I ran across this site today--http://www.dayzeroproject.com. The idea is to create a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. Because I'm the kind of person who claims to want to do everything but actually lounges as much of her time away as possible, I've decided to give it a shot. And by give it a shot, I mean I'm going to really make it a priority. I should be able to come up with 101 things that I can reasonably but not too easily do by May 5, 2012, so here we go!
Education and Career
1. Learn Spanish
2. Get a real lawyer job
3. Do not play online at work
4. Create a great writing sample
5. Learn a new vocabulary word each day for a month
6. Read a book on public speaking
7. Get certified in CPR
Finances and Life Planning
8. Track all of my expenses--every little thing--for a month
9. Start saving for retirement
10. Get renter's insurance
11. Get life insurance
12. Write my will
13. Get health insurance for me and Clay
14. Buy a house
15. Take my lunch to work everyday for a month
16. Go one month without buying anything unnecessary (gas and groceries ok; make-up and clothes not ok)
17. Establish a payment plan for student loans
18. Have emergency savings equal to three months salary
Get Organized
19. Only buy and keep the make-up and products I need
20. Designate a place for all bills and important mail
21. Pay all bills on time, before late fees attach
22. Clean out my old file box and organize my college clutter
23. Have my degrees framed
24. Donate my unworn clothes at least once a year
25. Throw away at least three things every weekend
26. Get rid of all the old T-shirts I never wear
27. Organize my digital photographs
28. Have the keyboard on my computer repaired
29. Create a wedding album
30. Have all my coats dry cleaned
Travel
31. Go on a cruise
32. Visit Costa Rica
33. Take a cross-country road trip
34. Get at least three stamps on my passport
35. Visit a friend in another state
36. Visit a winery
37. Go back to D.C. as a tourist
Health and Fitness
38. Run a marathon
39. No chocolate for one month
40. Try eating vegan for a week
41. Take vitamins regularly
42. Do yoga or palates twice a week for six months
43. Eat nothing out of a vending machine for one month
44. Drink no more than one carbonated drink a day
45. Invite a friend to go running three times
Entertainment
46. See a Broadway musical, on or off Broadway
47. Go out for karaoke
48. Watch 5 classic movies I've never seen
49. See a play at the local university
50. Go to Shakespeare in the park . . . anywhere
51. Go to a Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett, or Dolly Parton concert
Recreation
52. Go kayaking or canoeing
53. Go hiking on the Appalachian trail
54. Ride a zip line
55. Go Parasailing
56. Spend a day reading at the park
57. Organize a softball game
58. Visit the Georgia Aquarium
59. Go to a Braves game
60. Go camping
61. Plant a garden
62. Go skinny dipping
Special Somethings
63. Start a spare change bowl and cash it in for date nights
64. Make s'mores
65. Have at least one beach day with the girls each summer
66. Order room service
67. Make a new close friend
68. Go picnicking
69. Surprise Clay
70. Give 10 homemade Christmas gifts
71. Buy a friend's dinner for no reason
72. Throw someone a surprise party
73. Bake someone a birthday cake from scratch
74. Buy a new bottle of perfume
Service and Recognition
75. Join a volunteer group that meets regularly
76. Send one handwritten note each week for a month
77. Donate $5 to charity for each task not completed
78. Donate $1 for each task completed
79. Send one thank-you note each month
80. Use reusable shopping bags regularly
81. Unplug appliances when not using them
82. Send parents on a vacation
Personal
83. Get a couple's massage with Clay
84. Adopt a dog
85. Cook/host a vegetarian meal for my friends
86. Take the nieces and nephews for a day out
87. Send Christmas cards at least once
88. Submit a secret to PostSecret
89. Try a new recipe every week for two months
90. Host a cook-out
91. Sell my old textbooks
92. Write in my journal at least once a week for 3 months
93. Spend a rainy day in pjs on the sofa watching movies
94. Walk Axle everyday for two weeks
95. Read all the books I own but haven't read
96. Make my own sorbet
97. Host a scary movie night
98. Send 5 postcards
99. Make homemade pizza
100. Freeze ripe fruit for smoothies
101. Read a real newspaper every Sunday for two months
