My 101 List - Update!

My (incomplete) List

1. finish this list
2. document Colin's life through pictures, video, and journaling
3. go on at least one babyless date with Mike a month (6 - guessing. It hasn't been every month/34)
4. create a realistic list of places to vacation
5. create a will
6. form our own family traditions (WIP)
7. speak my mind more often
8. lose 20lbs (or better yet more!!) and keep it off (6/20)
9. have X amount of money in our ING account before the baby arrives (done! Jan 08)
10. improve landscaping
11. list 101 things that I like, are good, etc. and take pictures of at least half of them
12. get bedroom window fixed
13. teach Colin (and myself) sign language (WIP)
14. try one new recipe per month (7/34)
15. put the recipe on the website (0/34)
16. Try 5 new restaurants (5/5)
17. take Colin for a walk at least once a week even in the winter (0/143)
18. upload wedding photos to a CD and put in the safe
19. go somewhere via train
20. complete Colin's 1st year creative memory book
21. visit my grandma every month (5/33)
22. take Colin to Disney while staying at the timeshare (done! Jan 09)
23. take Colin to LA before M&M move to Michigan
24. go to Puerto Rico (Booked for Dec 2009)
25. go one week without pop (0/7)
26. fix fence (per mike)
27. finish taxes by the end of Feb (Did for 2009)
28. attend (at least) one Tigers game per year (1/2)
29. perform one random act of kindness per month for one year (0/12)
30. attempt to make my own baby food (Done for Colin 2008)
31. plan a great 1st bday party for Colin (Done - planned A Party 1/09)
32. buy more Rubbermaid's for better storage of clothes (WIP)
33. build patio out back
34. go one week without spending any money aside from gas (0/7)
35. finally go to the social security office and legally change my name
36. make pizza dough in my Kitchenaid Mixer (done! March 2008)
37. put all my printed out recipes on recipe cards
38. continue to take my pre-natal vitamins (even when not pregnant) or switch to a multi-vitamin if cheaper
39. send out a photo Christmas card in '08 (Done 12/08)
40. get in good enough shape so I can jog with Mike
41. make a list with pictures of items in our house in case of an emergency
42. buy a lottery ticket (Done and didn't win :( 2008)
43. clean the house for at least 15 minutes every day I'm home for one year (40? haven't been counting/365)
44. watch 5 movies of Mike's choosing that he can't believe I haven't seen yet (0/5)
45. read 12 non-baby/parenting book (2/12)
46. make a list of 101 blessings in my life.
47. try 12 new alcoholic drinks (2/12)
48. go camping one weekend
49. fix bike
50. go bike riding with Mike and Colin
51. make Christmas ornaments (Done Dec 08)
52. redo mom and dad's family photo before the end of 08. (Done Nov 08)
53. play tennis with mike at least once (since the rackets were bought in 06 and still haven't been used!)
54. get pregnant/have another baby
55. go on a picnic
56. send a letter of appreciation for excellent customer service
57. visit at least two new states that we haven't been together (2/2) (Done! April 08)
58. knock two more states off our list (2/2)
59. plan a secret/surprise weekend getaway
60. read a book about marriage
61. make seasonal cakes/desserts/cookies
62. go to Wealthy Street Bakery
63. find 4 fun projects/actives for when I watch all 3 boys (Colin, Ethan and Micah). 1 for each season (0/4)
64. start a new blog for my 101 list (done 4/2008)
65. go one week without eating any candy (done 2008)
66. increase my weekly ING direct deposit by at least $100
67. hang Colin's blinds. Done
68. have $X saved in ING by December 31, 2009
69. be in bed before 11pm at least once a week for one year (4/52)
70. join Cornerstone
71. do research on new car instead of just on impulse (new car bought June 2008)
72. start upromise account for Colin (done March 2008)
73. try to cut the Sunday coupons within a week
74. go away with my mom, sister and sister-in-law
75. go to eye doctor
76. go to the farmer's market at least once per summer (0/3)
77. create photo wall
78. have Colin take swimming lessons (started March 2009)
79. repaint front and side doors
80. put the house up for sale again (for sale by owner?!?!)
81. research how to sell a house by owner
82. use all the passes we get from the CVB instead of only the zoo and FMG
83. make a big Christmas cookie platter for Mike's work again
84. go swimming at least once per summer (0/3)
85. take Colin to the ocean
86. make a book at the end of 12/09 of Colin's art work
87. have family picnics at the airport viewing area (1/6)
88. go golfing on the driving range
89. have a weekend get-away with Angela
90. eat at the Pizza Ranch with Rachel once a year (0/2)
91. get Colin a library card (done. Jan 09)
92. watch 1 movie a month with Mike (0/21)
93. learn how to use my photoshop software
94. learn how to better use our timeshare
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I will continue to add to the list as I think of things ...