101 in 1001
Day Zero project
Start date: June 1, 2009
End date: February 27, 2011
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Black: Item Not Completed
Bold Italics: Item in progress of being completed
Bold & Crossed Out: Item completed
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FOOD
1. Shop at Farmer’s Market
2. Bake a pie from scratch
3. Cook three recipes out of each of my cookbooks
4. No fast food for one month
5. Try five different ethnic foods (ex/ Indian, Belgian, Hawaiian) (1/5)
6. Eat three servings of fruit and/or vegetables a day for one month
7. Clear out pantry, refrigerator and freezer before buying more food
HEALTH, BEAUTY, FITNESS
8. Do three unassisted pull-ups
9. Run 1/2 marathon pushing Mary Rene in jogging stroller
10. Style my hair every day for a week-meaning no ponytail
11. Floss every tooth every day for one week
12. Learn how to apply make-up
13. Wear make-up every day for one week
AROUND ST. LOUIS
14. Buy lunch at Crown Candy downtown
15. Attend St. Alfonse Rock Church at least once
16. Go to Gateway International Speedway and watch a race
17. Visit three state parks (1/3)
18. Go apple picking at Eckert’s
19. Go to Meramec Caverns with my family
20. Do “red line” tour downtown
21. Go to River City Rascals game
22. Attend four outdoor festivities (1/4)
23. Visit flea market
FINANCIAL
24. Start paying more on principal for mortgage
25. Write a will
26. Save three month’s income
27. No purchases (besides gas and groceries) for one month
28. Start a 529 savings account for Mary Rene
29. Put $5 in Mary’s 529 for every completed task and $10 for every uncompleted task
BE CREATIVE
30. Finish cross stitching quilt I started about seven years ago
31. Learn to crochet
32. Brush up to AP style
33. Send message in a bottle
34. Write and submit article to newspaper
35. Write and submit article for New Beginning’s magazine
36. Write Pumpkin story for my uncle’s book
SPIRITUAL
37.Memorize all Bible verses on my list
38. Start Young Married Couples group at church
39. Examine conscience nightly for one week
40. Go on a retreat
41. Visit four cathedrals/monasteries (1/4)
42. Attend Latin Mass
43. Get song book from church so I can sing at home with Mary Rene
44. Say rosary every night for one week (0/7)
45. Invite someone to church every month for one year (6/12)
46. Pray outside Planned Parenthood at least three times (1/3)
FRANK
47. Go on a helicopter ride together
48. Write a list of 100 things I love about him
49. Don’t nag him for one week
50. Do ‘high low’ conversation with him every night for one week
51. Start celebrating ‘Monday Wine Nights’ again
52. Go on a date and don’t mention Mary Rene once
53. Have a picnic in the park at least three times in one year
54. Start a tradition
SOPHIE
56. Brush Sophie’s teeth every day for one week (7/7)
57. Walk/run with Sophie every day for a month (0/30)
58. Teach Sophie to be calm when someone knocks on door
HOME
59. Change out pictures in frames in every room at least once a year
60. Create some type of organizational system for basement
61. Donate items downstairs that we no longer use
62. Stain back porch
63. Plant a tree
64. Plant a rose bush
65. Plant a garden
66. Build an office/playroom in basement
TRAVEL
67. Go to Cardinals spring training
68. Stay at Bed & Breakfast
69. Stay at Pierre Marquette Lodge in fall or winter
70. Change passport to married name
71. Travel somewhere on Amtrak train
CULTURAL
72. Read at least three of the books I own (0/3)
73. Read a biography
74. Visit library once a month for a year (2/12)
75. Actually read the newspaper for one month
76. Visit three museums
77. Learn 50 new English words (28/50)
78. Read “A Mother’s Rule” by Holly Pierlot
79. Read and complete all task in Frank’s “30 Things to Do Before You Turn 30″ book
BE A BETTER PERSON
80. Donate blood five times (0/5)
81. Title 11% at least one month
82. Visit Mary Walker at least four times a year (2/4)
83. Volunteer at meal center
84. Mail Christmas cards with personal notes
85. Visit graves of grandparents at least twice
86. Be a better friend by being a better listener
87. Hang out with Jasmine at least four times her senior year (3/4)
88. Go one day a week for three months without saying anything negative
89. Perform random acts of kindness once a month for a year (4/12)
90. Pay for someone’s meal at a restaurant without them knowing about it
PERSONAL
91. Do something with my LLC
92. Start non-profit group with Nicole
93. Take classes to become a lactation consultant
94. Organize photos into books
95. Get re-certified in CPR
96. Wake up early and go garage sale shopping at least three times (2/3)
97. Learn to go underwater without holding my nose
98. Bake a cake and decorate it for a loved one
99. Don’t say “what, huh or yeah” for an entire week. If I do, I need to do five push-ups and five crunches each time I say it/them.
100. Don’t make this list my life but have fun doing the items as I mark them off my list.
101. Prove to Frank that this list isn’t stupid.
