4.20.2009

The List

for myself...
i will do these things for me, whoever that is
1. find a job
2. give up diet coke- FOR GOOD!
3. run 3 5k races (0/3)
4. add to my antique camera collection
5. go for a run in the rain
6. lose 10lbs (goal weight) (0/10)
7. wear a bikini
8. make a new friend
9. try 5 new foods (0/5)
10. work out 7 days a week- do this 10 times (2/10)
11. finish my
Listography book
12. get my eyes checked
13. finish my Five boo
k

for others...
since things don't always go right, it's nice to have someone like you on my left
14. write a thank you note to an old school teacher
15. reconnect with an old friend
16. plan an outing with each of my nephews (0/2)
17. surprise someone
18. send a care package to a friend full of inside jokes
19. create a scavenger hunt for someone i love
20. make a mixed cd for a friend
21. email/write a letter to someone who inspires me

for entertainment...
my little reminder when i'm looking for something to do on a friday night
22. host a game night
23. do a line dance
24. play soccer
25. throw an outdoor dinner party- complete with tablecloth, centerpiece, dinnerware, etc
26. finish a 2000 piece puzzle
27. go to the zoo to see the baby elephant
28. go to a musical
29. go to a drive-in movie
30. go to a playground and swing
31. initiate a water balloon fight
32. go to the midnight showing of a movie
33. go to a baseball game

because i want to...
"goodbye" she said...i'm off to join the circus
34. send a postcard to PostSecret
35. audition for a game show
36. go on a grownup picnic and drink wine
37. make homemade pasta
38. print my favorite photograph from our wedding
39. try pizza from 5 new places (0/5)
40. buy ice cream from the ice cream truck (bonus points if i have to chase after him!)
41. watch Girls Just Want To Have Fun with Leslie
42. win something
43. sleep in front of a fire

44. start a new tradition
45. go on a bike date in a sundress
46. pull a great April fools joke on someone
47. test drive a car that's out of my price range
48. blog every day for 1 month straight
49. send 15 postcards on Postcrossing (0/15)
50. wear a flower in my hair
51. write a message in a bottle...send it out into the ocean
52. create a time capsule and burry it when dave and i buy a house
53. try out a snuggie
54. buy lemonade from a kid's lemonade stand
55. carve mlm + dsm 4 ever in a tree

to see the world
get your kicks on route 66
56. visit a state i've never been to before
57. make it to either Pinkberry or Sprinkles Cupcakes
58. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
59. get a passport

for organization
a place for everything and everything in its place (well, almost)
60. clean out my car once a month (3/34)
61. organize my music/playlists
62. back up all my photos onto an external hard drive
63. update my contacts on my computer/phone with birthdays, emails, etc
64. make the bed every morning for a month straight
65. organize my scrapbook room and supplies
66. clean out my closet and be realistic about what to keep

giving back
i am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, i could save the world
67. complete 40 hours of volunteer work (0/40)
68. volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
69. pay for the person behind me in line
70. leave a large tip for a really good waiter/waitress
71. donate 15,000 grains of rice on freerice.com to help end world hunger (1,250/15,000)
72. leave a book through Bookcrossing
73. write a letter to a political office about something i'm passionate about

for mother earth
i might like you better if you recycled
74. use reusable shopping bags when I go to the grocery
75. eat something from my own garden
76. eat vegetarian for 3 consecutive months
77. get a bird feeder and hang it outside my window

for my wallet
they say money can't buy happiness...all i'm asking is the chance to decide for myself
78. buy a house
79. return all library books/movies on time

for learning
conjunction junction, what's your function?
80. learn to write my name 3 different ways (0/3)
81. teach a skill to a child (ex- high five, word, tie shoes)
82. read The Secret
83. start a family tree
84. take a dance class
85. learn how to blow up a balloon
86. find out my blood type
87. read my favorite childhood story to a child
88. teach an old dog a new trick
89. be able to read my camera guide and understand it all
90. play rockband on hard level

for the love of art
do something creative every day
91. write/illustrate a children's book
92. buy a coloring book and fill every page
93. create a Wreck This Journal
94. complete the sh1ft project (monthly photography projects) six times (0/6)
95. enter a photography contest
96. start a new scrapbook
97. create a photography portfolio (hard copy, not on the computer)
98. take a portrait of everyone in my family
99. visit and photograph 15 places significant to my life up until now (0/15)
100. make an inspiration folder on my computer

one final to do
101. inspire 5 people to make a Day Zero Project list