Well the ending date for my 101 in 1001 is coming up very soon…So soon that I’m writing the re-cap for it right now. My 1001 days are officially over May 19th, but I’ll be on my way to Baltimore for Fitbloggin, so I’m updating now for the end of this project.
I really enjoyed the project, and was surprised that I was able to stick with it for the entire length. Overall I completed 81 of the 101 tasks, and am proud of that. There were some items that I wished were completed, but that I just never had an opportunity (or made the opportunity) or dedicated myself entirely to, so they are unfinished.
No big deal though. The uncompleted tasks can be moved to my next 101 in 1001 list which will start very soon if they are that important.
If an item is no longer important to me, that’s fine too. I’ve grown a lot over the past few years, and I’m a better person for it.
Here’s the completed 101 listing with my updates throughout the last 1001 days.
My 101 in 1001 ended on May 19, 2011. I completed 82 things on my list!
Green= Completed Blue= attempted/made progressBlack = Not Attempted
Lacey’s 101 in 1001
Learning
1. Learn how to tie a man’s tie
2. Learn the American Sign Language Alphabet – Completed 9/25/08
3. Learn 10 other ASL Signs (5/10) Please, Thank you, yes, No, I love you, Happy, Sad, Dog, Hello, Goodbye – Completed 11/18/08
4. Learn Phoenetic Alphabet – Completed 9/16/08
5. Learn calligraphy – got set for Christmas – never made a priority
6. Learn how to use Quicken better – Completed March 2011 – upgraded and figured out how to budget & graph
7. Learn how to use Photoshop – Took Class July 2010
8. Take a Photography class – Class at YMCA April – May 2011
For Others/Community
9. Send 20 Random Cards (20/20)
10. Give 5 just because gifts (5/5)
11. Pay for someone behind me in the drive thru line – 3/2/11
12. Donate blood – Completed 12/8/08
13. Put flowers on a gravesite-2/26/11
14. Finish Greg’s world map w/ push pins on visited locations – Completed 9/2/08
15. Purchase & Use reusable grocery bags – Completed 12/20/08
16. Pick up trash somewhere that doesn’t belong to me (campsite, road, etc)- Completed 11/2/08
17. Do something memorable for/with Brody’s kids separately or together – never made a priority
Health/Fitness
18. Take a Yoga Class
19. Ride my bike to work/back for a week straight – never made a priority
20. Make Weight Watchers Lifetime – Completed 12/04/08
21. Sustain Lifetime status – yes, and continue to do so
22. Get 75 lb award from Weight Watchers – never lost the add’l weight
23. Jog an entire 5K (no walking) – Completed 9/27/08 Pepperbridge Crush 5K
24. Take a spinning (cycling) class – Completed 1/12/11 loved it, now try to do it weekly!
25. Have a clean dental health checkup – Completed 3/25/10
26. Complete a 5 day cleanse/detox – Completed October 2010
27. Finish a bottle of vitamins – Completed 12/29/08
28. Do 1 unassisted pull up -never trained for it
29. Workout before work for 5 days straight – never had motivation
30. Hike to the top of something (mountain, hill, falls) – didn’t make it a priority, it never presented itself.
31. Participate in a Race for a Cure. – 9/19/10 Race for the Cure Portland & a PR of 34:55 to boot!
Travel
32. Visit 3 new states (3/3) Florida, Kansas, Tennessee
33. Visit 3 new countries (2/3) Jamaica, Grand Caymen
34. Swim with a wild animal (dolphin, seal, stingray) Stingray Grand Cayman Jan ’09
35. Take a romantic weekend get-away just Greg and me - Cancun Mar ’09
36. Go on a zip line tour – Completed 11/9/08 – Puerta Vallarta Mexico, Los Veranos Tour…AMAZING
37. Go on a picnic
38. Go to Seaworld – Orlando, July 2010
39. See a professional sporting event live – Bears vs Seahawks NFL Game 9/27/09
40. Go to Disney Land or World – Disney World July 2010
41. Go on a cruise – Jan ’09
42. Go on a train ride – opportunity never presented itself
43. Take a road trip – Completed Portland March 2011
44. Fly somewhere on air miles – Cancun Mar ’09
45. Go on at least a one night vacation by myself – March 2011
Self Betterment
46. Read 4 American Classic books (4/4)
47. Read 4 Pulitzer Prize winning books (0/4) – I bought the books, just never read them. I will though since they are sitting on my bookshelf.
48. Watch 10 movies off the AFI’s top 100 list (10/10)- I’ve seen way more than 10
49. Get my eyebrows professionally done – Figured out how to do nicely myself – Summer 2009, professional waxing 2/20/11
50. Figure out my career path at BB or other -Completed Dec 2008
51. Send a postcard to Post Secret – Completed October 2009
52. Participate in a 26 things activity
53. Dress up for Halloween – Completed 10/31/08 – Sexy Pirate
54. Ride on scary rides, challenge myself adrenaline wise – Zip Line, Roller Coaster, Snorkeling,
55. Wear a piece of jewelry that I made – Dec 2009
56. Learn how to do my eye makeup better – Completed 2/5/09, Sephora makeovers focusing on the eye, online tutorials & tons of money spent on eyemakeup. I have the tools to do it, I just need to take the extra time to do it.
57. Try Geocaching with Greg
58. Blow Glass – Lincoln City Summer 2009
59. Get engaged or move on
60. Complete a crossword puzzle entirely – no cheating – October 2010
61. Complete a medium sodoku completely – no cheating- January 2010
62. Go Skinny Dipping – Bonneville Resort 30th Birthday!
63. Get a new piercing – Completed 9/6/08 -Tragus
64. Sing karaoke in public (solo or group) – never had the nerve
65. Paticipate in a grape stomping – no opportunity
66. Send/receive a postcard from postcrossing.com – Postcard Sent 8/25/08 – Postcard Received -9/9/08
67. Take a dance class with Greg – Completed 12/30/08
68. Drive a motorcycle or scooter – Completed 8/30/08
69. Get a wax – eyebrows 2/20/11
Martha Stewart ish
70. Organize family recipes in album leaving room for additions – Completed 11/29/08
71. Put my recipes in book, start what will be passed down as traditions – Completed 11/29/08
72. Get 10 new family recipes from family (10/10) Almond Roca, Greg’s Beef Dip, Louie’s Salad, Spaghetti Salad, Pickled Asparagus, Macaroni Salad, Lemon Lush, Rancy oyster crackers,Napa cabbage salad, Chinese chicken salad, Hashbrown casserole, Aunt Alices Cookies
73. Have a font made from my handwriting – Completed 8/25/08
74. Bake 10 new cookie recipes (10/10) – Butter Sugar cut outs, whoopie pies, molasses crinkles, lemon cookies, choc chip (new recipe), peanut butter, 4th of July Jam Stars, Halloween Bars, PB Kiss Cookies, granola
75. Color a whole coloring book – got coloring book. But instead of coloring the entire book myself I colored with kids. It was great to have the color book & crayons at home for when friends would bring their kids over. So this was a blessing.
76. Make Crème brule – Dinner Party March 2009
77. Try Indian food – Seattle January 2010
78. Try a new ethnic food (other than Indian above) – Brazilian
79. Eat fondu (make myself or eat out) – The Melting Pot 6/22/09
80. Check out 5 things from the library (5/5)
81. Make a photobook – Ordered from Ofoto 1/28/09 of Cruise Photos
82. Have a veggie garden one year – tried to grow cucumber summer 2011
83. Back up all photos, put in safe – Completed 1/30/11 100% archived through 2010!
84. Bake something with yeast (bread, rolls, etc.) – Easter 2009, Orange Rolls
85. Pickle something – Pickled Asparagus 5/2/09, take #2 6/7/09, went well!
86. Crochet 6 things (0/6) – started, but never finished.
87. Take a video – Cancun March 2009
88. Make a DVD of Russia pics to music with descriptions – completed Feb 2011
89. Take 1 picture a day for a month, put in album – March 2011
90. Make A-Z list of things that make me happy and scrapbook them – Completed 5/15/09
91. Master Grandma Colleen’s fudge frosting, Greg is the judge – Completed 10/9/08 Greg and Doug agreed
92. Paint my own pottery – January 2010
Wealth
93. Pay off all debt except house & student loans – made great strides, but didn’t get all older debt paid off.
94. Go one week spending no money
95. Work on/plan to fund an emergency savings account – Completed 12/1/08, funding w/ every paycheck
96. Pay off my car -June 2010
97. Put stuff in safe deposit box – October 2009
98. 3 months with no online purchases – Started 12/3/08 – 3/3/09
99. Increase 401K contribution – Increased by 2% 12/24/08
100. Get to a level 10 at work – not there, but happy with my work situation.
Let’s do it Again!
101. Make another 101 List (91/101)
Neither was from a fancy restaurant. They were just both random joints that were very authentic, fast food style. The first was with Jenn at a deli in a food court of a mall. It was late & we were hungry. 
