Big Life, Little Blog

If you aren't familiar with the 101 in 1001 concept, basically the short answer is that you choose 101 things to complete in 1001 days (2.75 years). I tried to make my items completely quantifiable by putting quantities or time lines on them. I also stuck with only things *I* can control. You can read more about the concept at dayzeroproject.com.

Start Date: Jul 25, 2010 - Finish Date: Apr 22, 2013

1. Complete a baby quilt and give it to a friend Completed July 2010
2. Fly on an airplane without feeling like my butt fat is filling the seat of the person next to me Completed August 2012 
3. Go on a cruise
4. Ride a bike Completed June 2011
5. Go roller blading
6. Rent a boat and spend the day on a local recreational lake with friends
7. Have a cupcake cake for my birthday
8. Water ski again
9. Get a massage Completed 2/4/12
10. Go to NYC and spend every night seeing Broadway shows
11. Organize my room to be in a working order
12. Attend BlogHer
13. Complete a tshirt quilt
14. Sew an article of clothing and wear it in public
15. Paint a picture
17. Eat at home (take lunch to work) for 30 days
18. Apply for a master's program
19. Take a cake decorating class
20. Take a sewing or quilting class
21. Hit golf balls at the driving range
22. Run a 5K Completed 8/2011
23. Complete another half marathon Completed Feb. 13, 2011
24. Go to an amusement park without fearing I won't fit in all the ride Completed Jan 2012 - Disney World!
25. Go ice skating
26. Go horseback riding
27. Go snow skiing
28. Hike Virgin Falls Completed Oct. 2012
29. Go white water rafting
30. Go kayaking Completed summer 2012
31. Build my personal savings account to $1500 In progress Jan 2013
32. Volunteer for a cause once a month for a year
33. Visit the Amish farmers in Ethridge, TN
34. Plan a trip to Europe for my 30th birthday (Dec. 2013)
35. Watch 50 movies from AFI's list of 100 best movies
36. Read one book a month for a year
37. Take a spin class Completed January 2011
38. Get a passport
39. Coordinate a day at the spa for me, my mom and my sister
40. Plant tomatoes
41. Donate blood 3 times 2 times completed 11/2011; 11/2012; next appointment 1/2013
42. Don't eat fast food for 3 months Completed March 28, 2011
43. Go to a drive in movie Completed October 2010
44. Take a photography class
45. See the glow worms at Pickett State Park
46. Visit 10 Tennessee State Parks
47. Visit one National Park outside of Tennessee
48. Get my car detailed
49. Make my Halloween costume Completed October 2011 (I was a cupcake!)
50. Drink 64 oz of water every day for a month
51. Start taking a multivitamin Started January 2011, discontinued by April. Will try again. Started again Feb. 2012, discontinued...try, try again.
52. Make homemade jam Made pepper jelly 9/2011
53. Make 20 recipes from 'Now Eat This'
54. Eat something I grew myself
55. Organize the songs on my ipod
56. Complete a photo project
57. Pay for someone's order behind me in a drive-thru
58. Send in a PostSecret
59. Blog about every item completed on my list
60. Purchase a month long series of Hot Yoga and use it
61. Exercise 3 times a week for 6 months Counting as completed in 2012
62. Go see live music once a month for 6 months
63. Visit Savannah, GA
64. Have a BMI that does not indicate morbid obesity (40 or less) Completed. Current BMI: 36.6 (5/4/11)
65. Grill something on my own
66. Drive the Natchez Trace for a scenic road trip and stop along the way to take photos
67. Make a rain barrel
68. Go tubing down a river
69. Update my wardrobe with 5 new outfits
70. Visit friends in San Francisco
71. Make sushi at home
72. Visit Graceland Too
73. Enroll in a bootcamp for at least a month Completed July/Aug 2011
74. Bake a loaf of bread from scratch
75. Try dim sum
76. Take a graphic design related class
77. Glue a puzzle
78. Create a realistic budget and follow it for 3 months Budget set up Jan. 2013, well be complete April 2013
79. Organize a memorial event in my brother's name
80. Spend a roll of quarters at a batting cage
81. Eat vegan for 2 weeks
82. Send a postcard to my niece once a month for a year for my sister to save for her when she's older
83. Attend an Overeaters Anonymous meeting
84. Cancel all of my catalog subscriptions
85. Attend Fitbloggin Planning to attend in 2013
86. Get a promotion Offered new position April 2011