After reading about Day Zero Project on several other blogs and Tweets, I realized I too had never successfully managed to keep all of my New Year resolutions. It’s not that my intentions were not good. More often than not it was an instance of time getting away from me. However, as I grow older, I realize well... I’m not getting any younger and there are so many things I want to achieve. I guess you could say I want to cross numerous things off my “bucket list.” Not to mention my stress of not knowing how to fill my time and eliminate the monotony from earlier this week, why not create a list?
So here goes with my list…
1. Join a book club
2. Read ten classic books (1 of 10)
3. Read 10 books from the current NY Times # 1 best sellers list (2 of 10)
4. Read each magazine (for which I have a subscription) for two months
5. Get a DC library card
Just for me
6. Start my own business
7. Watch ten classic movies
8. Post at least 4 times a week here
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10. Make time in each day for "me"
11. Go horseback riding in Rock Creek
12. Organize my favorite recipes by creating a “cookbook”
13. Bring at least 2 plants into the house (1 of 2)
14. Keep the plants alive
15. Complete a New York Times crossword
16. Go apple picking
17. Make a list of 25 accomplishments for which I am proud
18. Make a list of 25 things I am grateful for
19. Keep a personal written journal for a year - that’s not a blog
Let my creative side show
20. Take a jewelry making class
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22. Take a picture a day for a month
23. Paint something to hang in our apartment
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Let’s get physical
26. Go rock climbing
27. Run a 5k
28. Get back into shape so that I fit into all the pants hanging in my closet
29. Work out at least 4 days a week for three months
30. Do 25 “real” push-ups at one time
Get my money in order
31. Pay off all credit card debt
32. Save at least $2,500
33. Take a one month financial fast - no purchases that are not essential
34. Visit with a financial planner
Because relationships matter
35. Get in touch with an old friend
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37. Take a trip home solely to visit my friends
38. Take a trip to Houston to visit my best friend
39. Meet 5 people in person from Twitter & the Blogosphere
40. Have a girl weekend with my sister
41. Organize a monthly girls’ night for six months (2 of 6)
42. Host a holiday party - not necessarily Christmas
43. Send my mom a letter/card once a month for six months
44. Host friends for a game night
45. Host friends for a movie night
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I want to see the world
48. Travel to one new country
49. Visit three new museums in DC
50. Visit three new museums outside of DC (1 of 3)
51. Visit 5 new cities in the US (1 of 5)
52. Take a canoe with The Thinker to Teddy Roosevelt Island
53. Visit Great Falls Park in VA
54. Go to the top of the Washington monument
55. Take a U.S. Capitol Tour
56. Take The Thinker to a performance of his choice at the Kennedy Center
57. Take the train somewhere
58. Go stargazing
59. Have a picnic
60. Watch the sunrise
61. Ride bikes to Mount Vernon with The Thinker
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I love to explore with my taste buds
63. Visit three wineries in Virginia
64. Try twenty new restaurants (6 of 20)
65. Learn to make pasta from scratch
66. Bake bread from scratch
67. Cook 4 new recipes a month for 3 months
68. Take The Thinker to a whiskey or scotch tasting
69. Bake a pie with the apples picked during the apple picking
70. Make homemade pizza dough
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73. Try 12 new vegetables (2 of 12)
74. Try an ethnic food that I haven’t had before
I want to be a better me
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76. Volunteer for a cause I believe in
77. Meditate three times a week for a month
78. Be a better girlfriend (ultimately wife) to The Thinker
79. Make yoga a part of my lifestyle
80. Take a dance class with The Thinker
81. Make a donation of $100 to two charities I believe in
82. Eat a healthy breakfast everyday for one month before leaving for work
83. Do not eat lunch at my desk for a week
84. Start my day with a glass of water before anything else for one month
85. Watch a movie of The Thinker’s choice without complaining
86. Get a full physical, including cholesterol check
87. Be a vegetarian for one week
88. Donate blood
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Be kind to Mother Earth
90.
91. Make the switch to natural cleaning products
92. Give up plastic bags
93. Establish a recycling bin at home & help The Thinker use it
For no particular reason than I want too
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97. Unplug for one weekend
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99. Go to a professional hockey game
100. See a live comedy show
101. Say “yes” for one day
