101 List: 2013 version

OK, so I enjoyed the last 101 List in 1001 Days so much that I've decided to do it again. Here's my new, 2013 version. I'll be updating the list as I go along, with a link in the sidebar that tells the status of each item, in case anyone's interested. ;)

101 Things in 1001 Days

Start Date: January 11, 2013

End Date: October 9, 2015

Green items: done (with completion date)
Orange items: currently underway (with progress noted)

1. Go out of the country
2. Make out my will
3. Find out the kids’ blood types (called Dr. 1/11/13; called Hospital Patient Records, releases being sent; received releases)
4. Donate blood at least eight times (2/4/13; )
5. Finish FAFSA for Mark (Feb 2013)
6. Revive “Anti-Procrastination Wednesday”
7. Buy a stock of some kind
8. Get rid of the Intrepid (10/4/13)
9. Get to 170 pounds (5/23/13)
10. Get to 149 pounds
11. Have a mammogram (7/16/13)
12. Set up an appointment with a dermatologist for a skin-check
13. Six consecutive weeks of exercise at least three times a week (30 minutes min)
14. Go one week eating only unprocessed foods
15. Drink at least 64 oz of water every day for four consecutive weeks
16. Go bike riding
17. Buy myself a real raincoat (5/11/13)
18. Get new camera (from Mark & Courtney 5/11/13)
19. Have a massage
20. Get a decent laptop (12/2013, 09 MacBook)
21. Get a henna or airbrush tattoo
22. Get a “Wreck This Journal” 1/26/13 @ TJMaxx
23. Use up all my gift cards (TJMaxx & WalMart done; found another TJ's card eek)
24. Write more thank-you notes & send more birthday cards
25. Carry my camera –everywhere- for one week; take TONS of photos
26. Spend the afternoon at the ocean, just me and a book
27. Watch Brenda play hockey
28. Go to a roller derby
29. Go out to a restaurant I’ve never been to (Come Spring Cafe, March '13)
30. See at least five movies at the theatre (Frozen 12/13; Catching Fire 12/13;)
31. Stay overnight in a state other than Maine or Massachusetts
32. See an IMAX movie
33. Live at camp for a week
34. Go to a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show
35. Go white-water rafting or canoeing
36. Spend a weekend (at least 2 days/1 night) at camp completely alone
37. Go hiking at least 3 times
38. Go to a college-level or higher sporting event
39. Take Kira to Paris, Maine
40. Go to an amusement park
41. Go to a water park with the kids; go on at least one ride/slide/whatever
42. Take the kids to the ocean for a day; bring a picnic
43. Go for a walk in the rain (at least 30 minutes)
44. Go horseback riding
45. Get some sky-lanterns; release at night (on the Evans 9/29/13)
46. Host a sleepover party for Kira (New Year's Eve 2013)
47. Send a care package to Mark at college
48. Create a font out of my handwriting
49. Learn 25 ASL signs
50. Renew library membership
51. Revive the blog: post at least weekly for three consecutive months [TAKE NOTE!]
52. Watch five “classic” or famous movies that I haven’t seen
53. Use my firepit
54. Take a new family photo (Mark's graduation 6/7/13)
55. Have a Harry Potter movie marathon
56. Watch a meteor shower from the float at camp
57. Try new recipes from five different cultures (Argentina 2/11/13; Bhutan 5/16/13; China 1/1/14; Germany 1/5/14)
58. Learn to knit –and- purl
59. Build a gingerbread house
60. Make a quilt with Kira
61. Bake bread five times
62. Make a pie on Pi Day (3/14/13: apple, choc cream, chicken pot pie)
63. Make & organize a collection of “favorite” recipes
64. Participate in Operation Beautiful (operationbeautiful.com)
65. Finish cataloging DVDs
66. Create backup discs of all photos
67. Reorganize computer
68. Set up regular backup of computer
69. Build or get a monitor stand
70. PAINT KIRA’S ROOM (5/18/13 finished! frozen petite violet)
71. Paint ceiling in bedroom
72. Repaint the stairs & bannister
73. Paint the kitchen
74. Install new ceiling tiles in dining room
75. Replace the kitchen lights
76. Fix wiring for downstairs
77. Fix basement water problem (March '13)
78. Replace sliding glass door
79. New flooring in bathroom (installed 3/1/13)
80. Clear out playroom
81. Clean out my bedroom
82. Clean out and reorganize third floor (cleaned out, needs reorganizing)
83. Clean out garage
84. Clean out above garage
85. Sell some things on Facebook Yard Sale page (posted cookie jar 2/12/13)
86. Organize & get rid of some books
87. Get a new lamp for my bedroom (maybe two) (repaired old lamp June '13)
88. Frame “Knot”
89. Frame “Blue Nude”
90. Paint the fence
91. Paint and assemble the Adirondack chair
92. Build shed doors
93. Crushed rock floor for side shed
94. Fix window in side shed
95. Clear out rock garden & redesign
96. Divide and transplant bleeding heart & Autumn Joy sedum
97. Scrape, sand & paint doors outside
98. Plant something under front windows
99. Fix up mailbox
100. Create new 101 list before end date
101. Save $5 for every completed item on this list. ($90 as of 1/6/14; envelope in 2nd drawer)

Wish me luck, people! ~mk