101 in 1001

I have always been a lister.  I can accomplish a whole lot with a handy dandy list.  So, when I came across the 101 in 1001 idea from That Wife Blog and the Claremont Road Blog a month or so ago, I knew I had to try this for myself.  The idea is to create a list of 101 items to complete in a 1001 days.

For several years I have kept an “aspiring roles” list in hopes that some day I would work towards obtaining them.  I thought this project would be a good opportunity to no longer aspire to be, but to become my aspiring roles.  So, here goes…

I will be updating this as I work through the list and will have a menu for you to see my progress.  Items marked as bold are in progress and items italicized (date completed) are complete.

Start:  02.03.11      End:  10.31.13

Artist

• Investigate media to get artsy with by creating projects in one media every 2-3 months (media: pencil, scrapping, photography, watercolor, sewing)
• Begin to scrap Girly’s baby book, scrap monthly photos to compare
• Design living room to determine what sofas and rug to purchase
• Sew throw pillows for sofa
• Sew nursing tops – it became easier to just wear a cami under my shirts so I removed this
• Make baby-wearing coat – my Girly has now outgrown this stage
• Make baby-wearing jacket – my Girly has now outgrown this stage
• Learn how to use camera more effectively
• Create shots with better lighting
• Scrap collected memorabilia
• Create artwork for my husbands’s office – switched jobs and no longer has office walls to hang art on
• Create artwork for home
• Create modern style quilt
• Create motherboard artwork with my husband
• Collect inspirations in journal

Athlete

• Practice yoga
• Run a 5k (5.21.2011)
• Run an 8 minute mile
• Loose 30 lbs by 30th B-day 08.05.11 – made it half way there to a 15 lb loss
  
• Exercise outside with Girly
• Play / walk with pets more often
• Go on picnic bike rides
• Learn how to flip turn in swimming
• Do Kegels every day
• Play in a tennis tournament

Blogger

• Start a blog to write about what I want to do, what inspires me and how I figure this out (02.02.11)
• Write blog entries every other day (Monday through Friday)
• Try tweeting daily to gain readership
• Comment daily on other blogs of interest
• Increase readership to 1000 followers

Budgetor

• Payoff credit cards by 06.01.11 – extended to 06.30.12
  
• Decrease food expense by 10 – 20% in 2011 and maintain for beyond
• Increase life insurance
• Create wills
• Update Mint weekly
• Create budget and follow for 3 months before revising
• Buy a duplex, rent 2nd unit
• Rent/Sell townhouse
• Set up IRA
• Met with financial planner for retirement planning, building a house, college

Business Owner

• Study for PHR certification test
• Research HR consulting, marketing consulting, design as small business
• Design personal and professional business card
• Renew kathyaustindesign.com and create plan to use by 07.30.11, extended to 12.31.12
• Take marketing class or create own tutorial
• Update LinkedIn profile and photo – updated 3.13.12 but is ongoing
• Take professional photo for LinkedIn  (2.12.12)
• Update resume (3.5.12)
• Find a mentor and set up quarterly meetings

Chef

• Bake 100% of our bread by 12.31.11
• Cook items to freeze / can for dinners
• Clean out recipe binder (09.01.11)
• Make 20 recipes from binder (2/20)
• Take cooking class with my husband
• Take a cheese making class
• Cook 3 French inspired recipes (1/3)

Dancer

• Take intro dance class (ballroom?, ballet?)
• Go out line dancing
• Go out salsa dancing

Gardner / Green

• Bring in the fresh air, replace window screens for Spring 2011, maybe look into new windows
• Build a removable cold frame
• Design garden for each growing season
• Make indoor greenhouse to start seeds
• Research building green house options
• Start a compost
• Find design solution for recycling in Kitchen

Genealogist

• Link family to Poland
• Attend a genealogy conference
• Get tips on genealogy research from Aunt V

Linguist

• Freshen up on Spanish, speak to Girly
• Learn basic phrases in Polish
• Learn basic French

Philanthropist

• Research non-for-profit to volunteer for green, gardening, education
• Volunteer 6 times for non-for-profit (0/6)
• Support local theater and go to 2 shows (0/2)
• Start a non-for-profit or serve on a board

Reader

• Pick 3 of the “classics” to read (0/3)
• Read 1 Non-Fiction book bi-monthly (2/16)

Self

• Plan week out on Sundays to achieve goals
• Keep personal journal
• Organize inspiration binders (09.01.11)
• Organize and scan all hardcopy photos
• Reconnect with friends, set up time to do special projects or outings
• Watch more movies, watch 10 of the AFI top 100 (0/10)
• Fix broken pot from Poland (05.15.11)
• Read through magazine backlog and organize clippings (09.01.11)
• Keep up on laundry, dishes, and sweeping so I’m comfortable for visitors to stop by last minute
• Be thrifty about building a better wardrobe

Wife / Mother

• Set aside time for weekly date night
• Find play that stimulates Girly’s learning
• Research child development as Girly grows
• Visit the Art Institute with Girly
• Teach / Learn sign language
• Turn off the TV, create more time to connect as a family and as a couple
• Childproof house
• Plan and go on 1st family vacation
• Have a great photographer take THE family photo (06.04.11)
  
• Update photos on Facebook weekly for Grandparents
• Determine place to hold all full res photos for download/backup
• Plan trips to visit with family regularly
• Fix up bike to ride – bike frame was cracked, would like to get new bike
• Create opportunities for Girly to explore her world