To start the transition home and away from the World Race I decided I'm going to start blogging here for a bit. And I just finished my very own 101 in 1001 list so there's no better time to start! The idea is from the Day Zero Project website...it's basically making 101 goals in 1,001 days.
So here's the list...let me know what you think!
Faith
1. Lead or co-lead a study on The Life You’ve Always Wanted
2. Find a church
3. Join a small group
4. Do in-depth studies of 5 books of the Bible (0/5)
5. Start a Bible Study at my workplace
Health/Wellness/Vanity
6. Run a marathon
7. Meet Kendra somewhere in the U.S. and run a half or full marathon
8. Qualify for Boston
9. Learn how to cross country ski
10. Compete in a cross country ski race
11. Buy dumbbells and use them twice a week for a month
12. Rock climb twice a week for a month
13. Take a ballet class
14. Get back to my normal weight
15. Do a detox of some sort
16. Fast from sugar for one week (0/7)
17. Eat ice cream every night for a week (0/7)
18. Run a half marathon in under 1:40
19. Run a 5k in under 21 minutes
Exploring
20. Go to Applefest
21. Go sailing
22. Go to DC
23. Go to a local art fair, meet an artist and buy something
24. Eat at 10 restaurants I’ve never been to (0/10)
25. Go to Canada
26. Go to the MN State Fair
27. Go for a picnic
28. Go to 5 states I’ve never been to (0/5)
Artsy Fartsy
29. Begin designing my own jewelry
30. Learn how to make jewelry
31. Paint a painting that is cool enough to hang in my house
32. Make a coffee table book with pictures from the WR
33. Go to a ballet
34. Figure out how to use my sewing machine
35. Sew an apron
36. Sew a skirt
37. Take a pottery or glass blowing class
Family & Friends
38. Pick up the bill at a family dinner
39. Bake everyone in my family a special dessert on their birthday
40. Cook Grandma a meal including some African food
41. Visit Andrew and Joanna in CA
42. Take a trip with Athena
43. Have a sisters weekend
44. Send Becca a care package at grad school
45. Spend a weekend with Matea
46. Send Mom flowers just because
47. Go to IHOP with Dad
48. Go to a show with Aaron
49. Do a beer tasting with Gary
50. Take Grace and Sophie on a fun date
Being an adult
51. Find a job
52. Find a place to live
53. Create a business plan for a fair trade shop
54. Start my business
55. Make a budget and stick to it
56. Pay off my student loans
57. Learn one thing about the government every week for a month (0/4)
58. Have 3 months’ salary saved up
59. Sponsor a missionary or a Compassion Child
60. Not stress for a day
Volunteering/Encouragment
61. Put on a fundraiser to raise money for Alice’s school
62. Send someone flowers just because
63. Send out 25 random cards (0/25)
64. Randomly give out 3, $5 Caribou or Starbucks gift cards (0/3)
65. Pay for someone’s drink or meal behind me in line
66. Serve at the homeless kitchen with Mom and Dad
67. Help an unexpected citizen cross the road
68. Go back to either Mexico or Poland for a mission trip
Cooking
69. Make sushi on a regular basis
70. Make a cookbook of some sort
71. Try a new recipe once a week for a month
72. Make a homemade pie for Thanksgiving
73. Host a dinner party
74. Take a cooking class
75. Perfect Vicky’s bread
76. Do a wine tasting (preferably in Virgina)
77. Learn how to make really good pad thai
78. Learn how to make martinis
79. Learn how to make scones
80. Host tea time once a week for a month (0/4)
81. Learn more about wine
82. Learn how to make Euro Cream pancakes
Splurge
83. Get a facial
84. Get a pedicure
85. Buy a car
86. Buy a great pair of heeled boots
87. Buy a really good facial lotion
88. Buy a really cute winter coat
89. Buy a bottle of OPI nail polish
90. Invest in a really good hair staightener
91. Revamp my underwear drawer
Misc.
92. Go horseback riding
93. Have fresh flowers in my house every day for a month
94. Go see a movie alone
95. Get a pet
96. Take a community ed class
97. Build a snowman family
98. Plant a tree
99. Go on a sleigh ride & bring hot cocoa
100. Take a car class
101. Dress up really fancy and then go to a fast food place
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