101 things to do in 1001 days.

I come across Elizabeth’s blog site (www.deafvillage.com) every now and then and I was reading this on one of the blog posts.

Make a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. I thought this was an excellent idea because I'm constantly making lists (on postit notes and random pieces of paper) to keep my life in order! I’m not big on new year’s resolutions but apparently this is going to be my ‘golden year’ and since this is also the semester I am going abroad, I decided that this would be a great way to start off my blog and it would be something interesting to do as well. And plus, Tori and I are constantly having adventures and we make lists of places we want to go, things we want to do, and see in the coming months so I figure that this is a good place to write those things down.

-work on my 101 things to do list
-go on walks more often, drive less
-wake up early to watch the sunrise
-organize all my letters & correspondence
-go to the flower fields in Carlsbad
-eat breakfast daily
-finish my red rag goals
-spend an entire day at the library, just reading
-go on a mission trip
-start scrapbooking

-go camping
-donate old clothes to the Salvation Army
-make amends
-wash my face in the morning
-visit the Fairshters more often
-balloon fiesta in NM
-print my digital pictures that are just sitting on my hard-drive
-go to sleep with my cellphone off
-spend a year reading the entire bible
-take the surfliner from San Diego to San Luis Obispo

-get a pet, preferably a potty trained bunny
-macy’s thanksgiving day parade
-buy a new backpack for the first day of grad school
-learn how to play a new sport
-clean my room
-go to the lacma
-drink less coffee & mountain dew
-send out a Christmas card
-take my mom on a vacation
-climb a mountain & watch the sunset

-go fruit picking somewhere in central California
-start blogging about my trip to Spain
-join CI circle bc Elizabeth is always telling me about it
-climb more trees
-champagne brunch @ the langham
-take an art class
-cut my hair on a regular basis
-get dad tickets to a USC football game
-walk away for the right reasons
-go to Disneyland at Christmas time

-go to bed 15 minutes earlier every night
-organize the shoeboxes
-buy a humidifier
-get a facial
-help matt figure out what he wants to do with his life
-plant flowers in my front yard
-donate my hair to locks.of.love
-buy more organic food
-scan all my Polaroid pictures
-travel Eastern Europe

-see deathcab in concert with Kelsey
-try something new
-watch the swallows migrate to San Juan Capistrano
-repaint my bedroom walls
-go to the Kentucky Derby with Tori
-have lunch with someone I’ve been estranged from
-go iceskating in Rockefeller center
-be fluent in Spanish
-get something from the bakery at Breadwinners with Christine
-learn how to sew

-exercise on a regular basis
-go to Alaska for solstice
-fall in love with the Trevi Fountain all over again
-finish everything on my to-do list by the end of the day
-write a book of therapy ideas
-find a new favorite food
-do something that scares me
-write thank you notes
-burn Tori a CD
-throw away things that are garbage

-boycott fast food for a month
-wear sunblock in the summertime
-date someone totally right for me
-expand my musical likings
-learn to wake up naturally
-have more picnics in the park
-spend an afternoon modgepodging
-take good care of my teeth
-make a book of pressed flowers
-pray regularly

-think of something creative to do with all the yarn left over from my gold award project
-enjoy San Francisco & explore Northern California
-bring reusable bags to the market when I go grocery shopping
-find an excellent face moisturizer
-be brave
-buy fresh flowers
-stop going to sleep with my hair wet
-paint my fingernails to match my mood
-learn to love Mondays (TGIM)
-work on making decisions
-do a favor for someone, even when I don’t want to

-dance in the rain more often
-own all my favorite movies
-go somewhere just to see the leaves change colors in the fall
-wear clean socks to bed
-help a parent learn to be an advocate for their child
-watch Manny hit a grand slam at dodger stadium
-buy myself an easel
-start using rechargeable batteries in flashlights
-make cookies from scratch
-read all the Harry Potter books over again

I really had fun making this list and thinking of hopeful aspirations over the past few days. Some of my ambitions are fun, easy, and inexpensive… and there are others that will require a little more time and effort, but that’s what makes them hopeful right?