January goals

I know that some of the things on my 101 in 1001 list will happen more spontaneously and/or well into the unforeseeable future, but i think it's in my best interest to set a few guidelines for myself (at least, while i've got the momentum going). So, for January, these are the items from my list on which i intend to focus:

from the "Crafting" section:

- Afghan square

- Braille blanket chart

- Flower hair pins for Margo

from the "Health/Fitness" section:

- Go to bed before 11pm for 7 consecutive days 

from the "Around the House" section:

- Finish nursery

- Organize filing cabinet

from the "Other" section:

- blog my progress (at least twice)

According to my calculations, to complete my 101 items in 1001 days, i need to check one item off my list every 10 days... so, though i have 7 things listed, if i get at least 3 of them finished, i'll be in good shape... especially since some of the other items listed (like losing weight) will take more than 10 days!

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Reflections before beginning...

Wow. I never realized what motivation setting up the 101 in 1001 would be. I'm not scheduled to start until the end of the week, but i find myself chomping at the bit to start certain items from the list. I think i may indulge, and if i complete them early, i know i have other things with which i can replace them... i know because i got carried away making the list & had to cull 4 or 5 items -- and i've thought of at least 2 more since i wrote the list!

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101 Things in 1001 Days.

THE CHALLENGE: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
(Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching.)
INSPIRATION: Scarlet Words blog

Start date: 01/04/2014
End date: 09/30/2016
--> that's 101 tasks in 143 weeks (2 years, 8 months, & 27 days)

CRAFTING (43)
- Complete online class on brioche knitting
- Learn to steek
- Sew bolster pillow for papasan chair/reading nook
- Secret project #1 for Mom
- Refinish elephant toy from Mary
- Compile family recipes into a bound book
- Embroider kids' handprints, birth-to-current
- Sketch-a-Day for a month
- Draw a self-portrait
- Take a painting class
- Yarn-bomb something

Finish WIPs
Knit:
- Socks for The♥Husbster
- Socks for Ducky
- Dragon shawl
- Blue-striped socks
- Hat for Donna
- Aran sweater for Bug
- Aran sweater for Ducky
- Brigid Larkin hat
- Raindance sweater
- Vernal Verde vest
- Windrows Shawl
- 30 Beekeeper Quilt puffs
- Ten-stitch project
Other:
- Sew calico cat for Mom
- Sew curtains for pantry
- Write on/sew Sei Shonagon pillow

Finish Promised Items
- New baby item #1
- New baby item #2
- Dalek for Gavin
- Afghan square (Stained Glass)
- Fingerless mitts for Sara
- Socktopus for Eliza
- Scarf for Debbie
- Chester cat for Ann
- Flower hair pins for Margo
- Darn holes in Jen's blanket
- Frame "The Duel" for Mom

Finish Designing Projects
- Braille blanket
- Cheshire cat scarf
- Paisley chart
- Christmas stockings
- Secret project #2 for Mom

VACATION/TRAVEL (15)
- B&B/Brewery Tour (10th anniv?)
- Travel outside the USA
- Visit family "out west"
- Visit 5 museums I've never visited
- Go skiing
- Hike a trail in a National Park
- Watch a professional Hockey game
- Borrow a book from a "Little Free Library"
- Take Bug & Ducky to a zoo
- Take Bug & Ducky to an aquarium
- Take Bug & Ducky on a cave tour (likely in VA)
- Take Bug & Ducky "camping" at Sleepy Creek
- Take Bug & Ducky on a tour of the Crayola factory
- Ride on a train
- Go horseback riding

HEALTH/FITNESS (12)
- Complete Couch-to-5k 
- Complete 24-day Abs Challenge
- Run a 5k road race
- Run a 5-mile road race
- Do the Color Run
- Zumba 10 hrs in a single month 
- 30 days without caffeine
- 30 days without processed foods
- 30 days without meat
- Lose 25 lbs
- Have an "unplugged" weekend (no phones, internet, etc.)
- Go to bed before 11pm for 7 consecutive days

AROUND THE HOUSE (12)
- Bake a checkerboard cake
- Bake whoopie pies
- Learn to make FIL's gumbo
- Make a proper salad out of things grown in our garden
- Paint our bedroom
- Make a weekly meal chart (Pinterest)
- Make a "launch station" (Pinterest)
- Finish nursery
- Finish laundry room
- Organize the filing cabinet
- Organize/finish the basement closet
- Back-up the photos on our computer

SERVING OTHERS (5)
- Donate blood
- Community service (hands-on)
- RAOK: Buy someone lunch
- Update the boys' baby books
- Donate $100 to a charitable cause

OTHER (14)
- Potty-train Bug
- Write a kids' book
- Blog "101 in 1001" progress at least 2x month
- Take Bug & Ducky Christmas caroling
- See a movie at a drive-in
- Go bowling
- Fly a kite
- Build a proper Gingerbread House
- Read 12 books I already own, but haven't yet read
- Finish reading the Bible cover-to-cover
- Have lunch at a "tea room" (invite SILs & nieces?)
- Go to a wine-tasting
- Learn the "50 Nifty United States" song
- Compile lyrics to all the Sunday School songs of my youth