101 Things

This my list of 101 things I want to accomplish in the next 1,432 days, starting April 1, 2010.  I will be posting regular updates about my success (or failure) as I work through the list.

1.  See the ocean
2. Travel outside of the USA
3. Stay up all night talking to someone, watch the sun come up
4. Write a book
5. Graduate
6. Spend an entire day unplugged, hanging out with Cambry, doing nothing else
7. Finish Cambry’s baby book
8. Wear a swimsuit in public
9. Get a bikini wax
10. Move piano into the house and start playing again
11. Re-learn the guitar
12. Take a dance class
13. Research medicine and work with doctors to minimize medications I need
14. Ride a SeaDoo without breaking my hand
15. Get rid of clutter in the house / throw things away / get rid of old clothes
16. Take a trip with no destination in mind
17. Dance in the rain
18. Take one whole day in which I smile at every person I meet, rather than looking away
19. Learn to play the drums
20. Buy a hammock, hang it, and spend time relaxing in it
21. Take at least one photo every day for a month
22. Spend a day at the spa
23. Go back to New Orleans and spend more time getting immersed in the culture (and the booze!)
24. Meet more blogging friends in person
25. Attend at least one blogging conference per year
26. Teach Cambry to read
27. Buy one really expensive pair of shoes
28. Send a secret to post secret
29. Read 200 books (14 done)
30. Go ice skating
31. Do something nice for a stranger
32. Plan (and go on) a girls weekend getaway
33. Go skinny dipping
34. Walk in a charity fundraising marathon
35. Go to the ballet
36. Have boudoir photos taken
37. Write my will
38. Mail a letter to my grandmother once a month (3 done — missed July ’10 oops!)
39. Go to a dog park
40. Go to an amusement park
41. Attend at least one Longhorns football game per season
42. Finally get rid of baby stuff
43. Visit the store where Pawn Stars is filmed (bonus points to myself if I can get a picture of Chumlee and/or the Old Man)
44. Buy flowers for myself
45. Go parasailing
46. Plan a surprise
47. Attend an event that requires dressing up
48. Apply for a job that I am in no way qualified for, just for fun and experience
49. Submit an article to a local magazine
50. Tour a new (to me) winery and attend a wine-tasting
51. Go on a picnic
52. Go to a drive-in movie and/or movie on the lawn
53. Take ballroom dancing lessons
54. Actually keep money in the savings account
55. Fully pay off one credit card
56. Buy luggage
57. Watch the Bourne Trilogy
58. Go fishing
59. Watch a meteor shower
60. Get my concealed carry license
61. Organize old photos and scan those I don’t want to lose
62. Get a filing cabinet and try to keep paperwork in order
63. Learn sign language
64. Breed at least one litter of pups (not personally of course)
65. Buy the Nike+ chip for my shoes and start running
66. Plant a tree
67. Clean the attic
68. Let Cambry ride a horse
69. Research my family tree
70. Hang a bird feeder
71. Sit outside, drink wine and watch the sun go down
72. Pick wildflowers with Cambry
73. Spend time volunteering somewhere
74. Write a kick-ass resume and create an equally kick-ass portfolio
75. Apply to graduate school
76. Buy a little black dress
77. Thank my mother
78. Take a photography class
79. Compliment someone when I really want to say something negative
80. Have a breast exam follow-up (been putting it off)
81. Buy lingerie
82. Go on a quest for the best pizza around. Blog about it.
83. Collect a ridiculous t-shirt from every vacation I go on during the next 1,432 days (3 done!)
84. Get a family pet we’ve never had before
85. Get a haircut/color that is completely unlike me to get
86. Complete the 30 Day Shred in 30 consecutive days
87. Send a care package to a soldier overseas
88. Watch Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz (two movies I haven’t seen in over 10 years)
89. Carve my initials in a tree
90. Finish my Christmas shopping before the week of Christmas
91. Make a pinata with Cam
92. Have another “no pants” weekend
93. Climb a tree
94. Eat a food I’ve never tried before
95. Spend an entire day on the beach
96. Go on a romantic, fancy dinner date
97. Have a water balloon fight
98. Play in the mud
99. Watch the entire Band of Brothers series (never made it past Currahie)
100. Go to a cigar bar
101. Dress up for Halloween