Well, after reading on blogs about starting the 101 in 1001 project, I decided on New Year’s Eve that I have to participate in it.
My start date was actually yesterday, and I started by writing down some list items in a blank journal. I originally picked up the journal to write about my trip to CA from TX, but we did it so lightning fast (well, as lightning fast as you can do it in a 16′ Penske truck carrying all of your worldly possessions), that I never got a chance to write any of it.
My list is short so far because we spent yesterday cleaning and hanging out w/ Joe’s best friend, but if you’ll notice list item #1… well, we’ll see how it goes. eheh
Start Date: 01.01.08
Re-started: 05.18.08
End Date: 09.28.10 02.13.11
1. Finish writing 101 things for me to accomplish.
2. Help Joe save enough money for a down payment on a house.
3. Get married.
4. Knit 100 pairs of socks from this point on. (0/100)
5. Beat at least two of our Wii games (excluding Guitar Hero). (0/2)
6. Travel to a state I’ve never visited.
7. Go back to school.
8. Post to my blog 30 days in a row. (0/30)
9. Knit 30 items for charity. (0/30)
10. Read 100 books. (1/100)
11. Pay off all current debt by the end of 2008.
12. Write in a paper journal every day for two weeks.
13. Put a dollar in a piggy bank every day.
14. Knit one pattern from every knitting book that I have.
15. Enter all my books currently in my library to LibraryThing.
16. Review all of my books in my LibraryThing library.
17. Send birthday cards/presents to all friends/family.
18. Get my passport.
19. Travel to a country I haven’t been to. (this’ll be easy because I’ve never BEEN to any countries outside of the US!)
20. Take a beading class.
21. Go an entire week without drinking soda. (0/7)
22. Attend classes at Stitches.
23. Go on a knitting retreat.
24. Go without eating fast food for lunch for an entire month. (0/30)
25. Take a sewing class.
26. Get professional photos taken of Joe and I.
27. Take a weekend trip by myself.
28. Listen to every song in my iTunes at least once.
29. Learn to spin.
30. Buy a spinning wheel.
31. Lose 50 pounds.
32. Shoot 10 rolls of film using my Nikon. (0/10)
33. Try the Oil Cleansing Method for 30 days. (0/30)
34. Walk the San Francisco Breast Cancer 3-Day in 2008. (Currently training.)
35. Finish a lace shawl using laceweight yarn.
36. See a play.
37. See a stand-up comic show live. (Inspired by seeing Louie Anderson in Vegas.)
38. Start and finish 10 projects from my Ravelry queue. (This doesn’t count projects currently in progress.)
39. Finish my mitered square afghan.
40. Finish my Lizard Ridge afghan.
41. Get a bra fitting.
42. Visit all the Bay Area yarn stores.
43. Design a sock pattern.
44. Get an iPhone.
45. Listen to all of my podcasts (currently: 4.5 days worth of podcasts!)
46. Listen to and/or read the entire Outlander series.
47. Get a pair of Crocs.
48. Get fitted for walking shoes.
49. Go to Disneyland.
50. Take a picture everyday for one year. (0/365)
51. Participate in Photo Friday 5 times. (0/5)
52. Finish NaNoWriMo one time.
53. Get a patio set for our patio.
54. Eat dinner outside 5 times.
55. Knit a pair of mittens.
56. Finish PIF projects (1 in progress/4)
57. Find a primary care physician & get a check up.
58. Find a denist & go to the dentist.
59. Get prescription sunglasses OR contacts so I can buy regular sunglasses.
60. Get a mani/pedi.
61. Pick a knitting book & knit every pattern in it.
62. Go to a winery for a wine-tasting.
63. Go to a concert.
64. Donate blood at least once. (0/1)
65. Try 25 new recipes (0/25)
66. Go on a picnic.
67. Put $5 into savings every time I complete an item. (0/101)
68. Try letterboxing.
69. Leave a comment on every blog post I read, even if reading it in bloglines for a week.
70. Get a kitty!!
71. Make and send 5 random care packages to 5 random friends. (0/5)
72. Wear my pedometer every day for a month. (0/30)
73. Get a professional massage.
74. Attend a MLB game.
75. Attend a Stars-Sharks game.
76. Organize all of my loose patterns and keep them organized.
77. Donate 10,000 grains of rice in one sitting.
78. Eat nothing but cereal for one day.
79. Track spending for one month.
80. Try 5 new restaurants.
81. Get something other than a cheeseburger at Nations.
82. Call in sick for no reason.
83. Learn to make Nutella/banana crepes. Yum.
84. Visit a bakery & get something yummy there.
85. Celebrate my 30th birthday.
86. Go to Hawaii.
87. Go on a cruise.
88. Make all of my Christmas presents or buy from Etsy sellers for one Christmas. (0/1)
89. Take a self-portrait every month. (0/33)
… to be continued …
If you need a charity to knit for, let me know. The charity I am involved in has its members donate soft knit caps for children who are cancer patients so they would love the donation. I will send you the link if you are interested.
I’m a Bay Area native, and as you said, our weather rocks. What makes this storm so important and frightening is that we’ve been in a drought for a few years now. The ground is extremely dry and can soak up a lot of water, but not all at once. Since this is our rainy season, we expect and need rain so the snowpack is good, which translates into water for the rest of the year (especially since we’re an agricultural state); however, we rarely get this much rain all at once with high winds anymore. Years ago, this was the norm for the winter; however, as time has passed, our rains have become lighter. People seem to forget how to drive in it after months of sunshine. The other problems with high winds are tides higher and more viscous than normal, flooding of small streams and rivers, and swinging bridges. They may close the Bay Bridge down if the wind gets too bad. I was on it once during a storm like this and it scared the hell out of me. The bridge was swinging from side to side, and the hood of the car almost came flying up. I hope that explains why this is significant.
Fantastic list. For #41 do not go to a chain store. Go to a dress store or an old time Cotisserie. It’s the only way to get the proper fit.