101/1001 Update

Today marks the one year countdown for completing my list. Pretty sad that I've forgotten about it for the most part. So now, what seemed like a reasonable list to complete over 1001 days is looking a little less reasonable over 365 days.

1. Go on a cruise
2. Save $5.00 a week for Israel fund (0/96)
3. Go skiing
4. Take a RV vacation across the US
5. Drive to Hearst Castle
6. Take a driving tour in Israel.
7. Go to Morocco
8. Shop in Morocco
9. Take the girls to Disney World
10. Dance with the girls at the Kotel
11. Live 1 month in Israel
    
12. Have another baby
13. Breastfeed a baby
14. Learn to use a wrap correctly. Done
15. Pay it forward once a month minimum (0/22)
16. Make a full batch of Challah and give away the extras.
17. Donate the girls’ old toys Ongoing
18. Donate the girls’ old diapers
19. Donate $1.00 a day to charity. (305/674)
20. Volunteer to deliver food for Tomchei Shabbat
21. Take a meal to a sick person Done.
22. Take a meal to a new mother Done
23. Donate $5.00 to charity for every item not completed.
24. Grow out hair to donate to Locks of Love FAIL I got sick of it and cut it off at about 5 inches. Chaya's hair is being grown out though.
25. Host a large Shabbat dinner
26. Make holiday binders (0/6)
27. Have my cupboards empty for Pesah (don't sell Chametz just have it gone)
28. Invite non-observant people for Pesah.
    
29. Join a women’s learning group
30. Write an essay about “Women and Orthodoxy” as counterpoint to the reform and conservative POV.
31. Invite non-observant people to 3 Shabbatot. (0/3)
32. See the dentist
33. Take my meds daily (290/674)
34. Take my vitamins daily (290/674)
35. Get bicycles for everyone in the family and go riding together.—will the girls be old enough? Maybe need a bicycle stroller? Must figure this one out.
36. Learn to belly dance
37. Look into eye surgery
38. Walk 10,000 steps every day for a week.
39. Get CPR certified
40. Get CPST certified
41. Buy myself a pair of good running shoes.
42. Try eating vegetarian for 1 week
43. Run a 5K
44. Submit 5 projects for publication
45. Make something from homespun yarn
46. Edit family pictures that are online Done
47. Back-up family pictures
48. Go to SnB regularly Score!
49. Go to a scrapbooking crop regularly Having trouble finding one. Scrapbooking isn't as big as it used to be.
50. Refinish a table
51. Sew curtains
52. Learn to crochet.
53. Re-evaluate items on my Ravelry queue monthly. (10/22)
54. Re-evaluate my 101/1001 list monthly (1/22)
55. Have enough knitted dishcloths to not use sponges (16/50)
56. Learn to make soap.
    
57. Get up-to-date on printing pictures. Check. I only print pictures as I want them now.
58. Knit a sweater for everyone in the family. (3/5) Working on mine now. Aba says he doesn't want a sweater so he will get a vest.
59. Give only handmade gifts for 1 year.
60. Finish decorating my bedroom. Almost there!)
61. Make the house shoe-free
62. Grow tomato plant
63. Grow herb garden
64. Return phone calls as they come in.
65. Get a bill paying system set up and use it.
66. Return Netflix as soon as I watch them or realize I don’t really want to watch them.
67. Make an extra payment each month on the van. (3/22)
68. Make a budget done
69. Live within my budget
    
70. Make my menus for 1 week.
71. Grocery shop from my menus
72. Cook from my menus
73. Update emergency preparedness kits
74. Make emergency preparedness kits for cars
75. Do OAM cooking one month
    
76. Complete making my 101/1001 list. (All done!)
77. Get Zeus to come to my hand.
78. Call a radio talk show I emailed one and it was read on the air. Called one but someone got on with my comment first.
79. Take a wine tasting class
80. Convince someone else to do the 101 in 1001 project with me.
81. Be an extra
82. If I don’t read email groups weekly, unsubscribe Done
83. Respond to one email a week in each of my email groups Getting better at this.
84. Use canvas bags when shopping Doing well!
85. Get professional portrait taken
86. Get a mani/pedi monthly (0/22)
87. Go out for family day once a month. (0/22)
88. See a play
89. Write a letter of appreciation to 5 artists (any media) whose work has touched me.
90. Write a letter to the editor.
91. Find some “me space” in the house. Got my craft area and my little corner of the sofa.
92. Photo document 100 things that make me happy (0/100)
93. Get rid of the grubby clothing from my closet Did this once and I have been getting rid of stained stuff as I realize stains aren't coming out.
94. Be car-free for 1 week
95. Be TV free for 1 week
96. Be caffeine-free for 1 week Done, but I've been back on the caffeine for a while.
97. Be take-out-free for 1 week.
98. Work on a political campaign
99. Send a postcard to PostSecret
100. Get rid of 1001 clutter items (519/674)
101. Get fully dressed daily Been doing and I feel great!

TV Turn-off Week in Review

Well, I can't say that our experiment was a success. It wasn't a failure, by any means, but we didn't go totaly screen-free. A few things came to light, though,

It would have been a lot easier had music been available to listen to. During the sefirah, we don't listen to music so the silence or never-ending drone of talk radio just gets to you. There were a couple times when I was very tempted to turn on some music and just dance.

We really need a decent outdoor area to play and explore in. There are a few things I can do to our patio to make it more fun, but I need to find a park that is easy to get to, has some nice open space and play areas. Then we need to make a standing time to hit the park.

Overall, I don't think we will be a TV-free family. At least not for now. But we will continue cutting back on screen time and making TV more of a family-interactive event. I used to allow each girl to pick one show to watch each day. So it was 1-1/2 to 2 hours of TV a day for them. Plus any movies that we would watch together or as a family. Instead, I find that I can tell them that we have time for one show and allow them to choose one together to watch and they are fine.

As always, it was a learning experiment and I'm glad we did it even if we didn't acheive the goals I had hoped for. It is also something to mark off of my 101/1001 list and gives me a starting point for next year's goals.

My Poor 101/1001

Its been awhile since I posted about my 101/1001. Actually, it has been awhile since I even thought about it. Yet tonight, as I handed a homeless woman $2.00 I remembered my 101/1001 list and my desire to donate a dollar a day to charity. What makes the list so forgettable?

Well, times change. I change. My life changes. Goals change. And I don't have my list posted anywhere except on the computer. Our of sight, out of mind. So I'm going to print it out and post it alongside my daily routine and cleaning lists. (Have I mentioned how much I'm grooving with Flylady lately?) Now for the big question...do I revamp the list and actually reflect where I am today? If so do I reset the date? My list is currently set to be completed on November 14, 2010. Tough choices.

In the end I've decided to revamp it but leave the end date. I did reset the daily/weekly/monthly items so that they are current. I'm surprised how much time we have. Some of the larger traveling things will likely not get done, but everything is pretty doable.

Without further ado, the new and improved 101/1001 list:

1. Go on a cruise
2. Save $5.00 a week for Israel fund (0/96)
3. Go skiing
4. Take a RV vacation across the US
5. Drive to Hearst Castle
6. Take a driving tour in Israel.
7. Go to Morocco
8. Shop in Morocco
9. Take the girls to Disney World
10. Dance with the girls at the Kotel
11. Live 1 month in Israel
    
12. Have another baby
13. Breastfeed a baby
14. Learn to use a wrap correctly. Done
15. Pay it forward once a month minimum (0/22)
16. Make a full batch of Challah and give away the extras.
17. Donate the girls’ old toys Made one run. Getting some more stuff together for another.
18. Donate the girls’ old diapers
19. Donate $1.00 a day to charity. (1/674)
20. Volunteer to deliver food for Tomchei Shabbat
21. Take a meal to a sick person Done.
22. Take a meal to a new mother
23. Donate $5.00 to charity for every item not completed.
24. Grow out hair to donate to Locks of Love FAIL I got sick of it and cut it off at about 5 inches.
25. Host a large Shabbat dinner
26. Make holiday binders (0/6)
27. Have my cupboards empty for Pesah (don't sell Chametz just have it gone)
28. Invite non-observant people for Pesah.
    
29. Join a women’s learning group
30. Write an essay about “Women and Orthodoxy” as counterpoint to the reform and conservative POV.
31. Invite non-observant people to 3 Shabbatot. (0/3)
32. See the dentist
33. Take my meds daily (0/674)
34. Take my vitamins daily
35. Get bicycles for everyone in the family and go riding together.—will the girls be old enough? Maybe need a bicycle stroller? Must figure this one out.
36. Learn to belly dance
37. Look into eye surgery
38. Walk 10,000 steps every day for a week.
39. Get CPR certified
40. Get CPST certified
41. Buy myself a pair of good running shoes.
42. Try eating vegetarian for 1 week
43. Run a 5K
44. Submit 5 projects for publication
45. Make something from homespun yarn
46. Edit family pictures that are online
47. Back-up family pictures
48. Go to SnB regularly Score!
49. Go to a scrapbooking crop regularly Having trouble finding one. Scrapbooking isn't as big as it used to be.
50. Refinish a table
51. Sew curtains
52. Learn to crochet.
53. Re-evaluate items on my Ravelry queue monthly. (0/22)
54. Re-evaluate my 101/1001 list monthly (1/22)
55. Have enough knitted dishcloths to not use sponges (16/50)
56. Learn to make soap.
    
57. Get up-to-date on printing pictures. Check. I only print pictures as I want them now.
58. Knit a sweater for everyone in the family. (3/5)
59. Give only handmade gifts for 1 year.
60. Finish decorating my bedroom. Almost there!)
61. Make the house shoe-free
62. Grow tomato plant
63. Grow herb garden
64. Return phone calls as they come in.
65. Get a bill paying system set up and use it.
66. Return Netflix as soon as I watch them or realize I don’t really want to watch them.
67. Make an extra payment each month on the van. (0/22)
68. Make a budget done
69. Live within my budget
    
70. Make my menus for 1 week.
71. Grocery shop from my menus
72. Cook from my menus
73. Update emergency preparedness kits
74. Make emergency preparedness kits for cars
75. Do OAM cooking one month
    
76. Complete making my 101/1001 list. (All done!)
77. Get Zeus to come to my hand.
78. Call a radio talk show I emailed one and it was read on the air. Called one but someone got on with my comment first.
79. Take a wine tasting class
80. Convince someone else to do the 101 in 1001 project with me.
81. Be an extra
82. If I don’t read email groups weekly, unsubscribe Done
83. Respond to one email a week in each of my email groups
84. Use canvas bags when shopping Doing well!
85. Get professional portrait taken
86. Get a mani/pedi monthly (0/22)
87. Go out for family day once a month. (0/22)
88. See a play
89. Write a letter of appreciation to 5 artists (any media) whose work has touched me.
90. Write a letter to the editor.
91. Find some “me space” in the house. Got my table, my craft area and my little corner of the sofa.
92. Photo document 100 things that make me happy (0/100)
93. Get rid of the grubby clothing from my closet Did this once and I have been getting rid of stained stuff as I realize stains aren't coming out.
94. Be car-free for 1 week
95. Be TV free for 1 week
96. Be caffeine-free for 1 week
97. Be take-out-free for 1 week.
98. Work on a political campaign
99. Send a postcard to PostSecret
100. Get rid of 1001 clutter items (0/674)
101. Get fully dressed daily Been doing and I feel great!
     

Call a radio talk show. Check!

(From my 101/1001 list.)

As I was driving to the store, I was listening to Patt Morrison and they were talking about turning off the computers, Blackberries, iPhones, etc. for a day as a break. Basically disconnecting.

My first thought was, "That's a cool idea! I should challenge some online friends!" Oh the irony.

I went shopping, got back intot he car and they had just started talking about unplugging when I had a duh moment. I already do disconnect once a week.

Shabbat.

So I decide to call. I talk to the screener and he puts me on hold. I'm parked on the side of the street listening to the radio over my phone. I'm rehearsing what I'm going to say. I'm getting giddy.

Then Debi on the 405 gets on the phone. She isn't observant, but doesn't check her email on Shabbat.

No fair! She stole my comment!

So I'm going over another way to say it. And a Rabbi also on the 405 gets on the phone.

He stole my comment too!

Now I have nothing to say. So I thank the screener when he gets back on the phone to tell me that the other two callers pretty much covered it.

I will say that I was a bit pissy about Patt's description of disconnecting because of Shabbat as being easier because you put the responsibility for your actions onto something else. (Yes, I'm paraphrasing.) Anyone who has ever observed a Shabbat knows that while you keep Shabbat because of the commandment, the keeping of it is a human endeavor.

HaShem isn't going to keep my hand from picking up a ringing phone. My promise to HaShem is.

101 in 1001 Update: June 1, Part 2

Now, to expand on a couple of the items (highlighted in red ont he list).

Update the girls’ blog monthly (1/33) I think this one can be deleted since I've merged all the blogs and become more of a regular blogger.
Learn to use a wrap correctly. D-O-N-E! And I must say I love wrapping!
Donate the girls’ old toys. A lot of them are gone as part of my big de-clutter and also to get the girls' room reaady for them.
Grow out hair to donate to Locks of Love Still going. Probably another month until I can get it back into a good ponytail. Then it will be smooth sailing until the very end.
Make holiday binder I've got just about everything together. I'm hoping to assemble it during the big summer lull between holidays.
Try eating raw for 1 week Thinking about deleting this one. I've been doing more reading and really find myself taking more of a Traditional Foods approach and enjoying it. But, then again, it is only one week.
Back-up family pictures Done
Go to a scrapbooking crop regularly (At least once a month) Having a hard time finding one. :(
Re-evaluate items on my Ravelry queue monthly. (4/33) Did you notice my nice, shorter Ravelry queue? I learned the power of "fave."
Re-evaluate my 101/1001 list monthly (3/33) Trying to actually do it twice a month along witht he update threads on the Ravelry group.
Have enough knitted dishcloths to not use sponges (10/50) I seriously love my dishcloths. And I made some out of plyarn for Shabbat. Ooooooohhhhhh......
Complete the monthly KALs I’ve committed to. Sadly, I've pretty much dropped out of all of them. Maybe time to rejoin some?
Grow tomato plant Well, the girls are. But I'm helping! LOL
Return phone calls as they come in. Check
Return Netflix as soon as I watch them or realize I don’t really want to watch them. Been doing this. Love that I don't feel like I'm wasting my money on DVDs sitting at home. Also a great way to have a variety of movies for the girls to watch.
If I don’t read email groups weekly, unsubscribe. I've been doing well, but it seems like when I decide to drop a group, it picks up. LOL
Respond to one email a week in each of my email groups. Again, doing well and I've made a couple of playdates with the local AP group. So much fun!
Use canvas bags when shopping I am happy to say that my plastic bag bin is consistently low now.
Find some “me space” in the house. Done. :) It isn't much, but it is mine and I use it.
Get rid of the grubby clothing from my closet. Happy to do that. Bought some cute wrap skirts to replace the grungies. I've noticed that I stain my shirts pretty easily, though. The joys of motherhood. LOL
Get rid of 1001 clutter items (137/1001) Truckin along as part of my de-clutter fest. So nice.

101 in 1001 Update: June 1

First, the list:

Travel

Go on a cruise

Save $5.00 a week for Israel fund (15/143)

Go skiing

Take a RV vacation across the US

Drive to Hearst Castle

Take a driving tour in Israel.

Go to Morocco

Shop in Morocco

Take the girls to Disney World

Dance with the girls at the Kotel

Live 1 month in Israel

Motherhood

Have another baby

Breastfeed a baby

Update the girls’ blog monthly (1/33)

Learn to use a wrap correctly.

Charitable

Pay it forward once a month minimum (0/33)

Make a full batch of Challah and give away the extras.

Donate the girls’ old toys

Donate the girls’ old diapers

Donate $1.00 a day to charity. (43/1001)

Volunteer to deliver food for Tomchei Shabbat

Take a meal to a sick person.

Take a meal to a new mother.

Knit 1 hat/mitten/booties set for the NICU every 2 months. (0/17)

Donate $5.00 to charity for every item not completed.

Grow out hair to donate to Locks of Love

Religious

Host a large Shabbat dinner

Make holiday binder

Join a women’s learning group

Write an essay about “Women and Orthodoxy” as counterpoint to the reform and conservative POV.

Invite non-observant people to 3 Shabbatot. (0/3)

Health

See the dentist

Take my meds daily (10/1001)

Take my vitamins daily

Get bicycles for everyone in the family and go riding together.—will the girls be old enough? Maybe need a bicycle stroller? Must figure this one out.

Learn to belly dance

Look into eye surgery

Walk 10,000 steps every day for a week.

Get CPR certified

Get CPST certified

Buy myself a pair of good running shoes.

Try eating raw for 1 week

Try eating vegetarian for 1 week

Run a 5K

Crafty

Submit 5 projects for publication

Make something from homespun yarn

Edit family pictures that are online

Back-up family pictures

Go to SnB regularly (At least once a month)

Go to a scrapbooking crop regularly (At least once a month)

Refinish a table
Sew curtains

Learn to crochet.

Re-evaluate items on my Ravelry queue monthly. (4/33)

Re-evaluate my 101/1001 list monthly (3/33)

Have enough knitted dishcloths to not use sponges (10/50)

Learn to make soap.

Complete the monthly KALs I’ve committed to.

Get up-to-date on printing pictures (0/53)

Knit a sweater for everyone in the family.

Give only handmade gifts for 1 year.

Home

Finish decorating my bedroom.

Make the house shoe-free

Grow tomato plant

Grow herb garden

Return phone calls as they come in.

Get a bill paying system set up and use it

Return Netflix as soon as I watch them or realize I don’t really want to watch them.

Make an extra payment each month on the van. (4/33)

Make my menus for 1 week.

Grocery shop from my menus

Cook from my menus

Update emergency preparedness kits

Make emergency preparedness kits for cars

Do OAM cooking one month

Personal

Complete making my 101/1001 list. (All done!)

Get Zeus to come to my hand.

Call a radio talk show (emailed one and it was read on the air.)

Take a wine tasting class

Convince someone else to do the 101 in 1001 project with me.

Be an extra

If I don’t read email groups weekly, unsubscribe

Respond to one email a week in each of my email groups

Use canvas bags when shopping (Doing well!)

Get professional portrait taken

Get a mani/pedi monthly (1/33)

Go out for family day once a month. (0/33)

See a play

Write a letter of appreciation to 5 artists (any media) whose work has touched me.

Write a letter to the editor.

Find some “me space” in the house.

Photo document 100 things that make me happy (0/100)

Get rid of the grubby clothing from my closet

Be car-free for 1 week

Be TV free for 1 week

Be caffeine-free for 1 week

Be take-out-free for 1 week.

Work on a political campaign

Send a postcard to PostSecret

Get rid of 1001 clutter items (137/1001)

Get fully dressed daily

Re-organized and updated

Travel

Go on a cruise

Save $5.00 a week for Israel fund (3/143)

Go skiing

Take a RV vacation across the US

Drive to Hearst Castle

Take a driving tour in Israel.

Go to Morocco

Shop in Morocco

Take the girls to Disney World

Dance with the girls at the Kotel

Live 1 month in Israel

Motherhood

Have another baby

Breastfeed a baby

Update the girls’ blog monthly (1/33)

Learn to use a wrap correctly.

Charitable

Pay it forward once a month minimum (0/33)

Make a full batch of Challah and give away the extras.

Donate the girls’ old toys

Donate the girls’ old diapers

Donate $1.00 a day to charity. (2/1001)

Volunteer to deliver food for Tomchei Shabbat

Take a meal to a sick person

Take a meal to a new mother

Knit 1 hat/mitten/booties set for the NICU every 2 months. (0/17)

Donate $5.00 to charity for every item not completed.

Grow out hair to donate to Locks of Love *working on*

Religious

Host a large Shabbat dinner

Make holiday binders (0/6)

Join a women’s learning group

Write an essay about “Women and Orthodoxy” as counterpoint to the reform and conservative POV.

Invite non-observant people to 3 Shabbatot. (0/3)

Health

See the dentist

Take my meds daily (10/1001)

Take my vitamins daily

Get bicycles for everyone in the family and go riding together.—will the girls be old enough? Maybe need a bicycle stroller? Must figure this one out.

Learn to belly dance

Look into eye surgery

Walk 10,000 steps every day for a week.

Get CPR certified

Get CPST certified

Buy myself a pair of good running shoes.

Try eating raw for 1 week

Try eating vegetarian for 1 week

Run a 5K

Crafty

Submit 5 projects for publication

Make something from homespun yarn

Edit family pictures that are online

Back-up family pictures

Go to SnB regularly (At least once a month)

Go to a scrapbooking crop regularly (At least once a month)

Refinish a table

Sew curtains

Learn to crochet.

Re-evaluate items on my Ravelry queue monthly. (1/33)

Re-evaluate my 101/1001 list monthly (1/33)

Have enough knitted dishcloths to not use sponges (6/50)

Learn to make soap.

Complete the monthly KALs I’ve committed to.

Get up-to-date on printing pictures (0/53)

Knit a sweater for everyone in the family.

Give only handmade gifts for 1 year.

Home

Finish decorating my bedroom.

Make the house shoe-free

Grow tomato plant

Grow herb garden

Return phone calls as they come in.

Get a bill paying system set up and use it

Return Netflix as soon as I watch them or realize I don’t really want to watch them.

Make an extra payment each month on the van. (1/33)

Make my menus for 1 week.

Grocery shop from my menus

Cook from my menus

Update emergency preparedness kits

Make emergency preparedness kits for cars

Do OAM cooking one month

Personal

Complete making my 101/1001 list. (All done!)

Get Zeus to come to my hand.

Call a radio talk show (emailed one and it was read on the air.)

Take a wine tasting class

Convince someone else to do the 101 in 1001 project with me.

Be an extra

If I don’t read email groups weekly, unsubscribe

Respond to one email a week in each of my email groups

Use canvas bags when shopping (Doing well!)

Get professional portrait taken

Get a mani/pedi monthly (0/33)

Go out for family day once a month. (0/33)

See a play

Write a letter of appreciation to 5 artists (any media) whose work has touched me.

Write a letter to the editor.

Find some “me space” in the house.

Photo document 100 things that make me happy (0/100)

Get rid of the grubby clothing from my closet

Be car-free for 1 week

Be TV free for 1 week

Be caffeine-free for 1 week

Be take-out-free for 1 week.

Work on a political campaign

Send a postcard to PostSecret

Get rid of 1001 clutter items (37/1001)

Get fully dressed daily

I am so ready

to cut my hair. I love it short, but am growing it out for Locks of Love as part of my 101 in 1001. I hate hate hate this stage I'm at now where it is too long to be cute, but too short to at least put into a ponytail. So I'm left with shag sticking out from under my hat and scarves. I can get it into 2 goofy pig tails, though.

101 in 1001

Complete making my 101/1001 list.

Live 1 month in Israel

Run a 5K

Get Zeus to come to my hand.

Have another baby

Breastfeed a baby

Have enough knitted dishcloths to not use sponges (3/50)

Learn to make soap.

Learn to belly dance

Look into eye surgery

Call a radio talk show

Take a RV vacation across the US

Try eating raw for 1 week

Try eating vegetarian for 1 week

Get up-to-date on printing pictures (0/53)

Take a wine tasting class

Drive to Hearst Castle

Take a driving tour in Israel.

Go to Morocco

Shop in Morocco

Take my meds daily

Take my vitamins daily

Pay it forward once a month minimum (0/33)

Make a full batch of Challah and give away the extras.

Update the girls’ blog monthly (0/33)

Donate the girls’ old toys

Donate the girls’ old diapers

Complete the monthly KALs I’ve committed to.

Knit a sweater for everyone in the family.

Give only handmade gifts for 1 year

Convince someone else to do the 101 in 1001 project with me.

Get CPR certified

Get CPST certified

Make holiday binders (0/6)

Join a women’s learning group

Go to SnB regularly (At least once a month)

Go to a scrapbooking crop regularly (At least once a month)

Work on a political campaign

Send a postcard to PostSecret

Get rid of 1001 clutter items (0/1001)

Be an extra

Walk 10,000 steps every day for a week.

Host a large Shabbat dinner

Make my menues for 1 week.

Grocery shop from my menues

Cook from my menues

Update emergency preparedness kits

Make emergency preparedness kits for cars

If I don’t read email groups weekly, unsubscribe

Respond to one email a week in each of my emaill groups

Edit family pictures that are online

Back-up family pictures

Use canvas bags when shopping

Get professional portrait taken

Make something from homespun yarn

Save $5.00 a week for Israel fund (0/143)

Donate $1.00 a day to charity. (2/1001)

Volunteer to deliver food for Tomchei Shabbat

Buy myself a pair of good running shoes.

Get an mani/pedi monthly (0/33)

See the dentist

Go out for family day once a month. (0/33)

See a play

Submit 5 projects for publication

Write a letter of apreciation to 5 artists (any media) whose work has touched me.

Write a letter to the editor.

Write an essay about “Women and Orthodoxy” as counterpoint to the reform and conservative POV.

Refinish a table

Sew curtains

Go on a cruise

Go skiing

Take the girls to Disney World

Take a meal to a sick person

Take a meal to a new mother

Return phone calls as they come in.

Get a bill paying system set up and use it

Return Netflix as soon as I watch them or realize I don’t really want to watch them.

Make an extra payment each month on the van. (0/33)

Do OAM cooking one month

Be car-free for 1 week

Be TV free for 1 week

Be caffeine-free for 1 week

Be take-out-free for 1 week.

Re-evaluate items on my Ravelry queue monthly. (0/33)

Find some “me space” in the house.

Dance with the girls at the Kotel

Re-evaluate my 101/1001 list monthly (0/33

Finish decorating my bedroom.

Invite non-observant people to 3 Shabbatot. (0/3)

Photo document 100 things that make me happy (0/100)

Knit 1 hat/mitten/booties set for the NICU every 2 months. (0/17)

Learn to crochet.

Grow out hair to donate to Locks of Love

Get rid of the grubby clothing from my closet

Get fully dressed daily

Make the house shoe-free

Get bicycles for everyone in the family and go riding together.

Learn to use a wrap correctly.

Grow tomato plant

Grow herb garden

Donate $5.00 to charity for every item not completed.

101 in 1001

I've started this really fun project. The home page is here. The basic idea is to make a list of 101 goals to complete in 1001 days. I started on January 1, 2008 so my end date is September 28, 2010. You can see my list on the side bar, but here is a more detailed version. Notice #1. LOL It is a lot harder than it sounds!

At some point this may end up at its own blog. I was trying to decide, but I think this would also be a great starting point for a new Book of Me and there are crafty things on my list, so I'm putting it here. If it starts taking over, I'll reconsider.

Until I figure out how to do strikethrough on Blogger, the red font means done.

1. Complete making my 101/1001 list.

   2. Live 1 month in Israel

   3. Run a 5K

   4. Get Zeus to come to my hand.

   5. Have another baby

   6. Breastfeed a baby

   7. Have enough knitted dishcloths to not use sponges (3/50)

   8. Learn to make soap.

   9. Learn to belly dance

   10. Look into eye surgery

   11. Call a radio talk show

   12. Take a RV vacation across the US

   13. Try eating raw for 1 week

   14. Try eating vegetarian for 1 week

   15. Get up-to-date on printing pictures (0/53)

   16. Take a wine tasting class

   17. Drive to Hearst Castle

   18. Take a driving tour in Israel.

   19. Go to Morocco

   20. Shop in Morocco

   21. Take my meds daily

   22. Take my vitamins daily

   23. Pay it forward once a month minimum (0/33)

   24. Make a full batch of Challah and give away the extras.

   25. Update the girls’ blog monthly (0/33)

   26. Donate the girls’ old toys

   27. Donate the girls’ old diapers

   28. Complete the monthly KALs I’ve committed to.

   29. Knit a sweater for everyone in the family.

   30. Give only handmade gifts for 1 year

   31. Convince someone else to do the 101 in 1001 project with me.

   32. Get CPR certified

   33. Get CPST certified

   34. Make holiday binders (0/6)

   35. Join a women’s learning group

   36. Go to SnB regularly (At least once a month)

   37. Go to a scrapbooking crop regularly (At least once a month)

   38. Work on a political campaign

   39. Send a postcard to PostSecret

   40. Get rid of 1001 clutter items (0/1001)

   41. Be an extra

   42. Walk 10,000 steps every day for a week.

   43. Host a large Shabbat dinner

   44. Make my menues for 1 week.

   45. Grocery shop from my menues

   46. Cook from my menues

   47. Update emergency preparedness kits

   48. Make emergency preparedness kits for cars

   49. If I don’t read email groups weekly, unsubscribe

   50. Respond to one email a week in each of my emaill groups

   51. Edit family pictures that are online

   52. Back-up family pictures

   53. Use canvas bags when shopping

   54. Get professional portrait taken

   55. Make something from homespun yarn

   56. Save $5.00 a week for Israel fund (0/143)

   57. Donate $1.00 a day to charity. (2/1001)

   58. Volunteer to deliver food for Tomchei Shabbat

   59. Buy myself a pair of good running shoes.

   60. Get an mani/pedi monthly (0/33)

   61. See the dentist

   62. Go out for family day once a month. (0/33)

   63. See a play

   64. Submit 5 projects for publication

   65. Write a letter of apreciation to 5 artists (any media) whose work has touched me.

   66. Write a letter to the editor.

   67. Write an essay about “Women and Orthodoxy” as counterpoint to the reform and conservative POV.

   68. Refinish a table

   69. Sew curtains

   70. Go on a cruise

   71. Go skiing

   72. Take the girls to Disney World

   73. Take a meal to a sick person

   74. Take a meal to a new mother

   75. Return phone calls as they come in.

   76. Get a bill paying system set up and use it

   77. Return Netflix as soon as I watch them or realize I don’t really want to watch them.

   78. Make an extra payment each month on the van. (0/33)

   79. Do OAM cooking one month

   80. Be car-free for 1 week

   81. Be TV free for 1 week

   82. Be caffeine-free for 1 week

   83. Be take-out-free for 1 week.

   84. Re-evaluate items on my Ravelry queue monthly. (0/33)

   85. Find some “me space” in the house.

   86. Dance with the girls at the Kotel

   87. Re-evaluate my 101/1001 list monthly (0/33

   88. Finish decorating my bedroom.

   89. Invite non-observant people to 3 Shabbatot. (0/3)

   90. Photo document 100 things that make me happy (0/100)

   91. Knit 1 hat/mitten/booties set for the NICU every 2 months. (0/17)

   92. Learn to crochet.

   93. Grow out hair to donate to Locks of Love

   94. Get rid of the grubby clothing from my closet

   95. Get fully dressed daily

   96. Make the house shoe-free

   97. Get bicycles for everyone in the family and go riding together.

   98. Learn to use a wrap correctly.

   99. Grow tomato plant

   100. Grow herb garden

   101. Donate $5.00 to charity for every item not completed.