Whatever Thursday - 101 Things in 1001 Days

One of the things I have done recently is to go back and take a look at my posts and see where there might be a need for some follow-ups. Besides the 'Encyclopedia of Me', the other topic I needed to address was '101 Things in 1001 Days'.

My first attempt at this was back in March of 2009 - almost 12 years ago. I also looked at the list again in 2018, almost three years ago. 

With the world being in a state of limbo, I decided to revisit and update my list based on my current life and goals. I have put together the list based on what has been on the lists in the past and removed some things - like learning to belly dance - and added things to accomplish.

I am cheating a tiny bit in that I am sort-of starting on items on the list now rather than waiting until January 1, 2021. And I have the finish date of September 28, 2023. I also decided to add the list to my day-free notebook in the back of my post-writing planner. This way, hopefully, I will stay on top of the list.

One of the advantages of this list is I am going to allow myself to remove and replace items as they become less relevant. After all, at 63, my belly does its own 'dancing' without me learning how to do it. And at the time I added it, there was a location near me which was teaching belly dancing. That's no longer the case. So I am replacing it with another thing I would like to do.

Here is my update of my '101 Things'...

1. Buy my own home
2. Publish my first book
3. Take a writing workshop - online or in person
4. Create my author platform online with social media
5. A week at the beach with the family - rent a house
6. Work on my family tree
7. Go to DisneyWorld with Lady K
8. Create my family cookbook
9. Put Savvy and Texter's writing and art in book form
10. Do Ancestry DNA (or something similar)
11. Write at least one letter once a month
12. Find a writing group - online or in person
13. Lose 50 pounds
14. Have my finished quilt tops quilted and completed
15. Visit at least 10 North Carolina waterfalls
16. Visit Biltmore (finally)
17. Hike 10 North Carolina trails
18. Visit all the state and federal parks in North Carolina
19. Visit 12 botanical gardens in North Carolina
20. Finish one fiber project a month
21. Do some poured acrylic paintings
22. Walk part of the Appalachian Trail
23. Get a bike and bike rack for car
24. Walk part of the Mountain to Sea Trail
25. Visit 5 National Parks outside of North Carolina
26. Take one 'nice' vacation yearly somewhere
27. Create a garden sanctuary at my new home
28. Do a $5 challenge or the 52 week challenge (or both) for one year
29. Get a new Mac Desktop 
30. Save a $15,000 emergency fund
31. Take a class at the John Campbell Folk School
32. Visit Monticello and Mount Vernon
33. Visit Williamsburg
34. Visit New York City and shop
35. Travel back to Montana and see places I didn't see before
36. Stay 2 or more weeks in another country
37. Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway
38. Drive the Pacific Coast Highway
39. Establish a consistent writing routine
40. Actually 'retire'
41. Donate to one charity or blogger or YouTuber a month for 12 months
42. Take Lady K on a 'rocking' outing
43. Join an orchid society
44. Have a greenhouse or sunroom at my new home
45. Have one outing with Lady K a month
46. Attend 5 Renaissance Faires
47. Remake garb for the family 
48. Visit most of the thrift stores in the area
49. Attend 5 fiber festivals or mineral shows in one year
50. Attend a Mannheim Steamroller concert
51. Attend a TransSiberian Railroad concert
52. Buy season ticket to musicals
53. Have a monthly bookstore time
54. Improve my physical flexibility
55. Try 1 new recipe a month
56. Reduce my yarn, fabric and needlework stash
57. Take 3 quilt workshops
58. Get another tattoo
59. Audit classes and/or finish my degree
60. Learn more about aromatherapy 
61. Take cooking lessons for cuisine I am not familiar with
62. Study tarot more
63. 'Disconnect' 1 day a month, building up to 1 day a week
64. Try acupuncture
65. Explore the Seagrove pottery area
66. Create a new Photoshop tutorial a month
67. Enter a writing contest
68. Create my own Christmas cards
69. Index my journals
70. Have a spa weekend
71. Recover the chaise lounge
72. Create or obtain a 'Green Man' wall hanging
73. Work on a Botanical Art certification
74. Have my cards read again by a 'professional'
75. Set up a vermiculture bin
76. Be debt free except for my car and home
77. Decorate and furnish the home based on what I want
78. Get my own pet
79. Tone up my flabby arms
80. Three weekends away with Lady K a year
81. Decorate my home by season or holiday for a year
82. Visit Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden in Columbia, South Carolina
83. Have a bird feeding station(s)
84. Join a CSA
85. Start my second book in my series
86. Create a library/sitting room
87. Treat my car to a quarterly deep clean
88. Take Lady K cherry picking
89. Do a 'big tub' at Elijah Mountain Gems
90. Flip a piece of furniture
91. Buy a new sewing machine
92. Do yoga every day for 30 days in a row
93. Walk 10,000 steps for 30 days in a row
94. Go to Farmer's Market once a month for fresh veggies and fruit
95. Try 10 new restaurants 
96. Buy a 'nice' leather purse
97. Take Lady K to a corn maze
98. Go to Carowinds with Lady K
99. Visit 5 public gardens in other states
100. Review this list quarterly
101. Put $25 in savings for every item completed on this list

Whether or not you really want to do a '101 things in 1001 days' challenge, making a list such as this is a lot of fun. I know some of the items will be combined (like the outings with Lady K), so I'll be knocking 2 or 3 items off at the same time. And I know some of the things won't be accomplished in the 1001 days, but dreaming about them are fun too.

What's on your list?