101 In 1001

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The 101 In 1001 Project has been awesome in my life. I see it as being intentional with your life… pursuing things you want to do, wish to do, need to do. Not letting this life pass by in the blink of an eye without accomplishing some of the things you really dream of doing. Completing the list in about 2.75 years allows you to work with in a time frame so that you aren’t 85 when you realize your ”bucket list” hasn’t been touched. Go for it! What are some things you wish to do or accomplish?

My 101 In 1001 List…

Start date: Thursday, April 16, 2009

End Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012

1. Make/sew a dress December 17, 2009
2. Make/sew a skirt
3. Make/sew an apron and wear it
4. Crochet a blanket June 26, 2009
5. Crochet a baby sweater and give it as a gift
6. Design and create my own stationary May 24, 2009
7. Paint on a canvas
8. Make a pair of earrings
9. Buy a digital camera December 25, 2009
10. Dye my hair May 11, 2009
11. Send flowers to two people for no reason (0/2)
12. Make twenty mix CDs and leave them for people to find (0/20)
13. Learn how to play the guitar January 24, 2010
14. Learn how to change a tire May 14, 2009
15. Write a love letter April 20, 2009
16. Write a letter to my future husband April 19, 2009
17. Send a postcard to a friend while on vacation
18. Get accepted into graduate school March 2010 (But not going)
19. Make a resume November 28, 2009
20. Put together a puzzle with Grandpa Windle
21. Make a wreath with Grandma Windle
22. Go over to Granddad Farley’s house by myself and watch football
23. Give my mom a gift on MY birthday July 17, 2009
24. Go on a date with my dad
25. Go camping with my brothers
26. Host a Give-N-Get
27. Make dinner for my family June 11, 2010
28. Invite friends over for a homemade meal by me
29. Pay for someone behind me in a drive through
30. Buy lunch for a homeless person
31. Write down something I am thankful for everyday for a month November 2010
    
32. Read the entire bible, cover to cover
33. Put myself in 10 uncomfortable conversations about faith (10/10)
34. Pray with someone who has never prayed before
35. Buy someone a Bible
36. Go on a mission trip
37. Find a church in Columbus May 16, 2009
38. Get baptised May 10, 2009
39. Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
40. Go “unplugged” for a week- no internet, phone, music, etc.
41. Donate blood January 29, 2010
42. Read 20 books (8/20)
43. Make a gingerbread house
44. Go to a drive-in movie July 30, 2010
45. Go to a movie theater by myself
46. Attend a concert of one of my favorite artists June 20, 2009
47. Play a prank on someone August 8, 2009
48. Be in a video on YouTube.com August 19, 2009
49. Go apple picking October 3, 2009
50. Get a real massage at a spa
51. Run a half marathon
52. Compete in a sprint triathlon July 4, 2010
53. Purchase a road bike May 29, 2009
54. Participate in Bikes for Tykes with Dance Marathon April 8-11, 2010
55. Purchase a pair of roller blades (gift) July 17, 2009
56. Go snow skiing
57. Drink nothing but water for a month
58. Try twenty new recipes (8/20)
59. Start a recipe collection
60. Ride a mechanical bull
61. Get my own vehicle May 8, 2010
62. Take a road trip to the beach
63. Go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
64. Go white water rafting August 1, 2009
65. Go water skiing
66. Drive a jet ski August 7, 2009
67. Fly in a helicopter
68. Take a long-weekend camping trip with friends
69. Sleep under the stars April 6, 2010
70. Watch the sun set and rise in the same spot- without moving or sleeping
71. Jump into the river fully clothed June 4, 2010
72. Go skinny-dipping
73. Lie on the ground in the rain April 25, 2010
74. Swim in the pouring rain
75. Kiss in the pouring rain on a summer day May 21, 2010
76. Learn to identify 10 constellations (2/10)
77. Get a passport
78. Adopt or buy a dog
79. Go fishing and eat what I catch
80. Go horseback riding June 7, 2009
81. Go paintballing
82. Jump into a lake from a rope swing
83. Walk behind a waterfall June 4, 2010
84. Fall in love May 20, 2010
85. Learn how to juggle
86. Write a song March 27, 2010
87. Take a glass blowing class
88. Learn to play the harmonica
89. Learn to play a song on the piano
90. Hike the Appalachian Trail
91. Go skydiving
92. Visit a National Park
93. Travel to New Zealand
94. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
95. Write a letter to my future-self
96. Go bungee jumping
97. Plant a tree
98. Kick a field goal April 28, 2010
99. Drive across the United States
100. Give a stranger a $100 bill
101. Pay for someone’s groceries
102. Send a message in a bottle
103. Visit NYC
104. Go on a Canopy Tour (zip line)
105. Bike across the country
106. Bike down the east and/or the west coast
107. Ride on the top of a double-decker bus in a big city
108. Milk gallon challenge October 31, 2010
109. Dance in the end-zone of the OSU Horseshoe March 10, 2010
110. Lay down under a traffic light in the middle of the street May 29, 2010
111. Learn how to play tennis
112. Learn how to play racquetball
113. Take a canoe trip
114. Enter my bracket into a March Madness contest
115. Test drive a car I would never have the money to buy
116. See the Northern Lights
117. Dance in the middle of the street
118. Shake hands with a stranger in an adjacent car at a stop light
119. Learn to surf
120. Fly a kite at night
121. Get my picture taken with Brutus
122. Make pizza from scratch
123. P90X
124. Learn the books of the Bible song
125. Jump into Mirror Lake during M!c#!g@n week November 23, 2010
     

When the 1001 days are up I am going to create a new list using the goals I did not accomplish plus some others. The goal is to cross off 101 of the things I have listed. I will donate $5 for every goal that isn’t completed (up to 101) to a charity of my choice.