101 in 1001 - finally

My friend Texas A hooked me on this idea months ago. I'll admit, I've just been lazy about completing my list. But I was finally able to just sit down and knock it out, and here it is.

My list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. Italics indicate in progress. Red indicates completed.

TRAVEL

1. Travel to Las Vegas with DH

2. Take DS to NY/NJ

3. Take DS to Myrtle Beach

4. Family trip to San Francisco

5. Family trip to Chicago

6. Family trip to DC

7. Research Alaskan cruise for Mom's 50th birthday

8. Do a "Vacation in your Town" for something fun

9. Research cruise to Greece

10. Family trip to San Diego

11. Family trip to Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard

12. Plan on one annual, romantic trip with DH

FINANCIAL

13. Pay off credit cards

14. Buy nothing useless for 14 days

15. Make a huge contribution to Turtle's college fund

16. Ignore the Starbucks urge for one month

17. Sell unused baby toys on craigslist

FAMILY

18. Come to terms with crazy family members

19. Take DS to see his great-grandparents next year, if they haven't seen him yet

HOME

20. Paint loft

21. Paint master bathroom/bedroom

22. Paint stairwell

23. Furnish dining room

24. Furnish the empty half of our bedroom

25. Install a closet organization system

26. Install towel shelving in bathrooms

27. Furnish front of house

28. Install cabinet knobs in kitchen and bathrooms

29. Put in pool and new patio

30. Decorate for Christmas

31. Set up gallery wall

LOVE

32. Go on one date a month with DH

33. Set up one TV-free night a week

34. Take family portrait

35. Get back into the “swing of things”

BODY

36. Go on daily walks with DS

37. Take a ballroom dance class

38. Start horse back riding again

39. Schedule and go to my annual

40. Start a skin care regimen

41. Start doing my hair every day

42. Go to the dentist

MIND/WORK/EDUCATION

43. Take the Mensa test

44. Take a digital photography class

45. Take a cake decorating course

46. Research bakery ownership

47. Research space for bakery

48. Read one new book a week

49. Start etsy store

50. Develop full marketing plan for RVA

51. Go to the MOSH

52. Go to a theater production

53. Go to a ballet performance

54. Go to an orchestral performance

55. Work on novel

FOOD

56. Take a sushi class

57. Go to one of the Publix Aprons classes

58. Go to one new restaurant a month for one year

59. Make the perfect Thanksgiving dinner

60. Create and implement an amazing Christmas Eve and Christmas menu

61. Make toffee from scratch

62. Make sugar cut out cookies and frost them

SOCIAL

63. Get out once a month for a girls’ night

64. Plan Turtle’s first birthday party

65. Plan a great SuperBowl party

66. Plan to do something for DH’s birthday

67. Start attending book club again

68. Reconnect with some old friends.

OTHER

67. Buy Jags season tickets

68. Go to a Jags game

69. Go to a Suns game

70. Go to the Superbowl

71. Take the haunted pub tour

72. Go to another Bon Jovi concert

73. Go to the Billy Joel Elton John concert

74. Spend a day at the beach

75. Take the boys for a picnic

76. Explore downtown Jax

77. Explore downtown St. Augustine

78. Go see the Christmas tree

79. Take Bentley to an agility course

78. Get a new cell phone.

79. Get a telephoto lens for my camera

80. Update all three blogs on a regular basis

81. Upgrade DS to the next Gymboree class

82. Upload all digital photos to shutterfly

83. Get better about sending links to pictures to family

84. Send out Christmas cards

85. Mail Christmas gifts out on time

86. Get piano tuned

87. Start playing piano again

88. Plan new landscaping for front yard

89. Look into shutters for front of house

90. Break in master bathtub (don’t ask – I have no idea why it is underused)

91. Add to and maintain herb garden

92. Take more time for me

93. Work with DS on crawling

94. Work with DS on standing

95. Get back into scrapbooking

96. Update DS’ baby book

97. Watch one new movie a week (especially past Oscar winners)

98. Select a charity for DS and start donating to it until he is old enough to do it on his own

99. Research bicycle for me and DH

100. Wash cars once a month

101. Give up TV for one week.