I was very happy to start our 101 in 1001 on my 30th birthday last year (background here), but I never actually posted anything about it. now we’re almost a quarter of a year in and I realized it was time to revisit it and see what kind of progress we are making…
Inspirational
- 1. memorize 11 scripture passages (one for every quarter) {behind}
- 2. finish Dave Ramsey’s recommended reading list
- 3. make another list to start after this one
- 4. put quote collection online and add to it. {in progress}
Health/Fitness/Beauty
- 5. get David’s teeth fixed {need to schedule while we are here in Costa Rica}
- 6. maintain marriage weight {in progress}
Travel
- 7. go back to Costa Rica at least once for a good 3 months again {yay! we’re here!}
- 8. make 8 road trips
Crafty
- 9. modpodge end tables
- 10. modpodge lamp shade
- 11. make a prayer board
- 12. make container magnets
- 13. make a button curtain
- 14. make pattern/magnet clothespins
- 15. make picture frame tray or vanity tray
Food
- 16. set up rotating menu system {started – utilizing one here in Costa Rica}
- 17. make raised bed gardens
- 18. try a new recipe every month {I think we’re sticking with this – I need to check exactly}
Business
- 19. read and report on 8 business books
- 20. develop color art line {in progress}
- 21. develop blank canvas card line {definitely in progress
over here} - 22. get backup service going
- 23. get self-service sites set up {in progress}
- 24. develop WIWHTY {in progress}
- 25. enter 2 design competitions
- 26. do 1 blog giveaway/month {working on it, we’ll catch up later – 2 down}
- 27. start developing apps {in progress}
- 28. start developing plugins
- 29. start developing themes
- 30. sell stock photography {in progress}
- 31. practice photography every week {in progress}
Hobbies/Skills
- 32. take dance classes together {should be doing this now…}
- 33. write a book {in progress}
- 34. do a 365 day photo challenge – doesn’t have to be successive days
Family
- 35. go to a marriage conference or retreat
- 36. go over marriage conversation papers every 4 months {we’re due for this}
- 37. go over relationship papers with kids every 4 months {we’re due for this}
- 38. make 5 “about me” pages per kid {Maverick’s is due, Maeve’s will be next month}
- 39. organize and spruce up monthaversary journal {in progress}
- 40. create a better journal of kid funnies
- 41. finish our wills (oy)
- 42. family art project once a month
- 43. have family dance party at least once a week {we haven’t done too well on this yet}
- 44. read through 2 classic books together
- 45. go to a library story hour
- 46. go to a zoo, amusement park, or kids’ museum
- 47. have a family water fight
- 48. all sleep out in the back yard
- 49. go on another midnight adventure
- 50. dye easter eggs
- 51. make soft pretzels
- 52. try letterboxing
- 53. make a gingerbread house {check}
- 54. do a picture story/theme/whatever
- 55. do a make/give activity (cookies, etc.)
- 56. all sleep in a blanket fort
- 57. have a breakfast (sunrise?) picnic
- 58. film a family story video
- 59. watch a movie outside
- 60. go mini-golfing
- 61. go bowling
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Music/Art/Education
- 78. make 10 mixed media collages
- 79. go to a worship conference
- 80. go to a maroon 5/adam levine concert
- 81. write 2 songs
- 82. get the kids started in music education
Organization
- 83. go through old pictures and scan
- 84. get old VHS transferred to digital
- 85. figure out picture/file organization/archive system
- 86. add birthdays and such to online contacts
- 87. sort design resources
Finances
- 88. settle the madness once and for all!!!
- 89. buy a {real} house or building with cash or maybe another trailer/land
Lifestyle
- 90. sort through shed and continue toward minimalism {check! but also a continual thing}
- 91. finish trailer landscaping
Missional
- 92. get LTM team set up {in progress}
- 93. begin LTM development {check!}
- 94. make “blessings bags”
- 95. fast/pray 1 day/month {on track}
- 96. send a message in a bottle
- 97. leave a note in a library book
- 98. send off a note on a balloon
- 99. send 2 care packages
Miscellaneous
- 100. get matching tattoos
- 101. complement 1 stranger/month {behind}
as you can see, we definitely still have work to do, but we do have some time left. if you haven’t done something like this, or at least have longer term goals you are working towards, I’d highly recommend it!
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hungry? one more day to win a free pizza from Papa John’s




























