{101 in 1001} An Update

While returning from a day trip from Temecula and talking with the Volkoffs, the topic of my 101 list came up. I was reminded that it is quickly coming to a close. I knew it was ending in 2010 but did not realize that it was in a mere MONTH until I checked my blog. I revisted my list and updated a few things I've accomplished since the last time, but was really a bit bummed that I've only accomplished 32 of 101 things...only 31.6% in teacher terms. Which is a big fat F in the classroom. However, I'm choosing to not look at it like that! First of all, I wrote this list prior to the arrival of a child and the take-off of my photography business. I've also changed and grown and been challenged during this time, so my priorities have also changed. And I'm just happy with some of things that I have accomplished and it's kinda okay that they make up for the things that I have not accomplished. I've always been a goal setter and sought to achieve much, but sometimes the little things are just a little more important. I'm happy I made this list and will make another at the end of this one. But it will be different. It will include smaller and more meaningful moments, like "go to ice cream with Brookie" or "watch a sunset with Dan". And it won't include any "for a week, month, or year" goals. Because my life is just too unpredictable...and I"m pretty much set to fail those goals. I know now.

However, the over-achiever in me will tell you that I will be tackling as much as I can on this list in the next month. LOL! Have you made yours? Please share with me if you have!

Here is an update of my original list...

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Start date: Tuesday, January 1st. 2008
End date: Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Personal
1. Get pregnant (completed 1/12/08)
2. Have a baby (sounds redundant but it’s not) (Completed October 2, 2008)
3. Find a friend to make a 101 list (Completed 1/6/08)
4. Find a student to make a 101 list (Completed 1/7/08)
5. Get a new tattoo (cover up an old one)
6. Return all emails within 24 hours of receiving for one month
7. Keep my car for 1001 days
8. Order groceries online for one month
9. Learn a song I like by heart
10. Get new tires on my wedding cruiser & tune up (Completed)
11. Get an iPhone (Completed 2/6/08)
Marraige
12. Go on a weekly date night for a month
13. Use cook book recipe to cook once a week for one month for Danny.
14. Go for a walk with my husband in the neighborhood one night a week for a month
15. Go to the movies once a month with Dan for six months
16. Catch up on LOST before the series premiere
17. Celebrate wedding anniversary overnight, somewhere other than home
Organization
18. Clean out my closet and donate to charity (Completed 2/6/08)
19. Clean out & organize back rec room (completed 4/17/08)
20. Buy patio furniture for back room
21. Keep up on the laundry for one month (actually fold it & put it away)
22. Create a mail center organizer (Completed 1/30/08)
23. Keep mail center organized (toss junk, file all other)
24. Keep my car spotless clean for one month
Health, Beauty, & Fitness
25. Take a multivitamin daily every day for a month
26. Get to 115 lbs.
27. Run five miles
28. Run ten miles
29. Do another half marathon
30. Drink no alcohol for 40 days (completed sometime in March since I'm pregnant)
31. Drink only water for a week (Completed 2/3/08)
32. Wash my face every night for a week
33. Buy new eyeglasses
34. Spend a day of pampering with girls at Glen Ivy Spa
35. For one week, go to the gym three times before work
36. Floss every day for a week
37. Make it to the gym at least three times a week for a month
38. Go salsa dancing once a week for a month
39. Complete the Rosarito to Ensenada bike race
40. Ride my bike once a week for a month.
Reading
41. Read all the books in my personal library
42. Transfer all CDs onto iTunes
43. Read a book once a month (or equivalent in a year)
44. Log all books on goodreads.com
45. Start or join a book club (completed 2010)
46. Read a book in Spanish
Travel
47. Fly First Class.
48. Go on a wine tour.
49. Visit WSU for photo journal of life (#82)
50. Go to WSU football game
51. See a show in Vegas (does cheerleading count? February 2009)
52. See a show in New York (Completed 1/4/07)
53. See old friends in Spain
54. Go to three states that I’ve never been to before
55. Go to the Getty Museum
56. Visit Miami
57. Mountain bike in Moab, Arizona
Finances
58. Pay off a credit card
59. Cut up a credit card
60. For one month, spend money only on necessities (food, gas, bills, etc.)
61. Get a safety deposit box
62. Save for one summer (Completed Summer 2009)
Photography
63. Buy a new laptop (Completed)
64. Take a few photography classes to improve my craft
65. Attend a photography workshop/conference (Completed March 2009, Fast Track Photograher)
66. Read a business book to help my photography business (Completed March 2009)
67. Upgrade my blog to match site (Completed 2/9/08)
68. Take a photo a day for 365 days (Project 365)
69. Do 26 things photographic
70. Back up all my albums & data on my computer  (Completed ?)
71. Blog at least once a week for a year
72. Blog every day for a month. (Completed 1/29/08)
73. Become proficient in Photoshop. (Does Lightroom count? | If so, completed.)
74. Back up each photo session as I process them for a month. (Completed regularly now)
75. Give away a photo session to someone I don’t know in need (Completed 1/16/08)
76. Finish my Spain scrapbook
77. Complete my wedding scrapbook
78. Frame wedding pictures in collage in hallway
79. Create a printed charla BLUE portfolio with baby prints
80. Create a printed charla BLUE portfolio with wedding prints
81. Create a printed charla BLUE portfolio with family & couple prints
82. Photo document my life in a book
83. Buy a vintage film camera
84. Meet a photographer I admire (Completed November 2008)
85. Second shoot a wedding for a photographer I admire (Completed August 2009, for Dane Sanders)
Spiritual
86. Find a church I like attending. (Completed 01/13/08)
87. Go to church once a month for a year.
88. Attend church every Sunday for a month .
89. Read The Purpose Driven Life.
90. Live by the Four Agreements for one week.
Give Back
91. Fund a business loan for third world country (Kiva.org).
92. Participate in Make-a-Wish foundation.
93. Give blood.
94. Do a random act of kindness. (Completed.)
95. Volunteer.
96. Go on a mission trip.
Out of order...
97. Surprise my husband.
98. Go on vacation with my family (other than my husband).
99. Visit a distant friend. (Completed December 2009)
100. Donate $5 for every item on my list that is not completed at the end of 1001 days.
101. Start a new 101 list at the end of this one.