Thursday, April 12, 2007

THE LIST **Updated 02/04/2009**

101 Things in 1001 Days

Start Date: May 27, 2007

End Date: February 20, 2010

1. Finish this list/Break it up into categories

Finances & Investing

2. Budget and track spending for 6 months

3. Pay off Capital One card to zero balance --zero on 11/16/2007 closed 1/21/08

4. Pay off Wells Fargo card to zero balance by October 15, 2008

5. Pay off WaMu card to zero balance

6. Pay off Chase card to zero balance

7. Pay off Personal Loan by July 15, 2008. – paid off (w/help from Dan) on 3/25/08

8. Create an emergency savings acct w/at least $1000.00- use high-yield acct

9. Find an apartment for less than $450 per month rent by 9/1/07

10. Pay off Citi card to zero balance

11. Have a garage sale

12. Get my FICO score above 700 for 6 months or longer – officially above 700! Sept 1, 2008

13. Get a new car – one that is a good investment.

14. When I get my next cell phone/plan, get a GOOD/CHEAP one! May 2008?

15. Get a good rate (under 6%) on consolidation for federal student loans by July 1st, 2008.

16. Get a loan repayment “Game Plan” and use it! -know interest rates, length of repayment, etc.

Health & Fitness

17. Maintain a weight under 145 lbs for 1 year or longer - under 145 for about 5 months. 141.5 on 9/23/07 (Started around 09/01/07)

a. Keeping track of this on my iGoogle acct…

18. Complete a half marathon (Grandma’s 5K in June 2008- it’s a start!)

a. Start Training for 5K

19. Ride a bike for at least 20 miles – get a bike first, lol.

20. Find UMD Swim Pass, and USE it up!

21. Get health insurance

22. Floss every day for 1 month

23. Go 2 months without drinking alcohol

24. Eat vegetarian for 2 weeks

25. Schedule an appointment to go to the dentist- and go!

26. Get a “rock massage,” I’ve heard they are AMAZING

27. LOVE my body

28. Wear a bikini in public (without being embarrassed!)

29. Be in bed by 10:30 pm every day for one week.

30. Practice meditation at least 3x per week for 4 weeks. – in progress

Hobbies

31. Sell $100 worth of photos on Dreamstime- then get out? ($80.05 on 02.04.09)

32. Sell another framed photo print

33. Buy a good digital camera – save up!

34. Sell my plants at a market- 2008? (Lois H. is chairman)

35. Grow my own fruits and veggies (Community Garden Plot)

a. Tomatoes

b. Lettuce

c. Strawberries

d. Raspberries

e. Onions

f. Spinach

g. Green & Yellow Beans

36. Get one of my Jade plants to flower!

37. Have one of my pictures published in a magazine.

Travel & Adventure

38. Visit Michigan to see family

39. Travel to Hawaii

40. Travel to Ireland

41. See the Louvre (same trip as Ireland???)

42. Go Camping (with a tent, bonfire, the works!)

43. Play on the beach and pick seashells

44. Go (learn) scubadiving (in Hawaii…)

45. Go to a BIG zoo (I at least want to see hippos, rhinos, and koala bears!)

46. Swim with dolphins! $150.00 per person :S 707-556-5216 “dolphin discovery”

a. http://www.sixflags.com/discoveryKingdom/animals/dolphindiscovery.aspx

47. Road trip to San Francisco w/Dan (sightsee on the way!) –rescheduled for September 2008

48. Take a dance class

49. Get list of visited states up to 25/50. (12/50)

a. Minnesota

b. Wisconsin

c. Michigan

d. Iowa

e. Indiana

f. Illinois

g. Georgia

h. Florida

i. Hawaii

j. Tennessee

k. Kentucky

l. Alabama

Work & Websites

50. Get my college degree in the mail

51. Finish Buddhism Paper

52. Finish Market Promotions Project

53. Buy a laptop (Macbook?)

54. Finish the LoveYourDorm.com site

55. Finish the triptheworld.net site, or sell it for $100 or more

56. Finish the jocelynbaker.com site

57. Get my real estate license (need to save up the money first!)

58. Get 30,000 visits to the Garden Corner site in 1 month

59. Create a website JUST for extra income – bpr

60. Post on the Garden Corner at least 2 x week for 6 months straight.

61. Finish the Money After College site

62. Post to MAC at least 2x per week for 6 months straight

Learning & Reading

63. Decide if I want to go back to school for my B.S. in Environmental Horticulture- research it!

64. Learn html/CSS

65. Learn PHP/mySQL

66. Read the 5th, 6th, and 7th Harry Potter books

67. Participate in a book club

68. Read 101 books in 1001 days – (39/101)

69. Learn/make my own jam

70. Learn to drive a car with manual transmission

71. Learn how to change a flat tire (ugh, it has to be done…)

Personal Growth & Relationships

72. Live w/Dan– June 1st, 2008

73. Improve my French

74. Make new friends!

75. Start a conversation with a stranger

76. Try 10 foods I’ve never had before - (7/10)

a. Pickled Beets (not very good, they taste like dirt!)

b. Swiss Chard (pretty good, kind of like spinach.)

c. Edamame (soybeans, very good!)

d. Eggplant Burger (about as good as you would expect it to be, lol. Okay.)

e. Fig (alright, a little bit strange.)

f. Banana Peppers (YUM!)

g. Hot Pepper Jam (with Ritz and cream cheese…yummy!)

77. Sell or donate all the clothes that I haven’t worn in 2 months. – in progress

78. Contact someone I’ve lost contact with in past years

79. Clean out my email inboxes (argh!)

80. Keep my desk clean and organized for 1 month.

81. Un-clutter my life! Organize and file ALL papers, etc.

82. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity again

83. Downsize the amount of stuff that I have (Until I feel like I have simplified enough) – in progress

84. Donate blood again

85. Stop venting for a week. No complaining without taking action.

86. Donate my hair again.

87. Make a list of 100 things that makes me happy, keep it nearby for reading

88. Make a list of 50 amazing things I’ve done in my life

89. Say “no” without feeling bad at least 10 times. (0/10)

90. Don’t worry for 2 weeks.

91. Practice being present, enjoy daily activities.

Miscellaneous Fun Stuff

92. Host a potluck or a dinner party

93. Take a nap in a hammock

94. Fly a kite

95. Make some of my own pots for my plants (rent equipment/kiln?)

96. Play paintball!

97. See a movie in a drive-in theater

98. Document an entire day with photos

99. Host another How to Host a Murder party

100. See a dinosaur skeleton

101. Have a new list of 101 things to do once I’m done with this one!

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