101 Things in 1001 Days

This is my sixth round of 101 Things to Do in 1001 Days goals. This time, I've incorporated a lot of things I'm doing that I want to be sure to keep doing. There's a variety of goals and also 6 goals related to the number 6.

My successes in previous years: list 1- 50 done; list 2- 67 done; list 3- 86 done; list 4- 90 done; list 5- 80 done.

I will indicate the items on this list as I accomplish them. I shall keep this journal updated as I work towards these goals, with pictures/links whenever possible. Entries in bold are ones I have completed. Entries in italics are ones in progress, which are taking a while to complete. Entries that are struck out are ones I have failed. Entries with * were completed during the grace period before my next list began.

Start Date: Monday, April 19, 2021
Finish Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

82 / 101 things. 82% done!

The Number Six
1. Read 6 books off Mt. TBR- 09/07/21
2. Read 6 Overdrive wish list books- 08/05/21
3. Read 6 wrapped books- 08/17/23
4. Watch 6 new-to-me shows on streaming services- 01/02/22
5. Watch 6 Netflix DVDs- 04/23/22
6. Support 6 artists/makers on patreon/ko-fi- 02/22/22

Reading & Books
7. Release a book at the LFLs at Brookside Gardens- 09/19/21
8. Release a book at the LFL at the National Museum of the American Indian- 09/03/22
9. Release a book at the Becky’s Hugs LFL- 07/17/21
10. Pride Reading Project 2021- 06/30/21
11. Pride Reading Project 2022- 06/30/22
12. Pride Reading Project 2023- 06/30/23
13. Comic book/graphic novel readathon- 05/01/30
14. Participate in a reading challenge/readathon- 06/12/21

Entertainment
15. Favorite movies to rewatch marathon- 09/05/22
16. Hockey movie marathon- 09/26/21
17. Narnia movie/mini-series marathon- 09/10/21
18. Lord of the Rings marathon- 11/27/22
19. Marvel marathon- 04/03/22
20. LGBTQ+ movie marathon- 07/04/23
21. Disney cartoon show marathon- 12/31/23
22. Disney movie marathon- 09/04/23
23. Stephen King movie/mini-series marathon- 10/11/21
24. Memorize Highlander episode order again
25. Finish Leverage- 05/08/22
26. Finish Supernatural- 01/15/24
27. Finish Wildcards: ETU- 11/19/22
28. Watch Wildcards: Deadlands- 09/23/23
29. Watch Critical Role Campaign 2
30. Rewatch an older show I own on DVD but have never rewatched-07/04/22

Creativity & Fun
31. Create a DADA games/activities book
32. Create an IJ1P workbook
33. Finish a novel and submit it for publication
34. Submit an article, story, or novella to a contest or for publication
35. Self-publish another Strokes collection- 05/12/22
36. Finish an adult coloring book- 11/02/21
37. Eat a pie every Pi Day- 03/14/23
38. Make banana pudding- 01/21/22
39. Build 30 LEGO sets- 12/08/21
40. Build 15 new LEGO Habitats- 07/29/21
41. Have a puzzle day- 09/05/22
42. Take paw print molds of Charlie and Ozma- 04/20/21
43. NaNoWriMo 2021- 11/30/21
44. NaNoWriMo 2022- 11/30/22
45. NaNoWriMo 2023- 11/30/23

Community & Philanthropy
46. Take a photo of the KP tree each October- 10/17/23
47. Set up a LFL at church
48. Send gratitude notes every day for a month- 02/06/23
49. Host all-day Harry Potter event- 05/08/21
50. Memorize the UU principles- 01/10/23
51. Facilitate a small group- 03/29/22
52. Ask church musical director to play a certain song

Housework
53. Get a new mattress
54. Read a magazine every week when there’s a backlog
55. Sort through 10 boxes- 05/30/23
56. Spring Cleaning 2021- 06/16/21
57. Spring Cleaning 2022- 05/31/22
58. Spring Cleaning 2023- 05/30/23

Self-Improvement & Personal
59. Renew my passport- 02/26/22
60. Try a kickboxing class- 04/27/23
61. Learn to tie a bowtie- 06/13/23
62. Use my oral irrigator- 04/24/21
63. Write a letter to my future self- 04/20/23
64. Get to bed on time at least 20 days in a month- 09/29/21
65. Do a full tarot reading every year on my birthday- 04/19/23
66. Personal thing (code name: LS)- 11/11/21

Travel from Home Trips
67. April 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 04/24/21
68. May 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 05/18/21
69. June 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 06/23/21
70. July 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 07/17/21
71. August 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 08/06/21
72. September 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 09/23/21
73. October 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 10/16/21
74. November 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 11/14/21
75. December 2021 Travel from Home Trip- 12/17/21
76. January 2022 Travel from Home Trip- 01/13/22
77. February 2022 Travel from Home Trip- 02/05/22
78. March 2022 Travel from Home Trip- 03/11/22
79. April 2022 Travel from Home Trip- 04/29/22
80. May 2022 Travel from Home Trip- 05/14/22
81. June 2022 Travel from Home Trip- 06/02/22

Experiences & Travel
82. Visit the Green Valley Bookfair- 01/13/24
83. Get gelato at the National Gallery of Art- 06/16/23
84. Ride the carousel on the National Mall
85. Attend a Celtic festival or event (in-person or virtual)
86. Use Whitehall Farms gift card
87. See Pumpkin Glow
88. Zip line at Hemlock- 10/29/23
89. Visit the Kreeger Museum
90. Visit the Hillwood Museum

Career & Finances
91. Get a new job- 06/28/21
92. See a UX/UI mentee through from start to graduation- 01/14/22
93. Complete a new specialization or certification
94. Add 10 items to my portfolio
95. Make $100 on Vocal
96. Continue to save $1 a day in 2 savings accounts- 01/15/24
97. Continue to save an amount equal to my age every week in a savings account- 01/15/24
98. Continue to save and make an extra mortgage payment every May- 05/09/23
99. Buy an item off the “Things I Want to Buy” list- 08/05/21

Wrap-up
100. Donate $2 to charity for every thing I haven’t started and $1 for every thing I started but haven’t finished- 01/15/24
101. Make a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list- 01/15/24

This is my fifth round of 101 Things to Do in 1001 Days goals.This time, I really want to challenge myself, but I still want to try to beat the previous records (hard as that will be to do). I also decided to make a number of items on my list with the theme "five" in honor of my fifth list. I'm ready to have some fun and do some work for the next 3 years! Also, technically, 2 of my things are "do 5 things from a list" sorts, so really it's more like 108 Things in 1001 Days, but who's counting?

My successes in previous years: list 1- 50 done; list 2- 67 done; list 3- 86 done; list 4- 90 done. Think I can beat 90 this time around?

I will indicate the items on this list as I accomplish them. I shall keep this journal updated as I work towards these goals, with pictures/links whenever possible. Entries in bold are ones I have completed. Entries in italics are ones in progress, which are taking a while to complete. Entries that are struck out are ones I have failed. Entries with * were completed during the grace period before my next list began.

Start Date: Saturday, July 7, 2018
Finish Date: Saturday, April 3, 2021

80 / 101 things. 80% done!

Things to Do with the Number Five
1. Read 5 books off graphic novels/manga shelves- 05/29/19
2. Read 5 books off fandom shelves- 07/23/20
3. Read 5 books off BookCrossing TBR shelves- 04/27/19
4. Read 5 books off general TBR shelves- 09/29/19
5. Read 5 wrapped books- 04/01/19
6. Read 5 books that are on my Pinterest Future TBR board- 12/02/19
7. Read 5 books in the Outlander series
8. Read 5 books in the Dinotopia series- 05/26/19
9. Read 5 books I’ve had out of the library for too long- 12/27/19
10. Read 5 electronic books- 06/14/19
11. Write 5 stories for myself- 12/09/18
12. Finish writing 5 WIPs
13. Watch 5 older Disney movies I’ve never seen before- 10/03/18
14. Watch 5 movies at discount theaters or during discount days- 04/29/19
15. Watch 5 new-to-me shows on Netflix- 03/21/20
16. Watch 5 new-to-me shows on Amazon Prime- 03/22/20
17. Catch up on/finish 5 shows I’m behind on- 03/24/20
18. Get 5 new Pawsport stamps- 10/22/18
19. Complete 5 Sneaky Cards- 08/28/18
20. Make Kiva loans in 5 new-to-me countries- 05/01/20
21. Complete 5 unfinished things from previous lists- 11/24/15
22. Do 5 things off of the list of items that got cut- 11/04/18

Things to Experience
23. Attend the Scottish Walk again- 12/01/18
24. Visit the Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore- 07/13/19
25. Visit the Pentagon 9-11 Memorial- 07/29/18
26. Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps
27. Visit Yorktown
28. Visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial- 09/19/18
29. Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture- 09/19/18
30. Visit Hillwood Museum
31. Walk across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge- 09/02/19
32. Walk in the Capital Pride Parade- 06/08/19
33. Eat at a Rainforest Café- 10/14/18
34. Ride the ferris wheel at National Harbor- 10/08/18
35. Go to the Maryland Renaissance Festival again- 09/02/18
36. Drive the Blue Ridge parkway from one end to the other
37. See Cursed Child in NYC- 09/30/18
38. See Luncheon of the Boating Party painting in person- 03/17/19

Things That Need to be Done
39. Write all missing book reviews for 2016, 2017, 2018
40. Copy all book blog book reviews to BookCrossing, Goodreads, & LibraryThing
41. Sort all unsorted LEGO
42. Give my electric toothbrush a chance- 11/24/19
43. Do a wardrobe purge
44. Stick to budget for 30 weeks- 05/09/20
45. Buy a new laptop- 03/09/19
46. Start saving money for a new car- 04/03/21

Things to Get in Order
47. Clear 50 books off my TBR shelves- 05/22/19
48. Deal with my cassette tapes
49. Deal with my CDs & floppy discs
50. Do 25 things to clean/fix up my house each May- 05/31/20
51. Go through 33 boxes of my things- 05/31/20
52. Get Inbox down to 5000 messages or fewer- 01/22/19
53. Paint & put up shelves in LEGO Loft
54. Organize all my digital photos- 06/28/20
55. Finish archiving favorite fanfics
56. Read all the articles Mom has given me- 02/26/19

Things to Do Just For Fun
57. Finish an adult coloring book
58. Put together Harry Potter 3D Puzzle- 06/20/19
59. Play Poohsticks with friends- 04/21/19
60. Participate in a game at Brickfair- 08/01/18
61. Get a new teddy bear on September 9 every year (National Teddy Bear Day)- 09/09/20
62. Build Tower Bridge out of LEGO- 01/18/20
63. Wild release 100 books (not at Kensington or Gaithersburg)- 02/23/19
64. Release Chronicles of Narnia books at Little Free Library- 02/23/19

Things to Watch
65. Have a movie marathon weekend of all my favorite movies to rewatch- 04/12/20
66. Watch/clear out half of Netflix list
67. Watch all of Critical Role- 12/31/20
68. Watch a Saving Throw show live & sub- 01/13/19
69. Watch all Highlander episode commentaries- 04/15/20
70. Rewatch Time Trax- 10/24/19
71. Get DVR down to 50% full or less

Things to Read
72. Start a YA book discussion group for adults- 02/20/20
73. Read all published illustrated Harry Potter editions- 03/30/21
74. Read Burke history book- 01/25/20
75. Read one of the Great Courses- 10/09/18

Things to Create
76. Make a Christmas Tree out of books- 12/24/19
77. Make 2 vacation photobooks- 11/02/18
78. Put together a display with items representing my Strokes characters- 12/10/20
79. Write a story using Story Cubes- 11/22/19
80. Self-publish another Strokes collection- 03/28/21
81. Start music video/fanvid a day project- 08/21/20
82. Make it through an entire writing MOOC
83. Create another blanket fort or nest of blankets in living room- 06/10/19

Things for Myself
84. Walk home from Mordor- 04/08/20
85. Do a DNA ancestry test- 03/02/19
86. Get weight down to 135 and keep it around there for at least a year- 09/01/19
87. Exercise at least three times a week for 50 weeks- 06/22/19
88. Eat breakfast foods for all three meals in a day- 12/01/18
89. Take a week of vacation and do things that make me happy
90. Save $1 a day in two different accounts- 04/03/21
91. Every week, put money into a savings account equal to how old I am- 04/03/21
92. Personal thing (code name: CP)
93. Personal thing (code name: NU)- 11/02/18

Things for Others
94. Leave a 100% tip- 10/14/18
95. Leave presents for librarians at KP & PO- 12/19/20
96. Buy a nice LEGO set for a holiday toy drive- 12/01/18
97. Volunteer at NOVA Pride
98. Volunteer with a new-to-me organization on MLK Jr. Day of Service- 01/21/19
99. Start sending out holiday cards to friends/family- 12/26/18

Things About Things
100. Donate $2 to charity for every thing I haven’t started and $1 to charity for every thing I started but haven’t finished- 04/03/21
101. Make a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list- 04/03/21

This is my fourth 101 Things to Do in 1001 Days list. I can't believe I've been doing these since 2007! My success so far: list 1- 50 done; list 2- 67 done; list 3-86 done. So I'm shooting to beat 86. I've got friends IRL and online doing it with me and can't wait to see how we all do this time around!

I will indicate the items on this list as I accomplish them. I shall keep this journal updated as I work towards these goals, with pictures/links whenever possible. Entries in bold are ones I have completed. Entries in italics are ones in progress, which are taking a while to complete. Entries that are struck out are ones I have failed. Entries with * were completed during the grace period before my next list began.

Start Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015
Finish Date: Thursday, June 28, 2018

90 / 101 things. 90% done!

Things About Creating
1. Build a fort out of pillows & blankets- 11/22/15
2. Build one thing out of LEGO from my “I want to build this” list- 07/08/16
3. Put together 5 LEGO sets purchased before this list was made that I’ve never assembled- 02/06/16
4. Finish Remus’ scarf- 01/17/16
5. Make a color journal/gluebook (one color per page)- 01/08/17
6. Complete backlog of poem & art postcard journal- 06/25/18
7. Make a gallery of crafts I’ve done, inspired by Pinterest, with side-by-side pictures- 10/10/15
8. Make myself an Eeyore house in a jar- 01/16/16
9. Make 5 more photo book pages- 09/14/16
10. Carve/create my own stamp & try letterboxing if possible- 02/17/16
11. Take a photo of the Kings Park tree every October- 10/27/17
12. Visit Hidden Pond Nature Center once in each season and take 5 photos during each visit of the same thing. Create a spread/graphic to compare them- 07/23/16
13. Draw/write something on the courtyard sidewalk- 05/15/16
14. Bring all personal websites up-to-date- 02/20/17

Things About Games
15. Put together a new-to-me puzzle- 01/16/16
16. Play the license plate game with myself- 12/17/16
17. Go to a Tabletop Gaming event- 03/11/16
18. Solve Puzzle Island book- 04/03/16

Things About Books
19. Tag all book reviews in book blog by genre, author, and title- 05/29/16
20. Read a Terry Pratchett Discworld book- 10/17/17
21. Each summer, pick a classic or book I have been hesitant to read and give it a try- 06/04/18
22. Memorize my library card number- 11/22/15
23. Memorize a poem- 02/03/16
24. Read all of the wrapped books
25. Read a book and then watch the movie based on it for 5 different books- 06/29/16
26. Read 5 books chosen randomly while wandering through the library- 03/12/16
27. Make a list of 10 books on my BookCrossing TBR shelves and read those books- 03/04/17
28. Read 5 Torchwood novels I haven’t read yet- 07/15/17
29. Read/reread the Outlander series
30. Open a goodreads or librarything account- 12/30/15

Things About Writing
31. Do Camp NaNoWriMo- 04/25/16
32. Have a stay-at-home private writer’s retreat- 10/16/16
33. Donate items for the local NaNoWriMo kickoff party raffle- 10/24/15
34. Finish & post a fanfic that’s been in progress for years- 10/31/15
35. Dig up some of Dum Spiro Spero and do something with it
36. Write Strokes graphic novel story draft- 11/30/17
37. Publish a Writers’ Roundtable anthology/collection

Things About Places
38. Visit the Washington National Cathedral again- 09/04/16
39. Visit Dumbarton Oaks Gardens- 03/05/17
40. Visit Prospero’s Books in Manassas- 10/31/16
41. Visit Roosevelt Island- 04/07/18
42. Visit the State Arboretum of Virginia- 06/24/18
43. See a roller derby game- 08/20/16
44. Attend another Celtic/Scottish Festival- 06/16/18
45. Drive the whole Blue Ridge Parkway
46. Go to the Burke farmer’s market- 05/14/16
47. Get to 5,000 snarfs on Markeroni

Things About Fandoms
48. Put together a collection of favorite fanfics- 06/26/18
49. Have a Marvel movie marathon weekend- 5/9/18
50. Have a Ewan McGregor movie marathon weekend- 05/29/16
51. Watch all of Agatha Christie’s Poirot and read one new-to-me book- 02/08/16
52. Watch all of Star Trek TOS- 12/23/15
53. Watch the rest of the First Doctor’s episodes- 05/30/16
54. Watch all of the Second Doctor’s episodes- 01/25/17
55. Watch all of the Third Doctor’s episodes- 02/24/17
56. Watch all of the Fourth Doctor’s episodes- 05/12/17
57. Watch all of the Fifth Doctor’s episodes- 05/27/17
58. Watch all of the Sixth Doctor’s episodes- 06/04/17
59. Watch all of the Seventh Doctor’s episodes- 06/19/17
60. Watch all of Smallville
61. Watch all of Sanctuary- 03/14/17
62. Watch Torchwood series 4 (Miracle Day)- 07/01/16
63. Rewatch all of the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles- 08/26/17
64. Rewatch all of Forever Knight- 07/10/17
65. Rewatch all of Highlander in order- 02/05/18
66. Rewatch all of From the Earth to the Moon- 4/19/16
67. Read Buffy Season 8- 03/18/18
68. Read Brian Michael Bendis’ Spider-Man (get as caught up as I can)- 06/18/16
69. Listen to Night Vale- 6/11/16
70. Buy an Alivans wand ornament- 12/21/15
71. Attend Con.Txt- 07/31/16
72. Participate in GISHWHES- 08/06/16
73. For everything in my Netflix “My List” either watch it or delete it
74. Memorize Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock- 10/31/16

Things About My House
75. Set up a permanent “donation box” in the house- 06/16/18
76. Clean/fix the house during May each year- 05/31/18
77. Save money and make an extra mortgage payment every May- 5/4/18
78. Make a cleaning schedule- 05/30/16
79. Go through all my CDs and floppy discs

Things About Money
80. Make a weekly budget limit and do not overspend on 25 weeks- 06/23/18
81. Put money into a CD- 06/22/17
82. Make a loan through Kiva Zip- 10/02/15
83. Save $1 a day in a special account- 06/28/18
84. Every week, put money into a savings account equal to how old I am- 06/28/18
85. Donate something for the BrickFair charity auction/raffle- 08/05/16

Things About Others
86. Host project party days at least once a year with friends
87. Make at least 10 Christmas presents- 12/30/16
88. Adopt a cat/cats- 11/08/15

Things About Me
89. Write my future self a letter and write my past self a letter- 04/23/16
90. Create a personal time capsule that includes a personal timeline (one memory for every year of life)
91. Keep a daily scrapbook/artifact journal- 06/26/18
*92. Have someone take a photo of me with one of my collections (Eeyore?) in this style: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyblincoe/sets/72157633958747915/ *
93. Using a pedometer to keep track, walk to Mordor (1779 miles)- 02/14/18
94. Watch 5 TED Talks- 09/04/16
95. Complete a merit badge in You Can Do It: the Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-up Girls- 08/19/17
96. Come out to everyone I care about- 10/14/15
97. Jump in a moon bounce/bouncy house or into a ball pit- 08/04/16

Things About Things
98. Make a merit badge book of this list of things- 10/14/15
99. Do one thing from my list of things that didn’t make the cut this time- 01/17/16
100. Donate $2 to charity for every thing I haven’t started and $1 to charity for every thing I started but haven’t finished- 06/28/18
101. Make a new 101 list for next time- 06/28/18

Here I am at the official end of my third 101 Things in 1001 Days project. I plan to keep working throughout September and will note the ones I finish after the fact with an *. I'm so close on a few, and because I'm not starting my next list until October 1, that gives me a little bit of bonus time to get a few more things done.

Totals--
Finished: 83
Started: 11
Not Started: 7

By Category--
Break Out the Popcorn: 4/4
So Many Books, So Little Time: 12/17
Fangirl Extreme: 9/10
Friends & Family Plan: 3/5
Making Myself a Better Me: 9/10
Doing Things & Making Things: 10/13
House & All the Stuff In It: 5/6
Do Unto Others: 9/11
Oh the Places You'll Go: 16/18
Writing is My Heartbeat: 4/5
Meta: 2/2

Not a bad spread. Honestly, getting to the end having not started only 7 of them (1 of which I plan to do in September) is kind of amazing. That means I managed to do a heck of a lot in just 1001 days! I'm hoping September will help me close a couple of those gaps, but I'm super proud of all of my progress this year.

I never would have gotten some of these done without my good friends melydia aka thingism, rhodeygirl, and 6of8 who spent long hours helping me log books, register & release books, and took me on an amazing birthday trip to Baltimore to see art that made me tear up. Thank you, girls!

Here's a wrap-up of my second 101 Things in 1001 Days.

Totals--
Finished: 67
Started: 22
Not Started: 12

By Category--
Complete One Project Each Month: 28/33
Writing: 4/8
Hobbies: 6/16
Visit/Travel: 5/6
Fannish: 7/14
Personal/Home: 9/15
Philanthropic: 6/7
Misc: 2/2

Discussion of unfinished goals--
10. Makeup Project- Put together all the LEGO sets I've bought as of December 2010 and haven't yet assembled
Yeah. I kept buying new sets. Now I have dozens not yet put together. And I don't need the pressure to get to them. I'll put them together when I have time and inclination.

11. Makeup Project- Complete all the prompts from the book before the end of this 1001 days
I'm still on January prompts!

18. August 2011 Makeup Project: STILL haven't decided yet AND 25. March 2012 Project
I didn't come up with projects ahead of time for these months. That seemed to be key in my finishing monthly projects.

20. October 2011 Project
This was my Ticket Stub diary. I started it. I decided to do it by type of ticket (movies together, concerts together, etc.) But then I didn't know how many pages to leave blank in-between for future events. So I assembled all my tickets and then stalled. But this made it onto my next 101 list, so I have hopes of finishing it. I'm planning to do it in random order :-)

34. Finish all outstanding gifts/recent requests
I didn't really work on any fics that fit this category, but I don't even know how many there were or which ones. I really should have made a list to begin with. I did write dozens of gifts, though, so I don't feel bad

37. Finish my Remus H/C 10 story set
I wrote one fic during this time period, and that's it. Boo! Poor Remus!

38. Write/post 7 Strokes stories
I did work on a number of stories, but I only finished a few and posted even fewer. I hope to turn this around next time. I miss my boys!

39. Submit to 5 writing contests/journals
I submitted to 1. Which is still 1 more than before I started these goals. So there is that :-)

43. Write 2 BookCrossing articles
I wrote one. There are a few topics I wanted to write, but the article just didn't materialize. The BookCrossing Newsletter has been sporadic, though, so it wasn't really on my mind often enough.

44. Choose a wild release location and take photos of 100 different releases there
I got more than 1/10th released and I enjoyed it. I think going onto campus feels too difficult (driving on campus, finding a spot in the parking deck, running over and releasing, using the parking ticket machine, then getting out of the parking deck before it charges me). But it really is a great spot. I have this again on my next 101 list and I hope this time I'll do it!

45. Clear 25 books off my BookCrossing TBR Shelves
I came so close! But no cigar :-( This is on my next list as well

47. Get a book journaled for all states I don't already have books in
I definitely made progress, but I didn't finish this task. It's on next time's list, so maybe I'll make it then.

48. Get to 4,000 snarfs at Markeroni
Originally, I had 2,000 on my list. crrcookie & melydia convinced me to raise it to 4,000. What was I thinking? LOL Even with all the Gettysburg and UK snarfs, I can't make it to 4,000. But maybe next time...

49. Write 2 Markeroni articles
Shortly after I made this goal, the Markeroni blog changed its style, so I didn't get the articles written the way I'd intended. However, I am writing some short essays about my snarfing adventures for a Markeroni fundraiser (I've started them but I'm not quite done yet). So I'm still counting this as in progress.

52. Log all landmarks from before I joined Markeroni
I made a good effort, digging up and scanning in a bunch. But some (like my first trip to Ireland/Scotland) are still unlogged

54. Create full list of To Be Read books
I wanted to do this as I packed up my books to take them over to my new house. But that hasn't happened yet. This made it onto next time's list.

55. Bring Kintailscape up-to-date
I really didn't even touch this one. Bad Keta!

61. Re-experience the magic of the dollhouse store
Went out of business. I cried.

56. Learn how to crochet
I bought a starter kit for a scarf... haven't even opened the kit. But I did put this on next time's list so that I can actually do it!

64. Finish watching all of Doctor Who
Wow. Um. I'm still on the First Doctor!

68. Watch the Academy Award Best Picture nominees each year (2010, 2011, 2012)
I came SO CLOSE! Just 7 or 8 left. I think I'll add these to next year's list as well, because I still do want to watch them!

69. Watch all my unwatched DVDs
Not even CLOSE! I did watch some specifically because of this goal on this list, so it served some purpose. But there are still a bunch I didn't get to. How many? No idea, because I never made a list. That's part of my next 101 things.

70. Finish Gabaldon series to-date (re-read & read for the first time)
I earread the first ones, which are really my favorites. But I want to try this goal again with a stronger push.

72. Create a Washington Capitals Season schedule for all seasons that start during my 1001 days
Yeah. This didn't happen. I usually just looked it up on the internet. Less convenient, but it worked.

73. Go to a Hershey Bears game
I wish I could have gone to TONIGHT'S game at the Verizon Center! But I'm exhausted and, truly, I put this on the list because I wanted to go up to Hershey to get the whole experience. So I put this on next time's list as well.

74. Start a local Quidditch team
We did play a few times and DC Sports tried to organize a local team/league. But you need people to get this done, and that's what we didn't have.

80. Get weight down to 135lbs
I gained a LOT Of weight over the past 3 years. But I'm at 18lbs lost since I really started to try to lose weight, and I'm proud of myself for that. I'm going to stick with this one. It's going on next time's list.

81. Handle the mess that is my closet
I did... look at my closet a few times. I need to do an honest cleanout of it.

82. Clean out/sort Outlook Inbox & Google Mail
I didn't do this one either. I lost my email for a while and I thought that might help, but I got most of it back in the end. I'm still at 41,000 unread and about 57,000 total not in folders or deleted/dealt with.

84. Create 10 digital scrapbook pages
I didn't do a single one! I did read a part of a book about it and look into software packages. But the two digital scrapbook albums I own are both completely empty still.

91. Figure out how to display my keychain collection
I like the hooks I saw on melydia's bookcase. I might try something like that, but I like them in bunches the way they are as well. So I'm still undecided, but I've put this on my next list.

92. Make breakfast for dinner 33 times during the 1001 days (that averages out to once a month)
To be completely honest, I got bored keeping track. I ate a bunch of breakfasts for dinner, but I don't know how many. I probably ate close to 33, but I don't know for sure. I certainly enjoyed the ones I did eat.

98. Donate 100,000 grains of rice at FreeRice
I discovered that, though I like answering the FreeRice.com questions, I'm not really remembering anything I didn't already know. And I really did give this my best shot!

Here's the wrap up of my first list of 101 Thing in 1001 Days. I accomplished 50 (so about half) of the things. Not a great result, considering at the time I made the list, I thought I would do them all. But, I did try hard and I got a lot more done than I would have without the list. So even though it was a half-fail, I'm still glad I did it.

Self-Improvement/ Personal

1. Take a basic car maintenance class/workshop
I did look for such an animal but I couldn't find one anywhere. I even called my car insurance place and they didn't know of any locally. So I was unable to complete this one.

2. Sign-up for a dating service
I checked out a few online dating sites. I even started my profile for one. But, in the end, I chickened out. Bad self image is my biggest hurdle.

3. Stay in touch with college friends I’ve reconnected with
Didn't do so well with this. I did reconnect with some of them, but I haven't been in contact as much as I wish I'd been.

4. Keep in touch with my KS better- 3/10/10
I've done a bit better here. And now that Kate tweets, it's easier to say hi every so often on top of e-mail & snail mail. I love my KS *hugs*

5. Re-write weekly schedule and try better to follow it
Yikes. I did try to follow it at first, but it was a pretty strict schedule and, honestly, my life has changed so much that a schedule re-done 1001 days ago just didn't work for me for long.

6. Learn basic sign language (i.e. more than what I know already)
I learned a little, but have forgotten most of it now. I need to make a more serious attempt at this in the future (a future monthly project, perhaps)

7. Learn how to tie a tie- 04/20/08
Every time I go to tie one, I have to look up the instructions to refresh my memory. But I generally have the right idea.



Health & Fitness

8. Lose 15+lbs
This SO did not happen. I'm still a fatty. LOL!

9. Work out at least 3 times a week
I did have periods of time where I worked out this much. But for the most part, I didn't work out at all for months on end.

10. Start wearing pedometer again and keep track of steps walked- do sit-ups if I fall below my average
melydia even gave me a new pedometer (after the batteries in my old one died) but I didn't like the new one as much (couldn't calibrate it to my pace/walking style) so I had doubts about its accuracy at times. In the end, I didn't keep up with this one either.

11. Floss at least 5 times a week if not every single day
I definitely improved on this for a while, but I went through periods of doing well and others where I did not so well. On a whole, i call this a fail but I know I need to keep up with this.

12. Drink & finish a bottle of water every week
I made an attempt at this, but I just really hate the taste of water. Couldn't do it for the long term.

13. Go to the optometrist (it’s been 9+ years) and get new glasses- 6/22/07
I still have my glasses, and they're wonderful

14. Go to the gynecologist (haven’t been since I was in college)- 12/12/07
Actually, I should go again...

15. Get juicer out of storage and start using it
I never made any effort on this. Which is a shame.

16. Start taking Centrum vitamins again
Once again, for a while I was doing well with this, but then I lapsed and didn't keep up

17. Walk to the library at least once a month (weather permitting)
I made this goal back when I was going to the library to buy used books every Saturday afternoon. Now I volunteer at that library on Monday nights (used to be Thursday nights) and it's too dark when I'm done at the end of the night to safely walk home. So this one became unrealistic very shortly after I made it.



Good Things

18. Try 5 times to give blood
I did give it a good shot a few times. When I made the goal, I didn't realize what a problem it would be for me to give blood. After more complications arose, it made it virtually impossible for me to donate blood. What a shame, because I used to be so good at doing it every few months like clockwork.

19. Grow hair out to 10+ inches past chin and donate to Locks of Love- 03/10/10
My hair is SHORT now! But I hope my hair will go to help a kid who needs/wants it

20. Send 30 care packages to soldiers through AnySoldier.com
I managed to send 10 out of 30, which isn't too bad at all. I made the goal of 30 back when I sent 1 every month and I just wasn't able to keep up with that pace. But it's still 10 more units out there benefitting from what I've sent.

21. Donate 100 books to charity/the library- 03/29/09
With Accio Books last year, this was done in practically one drop off. LOL

22. Buy 10 things for Toys for Tots- 12/19/07
It's a nice program, and it was fun looking for toys that I thought kids would like.

23. Raise $250+ for AIDS Walk Washington- 9/27/07
Thanks to the generosity of family and friends, I more than exceeded this goal!

24. Get involved with the Cairn rescue group somehow
I did sign up, but I haven't built any pages for them. I feel guilty for letting that slip.

25. Buy fruit at a farmer’s market- 07/02/09
Nom nom nom! I wish there were a farmer's market closer to my house that was open when I wasn't working so I could visit it regularly.

26. Put a recycling bin in the laundry room and empty it myself regularly- 3/10/10
I let this slide for a while, but I've been pretty good about storing up recycling and then taking it up on trash/recycling night


Home/Things

27. Get rid of 5 boxes of things in my room/storage unit
Actually, I have another box of stuff to go. But a full 5 boxes? VERY close but no cigar. I could stretch it and say this was finished, but, honestly, I fell a little short.

28. Separate laundry (don’t just wash all at once on cold)- 3/10/10
I've actually been doing a phenomenal job at this. Seriously, my laundry skills have improved significantly over the past 1001 days.

29. Clean from 3pm-5pm every Sunday- no excuses!
I have no excuse, I just didn't do this

30. Make small fixes to car (paint in front, dome light, reflectors on holes, side shade)- declared finished on 3/13/09
My car looked nice!

31. Keep car gas level at least half full at all times
Fail. I did manage to do this for a while, but there were some pretty important times my tank was definitely on empty.

32. Clean out car (even vacuum)- 8/17/09
I did clean it out a few times (both my last car and the new one)

33. Start making smoothies again
I didn't even make ONE! But we might be getting a blender at work, which means I'll have an excuse to eat/drink yummy soon. A little late for the 1001 days though.

34. Pair down closet and move all clothes out of Simon’s room
I did give away several boxes/bags of stuff. But I still have about 20 things in the upstairs closet I need to get rid of.

35. Clean out/sort Outlook Express Inbox
I am beginning to believe I will never get this mess sorted

36. Back up computer completely once every two months- 3/10/10
I have been backing up quite a lot, and my external hard drive is awesome. Except during the past month, my computer won't recognize it. ACK! I spent some time tonight trying to figute it out, to no avail.

37. Buy a display cabinet and put things in it- 07/02/07
I love my display cabinet so much

38. Get/buy some sort of cataloging software & catalog all books, CDs, tapes, DVDs, video games, and videos
My entire collection isn't yet in there, but the majority is, and I've been keeping up with my new purchases.

39. Go through Real Simple magazines and create a binder of useful pieces
I have a big binder of these, but lately I've thought it would be better to put them all in plastic sleeves instead of punching holes in the flimsy pages. So I'm going to have to re-do what I've already done and then work on all the new issues.

40. Go through digital camera cards and print/save/delete all photos
I'm lazy when it comes to my photos, apparently


Hobbies

41. Register all books waiting to be registered for BookCrossing
At this point, it seems unlikely that I'll ever be 100% caught up on this. I have several hundred unregistered at the moment.

42. Make/refine my BookCrossing car kit- 08/12/07
I still use it

43. Write & submit another BookCrossing article- 09/09/07
I'm proud of my articles

44. Start a state map postcard for book trade on BookCrossing
I'm shy and never worked up the courage to start this

45. Create the Around the World in ? Days Challenge on BookCrossing
Ditto. I acquired 2 copies of the book, but by then I learned that someone else did something fun with the book and I lost my nerve.

46. Send out 25 Ray it Forwards at BookCrossing (books I've actually read first)
Not even close! I did send out some, which is good, but not 25!

47. Create a BookCrossing iCal (publish it?)- 12/29/07
I created it, yes, but didn't keep up with it.

48. Start a Fannish BookBox- 07/06/08
I did one round of an online bookbox before I decided I don't like online bookboxes.

49. Start an LGBT BookBox- 07/06/08
I have since set out two different LGBT bookboxes!

50. Start an LGBT BookRelay and keep it going
Someone else created one, but I participated in it for a while

51. Start an anime BookRelay and keep it going
Someone else created one of these as well, but I participated in it for a while, too

52. Make a better list/system of books I mail out (spreadsheet) and keep up with it
I created a nice spreadsheet, but didn't find it as useful as I had hoped it would be. So I stopped using it.

53. Clear 50 books off my To Be Read bookcase- 09/25/09
Hardly feels like I made any dent at all, but I did read them

54. Watch every nominated movie from the Academy Awards (excluding foreign film) from 2007-2009
Wow. I honestly thought this would be no problem. But I didn't even come close to watching them all

55. Get a P.O. Box and do PostCrossing; send out 50 postcards- 3/5/10
I still have my PO Box (love it) and I sent 50 postcards out!I got some great ones back, but I probably won't keep up with PostCrossing much in the future.

56. Finish my website portfolio- 6/5/09
It's not perfect, but it exists :-)

57. Add to Max’s scrapbook
I actually couldn't find it for the longest time. But I recently un-lost it and plan to pick it back up again.

58. Catalogue Eeyore collection- 01/04/09
I love having a catalogue/list of all my Eeyores!

59. Find out about displaying my Eeyore collection at the library- 12/02/08 through 12/30/08
I am so proud that I got to do this

60. Get a new library card (mine is 20 years old and almost in pieces)- 11/10/07
I love my new library card!

61. Learn how to play Mahjong- 07/29/07
I could probably use a refresher course, and apparently I learned the Chinese version, not the US one. But now I know how it's supposed to be played.

62. Decide what big thing to build out of LEGOs and begin planning- 08/03/07
I built amazingness and displayed them at my first LEGO convention as a participant in 2009

63. Bring TG’s Realm website up to date- 01/31/10
This is one I am especially proud of. I did massive updates.

64. Bring Kintail: the Dreamscape & BookCrossing websites up to date
I wish I'd done as much to this site. I've updated parts a little, but it's not completely done.



Fannish Stuff

65. Make Remus & Sirius sock puppets
I still want to do this!

66. Catch up on Stargate
I bought the whole thing on DVD, so I should be able to get this done during the next 1001 days without problem

67. Catch up on The 4400- 08/17/07
What a great series. I cannot believe they cancelled it just when it was getting amazing.

68. Catch up on The Dead Zone- 12/13/07
DITTO! The ending was amazing. I want more!

69. Finish Farscape series
I came close. Just one season & the Peacekeeper Wars left

70. Finish Gabaldon series to date (reread Outlander-Fiery Cross and read A Breath of Snow & Ashes)
I re-read the first two books and bought the newest. I've got a long way to go with it.

71. Mark up Harry Potter paperbacks with post-its
I really thought this would be useful, but I use the Lexicon so often instead, that maybe I don't need to do this after all.

72. Go to at least one hockey game every season- 9/15/09
I am so happy that I accomplished this one! I saw them win 1 game out of the 5 I went to, I think (so I think I'm 3 in 7 for my whole life). Maybe I'm jinxing them and shouldn't go any more...

73. Read the entire Hornblower series of books- 03/29/09
Oh Horatio, how I love you!


Work

74. Finish archiving the Chronicle and complete the Photo Archives
Chronicle: yes. Photo Archives: still in progress.

75. Get everyone moved to Adobe CS3- 02/18/08
We're all on CS4 now

76. Get a new graphics card for my PC and set up monitors- declared finished on 03/12/09
This was the bane of my existence for so long. I'm glad I completed it finally

77. Bring goodies to work bi-weekly- 3/10/10
Okay, maybe not exactly bi-weekly, but I did bring in a LOT of stuff, and that was my whole point of this goal.

78. Update Webmaster/Admin html manual
I have updated it several times, but it needs a total overhaul now

79. Update Software Inventory & keep it updated!- 09/14/07
Hmm. I did finish that huge project, but I didn't keep it updated throughout 2009.

80. Bring caricature of self to work and put on wall- 08/17/07
It's still there.



Writing

81. Do & win NaNoWriMo 2007, 2008, etc.- 11/25/09
Many, many words written! And I finished my 2009 attempt last month.

82. Keep an ongoing master list (spreadsheet) of all stories I finish- 3/10/10
I absolutely love my spreadsheet of stories. It's a great resource and fun to compile

83. Finish 5 more Strokes stories- 03/10/10
My Strokes boys need more love. But I definitely wrote at least 5.

84. See about doing the Writers’ Roundtable twice a month- 07/25/07
We still have 2 meetings each month.

85. Make one entry every month to my Rectacular journal
Now that I have a separate Twitter account for recs, I've been updating it more easily and frequently. Not quite every month, but an improvement.

86. Finish 25+ WIPs which have been waiting/ignored for a while
Wow. 25. Really? What was a thinking. I tried, though. And I'm happy of the ones I did work on and especially the ones I finished.

87. Submit something to be published
Didn't even try. I'm making next time's goal 5 submissions as a penalty. LOL

88. Start a file of rejection letters- 03/10/10
It's a nice file folder. I hope it doesn't get too full

89. Enter more dreams in my dream journal
Often I said to myself "Kate, that was an amazing dream. Go write it down in your journal" and then I would forget and be lazy and just not do it. Bad Kate.

90. Read 5 books on writing
Um, I am drowning in books. I've read parts of many, but only finished 1 completely.


Miscellaneous

91. Start reading slash-dot and try to keep up with techie news- 3/10/10
I have the RSS feed on my browser and I pay attention to it much more than I used to. Not as much as I should, but I'm more aware on a whole of things that are going on in the Tech world

92. Set up a special savings account and put $1 into it every day for a total of 1001 days- 3/10/10
I am so happy I made this goal. Now I have more than $1020 to spend as I see fit!

93. Go to a Free-For-All Friday at Mix 107.3
Nope. I didn't do this. What a shame.

94. Get a new computer with a flat screen monitor- 06/01/08
I love my new computer, even when it doesn't cooperate with me.

95. Go to the International Spy Museum in DC (for the first time)
I gave my family money for tickets on Christmas a few years ago, but we haven't gone. I did step inside the entrance because I won tickets to the Spy in the City contest. But that was for a GPS tour of the city in a hunt, not something inside the museum

96. Go to the Zoo (see new Asia section & new panda before he’s gone)- 10/05/08
I'm glad I got to see him before he left for China

97. Go to Mount Vernon to see the new museum/exhibits/theaters- 03/07/10
I wish I'd known to watch the full intro movie. But apart from that, I had an excellent time with friends!

98. Visit a lighthouse- 10/31/09
I didn't get to go inside, but I did see one :-)

99. See the Washington Capitals practice at their new facility- 01/02/09
I love Kettler. My boys have such a nice home now (and so much closer to where I am, too). I really want to take my mother there soon.

100. Keep a separate 101 LiveJournal- 06/13/07
You're looking at it!

101. Start a new 101 list when I’m down to my last few things to do- 03/10/10
I've got a new list. I'll post it next! Wish me luck!