Megster’s 101 in 1001

I am not known as a fabulous goal-setter, and this list was particularly hard to make because I’ve spent my months since graduating college checking off a mental list of accomplishments. So there are probably 10-20 items I could not put on here because I have very recently completed them! If only I had known about this project in May…

If you aren’t familiar with the 101 in 1001 project, read about it here! Basically, it is a list of 101 goals to be completed in 1001 days. They must be specific so that there is no ambiguity in their completion. My hope for this list is that I can focus on small successes, and will be able to look back at how they’ve helped lead to larger accomplishments. Some are serious goals, and some are more fun things I would like to experience. We all need some experiences just for fun!  Items in black have yet to be started; items in green are in progress; items crossed off in green are COMPLETE.

My start date is December 10, 2008
My end date is September 7, 2011 — My 26th Birthday!

And here is the big list:

Get Artsy…
1. T-shirt quilt (Started on 8/9/09) Progress!
2. Crochet an entire scarf
3. Learn to knit or crochet a hat
4. Make a dress
5. Get 20 pages into making my joy book (14/20)
6. Start a photo journal
7. Put together a portfolio
8. Make a purse
9. Memorize five songs on piano (1/5)
10. Take voice lessons for twelve months (11/12)
11. Audition for a show (1/12/09) (Results)
12. Give homemade Christmas gifts each year (1/3)
13. Begin organizing thoughts and ideas in writing
14. Paint a small canvas, just for myself

Hopeful purchases…
15. One nice piece of furniture
16. An electric keyboard (2/8/09)
17. Real estate
18. Cheesehead
19. An impulse buy from Williams and Sonoma, for myself

Big goals can be important…
20. Apply for graduate school(12/23/08 )–admitted!
21. Earn a promotion (9/18/09) See?
22. Get off my family phone plan (after grad school)
23. Get off my parents’ car insurance (after grad school)
24. Save $5,000 in a savings account only for emergencies
25. Let myself fall in love

But it’s truly the little things that brighten life…
26. Let my hair grow out
27. Chop my hair off
28. Be a bridesmaid for a friend
29. Write my life story in one day
30. Host a wine and cheese party (9/11/09)
31. Add five movies to my collection (0/5)
32. Throw a surprise party
33. Send in a PostSecret (4/24/09)
34. Write a love letter
35. Complete two puzzles (1/2)
36. Pay for someone behind me in a drive through (4/16/09)
37. Give up gossip for one week
38. Take a sewing class
39. Try on beautiful dresses for no reason with friends
40. Write down something I am grateful for everyday for a month (0/30)
41. Tell a loved one that I love them…while I’m mad at them
42. Read four books from my collection (2/4)
43. Read a children’s book with someone
44. Watch Casablanca
45. Send flowers to two people for no reason (0/2)
46. Get an office plant (Adpoted a plant on 12/7/09)
47. Bake something with Grandma (11/25/09)
48. Go shooting with dad
49. Visit Door County with mom (9/6/09-9/8/09)
50. Meet Jolynn

Food because I love it, and health because I should…
51. Convince my dad to give me his chocolate icebox cake recipe (12/16/2008–he loves me so much!!)
52. Take a cooking class (9/19/09) For Spence and Carli’s engagement!
53. Try twenty new recipes (16/20)
54. Create a signature pizza recipe
55. Go apple picking and bake!
56. Find my favorite red wine and white wine
57. Spend a whole day in bed when I am not sick
58. Get my first real massage
59. Whiten my teeth three times (1/3)
60. Stay under 140 pounds
61. Work out 5 days a week for 4 weeks in a row and repeat… (currently repeating…)
62. Take a dance class
63. Give up caffeine for a week (1/3/09-1/9/09)
64. Run a 5K without walking (see post here, 6/13/09)
65. Stop biting my fingers for good

Strengthening my faith as best as I can…
(this is a hard one to define, so I’m starting with some numbers)
66. Lead a small group six times (3/6)
67. Read one book of the Bible each month (7/33) (July: 2 Timothy)
68. Participate in a weekly small group for at least six months
69. Put myself in five uncomfortable conversations about faith (3/5)
70. Pray with someone who has never prayed before
71. Read Case for Christ–everyone is always talking about it!
72. Buy someone a Bible
73. Join the worship team in any capacity (6/21/09 read here)

GO…
74. wine tasting
75. to the symphony or an opera (1/8/09)
76. to five benefits (1/5)
77. sledding
78. ice skating
79. to another Hotel Cafe Tour concert
80. line dancing at the Wildhorse (1/24/09)
81. to a Predator’s game

Trips and adventures to be had…
82. Europe (preferably France to visit friends)
83. Take a road trip to the beach (Seaside?)
84. Visit friends in NY… (10/22/09-10/25/09)
85. …and see a show IN NY! (10/24/09)
86. Enjoy a day at six flags (any) with friends
87. Take a long-weekend camping trip
88. Hike somewhere beautiful
89. Visit Houston(12/29/08-1/4/08 )
90. Go clear water kayaking (again!)
91. Learn to roll a kayak
92. Turn my cell phone off for a weekend (hopefully while out of town) 10/9/09-10/11/09
93. Stay in a nice hotel alone for a night (8/5/09)

Ahhhh the holidays…
94. Have a romantic Valentine’s dinner–in or out! (2/14/09) (Story!)
95. Spend every 4th of July in Wisconsin (1/3) (Glow stick, parade, fireworks)
96. Suck it up and go to a Haunted House
97. Host a Thanksgiving or Easter dinner (Easter–4/12/09)
98. Make a gingerbread house
99. Decorate my Christmas tree with my ornament collection! (12/09)
100. Host a Christmas party (12/12/09) Pictures here
101. Attend a fancy New Year’s party or dinner