New 101 in 1001 List!

So since we've purchased a house, our priorities and goals have changed tremendously so I thought I would create a new list since I know we'll never get to go to all of those places left on my last list.

Start Date: January 26, 2012

End Date: October 23, 2014

1. Get carpet for the upstairs bedrooms, stairs and one bedroom downstairs. (Completed 2/29/2012)
2. Complete the hall bathroom. (Completed 4/4/2012)
3. Get new countertops. (Completed 2/17/2012)
4. Get a new dishwasher, fridge and stove. (Completed 2/5/2012)
5. Donate/get rid of old dishwasher and stove. (Completed 1/29/2012)
6. Get a new hood. (Completed 1/29/2012)
7. Put down new flooring in the foyer and kitchen. (Kitchen completed 2/1/2012 and foyer completed 7/7/2012)
8. Get a butterfly feeder. (Completed 4/30/2013)
9. Get a hummingbird feeder. (Completed 5/12/2012)
10. Get a window bird feeder. (Completed (5/12/2012)
11. Get a new mailbox. (Completed 7/21/2012)
12. Re-do the front porch. (Completed 8/19/2014)
13. Powerwash the house and deck. (Completed 5/12/2012)
14. Build a patio.
15. Take Braddock swimming. (Completed 4/28/2013)
16. Gut the master bath. (Completed 2/4/2012)
17. Complete the master bath. (Completed 4/4/2012)
18. Gut the downstairs bath. (Completed 6/29/13)
19. Complete the downstairs bath. (Completed 8/10/2013)
20. Gut the paneling in the family room. (Completed 6/30/2012)
21. Complete the family room. (Completed 9/20/2012)
22. Cover fireplace in stone and install new mantel. (Completed 9/12/2012)
23. Get carpet for the family room. (Completed 9/20/2012)
24. Go through old clothes and junk and donate. (Completed 3/25/2012)
25. Adopt a second dog. (Completed 12/22/2012)
26. Work on the landscaping. (Completed 5/13/2012)
27. Make a paw print frame for Braddock.
28. Get the driveway repaved.
29. Make/get curtains for every room. (Completed 9/1/2012)
30. Re-do the drywall in the laundry room. (Completed 7/21/2012)
31. Re-do the drywall in the downstairs hall. (Completed 4/21/2012)
32. Paint and complete the downstairs hall. (Completed 5/13/2012)
33. Get new flooring for the downstairs hall and other bedroom downstairs.(Completed 9/12/2013)
34. Make built in bookshelves. (Completed 1/31/2014)
35. Take Gracie to five new parks. (1. Moyer Park, 2. Truxton Park 3. Governor's Bridge Natural Area 4. Sugarloaf Mountain 5. Patuxent Wildlife Refuge)
36. Go on a trip for our 4th wedding anniversary. (Completed 10/13/12 - Rehobeth for the day)
37. Go on a trip for our 5th wedding anniversary. (Kentucky & Asheville, NC)
38. Go on a trip for our 6th wedding anniversary. (Alexandria) 
39. Take a vacation. (Orlando 12/1-12/6/2012)
40. Take a dog friendly vacation. (NH & ME Sept. 2013)
41. Take an international vacation. (4/22/14-4/26/2014 St. Lucia)
42. Get a new front and back door. (Back door installed 2/26/2012 and front door installed 6/23/2012)
43. Visit my friend overseas.
44. Get tree stumps removed from the yard. (Completed 4/12/2013)
45. See 5 plays. (1. Wizard of Oz 2. Legally Blonde 3. Million Dollar Quartet 4. I Love Lucy)
46. Get new blinds/interior shutters for all of the rooms. (Completed 9/15/2012)
47. Buy a grill. (Completed 4/23/2012)
48. Get new outside lighting. (Completed 2/17/2012)
49. Move in to the new house! (Completed 4/1/2012)
50. Host our first holiday in the new house. (Completed 4/8/2012)
51. Host our first party in the new house. (Completed 7/14/2012)
52. Host a ladies only party. (Completed 9/22/2012)
53. Come up with a good organizational system for our bowls and containers. (Completed 2/19/2012)
54. Organize our closets. (Completed 3/25/2012)
55. Join Jazzercise or another fitness program. (Joined Jazzercise 5/23/2012)
56. Go to a drive in.
57. Go to 5 new historic sites. (1. Biltmore 2. Odessa 3. Nemours Mansion 4. Maymont 5. Mount Vernon)
58. Try 5 new restaurants in MD. (1. Oregon Grille 2. Pei Wei 3. Fogo de Chao 4. Luna Blu 5. Back Porch Cafe)
59. Try 20 new recipes.
60. Go to Longwood Gardens around Christmas time. (Completed 12/4/13)
61. Go to Eastern State Penitentiary.(Completed 11/9/2013)
62. Try out 3 new Christmas light destinations. (1. Brookside Gardens 2. Longwood Gardens)
63. Go to tea with my friends. (Completed 11/11/12)
64. Visit the Biltmore. (Completed 10/11/13)
65. Get my wedding dress cleaned.
66. Rent paddleboards.
67. Learn how to hem my own pants.
68. Do something touristy in my own town. (Paddleboarding!)
69. Learn how to shoot a gun.
70. Go on a hot air balloon ride.
71. Buy a king bed for us. (Completed 3/13/2012)
72. Install new lighting fixtures in bedrooms, dining room and kitchen. (Completed 2/17/2012)
73. Buy a hammock. (Completed 4/26/2012)
74. Buy outside furniture.
75. Paint and assemble adirondack chairs. (Completed 4/26/2012)
76. Buy a desk. (Completed 1/27/2012)
77. Buy new family room furniture. (Completed 7/23/2012)
78. Buy a new tv for the family room. (Completed 9/22/2012)
79. Buy a new tv for the living room. (Completed 4/2/2012)
80. Read 100 books in 2012. (FAILED)
81. Read 50 books in 2013. (Completed 10/21/13)
82. Try out a new winery. (Biltmore)
83. Go to the zoo. (Completed 6/19/2012)
84. Go to the aquarium.
85. Finish my sewing project. (Completed 3/1/2014)
86. Frame my finished sewing projects.
87. Try out Gracie's agility set. (Completed 5/13/2012)
88. Get a Dyson vacuum. (Completed 2/4/2012)
89. Get grass to grow in the backyard.
90. Read 5 "classic" novels. (1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 3. The Hotel New Hampshire 4. The Haunting of Hill House)
91. Get new furniture for the upstairs guest bedroom. (Completed 1/27/2012)
92. Get new furniture for the downstairs guest bedroom. (Completed 1/27/2012)
93. Organize and alphabetize DVDs. (Completed 4/10/2012)
94. Organize and alphabetize books. (Completed 2/23/2014)
95. Read 10 historical fiction books. (1. An Inconvenient Wife 2. Shanghai Girls 3. April in Paris 4. The Commoner 5. The Paris Wife 6. Peony in Love 7. Hemingway's Girl 8. Receive Me Falling 9. The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay 10. The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory)
96. Read 5 autobiographies. (1. Cyndi Lauper's Memoirs, 2. Strange Tribe: John Hemingway's Memoirs 3. Johnny Cash 4. Jodie Sweetin  5. Rob Lowe)
97. Update my resume. (Completed 7/5/2013)
98. Go berry or apple picking. (Completed 7/21/2012)
99. Go to Sugarloaf Mountain. (Completed 10/21/2012)
100. Go to a concert. (Red Hot Chili Peppers 5/10/2012)
101. Take some type of home improvement or art class.

82 Completed 

3 In Progress

My 101 in 1001 List

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

Start Date: September 18, 2009
End Date: June 15, 2012

1. Put at least $100 in savings from each paycheck.




2. Pay off Amex. (Completed 8/20/10)




3. Check credit report. (Completed 3/14/11)




4. Take old clothes to consignment shop. (Completed 5/2/11)




5. Make donation to local animal charity. (Completed 9/30/09)




6. Buy house. (December 16, 2011)




7. Go to Italy. (April 24-May 3, 2010)




8. Visit Bill Clinton's Presidential Library.




9. Visit FDR's Presidential Library.




10. Visit Hemingway's home in Illinois.




11. Go to Ireland.




12. Go to Maine. (7/15-7/18/10)




13. Go to Newseum. (Completed 2/5/11)




14. Go to Smithsonian American History Museum. (Completed 3/7/10)




15. Visit my friend overseas. (9/4/10-9/8/10)




16. Go to dog friendly B & B. (Completed 10/8-10/11/09)




17. Go to Belgium. (Completed 9/7/10)




18. Go to Jamaica.




19. Go to Charleston. (10/9/10-10/11/10)




20. Take our dog to a new park. (Completed 10/3/09)




21. Bake a pie. (Completed 12/23/2010)




22. Pick apples. (Completed 10/1/2011)




23. Go to a corn maze. (Completed 10/24/2010)




24. Go to a haunted house. (Bowie Baysox haunted house 10/16/09)




25. Read 100 books in 2009. (Completed 10/24/09)




26. Read 150 books in 2010. - Failed :(




27. Eat at the Milton Inn. (Completed 1/2/10)




28. Eat at Coco Sala. (Completed 3/7/10)




29. Go to VA to visit my friends. (Completed 9/19/09)




30. Brush up on my French.




31. Brush up on my Italian. (Completed 3/30/2010)




32. Go to France.




33. Use the breadmaker.




34. Use the ice cream maker. (Completed 4/2/2012)




35. Make a donation of goods to local animal shelter. (Completed 1/10/10)




36. Go to an animal charity fundraiser. (Completed 11/21/09)




37. Get a massage. (Completed 12/13/09)




38. Make dinner for Mom. (Completed 11/11/09)




39. Go to a wine tasting. (Completed 9/19/09)




40. Have a picnic in the park. (Completed 4/3/10)




41. Rent pedal boats.




42. Go to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Completed 12/6/09)




43. Go to 5 plays. (1. August: Osage County 2. Young Frankenstein 3. The 39 Steps 4. The Addams Family Musical 5. The Buddy Holly Story 6. Rock of Ages)




44. Brush Gracie's teeth at least once a week.




45. Stay at a B & B. (Completed 6/10-6/13/10)




46. Rent a cabin. (Completed 9/17-9/19/2010)




47. Whiten my teeth. (Completed 4/11/10)




48. Clean out my closet. (Completed 1/9/10)




49. Go to a movie alone.




50. Rent and watch The Tudor's. (Completed 2/7/10)




51. Go out to brunch with friends. (Completed 11/29/09)




52. Watch a sunrise. (Completed 10/8/09)




53. Make 2009 photo album. (Completed 1/1/10)




54. Make 2010 photo album. (Completed 1/1/11)




55. Make 2011 photo album. (Completed 1/1/2012)




56. Visit a plantation in VA. (Completed 5/8/10)




57. Go to a tea. (Completed 5/8/10)




58. Finish my sewing project. (Completed 7/31/10)




59. Learn how to hem my own pants.




60. Ride on a gondola. (Completed 4/27/10)




61. Go to New Hampshire.




62. Do 80 sit-ups 3 times a week.




63. Go to Discovery Cove. (Completed 10/26/09)




64. Read a book of short stories. (Completed 10/5/09)




65. Read 5 classic novels. (1. Lord of the Flies 2. Lolita 3. Around the World in 80 Days 4. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 5. Ethan Frome)




66. Eat 5 things I've never had before. (1-Acorn Squash 2-Tomato Bisque 3-Habanero Lime Sorbet 4-Caviar 5-Trout 6-Black Eyed Peas 7-Eggplant)




67. Go to Mystic, Connecticut.




68. Go to Santa Fe.




69. Ride in a hot air balloon.




70. Go to a planetarium.




71. Go to an Imax theater. (Completed 3/13/10)




72. Drink more milk.




73. Take calcium supplements daily.




74. Vote. (Completed 9/14/2010)




75. Go horseback riding. (Completed 11/27/10)




76. Do not eat out for a week. (Completed 2/12/10)




77. Visit my Great Aunt and Uncle. (Completed 5/9/2012)




78. Send 5 cards to friends for no reason. (Completed 7/27/2010)




79. Go to Deep Creek Lake. (Completed 9/17-9/19/2010)




80. Go to Monticello. (Completed 2/13/10)




81. Spend a day at a spa. (Completed 12/13/09)




82. Tour a brewery. (Otter Creek-10/9/09, Magic Hat-10/9/09, Long Trail-10/10/09, Starr Hill -2/13/10)




83. Visit 3 historic sites in MD.




84. Go to a drive in theater.




85. Go ice skating. (Completed 11/29/09)




86. Make 30 new recipes. (Completed 7/31/10)




87. Visit 30 new restaurants. (Completed 6/13/10)




88. Take a trip for our 1st anniversary. (10/08/09-10/11/09)




89. Take a trip for our 2nd anniversary. (10/9/10-10/11/10)




90. Take a trip for our 3rd anniversary. (10/8/11)




91. Go to Spain. (4/22/11-5/1/11)




92. Go to Amsterdam. (9/4/10-9/8/10)




93. Go to Texas. (5/28/10-5/31/10)




94. Go to Alaska.




95. Go to Greece.




96. Get my wedding dress cleaned.




97. Go to the Biltmore.




98. Learn to shoot a gun.




99. Buy 10 books without reading their description. (Completed 1/12/10)




100. Go to Niagara Falls. (Completed 6/10/10)




101. Donate $1 to a good cause for every goal not completed at the end of this challenge.

71 Completed



5 In Progress