101 Things to Do In 1001 Days:[http://www.triplux.com/dayzero/]

Creative and Cultural:

• Art:
  • Take an art creation (painting? photography? drawing? pottery?) class
  • Visit all of DC's museums and major art galleries (0/???)
  • Frame and display at least 5 photos I’ve taken (0/5)
  • Purchase 3 pieces of original artwork from independent artists
• Literature & Writing:
  • Read all the books that we own (skimming okay for things like Norton Anthologies) or donate the ones that are deemed not worthwhile (0/???)
  • Read three novels in German, and keep a list of new-to-me vocabulary (0/3)
  • Read one book or three articles each by ten different Nobel Prize economists (0/10)
  • Read industry publications related to work for at least one hour every week (0/143)
  • Post to blog twice a week for six months (0/52)
  • Blog every day for a month (0/30)
• Crafts:
  • Knit a scarf
  • Make 5 Christmas presents (0/5)
• Events:
  • Go to a Broadway show
  • Go to some sort of community activity or fair twice each year (0/6)

Household:

• Kitchen:
  • Develop & implement plan for weekly menu planning & grocery shopping, including standard shopping list
  • Organize favorite recipes
  • Find 15 new delicious dishes that will work in the meal rotation
  • Take a wine tasting class
• Yardwork:
  • Plant an herb and vegetable garden
  • Create and maintain landscaping in back and front yards
  • Transform deck into key living area
• Overall:
  • Organize all the closets and other storage areas (basement)
  • Keep and completely fill in at least one journal of household ideas and plans (0/1)
  • Paint main floor rooms
  • Paint second story rooms
  • Replace second story carpeting with hardwood floors
  • Set up a recycling system that works
  • Nice window treatment/curtains throughout (2/9)
  • Replace old ugly light fixtures (1/5)
  • Create and successfully complete weekly cleaning list at least half the time (0/36)
  • Have an energy audit done on the house and follow the recommendations made
  • Finish unfinished part of basement
  • Put photos in albums, scan the good ones & organize digital photos
  • Organize our music collection - physical & on computers
  • Make scanned copies of all important documents
• Financial:
  • Create a household budget and stick to it strictly for 3 months
  • Work up to saving/investing 10% of net income each month
  • Start an investment portfolio
  • Eliminate all paper statements
  • Do a buy-nothing month

Good Deeds:

• Work up to donating 5% of net income each month to charities (???/5%)
• Donate at least 5 bags or boxes of unused stuff to Goodwill (0/5)
• Find a community-level volunteer activity I enjoy, and participate at least once a month for ten months (0/10)
• Transition to buying only humanely-raised meat

Out and About:

• Local Outdoors:
  • Learn to identify 10 species of common trees native to the mid-Atlantic region
  • Go apple or berry picking
  • Go cross country skiing or snowshoeing
  • Kayak on the river
  • Get wilderness first-aid training
  • Go skinny dipping
  • Learn to use the GPS and geocache at least 20 times (0/20)
• Travel:
  • Go to the beach every summer for at least a weekend (0/3)
  • Go on a backpacking trip that's longer than just a three-day weekend
  • Go to 8 wineries in Virginia and California (0/8)
  • Visit MoMA
  • Road trip to New England in the summer or fall
  • Revisit my childhood hometown with husband

Health & Beauty:

• Exercise:
  • Work up to 200 ab crunches (0/200)
  • Work up to 20 push-ups (0/20)
  • Run with the dogs three times a week for three months (0/37)
  • Compete in a triathlon (shorter tri okay if leg acts up)
  • WiiFit twice a week for a month (0/8)
  • Lose 10 pounds (+- 0 pounds)
• Mind/Body
  • Practice meditation two times a week for three months (0/26)
  • Do the Sun Salutation every morning for a month (0/30)
  • Try a hatha yoga class
  • Take dancing classes (0/2)
• Pretty is as pretty does...
  • Pluck eyebrows at least once a week (0/143)
  • Figure out and follow a skin care/makeup routine for three months (0/3)
  • Whiten my teeth (tea habit!)
  • Get cute glasses
  • Invest in four classic, well-made outfits for work
• Healthy Eating
  • Take vitamins every day for a month (0/30)
  • Eat at least one fruit and two vegetables a day for at least half of all weeks (0/72)
• _ Other_
  • Do a monthly breast exam (0/33)
  • Floss every other day for a month (0/30)
  • Get a tattoo or retire the idea

Interpersonal:

• Get-togethers:
  • Go on couple dates with at least five new couples (0/5)
  • Host a semi-formal dinner party
  • Have a fondue dinner party
  • Host a Christmas / holiday party
  • Organize a mix-CD swap
  • Reconnect with 5 old friends (0/5)
• Writing:
  • Write a letter when someone provides great customer service - three times (0/3)
  • Handwrite a letter to each set of grandparents three times a year (0/9)
  • Send at least fifty letters or cards just because (0/50)
  • Write Christmas cards every year (0/2)
  • Send postcards while on three vacations or trips (0/3)
  • Email my great elementary teachers, high school teachers, and college professors to tell them how much they rocked (0/???)
• Other:
  • Put all family birthdays and anniversaries on the calendar and set-up reminders
  • Spend one solid week focusing on patience / not criticizing each year (0/3)
  • Spend one solid week focusing on not interrupting / listening each year (0/3)
  • Attend the three local UU churches once each to see if any are a good fit (0/3)

Us:

• Husband:
  • Have a date with him (at least) twice a month (0/33)
  • Go swing dancing with him (0/10)
  • Surprise him at least five times in creative ways, including one birthday (0/5)
  • Practice Bengali or Hindi three times a week for six months (0/64)
• _Dogs: _
  • Intermediate obedience for both Kajol & Panda
  • Pack dog titles for both Kajol & Panda
  • Therapy dog title for Panda
  • Agility training (competing?) for Kajol

Meta:

• Have a new 101 list by the end of the 1001 days
• Buy a $40+ bottle of wine, and save it for the 1001st day