101 in 1001

Take two. I attempted my first 101 list between 2011 and 2014. Here’s what I learned. Time for a new list. Some things that I never finished on my first list got carried over. Other things reappear.

AND! I inspired Brenda to start her own 101, and she inspired Alexandra! So cool 🙂

start date: september 11, 2014
finish date: june 8, 2017
number completed: 44
percentage completed: 43.56%  as of 5/19/2017
bold ones are works-in-progress.

Milestones
1. Write a letter on Day 1 to be read on Day 1001 (scheduled it for the blog)
2. Take a selfie on Day 1, 101 and 1001
3. Save my change. Splurge on Day 500 & Day 1001.
4. Create a new 101 list

Holidays
5. Build a snowman
6. Build a gingerbread house {12. 19.14} {blog}
7. See the Nutcracker {12.20.16}
8. Celebrate 5 ridiculous holidays (5/5)

  1. National Peanut Butter Day
  2. National Apricot Day {blog}
  3. National Popcorn Day
  4. National Oreo Day
  5. National Cookie Day

9. Two words: CORN. MAZE. {10. 18.14} {blog}
10. Send Christmas cards to 20 people (29/20) {blog}
11. Send 30 Valentine’s Day cards (0/30)

Adventure + Explore
12. Stay the night in treehouse point
13. Touch an elephant
14. Sleep under the stars
15. 35 different coffee shops (35/35)

  1. Pony Espresso Co.
  2. Jim & Patty’s
  3. Chit Chat Cafe
  4. Pines
  5. Vivace
  6. Bushel + Peck
  7. Bigfoot Java
  8. Anthem
  9. Kalama Koffee
  10. Q Cafe
  11. Cottage Coffee
  12. Fairway Coffee
  13. Happy Cup Coffee
  14. 14th Street Coffee
  15. Thatcher’s
  16. Metronome
  17. Coffee Brewsters
  18. Backporch Coffee Roasters {blog}
  19. De Cafe Barista
  20. Intelligentsia Coffee
  21. Broadway Coffeehouse
  22. Chocolati
  23. River Maiden Coffee
  24. Lionheart Coffee Co
  25. Stumptown Coffee
  26. Tiny’s Coffee
  27. The Post East
  28. Barista Parlour Golden Sound
  29. Ugly Mugs
  30. Heart
  31. Torque
  32. Storyville Coffee
  33. Green Bean
  34. POA
  35. Compass Coffee

16. Go to 20 concerts (4/20)

  1. The BGP / Bad Rabbits / Allen Stone (10.25.14; The Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR)
  2. Allen Stone (04.19.15; Roseland Theater, Portland, OR)
  3. Josh Kelley (05.08.15; Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR)
  4. Matt Nathanson (Portland, OR)
  5. Ernie Halter (June 2016; Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA)
  6. Switchfoot In-studio (08.19.16; Skype Studio, Portland, OR)

17. Sleep in 30 different places (30/30)

  1. Cederhill Halter House; Mt. Juliet, TN  9/11/14
  2. My house; Hazel Dell, WA  9/13/14
  3. Whipple’s house; Redding, CA 9/15/14
  4. The girls’ apartment; Monrovia, CA 9/16/14
  5. Pasadena Tab apartment; Pasadena, CA 9/19/14
  6. Riley’s House; Pancho Palos Verdes, CA
  7. The Ward’s; Pacifica, CA 9/23/14
  8. The Nottle’s; Eatonville, WA 10/11/14
  9. The Patterson’s; Beaverton, OR 10/12/14
  10. Emily’s house; Seattle, WA 12/10/14
  11. Max Hotel; Seattle, WA 12/11/14
  12. Rhoda’s House; Eatonville, WA 01/01/15
  13. Dad’s house; Vancouver, WA 01/20/15
  14. Cobblestone Halter House; Mt. Juliet, TN 01/21/15
  15. The Batista’s House; Cottontown, TN
  16. With Ryan’s Parents; Bend, OR 03/08/15 {blog}
  17. The Doria’s; Alhambra, CA 04/01/15
  18. Camp Kuratli; Boring, OR 04/10/15
  19. Masango’s House; Happy Valley, OR 04/12/15
  20. Anna’s House; Vancouver, WA 04/16/15
  21. Cassie’s House; Vancouver, WA 07/01/15
  22. Embassy Suites; Arcadia, WA 06/12/15
  23. Embassy Suites; Anaheim, CA 06/14/15
  24. Marriott; Atlanta, GA 08/29/15
  25. Lummi Island; Bellingham, WA 09/03/15
  26. Some Resort in Bend, OR 11/6/15
  27. Emily & Katie’s; Seattle, WA 11/15/15
  28. Air b&b place with the Nottles; Anaheim, CA 02/05/16
  29. Justen’s family’s house; Camas, WA 03/24/16
  30. Marriott in Anaheim 05/21/16

18. Go to an aquarium
19. Go horseback riding
20. Meet John Mayer
21. Walk across the Golden Gate bridge
22. Ride in a hot air balloon
23. Go to a pro sports game Blazers vs Nuggets
24. Stand in the Atlantic Ocean
25. Go on 20 hikes (11/20)

  1. Latourell Falls (11/15/2015)
  2. Eagle Creek (01/17/14)
  3. Smith Rock (03/08/15) {blog}
  4. Lava Butte (03/09/15) {blog}
  5. Lower Latourell Falls/Bridal Veil Falls (05/09/15) {blog}
  6. Elowah Falls (06/02/15) {blog}
  7. Wahclella Falls (06/09/15) {blog}
  8. Latourell Falls (07/11/15) {blog}
  9. Mima Falls (01/04/16)
  10. Camp Arnold (07/09/16)
  11. Whipple Creek (01/28/17)

26. Hold a snake
27. Go to the Woodland Park Zoo
28. See the Grand Canyon
29. Go fishing
30. Leave the Denver airport

Read+Watch+Taste+Hear
31. Read 50 books (12/50 – 24%)

  1. What’s A Girl to Do (while waiting for Mr. Right?)
  2. Pocket Your Dollars
  3. Wounded
  4. Heart Wide Open
  5. Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts
  6. How to Blog for Profit Without Losing Your Soul
  7. It’s Not Okay
  8. Financial Peace Revisited
  9. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
  10. Total Money Makeover
  11. Love Your Life, Not Theirs
  12. Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
  13. Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban

32. Read the entire Bible
33. Re-read the Harry Potter series
34. Watch all of the Star Wars movies
35. Bake something with Lavender extract I made Lavender Tea Cakes!
36. Listen to every song in my iTunes 
(A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M / N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X / Y / Z)
37. Empty my tea jar before buying any new tea
38. Perfect a signature gluten-free banana bread {blog}
39. Watch all of the best picture nominees before the Oscars 

  • Arrival
  • Fences
  • Hacksaw Ridge
  • Hell or High Water
  • Hidden Figures
  • La La Land
  • Lion
  • Manchester by the Sea
  • Moonlight

40. Learn how to make an omelet

Self
41. Attempt a 5k
42. Document 5 ordinary days in pictures (1/5)

43. Finish a list of 1001 things I’m grateful for
44. Organize my CDs
45. Take 1 craft class
46. Pay off my Dental First debt{blog}
47. Complete one project from 5 pinterest boards 

  1. DIY homemade air freshener
  2. Floral initials

48. Fill up my journal {blog}
49. Put aside $5 for every completed # to go towards completing other #s
50. Finish/empty 50 smelly things (21/50) 
51. Lose 20 lbs (22/20) {blog}
52. Use up a disposable camera
53. Come up with a list of things to do when I’m bored. Do some of them.
54. Learn how to ride a bike
55. Fly a kite
56. 3 miles a day for 2 weeks
57. Clean my room before bed every night for 2 weeks
58. Organize under my bed
59. Bowl over 125
60. Give away 100 items
61. Finish my t-shirt quilt
62. Become a Birchbox Ace {blog}
63. Spend a day at the beach alone
64. Fix my license plates

Internet/computer things
65. Unsubscribe from dumb e-mails
66. Write 1,000 words a day for a month
67. Accomplish my secret blog/social media goals
68. Finish a 30-day photo challenge
69. Blog about each completed number (as it happens!)
70. Earn $200 selling clothes online (200/200) 
71. Win 5 giveaways (I AM DETERMINED!) (5/5)

  1. Chamel’s Reader Survey giveaway {10.08.14}
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  2. Joy’s 2015 Planner giveaway {12.10.14}
    Screen Shot 2014-12-26 at 2.18.56 PM
  3. A Little Glitter / Gliteratti Gilt Sequins Hanger giveaway
  4. Hello Rigby / Bay to Baubles necklace
    giveaway
  5. xolorey / Pink & Glam Back-to-School Giveaway
    giveaway

72. Co-host 5 link ups (4/5)

  1. That Friday Blog Hop {09.19.14}
  2. 5 Things Your Emoji History Says About You {11.20.14}
  3. Final Friday Finance {08.28.15}
  4. Stupid Pinterest {09.01.15}

73. Participate in a She Reads Truth Bible study
74. Organize all of the pictures on my computer
75. Re-design my blog

Purchase
76. New glasses{blog}
77. iPod classic
78. new pair of TOMs
79. Redeem rapid rewards for a free flight {blog}
80. Buy 5 things from Etsy (05/05)

  1. Wanderlust Grab Bag {10/06/14}
  2. Oh Simple Joys Coffee Cozy {11/23/14}
  3. Gift for my Secret Santa {11/13/16}
  4. Gift for my Secret Santa {11/13/16}
  5. Cash Envelopes {1/15/17}

81. 10 new vinyl records {1/10}

  1. Bruno Mars
  2. Snow White

82. Personalized stationary

Friends
83. Send 200 letters (34/200 – 17% as of 12/22/16)  (1. Claire | 2. Gregory | 3. Ernie | 4. Jessica | 5. Robyn | 6. Jenni | 7. Lauren || 8. Lucy | 9. Layla | 10. Kristen | 11. Sarah | 12. William | 13. Ellen | 14. Amelia | 15. Pastor Matt | 16. Chase | 17. Amelia | 18. Jon-Marc | 19. Robyn | 20. Hannah | 21. Hannah | 22. Cillian | 23. Emily | 24. Julie | 25. Janell  | 26. Donna | 27. Oregon DMV | 28. Hannah | 29. William | 30. Ellen | 31. Heather | 32. Kristen | 33. Donna | 34. Taylor) Heyyyy wedding invitations finished this one off.
84. Have a picnic
85. Hold Lucy & Layla
86. Finish Krystin’s gift
87. Let one of my friends make this one up. Accomplish it with them.
88. Release floating lanterns
89. Have 10 people change their FB pics to pictures I’ve taken. Without me asking 😉 (10/10)

  1. Abi
  2. Jesse
  3. Graham Birks
  4. Emily Birks
  5. Stacy
  6. Courtney
  7. Jennifer
  8. Justen
  9. Kristen
  10. Emily

 

90. Be paid to take pictures {11/11/16}
91. Send Hannah birthday letters (2015 / 2016 / 2017)
92. Attend 5 weddings (05/05)

  1. Rachel & Izzy (09/20/2014)
  2. Andrew & Alexis (10/03/2014)
  3. Andrew & Tasha (01/03/2015)
  4. Jessica & Joel (06/06/15)
  5. Jami & Jeremy (08/01/15)

93. Win a game of Catan against at least 3 people
94. Ask 100 people the same question
95. Color an entire coloring book and give it to Travis Batista
96. Send 5 packages using old Birchboxes  {5/5}{blog}

  1. Robyn
  2. Mary-Keith
  3. Lisa
  4. Katie
  5. Lauren

Others
97. Leave a $20 tip for a bill under $10
98. Help someone cross off something from their 101 list
99. Tape manufacturers coupons to products at a store
100. Compliment 5 strangers {1. a lady at the GaP}
101. Do a Purpose Project for The Mocha Club

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