101 in 1001 Month 10 Update

The month of October allowed me to cross off quite a few things off of my list.

#9 Read 50 Books.  I added 2 more.

How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

#18 Blog about meeting the goals. (10/33)

#21 Go on a late honeymoon with my husband.  You can read about it HERE.

#42 Go on at least 2 trips together every year, even if just for a weekend. (half way done)

#69 Eat a Cheeseburger in Paradise.  Admittedly, the cheeseburger was the worst thing that I ate all week but I did complete it.

101 in 1001 Month 9 Update

Unfortunately, I didn't cross anything off of my list last month BUT I will cross a couple off in the month of October.

I am blogging about September, though, so I guess that counts!!

A Trip to the Farmer's Market

Saturday I checked another thing off of my 101 in 1001 list (kind of).  There is a local Farmer's Market about a mile from our house so we got up and headed out. 

My friend met us up there with her 2 kids, too.

The kids loved the ladies who had the pastries (of course).

Overall, we were disappointed in this Farmer's Market because there were only a few farmers there and most of them had the same items but this guy was awesome.  He also makes honey and raises honey bees.  He spent quite a while talking to the kids and showing them pictures of how the bees are in the honeycomb, what they do in the winter, etc.  It was the best part of the 20 minutes that we were there.

I did end up buying some squash and some black tomatoes that I grilled for lunch but I definitely want to take them downtown to the big Farmer's Market so we can have the full-on experience. 

101 in 1001 Month 6 Update

This month's 101 in 1001 goals met were:

#9 Read another book.  My total is up to 7 out of 50

#18 Blog about met goals. 

#37 Walk in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.  You can read about it HERE



101 in 1001 Month 5 Update

Ok, I realize that it is almost the middle of the month but here is the update for my 101 in 1001.

#18 Blog about monthly updates.

While I didn't get to cross anything off in May, I had a lot of things in the works and some of them have gotten or will be crossed off in June.

101 in 1001 Month 4 Update

In April I crossed off one of my goals and I am still working on several others.

#2 I started the Insanity workouts (hardest EVER) and I have stepped up my running. 

#4 I ran a 5K at Kanin's school on April 29 in 33:04.

#6 I finished reading The Girl Who Played with Fire. 

#18 I am blogging about the month of April and the goals I accomplished (4/33)

#28 I really started focusing on the basement.  I have donated and thrown out a bunch of things. 



101 in 1001 Month 3 Update

March was a slow month crossing off items on my 101 in 1001 list but I do have a lot of them in the works.

#2 I am still working on losing weight.  I am smaller now than I have been in a few years.

#4 I have signed up for a 5k on May 21. 

#5 I am contemplating signing up for a 10k on April 30.  If this Missouri weather would cooperate then I would be able to get some more runs in.

#9 I am still reading books.  I am currently on the 2nd "Girl" book  and I have another Rick Riordan book in line.

#18 I have blogged about my goals each month.

#31 I am in the middle of 40 Bags in 40 Days.  I have taken a lot of things to a consignment sale and consignment shop.

#37 I will be walking in the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure in honor of my sister-in-law, Debbie.  If you would like to donate to my team, go HERE

#43 Going to the gym 3 times a week is no longer attainable because I gave up my gym membership; however, I am working out harder than ever!!

#48 I have switched computers so I am still working on cleaning up all of the crap on both laptops.

101 in 1001 Month 2 Update

Well, another month is gone out of 2011 and I am still working on my 101 in 1001.  Here are the goals that I accomplished and the ones that I moved closer to completing.

#9 Read 50 Books

I added 4 more in February for a total of 5

   2. Percy Jackson & the Olympians:  The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (completed 2/6/11)
   3. Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (completed 2/8/11)
   4. Percy Jackson & the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (completed 2/15/11)
   5. Percy Jackson & the Battle of the Labrynth by Rick Riordan (completed 2/20/11)

#13 Don't eat fast food for a week 3x

I completed all of this in February.

#56 Drink 8 glasses of water everyday for one month. (Completed 2/28/11)

#80 Meet a blog friend in real life.  (Completed on 2/26/11)

#94 Complete Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred (Completed on 2/22/11)

I DID IT!

I Did It, I Did It, I Did It!  Hooray!  (If you have little ones, think "Dora, the Explorer" song)

I just finished Day 30 Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred.

You guys have no idea how excited I am and even proud of myself.  I have started this workout a couple of times before but never finished it.  Plus, it marks another things off of my 101 in 1001 list.

I wish that I would have taken a before and after picture because I cannot believe the difference.  The workouts were difficult but the hardest part was just making it a priority to do the workouts every, single day.  I actually did 31 workouts because one Saturday I did Levels 1 and 2 because I was afraid that I was going to miss Sunday's workout but I was able to work it in. 

If you don't know about this workout system it is very easy:

1)There are 3 Levels: 

1, 2, 3

2)Each level consists of 3 circuits: 

3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio and 1 minute abs

3)Start at Level 1 and when you are ready, move on to Level 2 and then 3.

4)Within each Level and each circuit there is an advanced and a modified (there are girls that show you each).

**Here are some tips that I picked up and really helped me get through it:

-Start off using 3lb weights--I think I quit the first couple of times because I was trying to use 5lb weights right out of the gate.  I couldn't move the next couple of days.

-Don't try to match rep for rep--Remember, this is a DVD and they DID take several "takes" to make it look fluid.  Just do the exercise for the entire TIME but don't worry about doing the exact number of reps that the pros are doing.

-Mix it up--If you are like me and get easily bored, you may not want to do Level 1 for 10 days in a row.  I switched it up by moving on to Levels 2 & 3 maybe a little early but I would do some of the modified exercises.  For days 15-30, I rotated what I Level I would do.  For example:  Monday-Level 1, Tuesday-Level 2, Wednesday-Level 3; however, by the time I started rotating the Levels, I also used 5-8lb weights for Levels 1 and 2. 

(If this doesn't make sense just e-mail me and I will explain better)

-Don't have too much pride--This is a tough workout.  There are 0 rest days incorporated into it which is totally different than most workout routines.  If you start to feel like you might be developing an injury, your body is really sore, etc. there is NO SHAME in taking it easy on that day.  Do the modified versions of the exercises and use lighter weights (if you have moved up to 5/8lbs).

Now, I am on to my next adventure.  I am going to start

Shred It with Weights on Thursday.  I think I will take a day off tomorrow.  LOL

I am going to supplement with P90X and running.



101 in 1001 Month 1 Update

On January 1, 2011, I started my 101 in 1001.  Here is the update and progress after one month.

#7  Give up Diet Pepsi for one month

Completed 1/31/11

#9 Read 50 books

I read one book, Are You There Vodka?  It's Me, Chelsea. Completed on 1/4/11

I also completed Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but since I started in September 2010 (I only read about 100 pages from Sept-Dec), I didn't count it.

#13 No fast food for 3 straight weeks

Completed on 1/22/11

#32 Find a way to make extra money

I received first paycheck for blogging reviews completed 2/1/11.

#56 Drink 8 glasses of water everyday for a month

Completed 1/31/11

#57 Learn more about affiliate marketing and how to make extra money blogging

Completed 1/7/11.  Made $20

#75 Answer 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind

Completed 1/4/11

#79 Go ice skating with the family

Completed 1/23/11

50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind

While working on my 101 in 1001 list, I kept coming across people talking about answering the 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind.  I decided to add this to my list, as well.  I have not read through all of these questions and I am a little afraid of what they might be. 
1. How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?
I would be 24.  I loved being 24.  I thought it was the perfect age.  Graduated from college, full of ambition, no true responsibilities but still out on my own.  All of life ahead of me!

2. Which is worse, failing or never trying?
Tough one.  I hate failure and, for the most part, I feel that I am realistic enough to know if I will be able to accomplish something or not.  I don't know if I truly subscribe to the "You'll never know unless you try" philosphy but, at the same time, I do believe in "Practice makes perfect."  Lots to think about on this one.

3. If life is so short, why do we do so many things we don’t like and like so many things we don’t do?
I think we do the things we don't like from pressure to fit either with family, friends or co-workers and because we don't want to be the one that holds others back by saying "No."  Also, sometimes we have to do things we don't like . . . I don't like to do the laundry but I have to do it.  Doing things that we don't like but yet are our responsibility is part of being an adult.

4. When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?
Unfortunately, at this very moment, I would say "Yes."  There are so many things that I would love to do but either because of financial reasons, family responsibilities, physical hold backs, I just can't do them all. 

5. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world? Wow, what a question.  Other than everyone knowing Jesus, I think the one thing that I would change is that people can batter, bruise, mistreat and kill children.  For many it isn't just children but their own children.  I would take away the suffering of the children and have all children know that they are special, they are loved and that they can do anything in life.

6. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich?
Traveling with my family.  Having some type of job that incorporated discovering the world but I would definitely want my family with me.

7. Are you doing what you believe in, or are you settling for what you are doing?
I am doing what I believe in.  I truly believe that it is important for me to be at home with my children.  I know that it is not possible for all mothers and I am so grateful and blessed to have the opportunity to stay home.  I can work again when they are all in school but, for now, this is where I need to be.

8. If the average human life span was 40 years, how would you live your life differently?
I would have traveled more when I was younger.  I would try to make every single day an adventure.

9. To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
I believe that I have controlled 99% of what has happened in my life.  I've made choices, both good and bad, that have put me in this exact situation.  It has been so easy to blame the hard times on others' actions but I definitely had a choice in all of my life's decisions.

10. Are you more worried about doing things right, or doing the right things?
I believe I have a pretty good balance on this.  There are definitely more "right" things that I want and need to do and to teach my children but I always try to make decisions based on what is the right thing to do.  On the other hand, I do like to have things done right and correctly.  I don't think that I go overboard on this, though.  (just come look at my house-LOL)

11. You’re having lunch with three people you respect and admire.  They all start criticizing a close friend of yours, not knowing she is your friend.  The criticism is distasteful and unjustified.  What do you do?
I hope and believe that I would say that I haven't seen those qualities in her and that she is my friend.

12. If you could offer a newborn child only one piece of advice, what would it be?
If you would only do what your Mommy and Daddy ask/tell you, you will never be in trouble.

13. Would you break the law to save a loved one?
Absolutely.

14. Have you ever seen insanity where you later saw creativity?
Not that I can think of on a personal basis, maybe when at an art show.

15. What’s something you know you do differently than most people?
Use certain words or pronounce certain words.  Not answer my phone all of the time.  Sometimes ignoring the problem instead of facing it.

16. How come the things that make you happy don’t make everyone happy?
Because everyone has their own ideas of what happiness is.

17. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?  What’s holding you back?
Go to Europe.  Finances, Small Children

18. Are you holding onto something you need to let go of?
There are a couple of situations in which I am holding on to anger and hurt.  I have gotten a lot better about it and have let some of it go but I know that some is still buried deep inside my heart.

19. If you had to move to a state or country besides the one you currently live in, where would you move and why?
If I had to move to another state, it would probably be Florida, California or Arizona.  I would go to all of them because they can offer a warm climate.  Arizona is awesome (lived their twice) and you can have the heat or the mountains.  California offers heat, mountains, ocean.  Florida offers great climate and ocean.  All of them have great entertainment spots.

20. Do you push the elevator button more than once?  Do you really believe it makes the elevator faster?
No, I don't unless the door doesn't shut and then I remember to push the close door button.

21.Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?
Definitely a joyful simpleton.

22.  Why are you, you?
I am me because of my parents.  I am me because of my faith.  I am me because of the small town I grew up in and the country values.  I am me because of my desire for knowledge.  I am me because of my experiences.  I am me because of my husband and his love.  I am me because of my children.

23. Have you been the kind of friend you want as a friend?
I think that most of the time that I have been.  I try to be a good friend but I also do not consider myself to have a lot of "good friends".  I have a lot of friends but not too many that I would call if I were stuck on the side of the road.  I'm ok with this because friends or "good friends" I still need them all.  I hope that I am the kind of friend that can be called at anytime.  As I've gotten married and had children, though, I think I've slipped sometimes in my friendships but I feel that I should put my family's needs first.

24. Which is worse, when a good friend moves away, or losing touch with a good friend who lives right near you?
I think losing touch with a friend who lives near you.  When a friend moves away then it is almost justified that you two will drift apart.  When the friend lives right around you and you drift, it makes it harder to face.

25. What are you most grateful for?
I am most grateful that I finally have the life that I always wanted.

26. Would you rather lose all of your old memories, or never be able to make new ones?
I think that since my children are so young, I would rather lose old memories.  I can't imagine not making many more years of memories with them.

27. Is it possible to know the truth without challenging it first?
Yes.  It is called faith.

28.  Has your greatest fear ever come true?
No, thank God.

29. Do you remember that time 5 years ago when you were extremely upset?  Does it really matter now?
Yes, I do remember and no, it does not.

30. What is your happiest childhood memory?  What makes it so special?
My happiest childhood memory is probably just the memory of roaming around outside, riding bicycles, being whistled to come home for dinner.  I think these memories are so special because it was 100% pure innocense.

31. At what time in your recent past have you felt most passionate and alive?
I am passionate about my children all of the time.  I guess if we are talking about that totally free and alive feeling, as silly as this sounds, would be riding all of the big rides at Disney World with my son back in September.  It was his first time on a roller coaster or any big ride and he loved them as much as I did.

32. If not now, then when?
I am hoping to feel this way after running the half-marathon later this year.

33. If you haven’t achieved it yet, what do you have to lose?
Nothing really to lose but I guess a fear of re-injuring my ankle in the training.

34.  Have you ever been with someone, said nothing, and walked away feeling like you just had the best conversation ever?
Yes

35. Why do religions that support love cause so many wars?
I don't believe that the religions cause war.  People cause war.

36. Is it possible to know, without a doubt, what is good and what is evil?
Certain things, yes.  But I also believe that things that are very evil can be disguised as doing good works.

37. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job?
Since I already stay home, I wouldn't have a job to quit. 

38. Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?
I'd rather have less work to do.

39. Do you feel like you’ve lived this day a hundred times before?
Yes!

40. When was the last time you marched into the dark with only the soft glow of an idea you strongly believed in?
In a way, I am trying to do that now.

41. If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
What a horrible question.  Of course, I would spend as much time as possible with Scott and the kids.  My parents, my sister and her family, all of Scott's side of the family, then my friends. 

42. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?
No.  I wouldn't want the fame, maybe the $$ but not the hassle of the fame.  As far as attractive, of course, I would love to be one hot momma but not at the expense of 10 years of my life.

43. What is the difference between being alive and truly living?
Being alive is what everyone on the planet is.  Truly living is loving the life that you live.

44. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
If you know that something is right, then you should always do it.

45. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
Because the lesson may be too costly.

46. What would you do differently if you knew nobody would judge you?
I would home school my children. 

47. When was the last time you noticed the sound of your own breathing?
In yoga class.

48. What do you love?  Have any of your recent actions openly expressed this love?
I love my family.  I love sports.  I love blogging.  I think that I show my love for these all of the time.

49. In 5 years from now, will you remember what you did yesterday?  What about the day before that?  Or the day before that?
No. 

50. Decisions are being made right now.  The question is:  Are you making them for yourself, or are you letting others make them for you?
Ha, funny question.  In all honesty, a lot of decisions regarding my life are not made by me.  They are dictated by the children.  Scott handles all of the finances so I really don't make any of those decisions, either.  I mean I definitely have input and pretty much get my way or what I want but I don't have unilateral control.  I'm not sure if any married person does, though.

365 Day Project

As part of my 101 in 1001, one of my goals is to complete the 365 Day Project.  I will be doing this over at another blog:

I Spy With My Little Eye.

I'd love for you to come follow this project!

Today is the Day

Today is the day that I start my 101 in 1001.  I can't wait to get this list started!  You can follow my progress over on my side bar.

Here they are again:

Ok, after A LOT of thought and reading other people's lists, here is my 101 goals that I would like to accomplish in 1001 days.  To find out more about this project, you can go to:  The Day Zero Project.

The Challenge:
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 your part).

START DATE:  January 1, 2011
STOP DATE:  September 29, 2013

Still to do
Italics=In progress
Red=No longer unattainable
Marked through =Completed

MY LIST
1. Take a photography class

2. Lose another 10 lbs

3. Take a cooking class

4. Run a 5k

5. Run a 10k

6. Run the STL Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon
7. Give up Diet Pepsi for one month

8. Create a work/craft space

9. Read 50 books
10. Learn to use my sewing machine
11. Learn a dance on my Flirty Girl Fitness pole and actually do it for my husband
12. Go on a girls weekend trip
13. Don't eat fast food for a week, 3 times
14. Volunteer rocking babies at a hospital
15. Get the piano tuned and learn a new song
16. Do 100 sit-ups 4 times a week for 6 consecutive weeks (0/6)
17. Organize all photos
18. Blog about met goals at least once a month (0/33)
19. Write Scott a love letter

20. Scan and organize Scott's childhood pics and pics of his mom and dad
21. Go on a late honeymoon
22. Take dance lessons together

23. Complete Gracie and Caleb's 1st year baby books

24. Write each child a letter to be opened on their wedding day

25. Take my kids camping-in a tent

26. Plant a tree in honor of each of them
27. Teach the kids "The Lord's Prayer"

28. Organize the basement

29. Get downstairs painted and decorated

30. Make at least 20 DIY/Craft projects
31. Either consign or donate all household goods and clothes that are no longer needed
32. Find a way to make extra money

33. Host a board game night for our friends
34. Make homemade gifts for all of the aunts and Mama for Christmas
35. Send a birthday card to my friends on their birthday instead of FB or e-mail

36. Take a friend out to a nice meal and pay for it

37. Walk in the Susan G. Komen walk

38. Donate blood

39. Sign license to be an organ donor
40. Donate $1 to a children's charity for every goal not met
41. Take all of my t-shirts/Scott's t-shirts and make a t-shirt quilt
42. Go on at least 2 trips alone together every year, even if just for a weekend.
43. Go to the gym/workout at least 3 times per week.
44. Make my bed everyday for 1 month.
45. Take my children to a multi-cultural fair.
46. Take my children to a historical site.
47. Take my children on a hike
48. Clean up all of the stuff on my computer.
49. Scrub all baseboards in the house and paint with primer
50. Buy a new dining room table
51. Re-upholster kitchen table set
52. Buy a canvas, paint something and use it in my house
53. Make a picnic and go spend the day in Forest Park with the family
54. Take my kids to the circus
55. Complete the 200 Sit Up Challenge
56. Drink 8 glasses of water everyday for a month
57. Learn more about affiliate marketing and how to make some extra money through blogging
58. Visit a nursing home
59. Have each child adopt a child at Christmas time and buy presents
60. Start or Join a book club
61. Visit friends in Colorado
62. Visit friends in Texas
63. Learn to make jewelry (not professionally)
64. Take my kids to the Farmer's Market and make a meal out of our finds
65. Start a dinner club with just girls and try a new restaurant one time a month
66. Take my children to the Renaissance Festival
67. Participate in a 26 Things Project
68. Stay in a bed and breakfast with my husband
69. Eat a cheeseburger in paradise
70. Get a facial
71. Get up and put clothes on every week day for one month and not lay around in pajamas all day (workout clothes count if I am going to the gym)
72. Go to Napa Valley with my husband
73. Go apple picking with the family and then make apple sauce
74. Make my bed everyday for a month
75. Answer the 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind
76. Complete a Project 365
77. Get my nose pierced
78. Go to a rock climbing class with Kanin and Scott
79. Go ice skating with the family
80. Meet a blog friend in real life
81. Become a volunteer for the Pujols Family Foundation working with Down Syndrome children
82. See Dave at Red Rocks in Colorado
83. Have teeth whitened
84. Plant a tree for each of my children
85. Go on a family vacation other than Disney World
86. Go back to Disney World
87. Re-Read "The Five Love Languages"
88. Create a cookbook of my mom's, Granny's and my favorite meals
89. Post some of the poems I have written
90. Take my parents to a show at the Fox Theater
91. Have an outdoor movie night with the neighborhood kids
92. Take my kids to the ocean
93. Make fresh salsa
94. Complete the 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels
95. Visit Yankee Stadium, preferrably a STL Cardinals vs Yankees but any game will do
96. Have the rest of my professional pictures framed and hang them up
97. Plant herbs and use them in cooking
98. Finally start a savings account for each child and contribute monthly
99. Take my kids to a pottery/ceramic decorating place so they can make gifts
100. Make a wreath for each season
101.  Complete this list and write another 101!

101 Goals in 1001 Days

Ok, after A LOT of thought and reading other people's lists, here is my 101 goals that I would like to accomplish in 1001 days.  To find out more about this project, you can go to:  The Day Zero Project.

The Challenge:
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 your part).

START DATE:  January 1, 2011
STOP DATE:  September 29, 2013

Still to do
Italics=In progress
Red=No longer unattainable
Marked through =Completed

MY LIST
1. Take a photography class

2. Lose another 10 lbs

3. Take a cooking class

4. Run a 5k

5. Run a 10k

6. Run the STL Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon
7. Give up Diet Pepsi for one month (1/31/11)

8. Create a work/craft space

9. Read 50 books
  1. Are You There Vodka, It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler(completed 1/4/11)  
   2. Percy Jackson & the Olympians:  The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (completed 2/6/11)
   3. Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan (completed 2/8/11)
   4. Percy Jackson & the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan (completed 2/15/11)
   5. Percy Jackson & the Battle of the Labrynth by Rick Riordan (completed 2/20/11)
10. Learn to use my sewing machine
11. Learn a dance on my Flirty Girl Fitness pole and actually do it for my husband
12. Go on a girls weekend trip
13. Don't eat fast food for a week, 3 times (3/3)
14. Volunteer rocking babies at a hospital
15. Get the piano tuned and learn a new song
16. Do 100 sit-ups 4 times a week for 6 consecutive weeks (0/6)
17. Organize all photos
18. Blog about met goals at least once a month (2/33)
19. Write Scott a love letter

20. Scan and organize Scott's childhood pics and pics of his mom and dad
21. Go on a late honeymoon
22. Take dance lessons together

23. Complete Gracie and Caleb's 1st year baby books

24. Write each child a letter to be opened on their wedding day

25. Take my kids camping-in a tent

26. Plant a tree in honor of each of them
27. Teach the kids "The Lord's Prayer"

28. Organize the basement

29. Get downstairs painted and decorated

30. Make at least 20 DIY/Craft projects
31. Either consign or donate all household goods and clothes that are no longer needed
32. Find a way to make extra money

33. Host a board game night for our friends
34. Make homemade gifts for all of the aunts and Mama for Christmas
35. Send a birthday card to my friends on their birthday instead of FB or e-mail

36. Take a friend out to a nice meal and pay for it

37. Walk in the Susan G. Komen walk

38. Donate blood

39. Sign license to be an organ donor
40. Donate $1 to a children's charity for every goal not met
41. Take all of my t-shirts/Scott's t-shirts and make a t-shirt quilt
42. Go on at least 2 trips alone together every year, even if just for a weekend.
43. Go to the gym/workout at least 3 times per week.
44. Make my bed everyday for 1 month.
45. Take my children to a multi-cultural fair.
46. Take my children to a historical site.
47. Take my children on a hike
48. Clean up all of the stuff on my computer.
49. Scrub all baseboards in the house and paint with primer
50. Buy a new dining room table
51. Re-upholster kitchen table set
52. Buy a canvas, paint something and use it in my house
53. Make a picnic and go spend the day in Forest Park with the family
54. Take my kids to the circus
55. Complete the 200 Sit Up Challenge
56. Drink 8 glasses of water everyday for a month (2/28/11)
57. Learn more about affiliate marketing and how to make some extra money through blogging. Made first $20 on 1/7/11
58. Visit a nursing home
59. Have each child adopt a child at Christmas time and buy presents
60. Start or Join a book club
61. Visit friends in Colorado
62. Visit friends in Texas
63. Learn to make jewelry (not professionally)
64. Take my kids to the Farmer's Market and make a meal out of our finds
65. Start a dinner club with just girls and try a new restaurant one time a month
66. Take my children to the Renaissance Festival
67. Participate in a 26 Things Project
68. Stay in a bed and breakfast with my husband
69. Eat a cheeseburger in paradise
70. Get a facial
71. Get up and put clothes on every week day for one month and not lay around in pajamas all day (workout clothes count if I am going to the gym)
72. Go to Napa Valley with my husband
73. Go apple picking with the family and then make apple sauce
74. Make my bed everyday for a month
75. Answer the 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind
76. Complete a Project 365
77. Get my nose pierced
78. Go to a rock climbing class with Kanin and Scott
79. Go ice skating with the family (Completed in January 2011)
80. Meet a blog friend in real life (Completed on 2/26/11)
81. Become a volunteer for the Pujols Family Foundation working with Down Syndrome children
82. See Dave at Red Rocks in Colorado
83. Have teeth whitened
84. Go watch the Cardinals in another city.
85. Go on a family vacation other than Disney World
86. Go back to Disney World
87. Re-Read "The Five Love Languages"
88. Create a cookbook of my mom's, Granny's and my favorite meals
89. Post some of the poems I have written
90. Take my parents to a show at the Fox Theater
91. Have an outdoor movie night with the neighborhood kids
92. Take my kids to the ocean
93. Make fresh salsa
94. Complete the 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels (2/22/11)
95. Visit Yankee Stadium, preferrably a STL Cardinals vs Yankees but any game will do
96. Have the rest of my professional pictures framed and hang them up
97. Plant herbs and use them in cooking
98. Finally start a savings account for each child and contribute monthly
99. Take my kids to a pottery/ceramic decorating place so they can make gifts
100. Make a wreath for each season
101.  Complete this list and write another 101!

Cheating for Goals

Not long ago I came across a couple of blogs that 101 in 1001 as titles of post or as pages on their blogs.  I kept seeing 101 in 1001 and wondered what they were talking about. 

101 in 1001 comes from the Day Zero Project.  The goal is to complete 101 preset tasks in 1001 days.  That is almost 2.75 years.  The goals have to be specific, measurable and challenging. 

My problem is that I am having trouble coming up with 101 things.  I am stuck at 52 and I really want to start this on January 1. 

Is it cheating if I look at other people's list to get ideas?  I know it doesn't really matter if it is cheating or not but I feel kind of bad that I can't come up with a list of 101 things on my own.  That's just pathetic!!

For those of you who are or have participated, did you get help in coming up with 101?