101 in 1001

Date Started: March 1, 2010
Completion Date:  November 26, 2012

 Enrichment

1. Read 50 books from my book database. (46/50)
2. Read 10 books recommended by Ann Voskamp.  (8/10)
3.  Watch 15 movies reviewed on Truly Moving Pictures. (12/15)
4. Re-read the Chronicles of Narnia. (4/7)
5. Go to a symphony concert.
6. Make a new 101 in 1001 list.
7. Go to a new theatre venue or a different type of performing art.

Family

1. Go clothes shopping with Kaye 3 times.
2. Contact at least one member of my family weekly. (101/143)
3. Spend 30 days with my brother.
4. Spend 30 days with my sister. (25/30)
5. Finish slide scanning and distribute DVDs to Grandpa and mom’s sisters.
6. Visit grandparents 40 times. (38/40)
7. Do 8 portrait shoots. (5/8)
8. Make homemade noodles with Jan.
9. Spend 30 days with Matt and Kimi. (16/30)

Friends

1. Go to Houston.
2. Have 30 new families into our house. (22/30)
3. Babysit someone else’s kids 10 times. (7/10)
4. Get together with pastor’s wives 5 times. 
5. E-mail out-of-state friend about each book club book.  (20/31)
6. Send 30 notes to friends. (18/30)
7. Leave an anonymous gift on someone’s doorstep 3 times.
8. Host a tea party.

Health/Food

1. Make new recipes from 5 countries. (3/5)
2. Bake bread 15 times.
3. Eat at home every night for 10 nights.
4. Eat each veggie or fruit from Eating the Alphabet. (60/75)
5. Make granola.
6. Go bike riding 30 times. (9/30)
7. Go on 100 walks. (78/100)
8. Record a weight below ____ 5 times. (1/5)
9. Turn off the computer for a weekend.
10. Serve 6 vegetarian meals (spaghetti doesn’t count!)

Hobbies

1. Make 10 new Test Kitchen recipes.
2. Scrapbook Katya’s first year.
3. Scrapbook photos each year (2009, 2010, 2011).
4. Find a Papertry.com project and make it using their supplies.
5. Remove photos from magnetic albums and organize into photo boxes.
6. Make 30 pages in childhood scrapbook.
7. Complete 10 projects from internet tutorials.
8. Create a DVD of family video clips.

House

1. Repair fence.
2. Repaint the living room.
3. Get rid of carpet on the stairs.
4. Plant 5 perennials. (4/5)

Marriage

1. Go on 30 dates without kids. (23/30)
2. Read 5 books of the Bible with Than. (3/5)
3. Write in our marriage journal each month. (15/33)
4. Do a 26 Things photo hunt together.
5. Go on a trip for our 10th anniversary.
6. Help Than refresh/redo/reorganize his office.

Outreach

1. Write a note to a missionary 30 times. (17/30)
2. Write an unexpected note to someone 30 times. (15/30)
3. Volunteer at Nathan’s school 60 hours.
4. Bring meals to 20 families. (11/20)
5. Invite 10 people to book club. (8/10)
6. Interact with neighbors 20 times.
7. Have a family from school over for dinner.
8. Help with a service project through my Adult Community at church.
9. Participate in Operation Christmas Child each Christmas. (1/3)

Parenting

1. Go out with each kid for special time alone 15 times. (12/30)
2. Write in the family journal each month. (20/33)
3. Read 3 chapter books out loud.
4. Potty train Katya.
5. Memorize 5 verses with the kids.
6. Go to 2 concerts with each kid.
7. Give Katya her first piano lesson.
8. Read Mark to Nathan and Katya.
9. Plan 15 playdates for each kid. (25/30)
10. Buy or make a play kitchen.
11. Participate in summer reading programs each summer. (2/3)
12. Blog about 20 kid friendly projects we’ve done together.

Professional

1. Play with the church orchestra.
2. Memorize Suzuki Book 2. (4/13)
3. Replace or repair my piano.
4. Renew my teaching license.
5. Take Suzuki Book 3 training.
6. Play the piano alone each month. (15/33)
7. Take Nathan to a Suzuki activity.

Recreation

1. Eat sushi.
2. Buy a little black dress.
3. Go camping 8 times. (4/8)
4. Go canoeing.
5. Celebrate 5 unusual holidays as a family.
6. Visit 5 fun places in Denver we’ve never been. (4/5)
7. Visit another country.
8. Watch 10 movies made before 1980. (7/10)
9. Host a mystery party.
10. Get a different haircut.
11. Get 5 “Fashion Staples” for my wardrobe. (2/5)

Spiritual

1. Read the entire Bible.
2. Add a prayer card to my bedroom stack each week. (90/143)
3. Blog about 20 everyday things that show God’s presence. (16/20)
4. Make a gratitude list of 1500 things.
5. Weekly, write one thing I’ve learned about God (from a sermon or otherwise). (98/143)
6. Memorize 3 chapters of Romans. (1/3)
7. Give something up for Lent.
8. Read 3 books by C. S. Lewis (non-fiction). (2/3)
9. Worship at home through music, either CD or piano, 20 times.  (5/20)
10. Fill the final pages of my goals journal with sins, then destroy the list as a reminder of God’s great mercy and forgiveness. (5/6)

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