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My 101 Goals in 1001 Days

Purple indicates that the goal is complete. Blue indicates that the goal is in progress. Gray means that the goal hasn't been started yet.

MONEY MATTERS
1. Pay off credit card debt
2. Build a two month emergency fund
3. Write a will
4. Increase 401(k) to get full match
5. Get a freelancing job

HOME IMPROVEMENT
6. Add chair rail in dining room
7. Add crown molding
8. Paint guest room
9. Get closet done in master
10. Reupholster dining room chairs
11. Get a fire extinguisher
12. Put up a back splash in the kitchen

GO SOMEWHERE
13. Go snorkeling
14. Go back to Europe
15. Go to Six Flags
16. Take a dinner cruise
17. Go to an evening at an Embassy
18. Go to a Capitols game
19. Go to Las Vegas
20. Go to Canada
21. Take a cruise
22. Visit friends in Cleveland
23. Watch the planes at Gravelly Point

MAKE SOMETHING
24. Finish the red quilt
25. Organize photos
26. Get diploma framed
27. Make denim quilt
28. Paint my own pottery
29. Make another needlepoint Christmas stocking
30. Make 10 greeting cards

EAT SOMETHING
31. Get all the recipes on cards or in binders
32. Eat three more servings of fruit and veggies a day for month (0/30)
33. Eat at 10 new restaurants (5/10)
34. Try a new recipe each month (16/33)
35. Post on August Cooks blog (3/16)
36. Post on Recipe Nest blog (2/16)
37. Cook vegetarian once every two weeks (3/72)
38. Use the bread machine once a week (7/143)
39. Make ice cream
40. Make homemade marshmallows
41. Eat breakfast in bed
42. Take my lunch every day for a month

GET MOVING
43. Buy a bike
44. Run a 5K
45. Run a 10K
46. Get fitted for new running shoes
47. Take a yoga class

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
48. Lose 30 pounds (13/30)
49. Get a massage twice a year (3/6)
50. Get a pedicure every other month (6/16)
51. Floss
52. Exercise at least twice a week (0/143)
53. Get a second tattoo
54. Drink 6 glasses of water a day for a month (30/30)

LEARN SOMETHING
55. Take a dance class
56. Take a Spanish class
57. Read at least 10 non-fiction books (12/10)
58. Read 30 books in 2011 (43/30)
59. Read 40 books in 2012 (40/40)
60. Learn to drive a stick shift
61. Learn to knit
62. Learn to ring 4IH
63. Solve a ‘hard’ crossword without cheating

DO GOOD
64. Donate blood at least 3 times (0/3)
65. Volunteer somewhere regularly
66. Fill a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child (2/3)
67. Donate five dollars for every goal I don’t complete
68. Start to recycle
69. Do a walk for charity each year (2/3)
70. Make a microloan through Kiva
71. Purge the house for the church yard sale (2/3)

SUPPORT THE ARTS
72. Watch all the movies on the AFI 100 (51/100)
73. See an opera (Tosca)
74. Buy an art piece from a local artist
75. Participate in a Messiah sing-a-long - 2012
76. See a show at the Signature Theater
77. See a show at Ford’s Theater
78. See a show at the National
79. Attend a movie marathon – three movies at the theater in one day

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
80. {private}
81. Update this blog at least once a week (18/143)
82. Do something nice for my husband for no reason (3/33)
83. Send cards/gifts to my friends for no reason (5/33)
84. Have people over for dinner (2/10)
85. Call Mom once a week (3/143)
86. Host a game night
87. Meet at least one of my internet friends in real life

MISCELLANEOUS
88. Buy a plant and try not to kill it for a year
89. Release 10 books via Book Crossing (0/10)
90. Ride the Ducks
91. Go to the library every two weeks instead of buying so many books (3/72)
92. Load all my CDs on the MP3 player
93. Clean condo once a week (8/143)
94. Find five new letterboxes a year (0/3)- (3/5)(0/5)
95. Sing karaoke
96. Go to a high school football game
97. Have a picnic
98. Build a snowman
99. Catch up on Dexter
100. Catch up on True Blood
101. Make a new 101 in 1001 list

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