Thursday, February 12, 2009

My One Hundred and One

1. Finish list of 101
2. Swim with my Big Three- whale shark, great white, manta ray
3. Get dive master certification
4. Visit a nude beach
5. Get dressed up like a high roller and talk a dealer into letting me test drive an Aston Martin
6. Get a facial
7. Have a mud bath
8. Have make up done professionally
9. Shave every other day for one month (5/15)
10. Whiten teeth- with Crest strips for now, professionally if I can afford it
11. Floss everyday for one month (0/30)
12. See Coldplay in concert
13. Sit Diamond level at an Astros game
14. Place a bet at a horse race, ideally the Ascot Racetrack, a la My Fair Lady
15. Hike up Machu Picchu
16. Find a job that I love
17. Become fluent in Spanish
18. Start recycling
19. Visit a Buddhist temple
20. Donate blood three times (0/3)
21. Get engaged
22. Buy a house
23. Get my FICO score above 700
24. Get a dog- hopefully name him Nemo
25. Go horse back riding on the beach
26. Get the lead in a musical
27. Build a snowman
28. Have professional photos taken
29. Get back down to 125 pounds
30. Do "photo booth" pictures with Paul
31. Ski a blue run and not fall down
32. Get a plant- don't kill it
33. Go to a wine tasting
34. Sign up for an exercise class- yoga/pilates/pole dancing
35. Take multivitamin everyday
36. Take dance lessons with Paul
37. Take massage class
38. Take cooking class, specifically a knife handling class
39. Complete Dave Ramsey's baby steps 3 and 4
40. Complete at least five generations of my family tree
41. Have wisdom teeth removed
42. Read 101 new books (2/101)
-Cat's Eye
-The Road (took me ages to get through... still don't like it)
43. Get external hard drive to back up photos and music
44. Invest in one company of my choosing, not a mutual fund or a commodity 
45. Host a tea party for the girls
46. Host game night once a month (0/33)
47. Turn old KD shirts into quilt- potentially for future daughter
48. Take lunch to work at least twice a week (0/224)
49. Buy a new car
50. Get my right ear repierced 
51. Get Lasik
52. Dive kelp forests in California
53. Pay for someone behind me in the drivethrough
54. Open a CD with a high yield rate
55. Visit three new states (1/3)
56. Visit Katherine's grave in England
57. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
58. Visit Zaff in New York
59. Visit Shelley in Michigan (or wherever she happens to be)
60. Go through the day five times without using my car (0/5)
61. Memorize Elizabeth's poem "Shadow in the Sun"
62. Get fresh flowers for the house once a month (0/33)
63. Find KD alumni network and get involved
64. Write Dave Matthews a fan letter
65. Attend an event where I can wear a long evening gown
66. Read King Lear and see the play, ideally in The Globe
67. Try 10 new restaurants in Denver (1/10)
-Swing Thai (AWESOME Thom Yum soup... finally found a restaurant that serves it the way I like)
68. Make bed every day for one week (4/7)
69. Watch AFI top 100 movies (25/100)
70. Read NYT headlines every day
71. Clean my car out once a month (1/33)
72. Stay up all night to see the sunrise
73. Make a video
74. Sing a romantic song to Paul- try to actually look at him while doing it, not hide behind a wall
75. Buy a new Mac
76. Complete 1000 piece puzzle with Paul
77. Organize favorite recipes
78. Identify my signature cocktail
79. Stay at a bed and breakfast
80. Go sledding
81. Swim in the Pacific
82. Visit Chichen Itza
83. Go hang gliding
84. Get recertified in CPR
85. Email photos to family every month (1/33)
86. Have custom stationary made
87. Write one letter a month on said stationary (0/33)
88. Visit Coinstar machine at end of every month (0/33)
89. See Lion King on Broadway
90. Start using cloth grocery bags
91. Repair designer skinny jeans or buy a new pair once I reach goal weight
92. Go to a drive in movie; wear 50s inspired skirt
93. Figure out my blood type
94. Join community choir
95. Join a book club
96. Make effort to get to know my neighbors
97. Start drafting memoir 
98. Visit South America
99. Take sailing lessons
100. Make a new 101 list!
101. Donate $10 for every item not done at the end of 101 days- half to Canine Companions, half to Bread for the World



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