101

16 of 101 items have been completed so far.

About

101 Things in 1001 Days, based on the Triplux 1001 day project.

The giraffe picture was taken in NYC - it's cropped from the Toys-R-Us billboard in Times Square.

My 101

~~Create a 101 blog~~
Write a white paper
Visit Australia
~~Paint the bathroom~~
Shop at a flea market
Go to a Bears game
~~Clean out my clothes closet~~
~~Throw a party~~
~~Get married~~
Learn and make a "signature" meal
Learn and make a "signature" dessert
Pick and donate to a charity
Invest in a stock
Sleep in a tent in the backyard one night
Print 10 cards with the Gocco
Dress up for Halloween
See an opera
~~Get front tooth fixed~~
Go snowboarding
Create a house blog
Photo-document a day
Learn sign-language letters
Cut caffeine for one week
~~Get a puppy~~
Ride a roller-coaster
Play paintball
Visit an out-of-state friend
Make or refinish a small piece of furniture
Do a pull-up
Take a Spanish class
Take a statistics class
Watch no tv or movies for a week
Read the last Harry Potter book
Go to a water park
Go camping
See a Cirque du Soleil show
Get certified to scuba dive
Learn to juggle
Hand sketch an object or person
Play a round of golf
Get a will written
~~Sign up for life insurance~~
Visit a museum
Travel somewhere by Amtrak train
See a band live
Be a Chicago tourist for the day
Learn how to make 5 common cocktails
~~Buy an antique piece~~
Learn to use a sewing machine
Have brunch
Create a living herb garden
Get a fake tan
Go see 5 movies in a theater in a month
Learn how to play craps
~~Buy a couch~~
~~Go to Mexico~~
Go for a bike ride
Write and mail a letter to someone
Send out an inventive set of Christmas cards
Organize printed pictures into albums
See a play
Swim 10 laps in the pool without stopping
~~Re-do my design portfolio~~
Dump daily change into piggy bank
Make a list of 101 things that make me happy
Learn to meditate
Make something with electronics/soldering
Help Ryan homebrew wine or mead
Acquire and take care of a Bonsai tree
Go to Arlington Park and place a bet
Drive a boat
Play a game of minature golf
Fly a kite
~~Become an organ donor~~
Plan a surprise weekend trip for Ryan
Make a wardrobe scrapbook
Run a 5k
Run an 8 or 10k
Read an unread book by Shakespeare
Write a short story
Go through a corn maze
~~Play darts in a bar~~
Build a sand castle
Go on a picnic
Design and print an original T-Shirt
Don't surf the internet for a week
~~Re-create photoblog~~
Make a stuffed animal
Floss every day for a month (it's a start)
Read a biography
Visit a state I've never been to before
Play an entire game of scored tennis
~~Put up a Christmas tree~~
Go vegetarian for a week
Drink a full cup of coffee
Build a snowman
Go on a hike
Make a list of the accomplishments/things I've proud I've done
Make a small Flash application
Make a mix CD for Ryan
Play beer pong without complaining about wanting to play a different game.

Wed

Oct 06

#87 Recreate Photoblog

Done… Have got it going local again.

Tue

Aug 06

#18 Get front tooth fixed

Done! It looks great and wasn’t nearly as expensive or difficult as I thought.

Sun

Jul 06

#63 Redo my design portfolio

Done! Now my professional work is included.

Sun

Jun 06

#48 Buy an Antique Piece

Over the summer, I got to go antiquing and bought a couple of pieces.

Wed

May 06

#56 Go to Mexico

Done! Over Memorial day weekend.

Sat

Apr 06

#55 Buy a Couch

We have a couch. I feel like an adult.

Tue

Feb 06

#74 Become an organ donor

Done - set up with the name change.

Wed

Feb 06

#24 Get a puppy

Welcome Ada!

Sun

Dec 05

#93 Put up a Christmas tree

This year was the first Christmas tree in the new house.

Sat

Dec 05

#8 Throw a party

A little early, but there’s too much momentum to keep it from happening. First party in the new house after the wedding.