
Well, I am very very close to a finish, I have another gifty finish to show you, I have stash to show you too. But, alas, I didn’t get around to dealing with photos yet. So, I thought I’d post something that’s been on my mind and do the photos next time.
Spurred on by Anna’s recent updates to her 101 Things in 1001 Days list, I thought I’d better take a long look at mine. I started my 1001 Days on June 21, 2006, and the end date is March 17, 2009. I’ve never posted my entire list, just which ones I’ve finished. In fact, my first post to this blog was one item to cross off. So, in the interest of reigniting my excitement over my list…here it is (complete with those that are done). It’s a little disheartening to see how many are still incomplete. I do find though that a lot of things that were important to me in June of 2006 aren’t so much anymore, and that some of them are. It would be interesting to see how different a new list would be if I made a new one today. Anyway, here it is…
- Begin contributing to 401k completed 8/3/06
- List all books on bookshelves in living room and read all that have not already been read I’ve made the list, and am still short by like 200 books, but I’ve read 59
- Go see each exhibit the Kimbell Museum has as their main exhibit I’ve seen all the ones that have been there during this time. There won’t be another one until after March. So this one is complete. This item was to give me incentive to use my membership. We’ve seen Hatshepsut, Drama and Desire (Japanese), The Mirror and the Mask, Picturing the Bible, The Impressionists, and most recently A Nativity from Naples and the Fra Angelico Altarpiece
- Set up a will, power of attorney and associated documents completed 1/11/08
- Learn CPR took a class at work 9/10/08
- Finish current WIPs: Dorothy’s Garden, Mystery 9, Mermaid Treasure Box, Water ACEO, July Wooly Tyme, Quaker Hedgehog, Flower of Courage, Quaker Garden, Bay Sampler, Wedding Sampler, 2000 Years Ago (if all parts released), Winter Snapperland ok I think it’s sad how many of these are still WIPs – Dorothy’s Garden, Mystery 9, Mermaid Treasure Box, Water ACEO and Bay Sampler.
- Stitch Eric’s stocking and make both mine and his into stockings completed 12/20/06
- Stitch one ornament from Teresa Wentzler’s 12 Days of Christmas per year to celebrate our Christmases together I’ve stitched three, so this is done.
- Finish current quilts: Partridges, Owls, Valentine, Stars & Stripes, Pansy Park, Kimonos, Cat Faces, Cat & Quilts, $5 Quilt and Wedding Quilt. Again, it is sad how many of these still aren’t done – Partridges, Valentine, S&S, Pansy Park, Cat Faces, Cat & Quilts
- Finish travel album and put together honeymoon album Completed 3/8/07 and 4/2/07
- Put together scrapbook of Eric & I and keep current
- Go to church consistently
- Finish all FUFOs in bin and continue with finishing all new finishes I’ve done really well on this, everything that I’ve stitched is finished or framed with a few exceptions – 2000 Years Ago, Just Nan RR, A Little Bitty Ark
- Make holiday tradition books for Julia and I completed 3/22/07
- Make a cookbook for myself the cookbook is made 3/6/07, but I wanted to make a cover for it, which is in progress
- Get down to goal weight hahaha
- Lose 10% of my weight done 3/29/07
- Have a dinner party the intent of this goal was to entertain more…Eric and I hosted Christmas Eve dinner at our house in 2008, so I’m calling this one done.
- Buy a house we have looked
- Change decorations seasonally – pay more attention to the seasons I’ve done really well on this one – complete
- Have a physical done 2/21/07 (had another one in 2008)
- Exercise 3 days a week for 3 months completed 3/31/08
- Keep up to date on training for work I called this one complete, because it was intended to get me to do my training earlier in the year, which I did in 2008. Now that I’m doing these certifications outside of work, I’ve got more training hours than I can shake a stick at
- Look into going back to school for Interior Design Masters
- Hang curtains in kitchen window made and hung 9/10/06
- Complete our sets of china and crystal I’m calling this one done. Everything we still need, our parents have bought but are doling it out in small amounts for birthdays and Christmas. There really isn’t anything left to buy.
- Frame Bahamas maps framed 7/22/07
- Frame our wedding present from Julia I decided to make it into a wallhanging, rather than frame it. Done 10/27/07
- Finish Larkin beading class piece
- Figure out where to do ceramics and finish at least two pieces of greenware
- Take vitamins every day for 3 months completed March 31, 2008
- [Private] completed 3/31/08
- [Private] completed 3/31/08
- Help Eric research his family genealogy completed 1/15/08, there wasn’t much I could help him with, so I helped him with a huge family mailing
- Take one trip per year even though we haven’t taken a trip yet in 2009, I’m calling this one complete – we’ve been to Chicago, San Antonio, Philadelphia, New York City, Oklahoma City twice and Virginia.
- See all the Oscar Best Picture movies that I have not seen we started this in July of 2006 with Broadway Melody. We watched every one up through Tom Jones, which we watch in 2008. I had hoped to have them all done, but this just didn’t happen. I hope to get back to them and watch the rest sometime.
- Read all the magazines I have a subscription for within the month they are current and get caught up on backlog
- Take a finishing class
- Learn to make a pinkeep I finished two pieces into pinkeeps in October 2007.
- Learn to knit – make one scarf and one pair of socks I learned to knit in April 2007, and completed my first scarf in June of 2007. I didn’t realize when I put this on my list that there would be such a huge learning curve between scarves and socks…
- Sell stuff in media room on ebay or donate to charity I should really get on this one and clean out all the crap
- Get new passport with my married name received new passport 3/8/08
- Frame one stitched item myself framed Quaker Garden 10/8/06
- Cook or bake once a week this totally fell by the wayside – I’m just leaving the cooking to Eric (and he may actually prefer it that way), plus with trying to cut down on desserts and bread – baking was kind of a no-go. I did make a few things though, like Eric’s Cassata Cakes, a King Cake, a French Onion Tart, Thai Sticky Rice, Pumpkin Spice Bread, etc.
- Join EGA I joined Tudor Rose Sampler Guild in August 2008 – I think that counts
- Have a date night with Eric at least once a month this was intended to get us to go out and do new things – go to new places, it sort of turned into just going out to dinner, so…I think the intention hasn’t been completed.
- Get an MP3 player and get set up with workout music and audiobooks done 11/26/06
- Master making a lemon meringue pie see #44 – I’ve eaten some lemon meringue pie though.
- Look at my calendar in Outlook every morning for 3 months this was intended to get me to know what’s going on that day, rather than being surprised when I forgot an appointment. I completed this 3/31/08.
- Write in my journal every day for three months
- Read all the Oprah book selections. I’ve read a bunch, but not all
- Get rid of storage unit this was going to happen when we bought a house
- Make a list of VHS to replace with DVD – replace if available on DVD I made the list, and have replaced a few
- Begin daily meditation/yoga practice – do daily for 3 months
- Plan trip to Scotland
- Organize office – clean out files completed 7/21/06 (of course, then it was thoroughly done when I was laid off)
- Stitch and frame my Goddaughter’s birth sampler done 12/5/07
- Make ATCs
- Express gratitude daily I’m calling this one done – I didn’t give it a way to measure, but since I have been more aware of being grateful in my life and expressing that (on my blog posts, for example), I think I can mark this one complete.
- Check voicemail at work daily and enter into call log for 3 months this was really geared toward my previous job. I did get better about doing this, so I think I can call it complete.
- Read Bram Stoker’s Dracula Finally I did read it – 1/7/08 – and it was soooo good
- Research starting a blog completed on 6/23/06 when I started this blog
- Drink water every day for three months I’m working on doing this but, it’s still not a daily habit
- Look into a class on Feng Shui
- Have Christmas gift shopping/making done by December 15th I did well with this two out of the three years. Done?
- Learn to make origami cranes
- Participate in a Round Robin participated in two. First one (Just Nan RR was complete on 6/14/07
- Organize photos, including having index prints and cds made
- Inventory my prints and posters including sizes and photos
- Check cnn.com every day for 3 months this was intended to get me more in tune with world events – since I don’t watch the news
- Send a RAK to someone at least once a quarter I did well with this up until second quarter of last year when I started the new job.
- Look into old credit card balance and pay if necessary This was researched and confirmed I had a zero balance 8/7/06
- Track my food intake daily for three months
- Plan 1st anniversary trip Eric planned a surprise getaway to San Antonio
- Schedule girl time every other month this was intended to help me stay in touch with my friends, since I have a tendency to be a hermit. I did ok with this one.
- Photograph/scan all my art pieces
- Find out where the labyrinth is in Dallas and walk the labyrinth this is supposedly a reproduction of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth
- Get my name in hieroglyphs pendant I’ve always wanted one of these
- Get a massage twice a year I did this, except for last year when I was out of a job.
- Sell or donate dress
- Participate in Race for the Cure
- Learn Hardanger Embroidery
- Learn calligraphy
- Frame Sistine Chapel print
- Buy something at Agent Provocateur to celebrate losing weight
- Spend time in nature I have allergies – nature doesn’t really work for me
- Create a guest book/house book to record the life of the houses we live in
- Have eyes checked done 11/7/07
- Learn to play Mah Jong
- Go on the annual church retreat
- Participate in an exchange I participated in my first exchange 10/1/06
- Learn how to do rug hooking and complete both kits I have
- Participate in a SAL Quaker Garden SAL with Karen V. finished 8/5/06
- [Private]
- Complete at least two punchneedle designs I have
- Stitch Houses of Hawk Run Hollow
- Stitch And They Sinned
- Free myself from judgment
- Make an effort to stay in touch with friends and family every month this is basically a repeat of 75.
- Keep plants alive, water regularly I’m really no good at this
- Re-read books 1-6 of Harry Potter before Book 7 comes out Finished Book 6 again 6/20/07. Done!
So, currently it looks like I’ve completed 42 of the 101. I’ve made effort on many others, but I don’t think the full list is going to be completed in time. But, I’ll keep at it and see what I can do. Thanks for sticking with me!

I am grateful for goals.
Wow, girl that is quite the list. I don’t think I would be brave enough to even tackle this one. I think you deserve a huge pat on the back for all the things you have accomplished. Everything has it’s time and place. Things will happen when they are supposed to
Wow, girl that is quite the list. I don’t think I would be brave enough to even tackle this one. I think you deserve a huge pat on the back for all the things you have accomplished. Everything has it’s time and place. Things will happen when they are supposed to
I’d say you are doing quite well! What a great list. Congrats on all your accomplishments. We tend to focus on what we haven’t done, but we should focus more on what we HAVE done. Hmmm, I think that’s on MY goal list, lol.
I’d say you are doing quite well! What a great list. Congrats on all your accomplishments. We tend to focus on what we haven’t done, but we should focus more on what we HAVE done. Hmmm, I think that’s on MY goal list, lol.
I think it’s interesting how my goals shifted over three years too. I don’t think there’s anything magic about finishing the 101–I think for me anyway it’s more about having tried to be aware of things I hoped to do and keep track of my successes. So, girlfried, you rock!
I think it’s interesting how my goals shifted over three years too. I don’t think there’s anything magic about finishing the 101–I think for me anyway it’s more about having tried to be aware of things I hoped to do and keep track of my successes. So, girlfried, you rock!
Interesting list, Michelle! YGG! Kudos on meeting a lot of your goals and being brave enough to list the others. Honesty within your self is very important–I need to remember that!
Interesting list, Michelle! YGG! Kudos on meeting a lot of your goals and being brave enough to list the others. Honesty within your self is very important–I need to remember that!