The 101 List

A while back a friend of mine told me about her 101 list.  The way it works is that you make a list of 101 things you want to do in the next 1001 days.  There is also a website (dayzeroproject.com) where you can track it if you don’t have a website of your own.

In June I made my 101 list and then promptly forgot all about it.  I’ve decided to dig it out again and track it here on my blog.  Some of the ideas are a bit expensive and I highly doubt I’ll achieve them within the next 1001 days, but I’m pretty sure there is no punishment for that.

I will get as many done as I can though, and I think it will be fun!

Since June I’ve even managed to do a few of the things on my list without even realizing it.  So I will list them here as completed and then replace them on my new list that will start today.

Already Completed From Original List

  • Try real Indian curry – Completed (December 2009)
  • Build basking area for 360L tank – Completed (November 2009)
  • Start Aqua Aerobics – Completed (June 2009)
  • Find a gym I’m comfortable in – Completed (December 2009)
  • Buy a tripod – Completed (Christmas gift from Xander 2009)
  • Get new mobile phone – Completed (October 2009)
  • Spend a weekend camping – Completed (August 2009)
  • Join Weight Watchers – Completed (June 2009)

My New Updated 101 List (as of January 29, 2010)

  • 1. Get my NT2
  • 2. Learn to make candles
  • 3. Start my own business
  • 4. Redecorate the spare room
  • 5. Get a turtle tattoo
  • 6. Get industrial piercing
  • 7. Submit a POTY photo
  • 8. Visit Beekse Bergen
  • 9. Lose 50+ lbs
  • 10. Get a pedicure
  • 11. Learn to milk a cow
  • 12. Visit Auschwitz
  • 13. Fly home to Canada alone
  • 14. Have a hotel slumber party
  • 15. Go on holiday to Iceland
  • 16. Join a book club
  • 17. Try sushi
  • 18. Get my Dutch driver’s license
  • 19. Finally meet Sonya
  • 20. Go to Amsterdam on Queen’s Day
  • 21. Get a professional massage
  • 22. Visit Valkenburg at Christmas
  • 23. Do a Digital Photography course
  • 24. Learn to quilt using paper piecing
  • 25. Finish my sampler quilt
  • 26. Fly in a hot air balloon
  • 27. Learn to knit socks
  • 28. Take a pottery class
  • 29. Visit all of the Cologne Christmas Markets
  • 30. Make Santa door hanging quilt
  • 31. Go to Disneyworld
  • 32. Fly a Kite
  • 33. Go an entire day without swearing
  • 34. Take Piano Lessons
  • 35. Get a TV for the bedroom
  • 36. Do Couch to 5k
  • 37. Complete 365 photo project
  • 38. Take my mother to Paris
  • 39. Visit the concentration camps in Holland
  • 40. Learn to make HDR Photos
  • 41. Take the dogs to training classes
  • 42. Read the Harry Potter series
  • 43. Move to a bigger house
  • 44. Make erwtensoup from scratch
  • 45. Find a doctor I trust
  • 46. Go on a Spido tour
  • 47. Buy a macro lens
  • 48. Get a 2nd opinion from a Fertility Specialist
  • 49. Re-read Twilight Books
  • 50. Go to a live football game
  • 51. Do volunteer work
  • 52. Sponsor a child
  • 53. Knit Xander a sweater
  • 54. Get Makro / Sligro memberships
  • 55. Read Anna Karenina
  • 56. Learn sign language
  • 57. Write a letter to Barb
  • 58. Go to the theater in London
  • 59. Swim at Tropicana
  • 60. Paint Cape Breton scenery
  • 61. Go Ice Skating
  • 62. Visit every Zoo in Holland
  • 63. Have a birthday party
  • 64. Swim with Dolphins
  • 65. Photograph the same spot in all four seasons
  • 66. Go to South Africa
  • 67. Photograph NY Fireworks at Erasmusbrug
  • 68. Ride on an elephant
  • 69. Decorate Balconies for Christmas
  • 70. Pay off Credit Card
  • 71. Re-organize blog categories and tags
  • 72. Have an internet-free week
  • 73. Get prescription sunglasses
  • 74. See dermatologist about hair loss
  • 75. Learn to scuba dive
  • 76. Donate Blood
  • 77. Make my own pasta
  • 78. Learn rug hooking
  • 79. Get a bread maker
  • 80. See Cirque du Soliel again
  • 81. Lose 100+ lbs
  • 82. Buy a full length mirror
  • 83. Visit Ireland again with Xander
  • 84. Take a good photo of the moon
  • 85. Plant a lilac tree in my own garden
  • 86. Bake a cheesecake from scratch
  • 87. Buy a telephoto lens
  • 88. Grow my own vegetables
  • 89. Have a romantic weekend in Venice
  • 90. Get dad to teach me guitar
  • 91. Take painting classes
  • 92. Photograph Kinderdijk in Winter – Completed (January 30, 2010)
  • 93. Fly in a helicoptor
  • 94. Get a proper jewelry box
  • 95. Start riding my bike again – Completed (February 24, 2010)
  • 96. Write a letter to my future self
  • 97. Clean out our storage room
  • 98. Make Xander a robot quilt
  • 99. Find a hairstyle I really like
  • 100. Learn to play chess
  • 101. Spend a night in our honeymoon suite

Wish me luck!!!  If you make one, or already have one, let me know!