{UPDATE!}

Well, it's been almost 3 MONTHS since I have updated!!! What a bad blogger I have become. But my life has become so WONDERFULLY busy! So, instead of trying to write a bunch of "catch-up" blog entries, I am just going to write this one.

Funnily (that's a word, right?) enough, I was actually inspired to create a new blog page by my sweet, wonderful, AWESOME friend and role model Rachael Anne, who was inspired by my blog! I haven't seen Rachael in much too long... in fact the last time I saw her, I wasn't of legal drinking age, I hadn't graduated from college, we were both single (She's married now) and neither of us spent our days with [a] baby [ies] (she is a new mother, and I am a nanny for twins (and their big brother)). Little does Rachael know, I follow her blog religiously- checking for updates daily! I can't wait to see her, meet her husband Jon, and meet her beautiful baby girl Stella Marie! Rachael, did you know Stella was my camp name at the camp I worked at and so I have an extreme fondness for it!?!

Anyways, Rachael decided to put a 1,001 list on her blog, so that reminded me that I haven't updated mine in a while, and that I should re-post the list here. So, here goes!

My List::

Start Date: September 12, 2009 [my 23rd birthday]

End Date: June 9, 2012

[key: italic = in progress, bold = completed]

~ Personal/Well Being ~

#1 Send a secret into PostSecret

#2 Follow my nutrition plan for at least 1 month (including 3 meals a day!) [0/31]

#3 Take a daily multivitamin at least 5 times a week (I am now addicted to gummy multivitamins... and have started taking Calcium, Vit D, and Fish Oil as prescribed by my doctor!)

#4 Do something completely out of my comfort zone at least 1x per month [13/33]

#5 Make a list of 101 things that make me happy

#6 Go without candy/junk food for one week [0/7]

#7 Have fresh flowers in my home 3 times in one month [3/3] (thanks to the BF, for the most recent bouquet of beautiful tulips!)

#8 Make lunch and bring to work every day for a month [3/31]

#9 Make my bed every day for a month [31/31]

#10 Get a massage [HOORAY!!! Now I want more!]

#11 Go on a day trip/adventure alone

#12 Make a list of things to do when I am overly stressed, worried and/or sad

#13 Take my Iron Supplements every day (or as directed)

~ Family/Friends ~

#14 Write my Grandfather a letter

#15 Go on a trip with my dad

#16 Spend a weekend with my brother at college in Oregon

#17 Spend a weekend with just my cousins and brother

#18 Rekindle an old friendship

#19 Visit my family in Des Moines

#20 Read 25 books recommended by friends or family [12/25]

#21 Visit 2 friends who live out of state (not including NYC & CO) [0/2]

#22 Send my brother 2 care packages at college [0/2]

#23 Visit my cousins in Texas

#24 Send Holiday cards to 75 people at least once [7/75]

~ Travel/Adventure ~

#25 Take my mom on a canoe trip

#26 Celebrate my 25th birthday with Kristen somewhere other than Minnesota (preferably Vegas!)

#27 Go on a road trip with no destination

#28 Go winter camping

#29 Catch a fish Ice Fishing

#30 Go salmon fishing in Seattle again

#31 Visit another country [New Zealand, Fiji & Australia!!]

#32 Visit friends in New York City

#33 Visit Kristen in Colorado

#34 Spend an entire day on a beach [Mana Island, Fiji Islands... heaven]

#35 Go on 10 bike rides [0/10]

#36 Ride a train

#37 Watch 2 sunrises/sunsets [2/2]

#38 Go Rock Climbing

#39 Do some sort of extreme sport/adventure (wind surf, sky dive, bungee jumping, etc)

#40 Go to two concerts [2/2]

#41 Have a conversation with a stranger in another country [several wonderful ones ;)]

#42 Go wine tasting at 5 different wineries [3/5]

#43 Sing Karaoke

~ Create/Do ~

#44 Make 10 mixed CD's and give them to friends/family [8/10]

#45 Participate in the 100 Strangers Photography project (take a photograph of 100 strangers) [~3/100]

#46 Read 20 books from the 1001 books to read before you die list [5/10]

#47 Watch 50 movies from the IMDb Top 250 Movies List [34/50]

#48 Make cookies or a cake for someone just because

#49 Write and send one handwritten letter or card per month [12/33]

#50 Make a college scrapbook

#51 Make a recipe binder/book

#52 Make another quote/poem/saying book

#53 Join Postcrossing and send 10 postcards to random people around the world [1/10]

#54 Host a themed party

#55 Refinish and paint my coffee table

#56 Visit 3 art museums [3/3]

#57 Sell 5 things on Craigslist or Ebay [0/5]

#58 Back up everything on my computer on my external hard drive

#59 Make someone breakfast in bed

#60 Keep a plant alive for a year

#61 Buy a goldfish

#62 Go to someone's Bachelorette party [hosted it too!]

#63 Give up facebook for a week [7/7]

#64 Go to dinner & a show

#65 Send a thank you note for every gift received

#66 Post a video on YouTube

~ Learn/Education/Career ~

#67 Learn how to drive and get my license

#68 Learn 10 recipes and cook each of them for someone besides myself [9/10]

#69 Learn how to knit/crochet a hat

#70 Apply to graduate school

#71 Apply for a Child Life Internship

#72 Learn 25 Skills from the 75 Skills Every Woman Should Know list [3/25; 21, 35, 51]

#73 Learn how to do a headstand in Yoga

#74 Have 5 interviews (informational or actual) [2/5] 

#75 Learn how to say I love you in 10 languages [6/10]

#76 Learn about something new once a month [14/33]

#77 Learn 20 new words and incorporate them into my vocabulary [18/20]

#78 Learn how to make one really good dessert and make it for 4 people [4/4]

~ Community Service/Outreach ~

#79 Volunteer 101 hours [101+/101]

#80 Send a care package to someone just because

#81 Give away 101 things [101+/101]

#82 Wear everything in my closet or give it away

#83 Donate 10,000 grains of rice to Free Rice [4,400/10,000]

#84 Serve 2 meals at a Food kitchen/shelter [0/2]

#85 Leave 10 post-it's or little messages in random places with my favorite quote [8/10]

~ Purchase/Financial ~

#86 Finish paying off my credit cards [3/3]

#87 Open a Roth IRA

#88 Invest money in the stock market

#89 Buy a little black dress (2!)

#90 Create a budget and stick to it for at least 3 months [1/3]

#91 Go to the Dollar Store with Elayna and purchase at least 5 things [0/5]

#92 Put $25 in savings monthly [11/33]

#93 Buy a good suit

#94 Purchase new ink for my printer or buy a new printer (bought a new printer!)

~ This Project ~

#95 Write a letter to myself to open at the end of the 1001 days

#96 Update blog about progress once per week (exception= when traveling without internet access) I need to get better @ this... it's been more like 1x per month lately!

#97 Put $1 in a jar for every goal completed [16/101] 

#98 Donate $5 or 5 hours of time for every task not completed

#99 Inspire 5 people to create their own lists (let me know if you start one!) [2/5]

#100 Celebrate my day of completion on June 9, 2012

#101 Make a new 101 in 1001 days list