Start Date: Tuesday March 18, 2008
Finish Date: Tuesday December 14, 2010

Click here to see how much time I have left until the Finish Date! 

Big – Big goals, that cannot be accomplished quickly
1. Buy a house
2. Buy a car – Completed 9/2008

Small – Little things that I’d like to do
3. Frame prints
4. Hang pictures in apartment
5. Bake something from scratch – Completed 12/2008
6. Go apple picking
7. Go ice skating
8. Bake bread
9. See fireworks
10. Order an organic vegetable box
11. Donate blood

Grow – expand mind, body, soul
12. Take class on investing/finance
13. Take beading class
14. Take a cooking class
15. Take a sewing class -Completed 4/15/08, Flickr
16. Learn Tai Chi
17. Take a yoga class
18. Take a business related course
19. Complete Level 1 Master Knitters Program
20. Complete Level 2 Master Knitters Program

Shrink – part 1, less is more
21. Shrink debt in half
22. Shrink debt in half again
23. Sell or use entire current yarn stash
24. Donate books – Completed 8/2008
25. Clean out closets – Completed
26. Clean out basement space – Completed

Shrink – part 2, the obligatory healthy section
27. Lose 10 pounds – Completed 5/2009
28. Lose 10 more pounds
29. Lose another 10 more pounds
30. Lose 10 pounds for the 4th time (but not the same 10 pounds 4 times)
31. Run 1 mile
32. Run a 5k race
33. Run another 5k race
34. Run 100 miles (not in a row)
35. Touch my toes without pain or injury

Home – to do nearby (I wrote this when I lived in Chicago, so “nearby” isn’t so nearby anymore)
36. Observation deck of the Sears Tower – Completed 8/26/08, Flickr
37. Architectural boat tour of Chicago
38. Chicago aquarium
39. Visit Chinatown – Completed 8/26/08, Flickr
40. Visit suburbs

Away – out in the world
41. Attend 2009 Family Reunion – Completed 8/2009, Flickr
42. Take a tropical vacation
43. Take a weekend road trip
44. Order room service
45. Go to NYC – it’s been too long!
46. Go to Las Vegas

Purchase – where I get greedy
47. Laptop – Completed 12/20009
48. Apple iTouch, Completed 9/2009, Flickr
49. Digital camera with image stabilization, Completed 7/2009, Flickr
50. A pair of work shoes that are cute and comfortable
51. Good pedometer – Completed 4/2008
52. 1154 lill custom handbag

Create – make it myself
53. Knit myself a sweater – Completed 1o/2009
54. Knit Mr. Martini hat & scarf set - Completed 10/2009
55. Finish or frog all current knitting WIPs – Completed 11/2009
56. Make a beaded necklace
57. Sew myself 1 piece of clothing
58. Sew pillows for living room – Completed (again!) 5/2009
59. Paint my own pottery
60. Try to quilt
61. Sell one handmade item
62. Make a photo light box – Completed 11/2009

Dream – mostly fantasies, but you never know
63. Develop a home business
64. Travel outside the country
65. Ride in a helicopter
66. Ride in a hot air balloon
67. Get teeth straightened
68. Hire a cleaning service

Reality – the boring, tedious stuff
69. Organize all computer photos & back up onto CDs
70. Reorganize all Flickr photos and sets, Completed 7/2009
71. Organize all MP3s – Completed
72. Make a will
73. Recycle old computers & monitors – Completed 11/2009

Different – things I normally wouldn’t do, but would like to experience
74. Try fake fingernails
75. Wear makeup every day for 2 weeks
76. Purchase high heels & wear to work at least twice
77. Bra-fitting by an expert
78. Get a facial -  Completed 9/2009, Flickr
79. Get a massage

Foodie – Cuisines I’d like to try (again, in some cases)
80. Ethiopian
81. Spanish
82. Korean
83. Indian – Completed
84. Moroccan

Random – randomly random
85. Cartwheel on July 30 2008 – FAIL!
86. Cartwheel on July 30 2009 – Completed 8/5/09, Flickr
87. Cartwheel on July 30 2010
88. Go to a concert – Completed 3/20/08, Flickr
89. See a live sporting event
90. Finish all 4 Phoenix Wright games

Rejects – originally rejected from the list, then added for the challenge
91. Throw a party
92. Donate knitted items to charity – Completed 10/2009
93. Visit San Francisco
94. Publish a knitting pattern
95. Get paid to write something

Freebies – More Randomness, Mostly Louisville Related
96. Finish 365 Days of Self-Portraits Project
97. Take a photography class – Completed
98. Cook holiday meal – Completed
99. Take a bourbon distillery tour.
100. Bet on a horse race at Churchill Downs – Completed

Last but not least
101.  Get married! Completed 10/17/2008!

 

A NOTE FROM SUSAN:

These "101 in 1001" lists are nothing new in the blogosphere - I remember seeing one for the first time in 2004, but I'm sure they were around long before then. So I take absolutely no credit for this idea, and instead express my appreciation to all of the obsessive list-makers before me.

I tried to keep my list varied, but even with a week of tweaking the list still isn't perfect. That's why I let myself have 5 "Freebies" - items that can be filled in later, either when I do something list-worthy or when I have a fantastic idea that I think deserves a spot on the list. 

Have you created your own 101 in 1001 days list? I'd love to read it! Drop me a line at almostcrafty (at) gmail (dot) com and let me know where I can find it on the web.  Good luck!