When, Why and How I’m doing this here
Start Date: March 4, 2008
Finish Date: November 30, 2010
Health/Food
1. Go vegan for a whole week
2. Make my own jelly/preserves OR can something
3. Do 50 push ups (boy style FULL pushups, not on my knees) in a row
4. Run another half-marathon
5. Eat only raw foods for an entire day
6. Get a full physical
7. Get back to my wedding day weight
8. Bake something from scratch
9. Do 200 sit ups/crunches in a row
10. Go on a hike that is longer than 10 miles
Giving to Others
11. Do the Komen 3 Day Breast Cancer Walk
12. Give a restaurant gift certificate to a Mom needing a break from cooking
13. Donate blood
14. Make a $100 donation to a local charity
15. Participate in a large protest OR a large support event August 2008
16. Finally give all of the clothes in garbage bags in the garage to charity April 2008
17. Give someone a “just because” gift
18. Write a letter to a grandparent
19. Volunteer for something for each child’s school/class
20. Spend one day being a “servant” to each family member as a Pamper Day
Writing/Blogging
21. Post at least 3 book reviews
22. Write a short piece of fiction
23. Write a recipe entry like SuperStah PDub
24. Write a letter to each family member telling them why I love them
25. Submit a piece to a printed publication
26. Publish an entry on my blog every day for 3 months in a row
27. Handwrite a blog entry and scan it to the blog
28. Post an entry titled “Dear Body”
29. Make sure all pictures show up on my blog from pre-Wordpress
30. Attend a local blogger meet-up OR a blogging conference
Local To Huntsville/Northern Alabama
31. Attend a performance at the Flying Monkey
32. Take LilZ to a Concert
33. Attend a play/musical at Grissom
34. Go to a bluegrass festival
35. Attend a comedy show
36. Attend a non-mandatory lecture or seminar
37. See an exhibit at the art museum
38. Camp one night at Monte Sano
39. Hike the Walls of Jericho
40. Go to a wine tasting
Travel and Vacation
41. Travel out of the United States
42. Take another quite beach vacation (hopefully to Alligator Point) with the whole family
43. Go tent camping with the kids May 2008
44. Ride a real roller coaster
45. Visit the family in Nashville
46. Go for a hike in the Smokies on one of the trails from my childhood
47. Visit Betsy
48. Go to the Jack Daniels Distillery
49. Stay in the Opryland Hotel one night
50. Visit Washington DC
Trying New Things
51. Learn at least 50 (new) ASL signs
52. Wear a skirt/dress every day for a week
53. Build something that requires using the table saw
54. Start a compost pile
55. Sew something with a sewing machine March 2008
56. Take a dance or aerobics class
57. Swim in a lake and/or ocean past where I can touch
58. Get a makeup lesson/makeover
59. Refinish a piece of furniture
60. Wear fingernail polish for a whole week
Home/Family Life
61. Finally frame the dozens of family pictures we’ve had made since NikkiZ June 2008
62. Paint our bedroom and master bath
63. Compile emergency supplies for home
64. Get new faucets for the bathrooms
65. Scan all of our old photos
66. Spend 24 hours alone with my husband
67. Wash the blinds/curtains
68. Redo the photo hall walls June 2008
69. Get real patio furniture June 2008
70. Learn how to cook 10 different meals.
Arts, Crafts, and Photography
71. Obtain a piece of original art for my home
72. Make a scrapbook (It can be a small one)
73. Attend one of those pottery classes/days with the kids
74. Support a craftsperson—buy something handmade (either in person or online) August 2008
75. See an author read from his or her work
76. Switch out pictures in both easel frames in the house
77. Document a “day in my life” with photos
78. Make a necklace Sept. 2008
79. Paint something on a canvas
80. Do a photo essay of some of my most sentimental possessions
Monthly Challenges
81. One month without diet coke
82. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month
83. One month without TV
84. Record total amount of money spent on food for a month
85. One month without sweets/desserts
86. Photograph my outfits everyday for a month
87. Go a whole month without eating out
88. Get a sketch book and fill a page every day for a month
89. Play a game with one of the kids every night for a month
90. One month without coffee
Miscellaneous
91. Buy a pair of high heels and wear them three different times
92. Vote in a presidential election
93. Vote in a local election
94. Subscribe to a scientific magazine
95. Plant something from seed
96. Attend a Book Club/ Readers Group
97. Read at least 5 non-fictions
98. Attend mass
99. Chaperone some event for LilZ’s school
100. Read a National Geographic issue cover to cover
Last but not least
101. Make a new list of 101 Things by the time my 1001 days are done
Yep…some of those certainly sound familiar.
This is a great list!
This is brilliant. I’ve never seen a list like this before. I keep a Life List, which is my own personal list of things to do before I die, and I’ve got a small list of goals for the year, but… this is fantastic. Would you mind if I steal/copy this and revise it for myself?
I don’t have a life list, but I do keep track of writing goals:
25. Submit a piece to a printed publication
This is the one that terrifies me the most.
Wow. This is cool. You and Zandria have given me some inspiration…although it may take me awhile to get to this!
Oy – this list makes my head spin! How about 1 thing in 10 days? That’s about my speed right now. Best of luck to you, you ambitious girl.
Awesome list, Zoot! I’m certainly inspired just by reading your ideas.
Wow! Um..some of those are fabulous can I go?
wow. just wow. totally blowing my mind. I may do this.
I think I’ll take back my original comment – maybe I will attempt this…. Great List!
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Good luck with this!! You’re braver than I am!
Wonderful idea, awesome list. I may have to do something similar and if I do I will steal the handwritten blog entry idea (just beyond a great idea), but not likely the diet coke one. That’s hard, man.
Can’t wait to watch this unfold…good luck!
Cool Idea and Good Luck!!!
good for you, you can do it!!
i did a 3 day breast cancer walk in 2002. it was an extraordinary time.
I have to delurk for this. I think its a fabulous idea. I know I am too lazy and forgetful to go through ALL of those steps though (kudos to you I cant wait to see the process!) But if its ok I might steal some of the tasks and create my own mini-challenge. And by “create my own” I mean “blatantly steal yours”
Oh but one of mine will deffinately be to try and comment more on here insead of just reading it from my rss feed!!
wow, ZOOT..
I believe you can do it.
I keep meaning to do this too. I’ll write my list one day. Good luck with it!
Dude! I’m tired just thinking about all of that. I’m also inspired. I’ll be here to root for you.
i am in major awe of you, woman.
this should be a huge adventure for you, and a cool challenge!
I completely bailed on my old list of 101 things. I might have to pick it up again if only for us to egg each other on.
Great list!
(Shameless self promotion here: I can help you with #74 if you’re into dog ornaments. I make custom ornaments of peoples pets from pictures that they send me.)
Wow, this is an impressive list. I actually think it’s doable, though. (For you, I mean.) For me, actually making a list would be a big accomplishment.
That’s a great list. I have comments on three of the entries.
Number 20 – I think you should reverse that one. It seems, from your postings, that you pretty much already do that now by doing all laundry & folding, preparing meals, cleaning house, etc. It seems you deserve pampering for a change.
Number 74 – I’ve found Renaisance Faires to be some of the best places to buy hand crafted items. There are always very skilled & artistic people there.
Number 94 – I would suggest Scientific American magazine. It’s one of the more expensive, but it has been in print since the mid-1800s and is a very good magazine for science.
Have a great day!
You can buy a piece of original art at Panoply! We have 62 artists exhibiting this year! Whoohoo!
I love this idea. I am going to bookmark this so hopefully I can remember to make a list of my own. Like you, though, it’ll probably be in about 14 months.
wait, you’re going to give up tv for a month? that seems a little harsh, no?
This list is amazing. And I’m totally going to make one for myself. It seems like a great motivator for life. Plus, it should break us away from getting so locked into a routine we don’t have a chance to enjoy life. But giving up TV? Not happening.
That’s a great list … when you do #50, Visit Washington DC, let me know and I’ll give you an insiders tour. Seriously.
Wow, this is a great idea!!
This is a totally genius idea. I already have a list of 30 things to do in my 30s, and I’m running in circles just trying to get stuff done in a day — I wish I had time to try it.
I can’t wait to see you check stuff off the list.
#47 is my favorite!!! woo hoo!
I made one!! I am excited to get started. What a fantastic idea.
This is such a great idea. I may be stealing this as well. We can all be better people right?
BTW, I did the letter to my body yesterday. It’s here if you’d like to read it.
When you are ready to make jelly or can give me a shout-out, blackberry jelly is SO easy {and tastes better than the bought stuff}!!!!
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So my list is finally up. It’ll be nice to have some collaboration/support; some of my tasks seem incredibly daunting!
Hey Zoot! Finally doing my list, I need something to get me on track and a list is right up my alley. Just wondering how your list is going! (and I stole a couple from ya!)
How are you doing on this? I just crossed off my 23rd item last week.
Hey Zoot,
Just wondering if you were still doing this (101 things in 1001 days) or if you had scratched it? A very interesting concept, but I don’t know where you find the time if you are still working on it! I only have one kid and I can’t imagine doing all of these things in 10,001 days!!