What Have YOU Always Wanted to Do?
What Is 101 in 1001?
I recently read about a project where you make a list of specific goals and give yourself a specific time to complete those goals. the idea, as well as the person's list that I read, was very inspiring. I decided to make a list of my own...
And I have to complete my list.
My 101 in 1,001 List
Things for My Heart:
1. Buy/rent and learn to play a Hammered Dulcimer2.
3.
6. Write a poem a week 6x
7. Finish my LifeStory
8. Knit a blanket or sweater
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12. Learn to sew. Haven't completed this, but I did buy a sewing machine and am on my way to trying to learn!
13.
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16. Put one piece of fine art in each room
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20. Knit a pair of socks
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Done!
Things for My Peace of Mind:
24.25. Send Jude his mittens
Things for My Brain:
26.27.
28.
Things for My Environment:
29. Set up a recycling system in my home. This has been harder than I thought it would be. With 8 people in the house, several of whom don't really care about recycling, I became a recycling Nazi and no one liked me. I do my best now, but there's no "recycling center" here.30.
31.
32. Buy or build the kids a playset in the side yard
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34.
I didn't make them, but I learned how to make them while working at the greenhouse and hope to do my own this Spring.
35.
36. Save for and buy new kitchen table and chairs.
37. Organize craft room.
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39.
40. Create a barnyard in which the chickens will be safe.
41.
42. Paint Sweetheart's floor in gingham check
43. Stencil Houdin's room with him.
44. Sponge paint Monet's floor
45. Prune apple trees
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47.
48. Make and hang flower boxes at cabin
49.
Things for My Community:
50.51.
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53. Begin tithing into a jar for people in need
54. Knit a scarf to give away. Began 01/12/2005.
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57. Teach an NFP class 1x
58. If itâs rewarding, teach more 3x
Things for My Soul:
59. Find a good Bible Study program for my family Still looking. I checked the local Christian bookstore and Borders. Any suggestions?60. Participate in a nightly home Bible Study or devotional three nights a week 6x
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64. Create a prayer corner somewhere in the house and teach the children to use it.
65. Spend time in the Word each morning. His promises are new every morning 120x. Began 01/06/2005
Things for My Family:
66. Read the book that Bard wants me to read I'm working on it! 3/25/0567.
68. Teach Sweetheart how to read Began 01/02/2005. Doing well so far!
69. Read all of the Little House on the Prairie books to the kids
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71.
72.
73. Hug each child first thing every morning and last thing every night through the duration of the 1,001 days Began 01/06/2005
74. Write in each child's journal at least three times a week through the duration of the 1,001 days Began 01/06/2005
75. Encourage my husband to do devotions every night through the duration of the 1,001 days. Began 01/06/2005
76. Create a fire escape plan and practice it monthly.
77.
78. Encourage Bohemian to read What Every Fourth Grader Should Know to Monet each night until the book is done. Began 01/06/2005
79.
80. Go camping at three state parks I've never visited each year.
81. Take Bard to New York to see a Broadway play. Began investigating this 01-22-05.
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84. Tell Houdin that I love him three times a day for the duration of the 1,001 days
85. Take each kid on a date at least once every two weeks for the duration of the 1,001 days. Began 01/06/2005
86. Take the kids fishing at least once.
Things for My Wallet:
87. Become debt-free, with the exception of my house payment, using the snowball method Still working on this one88. Work through Steps to Financial Freedom with Bohemian
89. Save three month's salary
90. Begin a savings plan for a new vehicle
91.
Things for Relationships:
92. Write a letter every week 16x. Began 01/14/2005. 1 letter. Didn't do this, per se, but really worked on making sure I was keeping up with relationships. Got a facebook. :-)93. Call one person each month with whom I haven't spoken in a while 30x.
94. Send birthday and anniversary cards to family members and close friends 30x.
95. Write a yearly letter (3X) Began 01-08-2005
Things for My Body:
96. Limit my soft drink intake to one a week. Replace fluids with water.12x Began 01/06/2005. This one is hard. I can't believe how hard it is!97.
98. Take my vitamins every day for the duration of the 1,001 days. Began 01/06/2005 Didn't do it every day, but discovered that I *need* my B12
99.
100. Go golfing
101. Walk to the mailbox and back every day 30X.
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Okay. So I've started. :-)
I woke up this morning inspired. I was so glad that I finished my list last night, because it really helped me feel focused today. Maybe I'm a moron, but lists are just the thing to get me moving. I'm a hopeless list addict.
I felt so good about starting the day out with a plan that I took a shower first thing in the morning, even though I have no plans to go anywhere. This, I'm afraid, is quite unusual for me.
I decided to start with the very basics, hugging my kids as soon as they wake up and spending time in the Word first thing in the morning. As I was reading Job, my dad came in the room and started talking to me as if I weren't doing anything, which is a pet peeve of mine. But I bit my tongue and didn't respond with a sarcastic comment. Wow. That was very hard. I didn't realize what a pattern it is for me.
As I look over my list, I see that there are a lot of things that I've vowed to do "daily" or "weekly" or "monthly." I want to put a specific goal on each of those things, like Billi-Jean did. When I look at those items now, it's hard to imagine doing them EVERY DAY for 2 1/2 years. Doing each activity for one month, or three times, or whatever seems much more attainable.
I felt so good about starting the day out with a plan that I took a shower first thing in the morning, even though I have no plans to go anywhere. This, I'm afraid, is quite unusual for me.
I decided to start with the very basics, hugging my kids as soon as they wake up and spending time in the Word first thing in the morning. As I was reading Job, my dad came in the room and started talking to me as if I weren't doing anything, which is a pet peeve of mine. But I bit my tongue and didn't respond with a sarcastic comment. Wow. That was very hard. I didn't realize what a pattern it is for me.
As I look over my list, I see that there are a lot of things that I've vowed to do "daily" or "weekly" or "monthly." I want to put a specific goal on each of those things, like Billi-Jean did. When I look at those items now, it's hard to imagine doing them EVERY DAY for 2 1/2 years. Doing each activity for one month, or three times, or whatever seems much more attainable.
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