101 in 1001

Started: June 10, 2011
Complete by: March 7, 2014

1. Try to donate blood
2. Kiss in the rain
3. Go camping
4. Tie a note to a balloon & let it go
5. Get a massage
6. Go on a picnic
7. Read 100 books (17/100)
{1. I, Alex Cross 2. Belly Laughs 3. Baby Laughs, 4. Life Laughs, 5.In the Mirror, A Memoir of Shattered Secrets, 6. Silent Illness, 7. Expect This, 8. Case Closed; Serial Killers Captured, 9. Expect This, 10. Good Deal, 11. I didn't know it'd be like this, 12. In the Mirror, a memoir of shattered secrets, 13. The Kindness of Strangers, 14. Mother's House Payment, 15. Random and Disturbing Thoughts, 16. Silent Illness, 17. Why Me?}
8. Color a whole coloring book
9. Fly a kite
10. See a Drive-In movie
11. Learn 100 new words (0/100)
12. Get a facial
13. Learn sign language
14. Have at least $1,000 in savings (0/1000)
15. Pay off my debt
16. Go to a hot air balloon festival
17. Complete a scrapbook
18. Attend an outdoor concert
19. Listen to 26 songs I've never listened to starting with each letter of the alphabet (15/26)
<Breaking Your Own Heart by Kelly Clarkson, Call Me Maybe, Dark Side by Kelly Clarkson, Einstein by Kelly Clarkson, Honestly by Kelly Clarkson, If I die young by The Band Perry, Lighters by Bruno Mars w/ Eminem, Mr. Know It All by Kelly Clarkson, One and Only by Adele, Pay Phone,  Rolling in the Deep by Adele, Someone Like You by Adele, The War is Over by Kelly Clarkson, We Found Love by Rhianna, You and I by Lady GaGa>
20. Read 5 biographies (0/5)
21. Carve a pumpkin
22. Shop at a farmer's market
23. Take at least 1 photo everyday for a month
24. Watch 50 movies I've never seen before (38/50)
{1. That's what I am, 2. With Honors, 3. Rango, 4. Hall Pass, 5. Zack & Mori Make a Porno, 6. Social Network, 7. Unstoppable, 8. Pulp Fiction, 9. Inside Out, 10. Lincoln Lawyer, 11. RED, 12. Pirates 4, 13. Cars 2, 14. Hang Over II, 15. Horrible Bosses, 16. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2, 17. The Change Up, 18. Our Idiot Brother, 19. The Dilema, 20. Bridesmaids, 21. The Reunion, 22. Mr. Poppers Penguins, 23. The Muppets, 24. Catch .44, 25. Tower Heist, 26. Friends with Benefits, 27. Puss in Boots, 28. The Bounty Hunter, 29. Alvin and The Chipmunks, 30. Transformers 3, 31. Animal House, 32. Bad Teacher, 33. Unknown, 34. The Sitter, 35. Bending the Rules, 36. No Strings Attached, 37. Moneyball, 38. The Setup}
25. Go to a Yankee's game (was gonna go 9/6/11 but rained)
26. No candy for a week
27. Finish a book in a day    COMPLETED 2/12/12
28. Go to Boston
29. Play frisbee
30. Go to 5 restaurants I've never been to (5/5)  COMPLETED 8/13/11
{6/26/11 Joe's Pizza, 7/9/11 Bob Evan's, 8/11/11 Louie's Pizzeria, 8/13/11 Veranda Cafe, Hollywood Skybox Cafe (when we went to Hershey) }
31. Read 3 books from the banned books list (http://www.banned-books.com/) (0/3)
32. Visit Central Park
33. Go apple-picking
34. Visit a flea market ~ COMPLETED 7/2/11 {Lion's flea market}
35. Eat 5 things I've never tried before (0/5)
36. 300 posts on my blog (259/300)
37. When asked by a supermarket cashier "would you like to donate to...", say yes
38. Complete a 1,000 piece puzzle
39. Find a snail mail pen pal  ~ COMPLETED 7/11/11
40. Bake muffins
41. Bring pictures to hang in my office at work ~ COMPLETED 6/11/12
42. Buy a camera  COMPLETED 1/3/12
43. Go to a Renaissance Fair
44. Plant some flowers
45. Identify 101 things which make me happy, or smile and photograph them (0/101)
46. Host a cupcake party
47. Play mini-golf   ~COMPLETED 7/2/11 {Prospect Mini Golf}
48. Learn 100 random facts (100/100) COMPLETED 9/30/11
49. Go on a "date" once a month (13/34)
<6/21/11 Olive Garden, 7/8/11 Chili's, 8/18/11 Funny Bone, 9/3/11 Funny Bone, 10/1/11 Hockey Game (Bruins/Islanders), 11/19/11 Chili's, 12/24/11 Chili's, 1/12/12 Chili's, 2/14/12 Outback Steakhouse, 3/12 Chili's, 4/12 Chili's, 5/12 Demolition Derby, 6/12 WWE>
50. Send a care package to someone I don't know  ~ COMPLETED 7/12/11
51. Grow sunflowers
52. Get a family portrait taken
53. Have dinner by candle light
54. Do a walk for a cause
55. Make my own pizza
56. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
57. Get married ~ COMPLETED 8/13/11
58. Visit the Statue of Liberty
59. Visit Ellis Island
60. Bake a cake
61. Go to 3 different museums (0/3)
62. Make my own Christmas Cards
63. Visit 3 states I've never been to before (0/3)
64. Go to a fireworks show on the Fourth of July ~ COMPLETED 7/4/11
65. Visit Harry Potter World
66. Go to Coney Island
67. Have fruit for breakfast everyday for a week
68. Throw a party
69. Visit a Lighthouse
70. Ride a train
71. Stay in my pj's and watch movies all day
72. Read the entire bible
73. Send a postcard to a loved one
74. Keep my car clean for a whole month
75. Have a baby  ~ COMPLETED 2/24/12
76. No fast food for 1 month
77. Cook an entire meal by myself
78. Have a poker night
79. Try 10 new recipes (0/10)
80. Join a book club
81. Wear a pedometer for a week
82. Send 10 "Just Because" cards (1/10)
83. Get a new cell phone COMPLETED 1/27/12
84. Bring my credit score up
85. Listen to a book on cd
86. Make a quilt
87. Purchase a new dining room set
88. Swim once a week for 2 months
89. Walk through a corn maze
90. Don't spend money for a week
91. Surprise someone with an unexpected gift   COMPLETED 12/22/11
92. Learn to say "I love you" in 10 different languages (0/10)
93. Bake cookies from scratch   COMPLETED 12/21/11
94. Get accupuncture
95. Go to Bronx Zoo
96. Explore a cave
97. Find a rainbow on a rainy day ~ COMPLETED 6/15/11

98. Go on a day trip to a nearby state ~ COMPLETED 8/20/11 (Met's game)
99. Give someone a handmade gift ~ COMPLETED 6/10/12
100. Take a photo of the same place everymonth
101. Knit something other than a scarf

Updated 6/12/2012 ~ Completed 18 of 101