.12
         // Donated $50.00 to Operation Mobilization to support a missionary friend 02.10.12
020. Donate $250 to my church

Me
~~021. Get my own place.~~ // Aug 2012 Josh moved out
022. Participate in a 5K
023. Go to a movie alone
~~024. Drop 20lb.~~ // Summer Camp 2012
~~025. Don’t cut my hair for 6months~~ // 06.01.12

Travel
026. Visit 20 different cities (17/20)
         // Chicago, IL
         // Elk Grove Village, IL
         // Westchester, IL
         // Duluth, MN
         // Cloquet, MN
         // Alborn, MN
         // Minneapolis, MN
         // Lincoln, NE
         // Akron, OH
         // Barberton, OH
// Cleveland, OH
// Pittsburgh, PA
// Gatlinburg, TN
// Sevierville, TN
// Pigeon Forge, TN
// Ely, MN
// Destin, FL

~~027. Explore a city for a day with a native of that city~~ // Lincoln, NE 01.10.11
028. Complete VIPP program
029. Ride The Duquesne Incline
030. Visit Pittsburgh Reliquary
~~031. Visit a cool winery~~
         // James Arthur Vineyards in NE
         // Gluntz Family Winery in IL
~~032. Visit a cool brewery~~
         // Blackwater Brewery in Thomas, WV
033. Complete a progressive dinner with friends
034. Go apple picking
035. Visit a cathedral

For the Good of the Order
036. Send 10 cards to people just because (4/10)
~~037. Renew First Aid/CPR Certification~~ //06.09.12
038. Donate Blood
039. Perform 50 acts of kindness
~~040. Send Christmas Cards~~
~~041. Give a gift just because~~ // Done 03.24.12 – Bday present for TW’s former stepchild
~~042. Clean out the closett, donate stuff I don’t need~~ // 01.16.11
043. Plant a tree
~~044. Recycle something~~ // Gave a bunch of cans to Liam Aug 2012

Kids
045. Find 50 geocaches
046. Set a geocache
047. Set a travel bug
048. Go rollerskating
~~049. Go bowling~~
~~050. Take each kid on a day trip~~
060. See an IMAX movie
061. Take pics in a photo booth
~~062. Take them to a park~~ // Done March 2012 – Emma fell and screwed up her arm.
063. Go ice skating

Hobbies
064. Finish Stacked Coins Quilt
065. Complete a Cathedral Windows Quilt
066. Make four more quilts (2/4)
~~067. Go on a 5-miler~~ // Done March 2012 with Liam, three times
~~068. Go on a 10-miler~~ // MLK Jr Day, 2013
~~069. Camp out of state~~ // Slept on a frozen lake for two nights in Ely, MN
070. Make something out of corks
071. Repurpose something
~~072. Ride a bike on the rail trail~~ // 05.06.12
073. Take a float trip

Purchases
~~074. Fireproof safe for documents~~ // February 2013
~~075. Backpacking gear for Aidan [backpack and shoes]~~ // Done July 2012
076. REI Membership
~~077. Pair of jeans~~ // Done March 2012
~~078. Couch~~ // Aug 2012
079. Something from a farmers market
~~080. New Glasses~~ // March 2012
~~081. Bed for Emma~~ // Aug 2012
082. Nice camera
~~083. A nice dress~~ // Done 03.25.12, got TWO and a pair of shoes. Shocking, I know.
~~084. New sheets~~ // November 2012
~~085. Piece of nice jewelry~~ // November 2012
~~086. Girl Boots~~ // October 2012

Miscellaneous
~~087. Fill a jar completely with change, put into savings~~. // 05.03.12 $38.96
088. See 10 shows (01/10)
// Anything Goes – 07.14.12
089. Read 30 books (19/30)
// Sing You Home – Jodi Picoult 01.

06.12
         // We Bought A Zoo – Benjamin Mee 01.11.12
         // The Help – Kathryn Stockett 01.15.12
         // A Midwife’s Story – Penny Armstrong 01.23.12
         // Girls in Trucks – Katie Crouch 01.29.12
         // Sinner – Lino Rulli 03.31.12
         // Then Came You – Jennifer Weiner 04.01.12
         // A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty – Joshilyn Jackson 04.08.12
         // Every Last One – Anna Quindlen 04.10.12
         // Wild – Cheryl Strayed 05.07.12
// Fifty Shades of Grey – EL James 06.2012
// Fifty Shades Darker – EL James 06.2012
// Fifty Shades Freed – EL James 06.2012
// Flowers for Algernon – Daniel Keyes 06.2012
// 13 Reasons Why – Jay Asher 06.2012
// Men and Dogs – Katie Crouch 07.2012
// Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Lisa See 07.2012
// Faith – Jennifer Haigh 07.2012
// Let’s Pretend This Never Happened – Jenny Lawson 07.2012
090. Do a DITL entry
091. Watch 5 movies in 24hrs
092. Organize a game night
093. A-Z Movie Challenge
         // A – The Art of Getting By 08.15.12
// B – The Big LeBowski 03.24.12 // Beginners 07.14.12 // Big Miracle 07.19.12
         // C – Crazy Stupid Love 03.27.12
         // D – The Descendants 04.17.12 // The Duchess 07.15.12
         // E –
         // F – Friends with Benefits 04.22.12 // Flipped 07.14.12 // Friends with Kids 08.12.12
         // G –
         // H – The Help 01.15.12 // Horrible Bosses 04.06.12 // Hop 04.18.12 // How to Die in Oregon 04.19.12
         // I – The Immortals 04.06.12
         // J –
         // K –
         // L – Last Chance Harvey 07.17.12 // The Last Station 08.14.12
         // M – Mirror Mirror 08.15.12
         // N –
         // O – One Day 04.22.12
         // P –
         // Q –
         // R –
         // S – Sarah’s Key 04.01.12 // Serious Moonlight 07.16.12 // Sundays at Tiffanys 08.19.12 // Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 08.13.12
         // T – True Grit 03.24.12
         // U –
         // V –
         // W – War Horse 04.12.12 // Wonderful World 08.21.12
         // X –
         // Y –
         // Z –
094. Get a library card
095. Update my voters registration and precinct
096. Play miniature golf
097. Go to a drive-in and see both films
098. 50 Questions that will free your mind
~~099. Watch the sun rise and set in the same day~~ // Saw this on Moose Lake, part of Boundary Waters Canoe Area in MN

Try New Things
100. Curry
101. Five things that use artichokes (4/5)
         // Chicken Artichoke Flatbread Pizza with tomato and spinach
         // Chicken Florentine at Spaghetti Warehouse in Pittsburgh
         // Tuscan Rigatoni at Spaghetti Warehouse in Pittsbugh
// Hearts of Gold Mahi-Mahi at Outback Steakhouse