This Girls Life

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The 101 Project: {Updated}

And I'm at it again. Seeing as how I have less than 2 months to complete a crap load of stuff on my list, I figured I would just update it now and then blog all of my new 101 things in December. Quite like I should!

Travel/Events in Other Places

1. Visit the Hoh Rainforest in Washington {How about, just Washington? Does that count?}

2. Go to Provincetown {Completed 08/10/09}

3. Go to Thunder Over Louisville

4. Rolex 3-Dy Event in Lexington, KY {I know I won't make it this year but I still want to go so it's staying on the list}

5. Plan a trip to Mt. Rainier {Doesn't necessarily have to be The Wonderland Trail but I'd like to go nonetheless}

6. Visit Canada. Our friendly neighbor to the North :)

7. Go to Times Square for New Years Eve {Maybe it will happen this year}

8. Visit Papa {Completed this May}

9. Infield at the Kentucky Derby {Perhaps next year. Once again, it's staying on the list}

10. Take Mom to Bermuda

11. Go on another cruise

12. Do an overnight at Waverly Hills Sanatorium {Unfortunately the 2-hr visit last summer didn't count}

13. Visit one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants {When I do Times Square, of course!}

Fitness

14. Drop 20 pounds, and keep them off for the remainder of the project {Completed this summer, courtesy of working my arse off. I actually lost almost 30!}

15. Run, ok maybe walk a 5k

16. Master all Yoga positions {I've got quite a few of them down!}

17. Take a yoga class

18. Take a Zumba class!

Health/R&R

19. Take vitamins every day {I found some gummy ones and I've also been taking a Viactive chew - the chocolate ones}

20. Get a hot stone massage

Career/Finances/Independence

21. Get my bath & body business off and running {Work in progress, seeing as how I've been MIA for 4 months}

22. Clean any debts {I'll be paying off my student loans for awhile but I've managed to clear 6 other debts within 3 months - Go me!}

23. Add to my IRA {Since the economy is getting (a little) better I have seen my IRA rebound quite a bit. I'm ok with where it's going so I feel I don't need to add as much as I had originally planned}

24. Set up another 401k {Once again, this may change in the very near future}

25. Own a home {Yep, I'm keeping this one up on the list}

Gaining knowledge/Intellectual pursuits

26. Learn a foreign language

27. Sign up for a ballroom/salsa lesson {If only there were ones nearby}

28. Get CPR certified {Why shouldn't you know how to save a life?}

29. Learn how to knit {I taught myself the basics but would love to learn more}

30. Read 101 books {See 101 Book Post}

31. Learn how to play chess {And not suck at it}

Creativity

32. Open up another Etsy shop {Completed 01/20/10}

33. Get familiar and comfortable with Shrinky Dinks}

34. Complete the 30 Days of Lists prompts {FAIL!}

35. Learn how to sew... properly

36. Finish an afghan

37. Make a quilt.

38. Complete the Owl Doorstop pattern from Tiddliwink Toys

39. Go to a glass blowing class {Once again, if there was one nearby}

40. Create a recipe for a solid sugar scrub

Relationships/Family

41. Document family tree back to Italy {Still working on this one}

42. Complete Family Tree Maker & update online {1,348 people, 451 marriages, 8 generations, 385 surnames... and counting}

43. Document Gill lineage {Still working on this one via Ancestry.com}

44. Grave hunting {Ongoing}

Food

45. Make a one-month meal plan {This is kinda hard now that I work 3rd shift, but I'm keeping it up here}

46. Go to 30 new restaurants and Yelp each one {I've been to a few, just haven't added them to Yelp yet}

47. Bake something at least twice a month

48. Cook one new recipe every month {Will post these later on, recipes included}

49. Drink nothing but water for a whole week {I could do this easily if it wasn't for my tea addiction}

50. Try every flavor of Stash & Tazo tea {Stash 5/200+; Tazo 3/?}

51. Make homemade ice cream

52. Make Nana's fresh fruit jam

53. Update recipe book {I've been adding recipes sporadically}

54. Eat more fish. {Just not Salmon!}

55. Find a variety of sushi that I like.

Fun

56. Participate in Gimme Your Stuff {Completed 11/2009}

57. Go camping {I lived in a cabin this summer. Does that count?}

58. Watch 101 movies {See 101 Movie post}

59. Go to the opening night of the rest of the Harry Potter & Twilight movies {I missed the last HP, so it's 0/2 left}

60. Start a garden {Gonna have to wait until next year}

61. Get more ink! {Completed 02/16/11}

62. Visit IKEA {Completed 03/16/2010}

63. Set up other Nano to be used as a frag tank {Emptied tank last weekend, waiting for sand to dry}

64. Sell frags

65. Fishing with mom {Soon. Seriously.}

66. Send a secret to PostSecret

67. Have a snail mail pen pal {It's been a while, but the lovely Ria has helped me with this goal}

68. Go to a planetarium

69. Go horseback riding.

70. Go on a whale watch {Completed 08/10/2009}

71. Fly first class {I've tried many, many times. Apparently, it's the first thing to book up}

72. Go snorkeling {On my cruise of course}

73. Take mom to a Michael Buble concert {Once he gets his butt over here!}

Social

74. Throw a holiday party

75. Host a bonfire

76. Write ten snail mail letters {10/10 ~ completed this summer}

Community

77. Donate blood twice a year {Gotta wait since I just got fresh ink}

78. Design an item to sell on Etsy. All proceeds to go to an organization in need {Completed in May}

79. Volunteer for an organization or at an event

80. Vote!

81. Plant 3 trees

Organize

82. More photos into albums.

83. Have a yard sale {Completed 4/10-11/2010}

84. Update iTunes {All names, titles, artwork, etc. filled in}

85. Organize beads/jewelry

86. Get rid of 101 material things {Completed - 200+}

Indulge

87. Cricut {Completed 05/2010}

88. iPod Touch {Completed 05/10/2009}

89. Bella Bag {Completed 09/24/2009}

90. Necklace from BirthDesigns

91. Mittens

92. Get my hands down with henna {by a professional}

93. Project Life {Completed 01/2011}

94. wii

95. iPhone4 {Completed May 2011}

96. Sewing machine {Perhaps for Christmas!}

General

97. Blog about each of my 101 tasks at least once {Completed 03/21/2010}

98. Complete the 365 Project {Started and stopped this year, keeping this up}

99. Blog every day {260/360}

100. Don't take life too seriously!

And finally...

101. On day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list that includes new goals and everything else that didn't get completed on this one.

Monday, October 17, 2011

The December Daily: Let's Try This Again

If you've been following by blog long enough, you'll remember a post about The December Daily project from Ali Edwards that I was planning on doing last December. You'll also remember that I never finished it (much less started anything substantial) Anyways, I've promised myself that I will finish one this year. I still have all of my supplies and a few new ones I have picked up this year. In the next few days, I'll be sorting everything and then start to work on my foundation pages. If any of you completed yours last year (or didn't quite make it) feel free to post your Flickr links!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Halloween Heaven

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Wednesday Giveaways!