Helen's 101 in 1001: 28. Sleep through the night. Oh wait, that's Emma. OK, so get Emma to sleep through the night so I can.

I think I can safely call this one done. For the first time, since I was pregnant with Emma, we are both sleeping (more often than not) through the night.

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, July 20, 2010

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

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