Helen's 101 in 1001: 41. Put away all my clean laundry.

Done. Doubt I'll be able to accomplish that again for some time, but it is nice to have everything off the floor.

What's Left on My 101

101. Create a new 101 list.

100. For every task not complete after the 101 days I must donate $5 to my choice of a charity.

99. Put $5 into savings for each of the accomplished items on my 101 list.

64. ~~Log-off Facebook for one week.~~

63. Take the kids to England to see the houses in which I grew-up.

62. ~~Get my annual physical taken care of!~~

61. ~~Obtain a copy of my marriage certificate.~~

60. Write a new blog post 3 times a week for a month.

59. Create a budget and stick to it for 3 months.

58. ~~Do 20 guy-style push ups at one time.~~

57. ~~Plant spring seeds with the kids.~~

56. Learn to make beaded jewelry. It can't be that hard. Can it?

55. ~~Learn about British history.~~

54. Create 10 scrapbook pages with the hope of getting scrapbooks started again.

53. ~~Get prints for photos from July 2007 through present.~~

52. Have Jack read ME a bedtime story every night that I am home for a month.

51. Take a weekend trip to visit friends.

50. ~~Make a point to collect my recyclables for one month.~~

49. Learn to speak some Dutch. Will specify to what degree later.

48. Learn to make sushi.

47. ~~Learn to create and execute a theme of my own design for my blog.~~

46. ~~Learn to create and execute a theme of my own design for my website.~~

45. ~~Help kids make their first snowman.~~

44. ~~Through diet and exercise, make a measurable difference (blood work, tape measure, and scale) in my health.~~

43. ~~Learn about nutrition and change eating habits.~~

42. ~~Host a board game night.~~

41. ~~Put away all my clean laundry.~~

40. ~~Get a pedicure and keep me feet "nice" for one month.~~

39. ~~Draw at least twice a week for one month.~~

38. Make bed every morning for two weeks.

37. ~~Read 10 of these books. (10/10)~~

36. Update my will.

35. ~~Obtain a copy of my birth certificate.~~

34. Track down a copy of my vaccination records.

33. ~~Register Emma for preschool.~~

32. ~~Throw away all my old work materials.~~

31. ~~Stop drinking soda for one week.~~

30. Learn to decorate a cake and decorate one (not necessarily the cake in #29).

29. Bake a cake "from scratch".

~~28. Sleep through the night. Oh wait, that's Emma. OK, so get Emma to sleep through the night so I can.~~

27. ~~Go parasailing.~~

26. ~~Obtain a copy of our family tree and show it to my children.~~

25. Write my life story for my children.

24. ~~Write in my journal daily for a month.~~

23. Make a list of at least 100 things that I have already accomplished.

22. Visit at least 5 of the items on the 1000 Wonders list. (0/5)

21. ~~Make it through a spin class without puking or passing out.~~

20. ~~Take a "girl's weekend" away with at least one other friend.~~

19. Take Jack out by himself for at least one hour every weekend for a month.

18. Renew my CPR certification.

17. REVISED: Do something for a friend. (More later.)

16. Say “No” at least once a week for one month. (2/4)

15. ~~Decorate my bedroom in our next home.~~

14. Take an art class of some variety: drawing, photography, etc.

13. ~~Purge our DVD collection of all the terrible movies we will never watch again.~~

12. ~~Post at least 150 books on Paperback Swap (100/150)~~

11. Finish writing my “Las Vegas” book.

10. ~~Unpack every box on the next move and dispose of unnecessary moving weight.~~

9. ~~Donate $1000 worth of toys. ($1000+/$1000)~~

8. Sell $1000 worth of toys. ($500/$1000)

7. ~~Wear make-up every day for 3 weeks.~~

6. ~~Spend at least 2 weeks on vacation with just my kids and husband.~~

5. Clean my entire home on the same day once a week for a month.

4. ~~Learn how to get organized and organize my living room, kitchen, and bedroom.~~

3. Read all the books I have purchased and not read or get rid of them.

2. Cook dinner every night for one week using a new recipe every night.

1. ~~Run 3 miles.~~

Helen's 101 in 1001

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

41. Put away all my clean laundry.

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