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December 31, 2008
#1 Baaaaa
Okay, so Nicole is doing this 101 Things in 1001 Days thingy, and I think it's a fine idea.
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. (That'll be September 29, 2011 for me.)
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 my part).
I've left a couple of blank spaces at the end so I can add a few more things as I think of them. A couple of the items on this list are things that are more for Nathan - my job is to, er, encourage him to do them.
- Finish molding in kitchen
Floor in laundry room- Unpack all of the books
- Organize garage
- Organize basement
- Sort through the CDs
- Organize costumes
- Have corset repaired
- Deal with the cloak
- Make new bloomers
- Mend chemise
- Turn juniper patch into edible garden
- Make curtain for under sink
- Cook through Fat book
- Vaccinate cats
- Go to the dentist
- Organize yarn collection
Knit pirate hat- Knit something from Victorian Lace Today
- Knit sweater for mom
- Finish that pink scarf
- Darn all the socks that need darning
- Knit argyle socks
- Finish Gen's blanket
- Finish kitchen cabinets
- Knit 5 things on Ravelry queue (other than the things on this list)
- Knit something for charity
- Knit something for three different babies
- Put names on Christmas stockings
- Can something
- Watch at least one Oscar movie/month (1/35)
- Finish Nathan's pajamas
- Cure some bacon
- Make sausage
- Make beer
- Finish Forbes Forest
- Lose 10 Lbs
- Do an exercise video at least once a week
- Build cabinet for living room
- Strip/repaint dining room windows
- Finish table
- Make Nathan a new faire shirt
- Get rid of xylosma (just the stumps are left)
- Replant front of house
Plant planter box- Replace house number
- Re-seed lawn
- Have house painted
- Refinish floors
- Win 5 online poker tournaments
- Go to Disneyland
- Go for five hikes
- Ride bike once a month
- Go to Seattle
- Plant some bulbs
- Fix/replace deck
- Sell 10 things on eBay
- Sell something on Etsy
- Make a Morris chair (this is all Nathan.)
- Replace overhead light in bedroom
- Simmer burner for stove
- Fix oven pilot light
- Get new shower curtain
- Re-do hall closet
Buy a bra that fits- Bake bread 5 times
- Make fruitcake
- Win the cocktail contest at Dickens (I know, it's fixed)
- send 15 postcards
- Watch The War
- Watch The Civil War
- Make 3 different cassoulets
- Make puff pastry
- send Christmas cards
- Make 1 thing for everyone on Christmas list
- Make a quilt
- GET A HAIRCUT
- Visit the Vallejo farmer's market 5 times
- See 5 movies at the Empress
- Have 5 dinner parties
- Have 3 cocktail parties (1/3)
- Have 1 costume party
- Have a rockin' 50th birthday party for Nathan
- Read that biography of Dickens
- Read 10 things on unread shelf (1/10)
- Learn a poem to do at Faire
- Get Nathan's boots fixed
- Learn to play a musical instrument
- Knit socially 10 times
- Do something for every Project Spectrum grouping
- Participate in local theatre
- get somebody famous to respond to me on Twitter
- Try 5 new restaurants
- Meet in person someone I've known online for more than a year
- Get the sconces and overhead light in the living room repaired
- Have the mermaid print framed
- Deal with the Curliecue Blanket, one way or another
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I am going to get right on this as soon as I have another cocktail.
Comments
Thanks for the encouragement, honey.
Posted by: Nathan at January 1, 2009 2:07 AM
I am all for #54. :) And Joyce and I were talking about a cousins trip to Disneyland sometime (we should take Mary, who's never been).
The American sandwich bread out of Cook's Illustrated is really good and quick and fairly easy.
Posted by: Margar at January 1, 2009 9:20 AM
What a great idea- and great list too! You'll have to keep me updated on what you cross off.
=)
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Jessica at January 1, 2009 11:14 AM
I learned that "darn" was a verb the other day! Yay me!
Posted by: Jessica at January 3, 2009 7:02 PM