A while back, I made a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. I didn’t do terribly well completing the items, so I turned it into my bucket list and will continue to work on it. I figure as long as I keep marking things off, it’s all good.

Health & Wellness

  1. Get enough exercise.
  2. Take a fish oil capsule every day.

Trips / Places & Things to Do

  1. Go for free kayak demos with Sweetwater Kayaks.
  2. Visit Europe (Spain?).
  3. Walk all of the trails at Chinsegut Nature Preserve.

Business & Finances

  1. Develop ReelMeIn.net (a dating site for fisherpeople).
  2. Make & sell handcrafted necklaces, bracelets, book thongs, etc.
  3. Update WebSiteCleanup.com with things I’ve learned over the last few years (especially about WordPress).
  4. Pay all bills on time.
  5. File all paperwork on time.
  6. Pay off credit card.
  7. Develop retirement roommate site.
  8. Read Dave Ramsey’s money book and actually do it this time.
  9. Start and regularly contribute to our retirement fund.
  10. Develop mydesktopgeek.com (membership tutorial site).

Home Improvement

  1. Fix Bleys’ bathroom (install tile, molding, tub door and door).
  2. Make edging for the side door (20 or so concrete bricks cast in veggie containers).
  3. Plant flowers along side the side door (marigolds filched from Aunt Susie’s yard!).
  4. Use the woodpile to make a path through the wild area.
  5. Program the weather radio (hopefully before we have a weather emergency).
  6. Load pictures on the digital frame.
  7. Remodel Tia’s room into a guest room/library, with futon couch, computer, TV, TiVo … ?
  8. Add a doorway from the great room into the library.

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

  1. Make a pad of cat hair felt from Stripe’s daily “bwushins”.
  2. Give away all of the picture frames I’ve collected, with pictures in them.
  3. Figure out something to do with all the ice cream sticks.
  4. Get or make template pieces for making quilts.
  5. Make a patchwork blanket out of some of our favorite old clothes.
  6. Organize project stuff.
  7. Set up picture gallery for this blog (first project: Spring Wildflowers).
  8. Gather and sort all digital pictures, burn to DVDs.
  9. Print & albumize pictures from 2005.
  10. Print & albumize pictures from 2006.
  11. Print & albumize pictures from 2007.
  12. Print & albumize pictures for 2008.
  13. Print & albumize pictures for 2009.
  14. Print & albumize pictures for 2010.
  15. Develop the “What Is It?” section of emilybloss.com

Personal Growth & Relationships

  1. Use up postcards and note cards.
  2. Acknowledge & participate in more milestones in other’s lives (birthdays, graduations, holidays, etc.).
  3. Learn at least 3 Origami with Dollar Bills (horseshoe crab, squid, scorpion).
  4. Learn at least 5 napkin folds. (1/5)
  5. Post my stories from writing classes in college.
  6. Have an above average sex life (more than 2.3x per week).
  7. Guitar – Learn basic chords.
  8. Songs to learn on the guitar – I Will Be Your Man by Richard Marx, Mother by Pink Floyd, Is There Anybody Out There by Pink Floyd, Wish Your Were Here by Pink Floyd, More Than Words by Extreme,  Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen, Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison.
  9. Make a list of 101 things I love about Trav. (Done 2/11/12)

In the Kitchen

  1. Try out 4 more recipes from the Storm Gourmet.
  2. Buy a side of beef and find interesting recipes for the cuts we don’t have a clue how to cook.
  3. Create a menu from which guests & visitors can pick their meals.

Miscellaneous

  1. Repurpose or sell diamond necklace (not a big diamond but it’s very pretty and I would like to use it).
  2. Re-pad flute.
  3. Participate as a poll worker in every election. (3/?)
  4. Give 100 unexpected gifts.
  5. Take at least one surfing lesson.
  6. Tell the manager when I get good service anywhere. (7/?)
  7. Submit a secret to PostSecret.
  8. Complete the paint-by-numbers picture I bought several years ago, and encourage others to participate.