101 in 1001

101 things to do. 1001 days in which to do them. Blogging about all 101 things as I complete them.

When:

January 3, 2011- September 30, 2013

So here we go, my 101 things to complete in the next 1001 days.

Blog/Career, 1-17

• Go to a new blog conference (Camp Blogaway posts here, here and here )
• Create a photography station for my food pics (done October 2012)
• Leave an insightful comment on 1001 blogs
• Learn how to take better food photos (in progress)
• Learn how to use Adobe Lightroom Photoshop — completed February 2011
• 50 days of the Little Things — October 6, 2011-November 24, 2011
• Visit every HLB member blog — Completed February 7, 2013
• Read three food/writing related nonfiction books — completed 2011
• Create an inspiration board
• Complete Problogger’s 31 Days to a Better Blog
• Write a book proposal
• Post a vlog
• Post a cooking video
• Get 5 photos accepted by Tastespotting or Foodgawker – completed August 1, 2011
• Get published in a national publication
• Do 3 “day in the life” posts Write 10 Food Storage Posts
• Participate in a Can Jam

Cycling, 18-21

• Bike 100 miles in one weekend
• Participate in a bike ride for charity
• Learn how to change a bike tire – completed June 10, 2011
• Cycle a century

For Dan, 22-28

• Play catch with Dan
• Play Frisbee
• Visit 2 new MLB Stadiums — completed. First: Cincinnati Reds stadium (July 1, 2011), Second: Seattle Mariners stadium (June 9, 2012)
• Spend an entire day just relaxing and unwinding with Dan — completed 12/4/11 and several other weekends
• Play tennis with Dan – Done Summer 2012
• Visit the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Bike to the top of Mt Pleasant

Food, 29-42

• Make ice cream — Completed August 2011. First up: Coconut Chai Ice Cream
• Make a perfect loaf of bread from scratch
• Can tomatoes I’ve grown myself
• Make a main dish using only ingredients from the garden
• Make caramels
• Make fudge
• Enter a recipe contest — Completed: Entered (and won!) Food52′s cardamom contest
• Take a cooking class
• Grow herbs indoors
• Get a chest freezer and freeze summer vegetables and fruits — Completed Summer 2011
• Can salsa using only ingredients from the garden
• Freeze pesto for winter – Completed August 2011
• Make pasta from scratch– Completed Summer 2012
• Make perfect pancakes

Fun, 43-54

• Read Les Miserables – In progress
• See a musical — Completed April 2012
• Create a wedding scrapbook
• Scrapbook 2009-2010
• Relearn French
• Sleep outside
• Knit something — Completed December 2012
• Go ice skating
• Build a snowman
• Read 101 books
• Get a manicure with a fun nail polish color — Completed December 2011
• Get a new haircut/style – Completed July 2011

Health, 55-61

• Hold crow’s pose for at least 15 seconds Complete a full Pilates roll-up — Completed January 2012
• Find a new doctor — Completed June 2011
• Lose 30 pounds
• Do 50 push-ups at once
• Practice Pilates twice a week for 4 months – Completed December 2012
• Let my cuticles heal and keep them that way – Completed December 2011
• Get a massage

Home, 62-67

• Create a piece of furniture from recycled parts
• Make Christmas stockings
• Donate clothes that I don’t wear anymore to clear up space
• Sell books to an unused bookstore to clear up shelf space –Donated to Library Sale instead, Fall 2012
• Find an organized way to display magazines
• Make a t-shirt quilt from our Badger shirts

Local Experiences, 68-78

• Volunteer at Greenstar
• Take a wine tour — Completed June 2011
• See the Rubber ducks race — Completed April 2012
• Go on a hiking trip
• Have a picnic in the park across the street
• Get to the Ithaca Library Sale early on the first day — Completed October 1, 2011
• Explore Owego, NY
• Explore Aurora, NY
• Go to a free concert at a winery
• Bike to Treman State Park
• Go canoeing

Other, 79-85

• Unplug for an entire day
• Save seeds from one garden for the next year’s
• Finish Omnivore’s Dilemma
• Learn how to put on a spare tire (car)
• Write a letter to myself to open in 10 years
• Change the name on my personal bank account — Completed September 2011
• Adopt a dog – Completed January 2011

Social, 86-91

• Host a game night –New Year’s Eve 2012!
• Go to a drive-in movie
• Participate in a book club — Completed. Joined Kitchen Reader in June 2011
• Set up/participate in a book trade
• Send packages to 4 friends “just because” — Two down, two to go.
• Write letters to 10 friends that I haven’t talked to in awhile

Travel, 92-101

• Hunt for vintage Pyrex in Corning– Completed August 26, 2011
• Go to Boston
• Take a trip to NYC and do everything but the touristy stuff — Completed Spring 2012 (twice)
• Visit Vermont
• Explore the Hudson River Valley
• Explore the Adirondacks
• Visit Washington State – Completed May/June 2012
• See Niagara Falls
• Go to Montreal
• Go to Portland, OR — Completed May/June 2012