Michelle's 101 in 1001

The 101 Tasks

Because I want to be a better person

Read 50 books (3/50)
Start a book journal and write date, title, author, and one-sentence review of each book I read
Learn Welsh at a beginning level
Take a cake decorating class
Complete at least two rough draft chapters of my novel (0/2)
Try a new recipe once a week (5/143)
Design and create a web page
Complete the cross-stitch I'm working on
Learn how to change the oil in my car
Learn how to change a tire by myself
Learn to knit something more complicated than long rectangular scarves
Learn to drive a manual transmission vehicle
Make 10 recipes including an ingredient I’ve never used before (0/10)
Give up gossip for a week, 4 times (0/4)

Because I want to be a healthier person

Exercise at least once a week for 40 weeks (0/40)
Exercise at least twice a week for 40 weeks (0/40)
Exercise at least three times a week for 40 weeks (0/40)
Drink enough water at work that I have to refill my water bottle 4 times daily
Eat something with oats in it every day for thirty days (0/30)
Give up sugar for one month

Because I want to be a better mother

Breastfeed until Molly is 1 year old
Keep Molly away from the TV and computer 98% of the time
Read Molly a book every evening
Learn some baby sign language and teach it to Molly
Take 3 new pictures of Molly every week (5/143)
Do not swear or curse in front of Molly
Make homemade baby food for Molly
~~Do not feed Molly solid food until she is 6 months old~~
Write a letter to Molly every year on her birthday (0/3)
Create and send invitations for Molly's baptism
Take Molly for a walk around the neighborhood at least once a week, weather permitting (5/143)
Do not let Molly watch TV until she is 2 years old
Do a new activity or play a new game with Molly every week (5/143)

Because I want to be a better wife

Counter every negative thought about Mark with a positive thought
Tell Mark I love him every day
Go on a date once a month
Call Mark every evening when I leave the office
Every day, write down one thing I love about my husband
Do something romantic for my husband at least once a week (3/143)
Once a month, do something Mark wants me to do that I don't want to (i.e. see a movie I'm not interested in, go out when I'd rather stay in) without complaint (2/33)

Because I want to be a better employee

Stay "internet-slacking" free at work for a week four times (1/4)
Get a promotion at work, or move to a different company
Have 100 internet-free days at work (0/100)
Spend at least one hour per workday either doing productive work or (if no assignments) learning something to improve my work

Because I want a healthy and happy family

Each time I go grocery shopping, replace one regular item in my grocery cart with an organic item
Do not buy anything containing high fructose corn syrup
Buy nothing containing partially hydrogenated oils
Eat dinner at the table instead of in front of the TV
Call my aunt once a month (0/33)
Send my grandmother a letter or postcard twice a month (2/66)
Send Christmas cards every year (0/3)
Make it to work by 7:00 (so I can leave by 4:00) three times a week for 10 weeks (0/10)

Because I want to have my financial situation in order

Save enough money to take Mark and Molly on a vacation to England in September 2010
Save a "maternity fund" to cover six weeks of expenses for my next maternity leave
Create our wills
Stick to a budget
Start a mutual fund for Molly and make a monthly contribution (0/33)
Go for one week without spending money except on one trip each to the grocery store and gas station, 4 times (0/4)
Have 200 no-spend days (2/200)
Have 20 below-budget weeks (0/20)
Hold a monthly financial/budget meeting with Mark (0/33)
Stick to my list whilst grocery shopping, without purchasing any impulse items, 10 times (0/10)
Pass up something I don't need but was going to buy just because it was on sale or I had a coupon, 10 times (0/10)

Because I want to be organized

File all papers that need to be filed
Establish a better system for filing papers and keeping them from piling up
Clean out and reorganize kitchen cabinets
Organize and purge my book of printed-out recipes
Organize the books on the bookshelves and get rid of unwanted books
Vacuum once a week (2/143)
Wash the sheets once a month (1/33)

Because I want to be a better Christian

Read at least one chapter of the Bible a week (0/143)
Pray at least once a day
Attend church at least 3 times per month (3/99)
Say prayers before meals
Get more involved in my church
Give up something every year for Lent (0/3)
Buy an Advent calendar and start a tradition of reading a scripture each night of Advent
Follow a Lenten Devotional every night of Lent
Buy a book of five-minute devotionals and do them

Because I want to do something fun for myself and my family

Complete Canada/New England cruise scrapbook
Visit a Rennaisance Festival every year (0/3)
Find a Scottish Highland Games and visit it
Plan a trip longer than a weekend to visit my brother in Atlanta
Try 5 new restaurants (1/5)
Attend a play or show three times (0/3)
Make a new fabulous restaurant- or bakery-worthy dessert 15 times (1/15)
Wear a skirt once a week for a month (0/4)
Put my hair up or back once a week for a month (0/4)
Plant a container garden of vegetables and herbs and keep it healthy
Visit St. Augustine on a weekend day, 3 times (0/3)
Go on a hike
Visit 3 new museums (0/3)
Have a picnic
Plan a trip to England for September 2010
Get myself a locket and put Molly's picture in it

Because I want to leave a good impact on the world

Buy and use reusable fabric grocery bags
Complete organ donor registration
Put together a shoebox every Christmas for Operation Christmas Child (0/3)

Because I want to hold myself accountable for completing these tasks

Give $5 to church for every uncompleted thing at the end of the 1001 days
Create a new 101 list after 1001 days
Create a blog and document my progress at least once weekly

By the way, I completely acknowledge that this blog will be very boring to everyone but me. I'm really using it as a tool to mark my progress through my list. So don't feel like you need to read along every week.

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