11/12/08

The List

Here it is. . .

1001 days 143 weeks approximately 33 months 2 years, 8 months, 29 days

COMPLETION DATE: Wednesday, August 10, 2011

  1. Paint curtain rods & get new window treatments for living room
  2. paint baseboards throughout whole house
  3. Scrub/paint doors in house
  4. Lose 50 pounds
  5. Re-evaluate healthy weight goal once #4 is complete: place here
  6. Exercise a minimum of three times per week, 30 minutes each time (0/429)
  7. Consolidate all credit card debt
  8. (#7)Pay down to 50% of beginning total at consolidation
  9. Pay off my medical bills
  10. Pay off Xander’s medical bills
  11. Put curtains up in Kat’s room
  12. Make curtains for boys’ room
  13. New window treatments for master bedroom
  14. Paint master bathroom
  15. Fix /replace master bathroom cabinets / wall
  16. Get plants for dining room pot shelves
  17. Re-caulk tubs & toilets
  18. Read ALL Newbery winners (19/88)
  19. Attend the temple, on average, at least once a month (0/33)
  20. Attend a session at three temples I’ve never been to before
  21. Study the entire Book of Mormon and keep a study journal
  22. Start or join a book club
  23. Start a Mommy-and-Me book club with Katerina
  24. Write and send a note, on average, at least once a month, to a new person each time.
  25. Build a flower box and plant flowers outside the kitchen window
  26. Back up computer onto an external hard drive
  27. Install cupboards under television
  28. Get Photoshop Elements 7 and learn to use it
  29. Scrapbook 2008
  30. Go through all old photos: organize and scan keepers and toss the rest
  31. Scrapbook Mitchell’s baby book
  32. Scrapbook Katerina’s baby book
  33. Scrapbook Xander’s baby book
  34. Get a new camera
  35. Learn how to use Quicken
  36. Build up emergency savings (2 months)
  37. Clean out master bedroom closet
  38. Make matching quilts for boys
  39. Volunteer in Mitch’s classroom monthly (0/24)
  40. Volunteer in Katerina’s classroom monthly (0/24)
  41. Create an FHE box
  42. Clean out computer file cabinet
  43. Create a logical, workable system for filing necessary papers
  44. Write a will
  45. Organize life insurance; upgrade
  46. Organize recipes into a usable binder
  47. Get a complete physical, along with all pertinent blood work and tests
  48. Give 10 “just because” gifts
  49. Get “Moms Make It Better" published
  50. Sew a dress for Katerina
  51. Teach Katerina to use sewing machine
  52. Read 10 books out loud with one/both/all of my children (0/10)
  53. Pour patio slab in back yard
  54. Re-seed grass in front yard
  55. Figure out backyard landscaping and install
  56. Learn to prune rose bushes properly
  57. Replace bushes /rose bush in front yard
  58. Teach Mitchell how to work the washer and dryer to do his own laundry
  59. Replant flower garden by front porch
  60. Go to Disneyland
  61. Visit San Diego at least three times (0/3)
  62. Plan out preschool one month in advance for three months (0/3)
  63. Track all spending for one month and create a budget on paper
  64. Go on a bike ride with the kids at least once a month (0/33)
  65. Boo! four families at Halloween
  66. Do the 12 days of Christmas anonymously for another family
  67. Learn to knit
  68. Take a vacation--just me and Jeff
  69. Go to dinner and a movie all by myself
  70. Host a formal dinner party
  71. Have a Club Eleven party with my kids
  72. Write in a personal journal weekly for six months
  73. Make a list of 10 things I am really good at
  74. Make a list of 20 things I genuinely like about myself
  75. Acknowledge with (at the very least) a birthday card all of the people on the birthday list
  76. Clean out garage
  77. Make a new recipe/dinner once a month (0/33)
  78. Run a mile without stopping
  79. See a Broadway-caliber musical that I’ve never seen (like Wicked or The Lion King)
  80. Climb a tree
  81. Start actively recycling, using the bins
  82. Make, gift and store a batch of jam
  83. Inventory and organize existing food storage
  84. Increase food storage by 25%
  85. Learn to make bread
  86. Teach Mitchell and Katerina to make bread
  87. Have an up-to-date 72 hour kit made for each member of the family
  88. Go camping using only our 72 hour kits
  89. Go camping five times (0/5)
  90. Become a better visiting teacher
  91. Read 4 financial books
  92. Read 4 religious books
  93. Study (class or book) handwriting analysis
  94. Throw a random holiday party (i.e. arbor day or secretary’s day)
  95. Tie a new quilt for Jeff
  96. Go on a picnic
  97. Deep clean carpet throughout entire house
  98. Play in the park for an afternoon with my kids (not just supervise their play!)
  99. Paint a picture on canvas (take a class?)
  100. Replace carpet in living room
  101. Keep a journal of 101 in 1001

2 comments:

The Me/ The Wife/ The Mom said...

You can *TOTALLY* do this!

I bet it will only take you 999 days too!

Ash said...

Wow - this is an incredible idea.

I'm extremely impressed!