Here is my list of 101 things that I want to complete in the next 1001 days.

Deadline: Friday, December 17, 2010
Completed, In Progress, Failed

Travel
1. Portland, Oregon
2. Visit a new state (besides Oregon) Visited Louisiana January 20-25, 2010.
3. Take Prince E to a game at Comerica Park. July 10, 2010.
4. Grand Canyon.
5. Visit a new town in Illinois.  Sleepy Hollow and Dundee, April 5th, 2008
6. Visit cottage on a weekend that is not a holiday. August 1st-4th, 2008
7. Take a road trip that involves at least one overnight stop. April 21-24th. Stopped overnight Indianapolis, Nashville, and Louisville.
8. Starved Rock. April 4, 2010.
9. Garden of the Gods in Southern Illinois. October 10, 2009.
10. Go to a Llama or Alpaca farm.
11. Go to a fair. Rotary Fest, June 14th, 2008

Adventure
12. Go ice skating.
13. Go sledding. 12/23/08, 12/25/08
14. Ride a roller coaster.
15. Ride a unicycle.
16. Ride a tandem bicycle.
17. Go skydiving. June 6, 2010.
18. Go horseback riding.
19. Go white water rafting.
20. Climb an indoor rock wall.
21. Ride in a hot air balloon.

Health/Beauty
22. Complete a triathlon. Danskin Sprint Distance Triathlon July 13, 2008. (2:13:55)
23. Swim 1000 yards. June 3, 2008 (39:55)
24. Participate in Bike the Drive.
25. Finish another marathon.
26. Lose 10 pounds. (8/10)
27. Keep weight off.
28. No diet pop for a week. June 11-June 18th, 2008
29. Get a radical hair cut or dye my hair. July 11, 2008
30. Dry my hair at least once per week.

Trying something new
31. Take a dance class.
32. Try yoga. Yoga for Dummies DVD, May 12, 2008; Yoga Wii Fit May 2008-present
33. Learn to use clipless pedals.  April/May, 2008
34. Learn sign language.
35. Eat out for dinner on a weekday. March 5th, 2009. Outback Steakhouse
36. Go 48 hours without television.
37. Go 48 hours without the internet. Friday July 4th, 2008 1:52pm to Sunday July 6th, 2008, 2:26pm.

Food-Related
38. Try Korean food.. Bibimbap with tofu. March 11, 2010.
39. Try an additional kind of cuisine. Made vegan cookies and ice cream. June 8 and June 13, 2009.
40. Make a cake from scratch. Peanut Butter Vegan Cake June 26, 2009 (From the book Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World)
41. Try one new vegetable and one new fruit. Fruit: 5/10/08, Cherries; Veggie: 5/11/08, Cauliflower
42. Make a new kind of cookie. 3/28/08; gluten free chocolate chip cookies
43. Taste sushi. 3/14/09
44. Try lobster: Yeah, I stopped eating animals, so this isn’t gonna happen.
45. Try scallops. Ate five at Joe’s Crab Shack, March 23rd, 2008
46. Take a cooking class. Intro to Vegetarian Cooking, 02/23/10
47. Cook 10 new dishes. 5/27/08, Scrambled Eggs; 6/01/08, Maplelicious butternut squash mash; 6/02/08 Turkey meatloaf; 10/13/08, Roasted Asparagus and Honey Lemon Chicken; Mashed Sweet potatoes;06/17/09: homemade granola ;7/9/09, Sweet Potato Fries;11/09, gluten free biscuits; 11/09 Vegan biscuits, 12/21/09, Stir-Fry tofu and veggies;
48. Try different teas until I find one I like. 3/27-Lipton Herbal Apple Cinnamon (I put too much ice I think) I liked Passion from Tazo
49. Dine at three new (to me) local restaurants. (3/3) Ted’s Montana Grill, November 30, 2008; Munchie’s Pizza, 2/04/09 (actually tried it two weeks before this or so, but cannot remember exact date); Bistro Dragon 3/14/09

Crafty Things
50. Put together wedding album. June 1, 2010.
51. Make a clothing item for squishy baby. 06/28/08
52. Learn a new crafting hobby.
53. Sell something on etsy.com.
54. Print digital photos and put in albums or organized photo boxes.01/03/09
55. Finish GR Marathon collage.
56. Hang already framed photos/collages. 09/08/08  (Included wedding photos that doubled as guest books.  Took nearly two years to hang!  Was nice to see the signatures and remember the wedding guests.)
57. Make artwork to hang in our apartment. July 5, 2010. Paintings of the cats.
58. Sell items at a local craft show.11/02/08

Financial/Big Deal Things
59. Reduce credit card debt by at least half.
60. Sign up for deferred compensation at work. March 8, 2010.
61. Save $XX/paycheck to deferred compensation. I can’t remember what amt I was thinking of when I wrote this. I also don’t remember why I thought this was different than # 60 considering when I signed up, I started saving money. Anyway, counting this as completed, so long as I don’t stop having money taken out.
62. Get pre-approval for a home loan. 3/24/08
63. Buy a condo or townhouse.

Arts/Entertainment
64. See a new musical. Dirty Dancing.  10/18/08
65. Attend a professional hockey game.
66. Go bowling with Prince E.
67. Go on a picnic.
68. Finish Tomb Raider on Wii.
69. Go to an opera.
70. Attend a play. August: Osage County, February 3, 2010.
71. See 10 new movies on the 2007 version of the AFI 100 List. (4/10); Annie Hall, 4/13/08; Sophie’s Choice, 4/19/08; Taxi Driver, 7/4/08; Platoon, 7/17/08
72. Go to a Chicago museum I haven’t been to before. Chicago Museum of Modern Photography, May 22, 2010.
73. See a movie that I don’t want to, but Prince E does. Hellboy 2: 7/19/08

Good Things for Others
74. Donate blood. 11/01/08
75. Donate to one of the shelters where we got a kitty. January 10, 2010.
76. Donate bicycles to charity. 8/09/08
77. Teach another class.
78. Get certified in CPR.
79. Volunteer 20 hours of my time. (4.5/20)  5/17/08 Discovery Ball
80. Donate $1 to charity for every item not completed.
81. Do a random act of kindness for a stranger.
82. Donate old cell phones. 12/20/08

Reading/Writing
83. Write something fiction (at least 10 pages). The Leiden Lizard, 12/09
84. Launch new blog in the works.
85. Read two new books from Prince E’s bookshelf. (2/2) Dishwasher Pete, finished 12/03/08; Digital SLR Camera and Photography for Dummies, read 10/25/09.
86. Make a pop-up book.
87. Submit an article to a law review or legal magazine.
88. Read two books that I already own but haven’t read. (2/2): Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, finished 4/5/08; Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, finished 4/12/08.
89. Write a poem per month.  (I totally forgot I set this a due per month thing.  Oops.  I will consider it complete if I write enough poems between now and end goal that equal one per month)
90. Write a story for each nephew; S: Captain Boxer Shorts and the Caught Kitty; J: Sack’s Secret; K:Who loves you
91. Blog everyday for a month in a non-NaBloPoMo month. January 2010

Clutter Reduction
92. Get rid of all non-essential VHS tapes. Complete 4/15/08
93. Sort through and donate unwanted clothing. 08/09/08
94. Donate at least 15 books to the library. 4/7/08
95. Go through still unpacked boxes in closet. 12/01/08
96. Reevaluate what things are mementos and which are garbage. 12/01/08
97. Organize old print photos.12/01/08

Miscellaneous
98. Change to married name on passport. Received new passport 10/17/08
99. Stop biting fingernails.
100. Carve a pumpkin with Prince E. 10/26/08
101. Make a new 101 list to do for the next 1001 days.