101 Things in 1001 Days (Sept 9, 2009-June 6, 2012)
1. Go to yoga at least 3 times a week. (save when sick or in hospital)
2. Learn how to hem pants on a sewing machine.
3. Eat breakfast within 1 hour of waking.
4. Grade essays within 2 days of receiving them.
5. Sky dive.
6. Lose 29% of my body weight in a healthy manner.
7. Visit my sister in Scotland for the first time in my life.
8. Buy a new bed and bed frame.
9. Complete a Specialist’s Degree in Technology.
10. Take the GRE.
11. Decide on a field for my Master’s Degree.
12. Begin my Master’s Degree.
13. Call 1 out of town friend a month.
14. Visit my grandparents every time I’m in Alexandria.
15. Throw away panties I’ve owned for more than 2 years.
16. Buy 5 new panties every 6 months.
17. Scuba dive.
18. Finish lesson plans for following week by Fridays.
19. Wash my car once a month.
20. Keep my desk clutter free for 6 months.
21. Visit 20 art galleries in New Orleans and other cities.
22. Take my students to Washington D.C.
23. Save 10% of my paycheck every month.
24. Re-learn how to throw pottery.
25. Buy an Apple Time Machine.
26. Begin flossing daily after my next visit to the dentist.
27. Shop at the Farmer’s Market once a month.
28. Stop amassing plastic bags.
29. Sign up for recycling in my neighborhood.
30. Eat out a new restaurant in New Orleans every 2 months.
31. Find a cause outside of education and volunteer.
32. Go fishing with my dad.
33. Buy a new bicycle.
34. Visit Carville, LA and take pictures.
35. Visit the graves of my family in Metairie Cemetery.
36. Visit my cousin in Oxford, MS.
37. See 20 new musicians live.
38. Write a poem for the first time in 2 years.
39. Buy expensive shoes.
40. Beat Toby in a game of Boggle by 20 points.
41. Read one book for pleasure a month.
42. Go camping on Spring Break.
43. Drink no alcohol for 90 days.
44. Do not smoke (period.) for 90 days.
45. Get a professional massage.
46. Keep a wine journal of 50 wines.
47. Get a consultation for electrolysis.
48. Find a dermatologist in New Orleans and make an appt.
49. Find a gynecologist in New Orleans and make an appt.
50. Discover a new contemporary poet.
51. Pay off my Discover card.
52. Pay off my loan from Dad.
53. Go somewhere it snows for Christmas.
54. Throw a New Year’s Eve Party.
55. Ride on a float during Mardi Gras.
56. Learn how to make a book.
57. Dye my hair purple again.
58. Laugh with a friend until we are both crying.
59. Have a slumber party with my niece and nephew.
60. Tell my Dad I love him to his face.
61. Go to a shooting range.
62. Read Madame Bovary.
63. Grow my nails long.
64. Get a mani/pedi once a month.
65. Enter into a drag king show.
66. Give away books that I like to people I like.
67. Truly change one person’s mind about a core belief.
68. Amass 300 Mafia Wars requests on Facebook and never assist.
69. Compile a family tree.
70. Begin a yearly budget 01/01/10.
71. Visit Havana.
72. Have lunch with a friend once a month. (roomies not included)
73. Throw a crawfish boil.
74. Visit my wonderful friends in Colorado Springs, CO.
75. Master my breath in yoga.
76. Break my 50 Meter freestyle record set at age 16. (29.5 seconds)
77. Swim a 100 Meter butterfly again.
78. Take an airboat out on a swamp.
79. Watch the sunrise.
80. Watch the sunset.
81. Watch Roots.
82. Buy an iPhone.
83. Call my mother once a week.
84. Create something avant-garde.
85. Re-read my linguistic textbooks.
86. Obtain Rosetta Stone for German and REALLY brush up on it.
87. Visit Germany.
88. Stand up for someone when they need it.
89. Watch the entire Woody Allen Collection.
90. Have photographs taken of me dressed in various roles.
91. Give up pork, chicken, and beef for 90 days.
92. Go to the theatre.
93. Buy new glasses with the right prescription.
94. Conduct a social experiment.
95. Throw a birthday party for a friend.
96. Donate $100 to WWNO.
97. Consult with an orthopedic doctor about my knees.
98. Get a fancy dress, a date, and go to prom. (b/c I skipped mine ;)
99. Write a select group of former teachers to say sorry and thank you!
100. Write a memoir.
101. Read and teach Maus by Art Spiegelman.
