101 in 1001

I found an intriguing project that I would like to try. I am a dreamer and have a huge list of stuff I’d like to do in my life, but they are usually just dreams and I never act on them. So I decided to join the Day Zero project and do something about it. The following is my list of 101 things I’d like to accomplish in 1001 days. My start date is February 1, 2010 and the finish date is October 29, 2012. 1001 days seems like a long time from now, but October 29, 2012 does not. I best get to work.

Creative
1. re-learn how to knit (crochet) – 7/22/10
2. knit scarf with yarn other than flossy
3. knit something other than a scarf
4. design a queen sized quilt
5. piece aforementioned quilt
6. send quilt for Amish quilting (I’m not dumb)
7. take a pottery class
8. take a stained glass class
9. sew the white wool jacket
10. finish all 3 native American quilted wall hangings
11. learn how to use a letterpress
12. learn how to silkscreen
13. paint a watercolor painting worth displaying
14. take a watercolor painting class

Gardening
15. keep good and accurate records of vegetable garden
16. grow hops
17. grow wine grapes
18. turn wine grapes into wine
19. expand my culinary herb garden
20. use the new herbs in my herb garden
21. eliminate 1/2 of the turfgrass in my yard – spring 2010
22. successfully grow corn – summer 2010
23. successfully grow a watermelon
24. be a diligent weeder

Sports & Recreation
25. try snowboarding
26. learn how to hockey stop
27. learn how to snowshoe
28. go to a Tacoma Rainiers game

Travel
29. travel to a country outside of N. America – China July 2010
30. save enough money to spend a week in Holden Village with my mom
31. spend a week in Holden Village with my mom
32. ensure both of us like each other at the end
33. see Glacier National Park
34. Travel with son (and husband) outside of the US August 2014
35. sit on a warm beach
36. take son to an NHL hockey game
37. take family camping – August 13-14, 2010
38. walk on the Great Wall – 7/16/2010
39. tour winery outside of W. WA
40. take son to Sequoia National Park – August 2011
41. take husband to the Grand Canyon
42. visit the point on the Olympic Peninsula

Cooking & Eating
43. eat something outside of my comfort zone – Crickets 7/22/10
44. learn to make krumkaka
45. make lefse from start to finish
46. make kahlua
47. make a recipe with persimmons
48. eat at Pazzo in Portland – January 2011
49. eat at The Dahlia Lounge in Seattle – January 2011
50. make own hamburger buns
51. try making a new bread each month
52. find recipe for Holden Hilari-tea
53. try at least 1 recipe from each of my cookbooks
54. cook a full 8 course sit down meal for friends
55. purchase a free range organic side of beef

Personal Health
56. walk at least 5 miles a week
57. run 1 mile
58. loose 10 pounds – lost 15

Professional Goals
59. earn my master gardener certificate
60. take at least 2 graphic arts classes
61. speak in front of a group about church communications
62. get Sweet Hope non-profit business license – January 26, 2011
63. establish Sweet Hope board of directors – October 2010
64. get Sweet Hope 501(c)(3) – Feb. 2012
65. give Russian orphans “christmas” – The Mirnoe children got birthdays
66. get at least 1 grant for Sweet Hope
67. write a book
68. send book to a publisher
69. finish gardening journal
70. land a large freelance gig – 1/10/2010
71. design 1 new font
72. submit a photograph to National Geographic

Get it done
73. get my son’s US passport – August 2013

Cultural Enrichment
74. take son to OMSI – 6/20/2010
75. visit Chinese garden in Seattle – August 2013
76. visit Japanese garden in Seattle
77. visit Japanese garden in Portland – January 2011
78. visit UW arboretum
79. watch Schindler’s List again
80. read books on the books I want to read list
81. see at least 1 broadway type show – Guys & Dolls June 2011

Personal Goals
82. meet remaining original 6 blog members
83. establish family game night
84. finish my son’s lifebook
85. learn some conversational Russian
86. research family genealogy
87. buy at least 1 second hand article of clothing
88. learn how to play the banjo
89. get chickens – May 2011
90. build a chicken coop – May 2011
91. teach son botanical name of at least 5 plants
92. start a normal mail correspondence with someone
93. build a wood fired oven
94. throw a pizza party for wood fired oven
95. complete “a day in my life” of photos

Organization
96. eliminate the unnecessary clutter from my house
97. eliminate plastics from my house
98. organize all of my photos
99. organize all of my hard drives
100. clean out pantry – 2/11/10
101. keep pantry clean for at least 3 months