101 in 1001...

Everyone seems to be doing this, and I think it's a great idea to set some goals for the future. It's also a great idea to make some of them small, so you don't feel like a loser when you can't cross something off  of your list for a while. I decided to do the 101 in 1001 challenge, and I started it back in April. That means I have until December 28th, 2014 to complete and check off everything on this list. Purple are completed, green are in progress. So far I think I am off to a great start! I'll update once in a while with the progress :)

1. Start blogging (Started in May 2012)
2. Take a photography class
3. Take a cake decorating class (Completed in April 2012 at Michael's)
4. Blog every day for 30 days
5. Go to NYC (Went for our 1st anniversary in May 2012)
6. Plant a vegetable garden (Planted a veggie garden with my mom in June 2012)
7. Sell 1 item a month from our Etsy shop
8. Lose 20 pounds (get to 160 lbs)
9. Maintain weight for 6 months
10. Refinish a piece of furniture
11. Reupholster an old piece of furniture
12. Go to Las Vegas
13. Take a knitting class
14. Knit a winter hat
15. Take one photo I am really proud of
16. Take a photograph of a rainbow
17. Say “yes” to something I wouldn’t normally
18. Host a dinner party for 8
19. Go a week without buying anything
20. Read 100 books
21. Don’t say anything negative for one day
22. Complete a 365 day photo challenge
23. Try a sport I've never tried before (DH and I are playing flag football this summer 2012!)
24. Donate money to a charity
25. Kiss in the rain
26. Make spaghetti sauce from scratch
27. Bake and decorate a birthday cake for someone (Baked my husband's birthday cake in June 2012)
28. Try a new recipe once a month for a year
29. Find out my blood type
30. Go to the gym 5 days a week for a month
31. Take a cooking class
32. Send a hand written letter
33. Spend a weekend without the internet
34. Make bread without the bread maker
35. Train Leroy to come when called
36. Learn how to cook fish!
37. Finish the photo wall going to the basement
38. Go to a wine tasting
39. Make homemade ice cream
40. Watch Gone With the Wind
41. Carve a pumpkin
42. Figure out what to do with my wedding dress
43. Send in the paperwork and get my PEng
44. Have a blog post published on a well known blog
45. Have my blog redesigned to have a more personal style
46. Make a meal with all ingredients bought at the farmer's market
47. Throw a surprise party for someone
48. Go on a girl's weekend with my sister
49. Have a will written
50. Try being vegetarian for one week
51. Write 100 thank you notes
52. Meet an internet friend in person
53. Go on a picnic
54. Go camping with the dog
55. Go to trivia night
56. Be professionally fitted for a bra
57. Send at least 3 letters to the editor of our local paper
58. Move my blog to self hosted
59. Give up Facebook for a week
60. Try 10 beers I have never tried before (Rickard's White)
61. Go to an exercise class that makes me feel awkward
62. See 45 movies in the theatre
63. Go for a ride in a helicopter
64. Get a promotion
65. Eat at 10 new restaurants
66. Host Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner
67. Make a surprise visit home to see my family
68. Spend 1 day a week television free for 6 months
69. De-clutter our house
70. Go to a comedy show
71. See The Nutcracker at the NAC
72. Do something nice for someone anonymously
73. Go to a spa
74. Go to a Green Bay Packers game
75. Give a 100% tip
76. Have a booth at a craft sale
77. Take a spontaneous road trip
78. Create a scavenger hunt
79. Decorate Christmas cookies
80. Finish bathroom and back room in basement
81. Finish the fence in the backyard (Last pieces went up in May 2012!)
82. Buy a mouse pad for my desk at work
83. Learn how to use all of the applications on my Mac
84. Grow and use 3 varieties of herbs (halfway done - have grown basil, oregano, and parsley)
85. Organize all of the documents/photos on my computer
86. Finally load up my digital picture frame
87. Go to a drive-in movie theatre
88. Have someone guest post on my blog
89. Go on a date night once a month with my husband
90. Get 5,000 views of my blog (484 of 5000)
91. See the Best Picture Oscar winner from the last 10 years.
92. Enter a photo contest
93. Complete a crossword puzzle
94. Host a poker night
95. Buy a bigger TV for our basement den
96. Plant a tree
97. Read a novel in french
98. Make homemade jam
99. Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
100. Write a list of 101 things I have already achieved in life
101. Celebrate finishing this list!