Updated

Family
1. Send birthday cards to everyone in my family for a year
2. Have a family fun night 1 time a week for a year-on our way with Crazy Eights every day!!
3. Finish kids scrapbooks up to 5 y/o
4. Catch up on family scrapbook
5. Start a family routine that we can stick to
6. Go out at least once a month with hubby
7. Write and send a Christmas family letter
8. Keep in touch with my cousins and aunts/uncles-gotten in touch with a few cousins
9. Take each of my kids out 1 day a week to connect with them
10. Spend more time with the kids outside-I look forward to this time of day with them!
11. Write out a family tree together

Food
12. Really stick to a food budget-we have been doing really well with this one:-)
13. Cook homemade meals 6 days a week-I am loving cooking now, and really enjoy making more to freeze the extra!
14. Try 1 new food a month for a year
15. Find 1 new recipe a month for a year-I am trying new recipes all the time now, to mix up our meals a bit!
16. Plant a veggie garden and eat a salad from the harvest
17. Share our harvest with our neighbours
18. Put together a cookbook of favourite family recipes
19. Bless someone with groceries anonymously

Fun
20. Go out to see a movie a month
21. Learn to skate again
22. Try out downhill skiing with the kids
23. Go camping for a week or longer
24. Try snowshoeing with the family
25. Get together with friends more often
26. Learn 4 new board or card games in 1 year
27. Have people over 6 times in a year
28. Go swimming at a nice sandy beach
29. Go bowling once a month

Fixing up the house
30. Finish organizing sons room-his room is almost organized...but I still want to paint
31. Decorate and organize dd, 8, room-rearranged her room...but still want to paint
32. Decorate and organize dd's 4 and 1 room-it is organized and she is keeping it that way!
33. Paint our room-after the kids are done
34. Paint the kitchen and finish the backsplash-still not done yet
35. Finish the upstairs bathroom-still not finished yet
36. Clean up the backyard and keep the grass cut
37. Gut the garage and make adequate storage areas-it is gutted and all the junk stuff is sitting on our driveway getting snowed and rained on...this way it will just all end up in the garbage, right?
38. Clean off the porch and keep it that way for 6 months-it has been pretty good for about 2 months now!!
39. Get Christmas lights up and down on time

Personal
40. Write my book
41. Learn 2 new languages
42. Take a class about webpage design
43. Learn to play the guitar again
44. Read 6 books in a year
45. Make Christmas gifts for my family
46. Learn to knit and make something
47. Learn to sew clothes for my kids
48. Learn to crochet and make something
49. Make my Usborne quota again 2 more times-I'm on a probation right now, trying to keep my status:-(

Travel
50. Travel to another country with the kids
51. Travel to another country with hubby
52. Visit hubby's home province (Nova Scotia)
53. Go back to the province that we met in (Alberta)
54. Visit friends out of town (Owen Sound)

Movies I want to see
55. See Lord of the Rings all the way through
56. See King Kong
57. See Over the Hedge
58. See The Santa Claus 2
59. See Herbie Rides Again
60. See Memoirs of a Geisha

Help me pick my next 4 movies!!
61.
62.
63.
64.

Things I would like to get
65. New digital camera-Yay...got this one last night!!
66. All in one for my computer
67. A new desk (armoire style)
68. A new bedroom set
69. My driver's license-got my beginners!!

Health and well being (mind/body/soul)
70. Stop drinking pop for at least a month
71. Walk 3 days a week-I am walking again, just got to keep it up!
72. Lose 70 pounds in 10 pound increments
73. Get to the gym 3 days a week-I have done Aquafit 3 times this week so far!
74. Have my hair permed
75. Have my hair highlighted
76. Type and save my poetry album-working on this
77. Make "me time" a half hour a day
78. Visit the Dr. for a real checkup-got my results and working on making things better by changing my diet

Friends
79. Make Christmas gifts for everyone-gotta start this one soon!
80. Make gifts for friends who are having baby's
81. Keep in touch with 4 friends from my past-have been in touch with 2 so far!
82. Go out with friends on a regular basis
83. Be there for them whenever needed

Garden
84. Water the planters and keep the flowers alive each summer-they died alredy:-(
85. Plant and keep up the front garden and yard-planted some bootiful bulbs that the neighbour gave to us
86. Plant raspberries in the back and keep them under control-we have raspberries that started naturally...there weren't many berries this year, but we are hoping for more next year!

Faith
87. Read through the whole Bible
88. Start a Bible study and stick with it
89. Study 12 women in the Bible-we are studying Abigail right now with the ladies at our church
90. Start going to a HBF (Home Bible Fellowship)
91. Give more of myself, time, talent, treasure
92. Open up more and share in front of others (this one is going to bite me in the butt!!)
93. Fill my house with worship music everyday for at least a year (on my way;-)
94. Go to prayer at the church-We have been at prayer a few times now

Miscellanious Stuff
95. Do a load of laundry a day for 6 months
96. Clean out the back hallway and pantry-back hallway is cleaned, the pantry gets cleaned then messy really quick again...gotta work harder here!
97. Get out of debt and stay there-hoping to be debt free by Christmas
98. Tell my hubby and kids that I love them everyday-doing this one daily...it isn't hard to do though:)
99. Get someone else to write a 101 in 1001 list
100. Join NaNoWriMo each October and complete it-this starts in Novemer and I am getting some thoughts together for this!!
101. Write another one at the end of this one (it is late, I will figure it out later!!)

Next Update

Boy, I really have to get better if I plan to finish this list!!
Here is my update as of today!

Family
1. Send birthday cards to everyone in my family for a year
2. Have a family fun night 1 time a week for a year-on our way with Crazy Eights every day!!
3. Finish kids scrapbooks up to 5 y/o
4. Catch up on family scrapbook
5. Start a family routine that we can stick to
6. Go out at least once a month with hubby
7. Write and send a Christmas family letter
8. Keep in touch with my cousins and aunts/uncles-gotten in touch with a few cousins
9. Take each of my kids out 1 day a week to connect with them
10. Spend more time with the kids outside-I look forward to this time of day with them!
11. Write out a family tree together

Food
12. Really stick to a food budget-we have been doing really well with this one:-)
13. Cook homemade meals 6 days a week-I am loving cooking now, and really enjoy making more to freeze the extra!
14. Try 1 new food a month for a year-one month we tried Christmas Melon...it was sooo good!
15. Find 1 new recipe a month for a year-I am trying new recipes all the time now, to mix up our meals a bit!
16. Plant a veggie garden and eat a salad from the harvest
17. Share our harvest with our neighbours
18. Put together a cookbook of favourite family recipes
19. Bless someone with groceries anonymously

Fun
20. Go out to see a movie a month
21. Learn to skate again
22. Try out downhill skiing with the kids
23. Go camping for a week or longer-on my way Friday to enjoy a 7 day camping trip with the kids
24. Try snowshoeing with the family
25. Get together with friends more often
26. Learn 4 new board or card games in 1 year
27. Have people over 6 times in a year
28. Go swimming at a nice sandy beach
29. Go bowling once a month

Fixing up the house
30. Finish organizing sons room-his room is almost organized...but I still want to paint
31. Decorate and organize dd, 8, room-rearranged her room...but still want to paint
32. Decorate and organize dd's 4 and 1 room-trying to get hubby to do that while we are camping!
33. Paint our room-after the kids are done
34. Paint the kitchen and finish the backsplash-still not done yet
35. Finish the upstairs bathroom-still not finished yet
36. Clean up the backyard and keep the grass cut
37. Gut the garage and make adequate storage areas
38. Clean off the porch and keep it that way for 6 months-everytime I get it cleared off it just gets cluttered again...going to have to work harder on this one
39. Get Christmas lights up and down on time

Personal
40. Write my book
41. Learn 2 new languages
42. Take a class about webpage design
43. Learn to play the guitar again
44. Read 6 books in a year
45. Make Christmas gifts for my family
46. Learn to knit and make something
47. Learn to sew clothes for my kids
48. Learn to crochet and make something
49. Make my Usborne quota again 2 more times

Travel
50. Travel to another country with the kids
51. Travel to another country with hubby
52. Visit hubby's home province (Nova Scotia)
53. Go back to the province that we met in (Alberta)
54. Visit friends out of town (Owen Sound)

Movies I want to see
55. See Lord of the Rings all the way through
56. See King Kong
57. See Over the Hedge
58. See The Santa Claus 2
59. See Herbie Rides Again
60. See Memoirs of a Geisha

Help me pick my next 4 movies!!
61.
62.
63.
64.

Things I would like to get
65. New digital camera
66. All in one for my computer
67. A new desk (armoire style)
68. A new bedroom set
69. My driver's license-got my beginners!!

Health and well being (mind/body/soul)
70. Stop drinking pop for at least a month
71. Walk 3 days a week-I will get walking again soon
72. Lose 70 pounds in 10 pound increments
73. Get to the gym 3 days a week-I have done Aquafit 3 times this week so far!
74. Have my hair permed
75. Have my hair highlighted
76. Type and save my poetry album
77. Make "me time" a half hour a day
78. Visit the Dr. for a real checkup-got my results and working on making things better by changing my diet

Friends
79. Make Christmas gifts for everyone-gotta start this one soon!
80. Make gifts for friends who are having baby's
81. Keep in touch with 4 friends from my past-have been in touch with 2 so far!
82. Go out with friends on a regular basis
83. Be there for them whenever needed

Garden
84. Water the planters and keep the flowers alive each summer-they died alredy:-(
85. Plant and keep up the front garden and yard
86. Plant raspberries in the back and keep them under control-we have raspberries that started naturally...there weren't many berries this year, but we are hoping for more next year!

Faith
87. Read through the whole Bible
88. Start a Bible study and stick with it
89. Study 12 women in the Bible
90. Start going to a HBF (Home Bible Fellowship)
91. Give more of myself, time, talent, treasure
92. Open up more and share in front of others (this one is going to bite me in the butt!!)
93. Fill my house with worship music everyday for at least a year (on my way;-)
94. Go to prayer at the church-We have been at prayer a few times now

Miscellanious Stuff
95. Do a load of laundry a day for 6 months
96. Clean out the back hallway and pantry-back hallway is cleaned, the pantry gets cleaned then messy really quick again...gotta work harder here!
97. Get out of debt and stay there
98. Tell my hubby and kids that I love them everyday
99. Get someone else to write a 101 in 1001 list
100. Join NaNoWriMo each October and complete it
101. Write another one at the end of this one (it is late, I will figure it out later!!)

#35 Has begun. Check out the link on my sidebar for the whole story!!

#84, #85 and #38 are started as well. Oh, my yard looks very nice. Still some more work to do though...and keep it that way!!

This is where I am starting. This is an amazing way to keep track of things, and with about 2 and a half years, it is seeming really doable.

This is exciting!!

101 in 1001

Found at Triplux

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part).

My List, this may change, but right now here it is...
(should be completed by Feb. 17, 2009, I can't figure out how to put the countdown box here!!)

Family
1. Send birthday cards to everyone in my family for a year
2. Have a family fun night 1 time a week for a year
3. Finish kids scrapbooks up to 5 y/o
4. Catch up on family scrapbook
5. Start a family routine that we can stick to
6. Go out at least once a month with hubby
7. Write and send a Christmas family letter
8. Keep in touch with my cousins and aunts/uncles
9. Take each of my kids out 1 day a week to connect with them
10. Spend more time with the kids outside
11. Write out a family tree together

Food
12. Really stick to a food budget
13. Cook homemade meals 6 days a week
14. Try 1 new food a month for a year
15. Find 1 new recipe a month for a year
16. Plant a veggie garden and eat a salad from the harvest
17. Share our harvest with our neighbours
18. Put together a cookbook of favourite family recipes
19. Bless someone with groceries anonymously

Fun
20. Go out to see a movie a month
21. Learn to skate again
22. Try out downhill skiing with the kids
23. Go camping for a week or longer
34. Try snowshoeing with the family
35. Get together with friends more often
26. Learn 4 new board or card games in 1 year
27. Have people over 6 times in a year
28. Go swimming at a nice sandy beach
29. Go bowling once a month

Fixing up the house
30. Finish organizing sons room
31. Decorate and organize dd, 8, room
32. Decorate and organize dd's 4 and 1 room
33. Paint our room
34. Paint the kitchen and finish the backsplash
35. Finish the upstairs bathroom
36. Clean up the backyard and keep the grass cut
37. Gut the garage and make adequate storage areas
38. Clean off the porch and keep it that way for 6 months
39. Get Christmas lights up and down on time

Personal
40. Write my book
41. Learn 2 new languages
42. Take a class about webpage design
43. Learn to play the guitar again
44. Read 6 books in a year
45. Make Christmas gifts for my family
46. Learn to knit and make something
47. Learn to sew clothes for my kids
48. Learn to crochet and make something
49. Make my Usborne quota again 2 more times

Travel
50. Travel to another country with the kids
51. Travel to another country with hubby
52. Visit hubby's home province (Nova Scotia)
53. Go back to the province that we met in (Alberta)
54. Visit friends out of town (Owen Sound)

Movies I want to see
55. See Lord of the Rings all the way through
56. See King Kong
57. See Over the Hedge
58. See The Santa Claus 2
59. See Herbie Rides Again
60. See Memoirs of a Geisha

Help me pick my next 4 movies!!
61.
62.
63.
64.

Things I would like to get
65. New digital camera
66. All in one for my computer
67. A new desk (armoire style)
68. A new bedroom set
69. My driver's license

Health and well being (mind/body/soul)
70. Stop drinking pop for at least a month
71. Walk 3 days a week
72. Lose 70 pounds in 10 pound increments
73. Get to the gym 3 days a week
74. Have my hair permed
75. Have my hair highlighted
76. Type and save my poetry album
77. Make "me time" a half hour a day
78. Visit the Dr. for a real checkup...

Friends
79. Make Christmas gifts for everyone
80. Make gifts for friends who are having baby's this year
81. Keep in touch with 4 friends from my past
82. Go out with friends on a regular basis
83. Be there for them whenever needed

Garden
84. Water the planters and keep the flowers alive each summer
85. Plant and keep up the front garden and yard
86. Plant raspberries in the back and keep them under control

Faith
87. Read through the whole Bible
88. Start a Bible study and stick with it
89. Study 12 women in the Bible
90. Start going to a HBF (home Bible fellowship)
91. Give more of myself, time, talent, treasure
92. Open up more and share in front of others (this one is going to bite me in the butt!!)
93. Fill my house with worship music everyday for at least a year
94. Go to prayer at the church

Miscellanious Stuff
95. Do a load of laundry a day for 6 months
96. Clean out the back hallway and pantry
97. Get out of debt and stay there
98. Tell my hubby and kids that I love them everyday
99. Get someone else to write a 101 in 1001 list
100. Join NaNoWriMo each October and complete it
101. Write another one at the end of this one (it is late, I will figure it out later!!)