101 in 1001: round 3

Begins: February 10, 2013. Ends: November 8, 2015

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Reading, Writing and Ideas
[001] Finish transferring blogs and cleaning them up
[002] Write a play – or even just a scene
[003] Write a letter to myself to be opened when the 1001 days is over
[004] Write a list of 101 things I’ve already achieved in my lifetime
[005] Memorize all of the Jabberwocky
[006] Read a book about a religion I know nothing about
[007] Watch Citizen Kane
[008] Attend a TED event
[009] Read a biography
[010] Read Gravity’s Rainbow
[011] Write a letter to my grandmother once a month // 3
[012] Send a secret to Post Secret
[013] Read a book about Buddhism
[014] Read or see the complete Shakespearean canon

Sports and Health
[015] Swim 30 lengths of the pool, in crawl, without stopping
[016] Take swing dance lessons with Ben
[017] Pass my 3rd kyu aikido test
[018] Set a half-marathon PR (under 1:49)
[019] Do one, full, real pull up
[020] Attend a zazen sit
[021] Run a race in a foreign country
[022] Participate in a relay race
[023] Mentor someone in running
[024] Try biking or train/biking to work
[025] Backpack the Lost Coast
[026] Learn how to do a yoga headstand
[027] Try a new athletic activity/sport
[028] Sign up for a mud run or obstacle course
[029] Apply to the NYC marathon lottery
[030] Do yoga every morning for a month
[031] Give up refined sugar for a month
[032] Get a facial to see what the fuss is all about

Hobbies and Projects
[033] Complete another photo-a-day challenge
[034] Organize my photos in iphoto
[035] Make a wedding photo album
[036] Hang our own photos on the wall as artwork
[037] Cook a new recipe from each cookbook I own, or else give away that cookbook
[038] Learn to cook a good Indian curry
[039] Make ice cream from scratch
[040] Make my own vanilla extract
[041] Try making cheese
[042] Bake a *good* cake from scratch (there were a few failed and mediocre attempts)
[043] Make chicken noodle soup from scratch
[044] Knit a Christmas tree skirt
[045] Design and make and wear garment for myself
[046] Build a piece of furniture
[047] Lock/key/password project
[048] Make a handmade valentine

Explore Chicago
[049] Go to the Noble Horse Theatre
[050] Go to the Smart Museum
[051] Go see fireworks on Navy Pier
[052] Explore Chicago’s Chinatown (recos – Double Lee, Cai)
[053] Have a drink in the bar at the top of the Hancock tower
[054] Visit the modern wing of the Art Institute
[055] Visit the Angelic Organics farm to see where our vegetables come from
[056] Take the Chicago Architectural Boat Tour
[057] Go see live music 5 times // 1 of 5
[058] See plays by 6 theatre companies I’ve never seen before // 3 of 6

Altruism
[059] Go on a volunteer work trip
[060] Volunteer in Chicago (Team M3?)
[061] Donate blood
[062] Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
[063] Give Christmas gifts that aren’t just stuff – but benefit charities or good causes as well.
[064] Invest in a microloan via Kiva or similar
[065] Perform a random act of kindness
[066] Contribute to a friend’s kickstarter campaign
[067] Volunteer for or participate in the Chiditarod
[068] Donate $2 per unfinished task on Nov 8, 2015

Travel
[069] Take a honeymoon
[070] Visit a new country
[071] Visit one of the four remaining states I’ve never been to (North Dakoka, Maine, Arkansas, Oklahoma)
[072] Go home to visit my parents aside from holidays
[073] Explore Seattle
[074] Take a camping trip with friends
[075] Visit Sweden
[076] See the northern lights
[077] Visit Michigan

Learn
[078] Learn to juggle
[079] Learn how to do one new car maintenance thing myself
[080] Learn how to do one new bike maintenance thing myself
[081] Take an advanced First Aid/ First Responder / Wilderness survival class
[082] Find out my blood type
[083] Cook with 10 ingredients that are new to me
[084] Explore more new music – find a new favorite band 3 times over
[085] Study a foreign language

Organize my Life
[086] Belongings itemization
[087] Belongings purge
[088] Get icloud/contacts/photo stream all sycned and working across computers again

Act like a Grownup
[089] Decide if I want to have kids
[090] Have a functional retirement savings plan
[091] Buy a house
[092] Make an emergency plan/kit
[093] Draw up a will and living will

Create the Life I Want
[094] Make a new friend
[095] Figure out how to compost in Chicago
[096] Write to my congressperson or alderman about something I care about
[097] Get a totally new and different hair cut or color
[098] Let something go
[099] Participate in an Improv Everywhere stunt
[100] Fix something instead of replacing it – 10 times // 4 of 10
[101] Join a book club