101 in 1001 - Updated 9/5/2013

So jumping in on this bandwagon... There are so many things I want to do and accomplish... I guess this is the PERFECT way to keep me accountable. Other than #1... they are in no particular order...

101 in 1001 Days Bucket List

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

The Start Date:
2/1/13

The End Date:
10/30/15

Goals in progress are italicized in purple, goals completed are bolded in red, goals highlighted are completely done

Here it goes:

1 - Lose 100 pounds... truly my #1 goal!!!

As of 3/12-2013 I am down 6.8 pounds - Heading to the doctor on 7/9/2013 - I think there is a problem with my Thyroid

2 - Drink 100 oz of water a day... don't get me wrong... I don't like water and intend to put fresh lemon each and every time...

I'm working my way up... I'm getting there

3 - Head to Washington DC and get my Slovenian passport... Gotta make my dual citizenship , you know, real...

4 - Have a "date" at least twice a month... it is good for me to communicate with my friends and keep me in the realities of life... These can be on the phone...

Sara Shaw on 2/6/13

Heather Litz - 2/20/13

Lisa Kronke - 3/14/13

Caysi Bull - 3/15/2013

Caysi Bull - 4/12/2013

Torrey Shannon - 4/16/2013

Lisa Pelletier - 5/14/2013

Lisa Pelletier - 5/15/2013

Summer Tiani - 6/7/2013

Torrey Shannon - 6/24/2013

Kristi Seidel - 7/26/2013

Kristi Seidel - 7/27/2013

Torrey Shannon - 8/6/2013

Torrey Shannon - 8/7/2013

5 - Go to Portland, Maine and visit April...

6 - Get the wisdom tooth that is literally only half there pulled... after 3 1/2 years... I think it is time to actively start working on this...

It was done on March 26, 2013

7 - Quit... soda... OK... I said it... I am going to QUIT SODA!!!

I have been soda free since 2/1/13, I quit caffeine from February 13, 2013

through March 30th for Lent

8 - Build a toy holder for Devlin... Devlin proof...

9 - Build a toy holder for Isabella... again... Devlin proof...

10 - Paint the inside of the house...

11 - Spend a weekend with one of my children individually twice a year. So start with Isabella (February 2013)... Then Anastasia (March 2013)... Then Devlin...

Isabella - 2/8/13 - 2/9/13 (Mother/ Daughter camping weekend - Had to leave

early due to weather conditions... so I am going to make up a day with

her) April 6th - Isabella and I will be going to the American Doll Store

Anastasia - 3/1/13 - 3/3/13 (Choir trip to Dallas - Medieval Times, Six Flags)

Devlin - May 18th... Lego KidsFest

               July 13th... Houston Museum of Natural Science, Dinosaur Exhibit

12 - Have at least 1 date with Richard every odd month (11-Jan, 03-Mar, 10-May, July, September, November)...

Went Shooting... 3/19/2013

Go Kart Racing... 5/13/2013

Wicked... 7/11/2013

Movies... 9/18/2013

Secret... 11/8/2013

13 - Read 100 books at MINIMUM...

Not including all the books I have read since the start of the year... here is what I

have finished SINCE 2/1/13:

1 - Vampire Diaries - The Hunters V 2: Shadow Souls

2 - Vampire Diaries - The Hunters V 3: Destiny Rising

3 - The Secret Circle - The Initiation

4 - The Secret Circle - The Captive Part I

5 - The Secret Circle - The Captive Part II

6 - The Secret Circle - The Power

7 - Thirst No. 1 - The Last Vampire

8 - Thirst No. 1 - Black Blood

9 - Thirst No. 1 - Red Dice

10 - Thirst No. 2 - Phantom

11 - Thirst No. 2 - Evil Thirst

12 - Thirst No. 2 - Creatures of Forever

13 - Thirst No. 3 - The Eternal Dawn

14 - Thirst No. 4 - The Shadow of Death

15 - House of Night - Marked - 1

16 - House of Night -Betrayed - 2

17 - House of Night - Chosen - 3

18 - House of Night - Untamed - 4

19 - The Casting Trilogy - Blood Ties

20 - House of Night - Hunted - 5

21 - House of Night - Tempted - 6

22 - House of Night - Burned - 7

23 - House of Night - Awakened

24 - House of Night - Destined

25 - House of Night - Hidden

26 - The Secret Circle: The Hunt

27 - Night World 1

28 - Night World 2

29 - Night World 3

30 - The Casting Trilogy - Deep Water

31 - The Casting Trilogy - Full Circle

14 - Plant and GROW watermelon in our garden...

The heat killed it... This may be a lost cause here

15 - Go to Colorado for at least two weeks in the winter... HELLO TORREY!!!

16 - Go to the gym at least 1 time per week...

Going to start in September

17 - Go swimming at least 1 time per week...

7/17/2013 - Community Pool

7/18/2013 - Lifetime

7/26/2013 - Moody Garden's

18 - Have a lunch/ dinner date at least once a month with a friend...

February 2013 - Debbie Shultz (12th) - Chili's

                           Kristi Seidel (15th) - Chuy's

March 2013 - Kristi Seidel (13th) - Hibatchi Japanese Steakhouse

April 2013 - LeAnne Bass (2nd) - Lupe Tortilla's

                      Kristi Seidel (5th) - Sharky's

May 2013 - Allyson Davis (29th) - Lupe Tortilla's

                   Kristi Seidel (30th) - Carrabas

June 2013 - Allyson Davis (25th) - Tea Party

July 2013 - Kristi Seidel (22nd) - Los Cucos (movie - Grownups 2)

August 2013 - Kristi Seidel (24th) - La Madeline

September 2013 - Kristi Seidel (1st) - Five Guys

19 - Learn to scrapbook...

After helping me get all my crafting and scrapbooking items in order, on April

5, 2013 - Kristi Seidel taught me how to scrapbook

20 - Complete the Financial Peace University

School time is a better time to start that

21 - Teach Isabella and Devlin the Financial Peace Junior...

We've started the Give, Save, and Spend piggies... they are doing well with it...

Decided that they will do it during Christmas break...

22 - Save at LEAST $10,000-... This is a pretty big goal for me too
 As of 1/1/2014 I will have $550-

23 - Travel to Colorado to spend some girl time with Torrey... having FUN the next go around... just me...

24 - Donate at least 12 inches of hair to Locks of Love... This is going to come towards the end... most likely at the last minute...

25 - Save $10,000 couponing...

Up to $3030.08 as of September 5, 2013

26 - Take a walk around the lake at least 3 times a week...

4/5/13 - Walk with Casidy Lee - 1.971 miles

4/12/13 - Walk with Casidy Lee - 3.33 miles

4/14/13 - Walk with Family - 2.733 miles

4/18/13 - Walk with Cassidy Lee - 2.62 miles

4/19/13 - Walk with Casidy Lee - 2.588 miles

4/20/13 - Walk with Brownies - 1.192 miles

4/21/13 - Walk with Family - 1.473 miles

5/18/13 - Walk with Impact a Hero - 2.09 miles

27 - Work on my book at least 3 days a week... at an hour each time...

28 - Work on my blog at least once a month... I know it isn't as much as others... but it needs to be realistic for me...

http://justthewifejustthemama.blogspot.com/

February 22, 2013 - Competency and the VA

March 19, 2013 - Gunpowder an Lead... or Anxiety... Same Thing, Right?

April 1, 2013 - It's My Life... It's Now or Never...

May 28, 2013 - Is it a Tornado? Is it a Hurricane? Nah, it's just the whirlwind of life...

June 27, 2013 - Battling the VA CGC

July 31, 2013 - NO... You can't have my power

August 31, 2013 - Back to School

29 - Make an extra house payment at least once a year...

30 - Go snow skiing for the first time...

31 - Buy a really cute bathing suit to go with my new body...

32 - Go to Tommy's wedding in Ohio... in July 2013...

Sadly, we missed it

33 - Go to Washington DC to speak on "The Hill" about the Caregiver Stipend and PTSD

34 - Get my memorial tattoo for my Mama... which is ironic since she didn't like tattoos on me...

35 - I'm going to copy the BEAUTIFUL Torrey Shannon on this one... Send 200 cards of gratitude/ positive words and thinking about you, to people that have made an absolute difference in something that pertains to my life... I am hoping to make them using my Cricut...

1 - Torrey Shannon

2 - Jacqueline Zwisler

3 - Karen Ramirez

4 - Kristi Seidel

5 - Tania Ewing

6 - Meghann Brodeur

7- Caysi Bull

8 - Babi and Dedek Crepinsek

9 - Meta Crepinsek

10 - Teresa Carpenter

11 - Sonia Flores

12 - Kathy Lovelett

13 - Alison King

14 - Lisa Pelletier

15 - Robert Strauss

16 - Joanne Strauss

17 - Debbie Shultz

18 - Julie Webb

19 - Tim Ewing

20 - Wendy Bloomquist

21 - Merry and Rick Starkey

22 - Crystal Johnson

23 - Laura Yi

24 - Julie Wright

25 - Amber Young

26 - Alex Wilhelm

27 - Jessica Montgomery

28 - Erin Dahan

29 - Holly Rindorf

30 - April Marcum

31 - Tara Halvorson

32 - Nadine Clinard

33 - Ferrin Smithhisler

34 - Stephen Holley II

35 - Rene' Granata

36 - Erica and Vince Delperdang

37 - Shayla Klytta

38 - Joan Millar

39 - Heather Strange

40 - Rene van der Weide

36 - Pay for someone's order behind me in the line at Starbucks...

So it wasn't Starbucks... But I did pay for someone's food behind me at

Chick Fil-A ($12.38 on 2/13/2013)

I did it again at Chick Fil-A on 2/15/13 for $10.57

37 - Make 10 craft ideas off Pinterest (SO stole that one too from Torrey)...

38 - Learn to make the soup noodles that my Mama use to make...

39 - Learn to make apple struddle...

40 - Surprise a friend, out of state, with a visit for at least a couple of days...

41 - Take a family picture that I can be proud of (with me looking good in it)...

42 - FINALLY make my message in a bottle... I have had the bottles for YEARS!!!

On April 29, 2013 I threw my bottle into the Hood Canal in Union, WA... from the dock of the Alderbrook Resort. On May 2, 2013 I was contacted by Steven Weschler of Hoodsport, WA that he and his wife found it on the shores, and now look forward to making their own message in the bottle!!!

43 - Find someone out of state that wants to send letters and fun things back and forth... I need inspiring and loving words of encouragement... yay to pen pals... Anyone?

Since Nicole DeLoach volunteered... I have started...

1 - April 1, 2013

44 - Start a support group for wives of wounded warriors in my local area...

In the works... Let you know when I have more information to give

45 - Work with a non-profit and volunteer with them...

See #44

                         
46 - Take a "ME" trip...

I went to Seattle, WA from April 24th - May 1st!!! I enjoyed the peace and quiet... solitude... and regeneration time... I recommend EVERYONE to do this. It was AMAZING!!!

47 - Go HOME at least once a year...

October 2013 is my goal...

48 - Learn to shoot a gun (the one time I have ever shot a gun doesn't count as learning)...

3/19/2013 - I shot a Glock 19, 9mm

4/24/2013 - I shot a Heckler Koch, .45; Smith & Wesson, .45; and a Springfield                                   1911, 9mm

49 - Fire a shotgun... or a rifle... at a target NOT a living animal

50 - Send my brother-in-law, Tim, a care package at LEAST once a month... while he is deployed...

February 15, 2013 - Box 1 & 2

March 20, 2013 - Box 3 & 4 (AND 4 cases of Girl Scout Cookies!!!)

May 2, 2013 - Box 5 & 6 - Richard forgot to mail them for me while I was gone...

May - My sister informed me not to send any boxes this month due to address changes - He got home May 22, 2013!!!

51 - Participate in Project 365 and actually complete it!!!

52 - Encourage someone to participate in 101 in 1001...

Why is no one doing it?

53 - Write my children "love letters"... 1 per year... to be kept safe for a unknown future date

Anastasia - October 2013

Isabella - October 2013

Devlin - October 2013

54 - Make Isabella a pillowcase dress...

55 - Complete a 5K run... If you know how broken I am... this is actually a feat for me...

Going to do it with my Brownie Troop!!!

56 - Teach Isabella and Devlin to ride a bicycle... without training wheels...

57 - Have Isabella and Devlin swimming independently...

I am proud to say that on July 17th, my children would go down the slide and then swim to the edge of the pool all on their own... They continue to amaze me with their strength... It may not be picture perfect stokes... but they are doing it and it is a start!!!

58 - Perform two random acts of kindness a year for someone I care about (whether a little or a lot)...

April Hawks - March 2013

Mariah Shannon - March 2013 - She is here because I did something and I

do not even know her

Torrey Shannon - April 2013

Mariah Shannon - April 2013

59 - Create business cards just for me...

DONE!!! They look good, at least I think so... 2-14-2013

60 - Renew my American passport...

61 - Pay off the Suburban...

62 - Once a month cuddle in my bed and enjoy a family movie night with my husband and three kids... eating ice cream and popcorn...

2-17-2013 - Peter Pan

3-30-2013 - The Guardians

4-20-2013 - Nanny McPhee

5-24-2013 - Tangled

June - Harry Potter (years 1 - 7)

July 5, 2013 - ParaNorman

August 31, 2013 - Transformers

63 - Color an ENTIRE coloring book... Natasha style...

64 - Watch the 10 greatest movies ever made...

According to http://www.imdb.com/chart/top... This is what they are... I thought it

would be Casablanca and what not

1 - Shawshank Redemption

2 - The Godfather

3 - The Godfather, Part II

4 - Pulp Fiction

5 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

6 - 12 Angry Men

7 - The Dark Knight

8 - Schindler's List

9 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

10 - Fight Club

65 - Save ALL my coin change...

As of 9/5/2013 - I am up to $126.38

66 - Visit the Munster Mansion in Waxahachie, TX

67 - Attend the Renaissance Festival

68 - Write a Living Will and have it notarized...

69 - Create an Advanced Directive for Richard and I...

70 - Re-alphabetize my DVD collection... It is driving me crazy NOT being in order...

Completed 7/12/2013

71 - Fly a lighted candle for my Mama and Grandpa Strauss... I sure do miss them

72 - Organize my China cabinet better...

73 - Get the children passports...

74 - Go visit Heather in McKinney, TX (watch out girl you made the list)...

75 - Visit my best friend, Wendy (HOPEFULLY in California)...

76 - Research land possibilities in Westcliffe, CO...

77 - Plan at least 3 FANTASTIC field trips for my Girl Scout troop...

78 - Decide what to do with Anastasia's room and start prepping it for it's future goal when Anastasia goes off to college... Will it be a guest room? Will it be a hobby room? Maybe and ACTUAL office for Natasha... The possibilities are endless...

It's fate has been decided... It will be my domain... My craft room/ office

79 - Scan all of Richard's medical records into the computer...

Sadly because the hard drive on my main computer crashed and things did not back up the way they were suppose to... I'm thinking I have to start over... Ugh

80 - (This is getting hard) Get an American flag that actually STAYS on the house...

81 - Get Richard to ACTUALLY put the fan up in his office...

YEAH!!! He did it while I was in Seattle

82 - Fix the holes in the walls...

Richard started doing this while I was in Seattle - We hit some snags and now need the structure of my house looked at before we can proceed

83 - Get a bracelet that represents each of my three children (or add to one I already have)...

84 - Buy a pair of female jeans (I typically like men's Wranglers)...

85 - Attend a scrapbooking weekend...

86 - Make 5 different signs to sell on my Cricut...

87 - Make apple butter...

88 - Take a cooking class...

89 - Make a cook book for my sister...

90 - Answer the 50 Questions that will Free Your Mind...

In progess... they are a whole lotta mind thinking questions

91 - Make 5 new friends...

1 - Michael Gasper

2 - Kristi Seidel

3 - Shannon Aiken

 

4 -

5 -

92 - Visit South Padre Island...

93 - Think of something that I love about each of my kids and husband for everyday in a month and give them a card that says this... Use a different month for each person...

Cards are made up... Just need to write them out

May 2013 - Richard

October 2013- Anastasia

October 2013 - Isabella

October 2013 - Devlin

94 - Learn how to sew a dress...

Diana has agreed to teach me... now I just have to find some time

95 - Get rid of ALL the clothes I currently own... Losing THAT much weight... I won't fit in ANYTHING I currently have...

96 - Find a couch I LOVE!!! This is actually VERY difficult... I wish I had kept mine from California... * Sigh *...

Got it July , 2013

97 - Read this list once a week... AT LEAST!!!

I read it pretty much every day

98 - For every goal I do NOT complete... donate $10- to a worthy charity...

99 - For every goal I complete put $50- into savings...

$550 - 1/1/2014 - Goals: 6, 7, 19, 36, 42, 46, 48, 59, 70, 81, 96

100 - Finish a puzzle

101 - Create a new 101 in 1001 by October 15th, 2015...