My life... in a nutshell.
101 things to do in 1001 days:
Start date: December 26, 2008
End date: September 23, 2011
Family and friends...
1. Get married. - October 10, 2009
2. Get a puppy.
3. Surprise my mom. - Mother's Day 2009
4. Spend a weekend with Challey. - Omaha, 6/5-6/7/09
5. Write a thank-you letter to my parents.
6. Donate something in my grandmother’s memory.
7. Spend a whole day with my dad.
8. Get a pedicure with my mom. - Mother's Day 2009
9. Spend a weekend with Kayleigh. - October 31, 2009
10. Make a new girlfriend. - Anna and Autumn - at work 2009
11. Reconnect with an old friend. - Mark, 3/18/09
12. Ask each person in my family about their favorite family memory.
13. Spend a weekend with Carrie and her kids.
14. Buy flowers for a girlfriend.
15. Get professional family pictures.
16. Spend a weekend with Lindsey. - August 2009
17. Find and watch old home videos with my family.
Keeping busy...
18. Learn how to sew, quilt, knit, or crochet.
19. Make something with my new fabric skill.
20. Write a new song on my guitar.
21. Play my guitar in public again.
22. Read a biography.
23. Go on a hike.
24. Buy new bikes for Tyson and me. - ME! June 2009
25. Go biking in 5 new places (1/5).
26. Join a gym.
27. Go to a workout class regularly.
28. Take a cool class.
29. Read 15 books (8/15).
30. Go on a picnic with Tyson.
31. Buy a nice bottle of wine at a restaurant. 12/30/08
32. See what all the hype is about - go hunting with Tyson.
33. Make s’mores over a real campfire.
34. Go camping and sleep in a tent.
35. Go fishing.
36. Play in a sports league. - sand volleyball Spring and Summer 2009
37. Go to a great concert.
38. Ride a horse.
39. Do a difficult jigsaw puzzle. 6/20-6/21/09
40. Go ice-skating.
Bettering myself...
41. Find a church in Nebraska.
42. Get involved in a church group.
43. Do something nice for a stranger who looks like they need it.
44. Volunteer at a nursing home.
45. Donate a box of supplies to an animal shelter.
46. Bring a meal to someone who needs it.
47. Participate in a benefit run/walk (I will be walking). - Breast Cancer Walk, 10/4/09
48. Do something cool with recycled materials.
49. Read a spiritual or inspirational book.
50. Volunteer to serve a meal to those in need.
Places to go...
51. Move to a new city. - Omaha, 5/5/09
52. Revisit the Omaha Zoo. 6/6/09
53. Visit a historical monument.
54. Visit a winery.
55. Visit Jessica in Minneapolis. 1/16/09-1/19/09
56. Go to 4 museums (3/4). 1/31/09 - Durham Musuem (Omaha), 6/19/09 - Joslyn Art Museum (Omaha), 7/?/09 - Omaha Children's Museum (Omaha),
57. Go to a Red Sox game with Jenn and Mike. - July 27, 2009
58. Visit Jennifer in Boston. 12/30/08-1/4/09
59. Visit my Aunt Cherrie in Wichita. 2/27/09-2/28/09
60. Go on a “girls only” vacation with my sisters and mom.
61. Go back to Vegas.
62. Go on a trip with my girlfriends.
63. Go on a big vacation with Tyson - just the two of us.
64. Go to Colorado. 3/14/09-3/21/09
My new career...
65. Sign my first teaching contract. - May 2009
66. Write a children’s book - even if I only read it to my class.
67. Create a website for my classroom.
68. Take my class on a great field trip. - Vala's Pumpkin Patch, 10/23/09
69. Attend 3 educational conferences/events (1/3). - Culturally Responsive Teaching 10/09,
70. Join a professional education association. - MEA, September 2009
71. Start a teaching journal. - August 2009
72. Bring goodies for the teachers’ lounge - just because. - September 2009
73. Buy a book for every student in my class.
At home...
74. Organize my shoes. - October 31, 2009
75. Grill an amazing steak.
76. Have a fondue night. - 2/14/09
77. Plant something and keep it alive. - so far, so good! June 2009
78. Compile a cookbook of my favorite recipes.
79. Make a pie from scratch.
80. Buy and decorate my own Christmas tree.
81. Host a dinner party. - October 31, 2009
82. Throw a party for someone.
83. Find the perfect chili recipe.
84. Send out holiday cards.
85. Make a gingerbread house for Christmas.
86. Get a new bed quilt. - October 2009
87. Make a great meal with Tyson’s duck.
88. Make homemade candy.
Just because...
89. Deposit into my savings account every month.
90. Get a real haircut... not just a trim.
91. Pay off my car.
92. Get a midnight kiss on New Years Eve. 12/31/08
93. Make a “vision board.”
94. Dress up for Halloween. - Dorothy, October 30, 2009
95. Shoot a gun.
96. Get a massage.
97. Give a great homemade gift.
98. Make a custom t-shirt.
99. Try again on the wakeboard.
100. Write a letter to one of my favorite authors.
101. Accomplish everything on this list!