{i'll make it happen}

i have seen this on a few blogs, and simply found it radiant. therefore, i'm jumping on board. the task: 101 things to do in 1001 days. so without further adieu, here is my mouth watering, no backing down/out, get it done, kick-licious list

start: 6.2.09
end: 2.26.2012

finished/completed
still in the works

1. be half way finished writing my book
2. go to the movies by myself
3. see mary poppins on broadway
4. apply for a volunteer program
5. save $7,000
6. learn spanish enough to hold an intelligent conversation
7. perform one act of random kindness every day for a month
8. audition for a movie or tv show
9. go back to new orleans to visit kristen and her family
10. use my library card frequently
11. open an etsy shop (10/3/09)
12. take a trip to LA
13. chop off my curly locks of hair (9/27/09)
14. get new eye glasses
15. read 50 books (11/50: handle with care, nick and norahs infinite playlist, middle place, cathy's book, the mermaid chair, the most excellent year, perfect fifths, sam's letters to jennifer, kindness of strangers, the last song, plain truth)
16. take a dance class just for the fun of it
17. befriend five strangers (3/5)
18. have my christmas shopping finished by december 15th
19. participate in a triathlon
20. hang out with my niece at least four times a month
21. work for a magazine
22. add another destination to my passport
23. play the lottery (yayyy powerball numbers!)
24. get my college girlfriends together for a weekend getaway (delaware)
25. lose ten pounds
26. try eight new restaurants (7/8 cab caliente, shake shack, alice's tea cup, rey azteca, allegro grille, brickhouse, ladder 15, happy rooster, kramerbooks)
27. take my mom to the dancing with the stars tour
28. buy a new camera
29. buy fresh flowers ten times
30. either buy a new car or move out
31. try zumba
32. rekindle an old friendship
33. write my grandparents a letter once a month
34. give up meat for two weeks
35. pay off credit cards
36. take the stairs instead of the elevator at work
37. send out christmas cards
38. go to church more
39. visit a museum (dc-spy museum)
40. complete a crossword puzzle without cheating
41. go to a pumpkin patch
42. buy the knit lion hat i saw at bryant park
43. be a friendlier driver
44. coupon cut for a month
45. go to bed by 9:30 for a whole week
46. write an uplifting message on a five dollar bill and hope it gets in the right hands
47. write five random soldiers a letter
48. completely let go of him
49. go to the reading terminal market
50. plan an entire day of sister time
51. meet one bloggie friend
52. explore a new part of town
53. eat at pita pit
54. get a new comforter
55. paint my walls yellow
56. take my eye makeup off before bed, no matter what
57. start a collection of children books
58. go to the movies with my mom
59. take a cooking class
60. d.c. trip with kara
61. bite my tongue and walk away in a situation i'd usually argue with
62. visit my grandparents graves
63. finish kristen's poem
64. make a soundtrack of my life
65. go to a mormon temple
66. buy a holga camera
67. buy new cowboy boots
68. write song lyrics and send them to britney spears, mandy moore and sugarland
69. learn how to clean the pool
70. eat at the shake shack
71. meet megan stricklin
72. wear colored jeans (yellow)
73. own some nice luggage
74. give in five times instead of totally speaking my mind (5/5-completed 10/2/09)
75. cook or bake four recipes (3/4 pizza dip, taco dip, monkey bread)
76. camp in my backyard for a night
77. dance on the roof of a car
78. finally duet to pictures with jonathan
79. see the fireworks at penns landing
80. explore the city of philadelphia
81. shop at three different thrift shops
82. donate all the clothes in my closet that i don't wear anymore
83. see all the movies on my list of movies to see
84. go see erika's apartment
85. wear sunscreen
86. send (or read) the letter to kristen that has been sitting in my drawer for a year- (sent-6.2.09)
87. use fluoride every other night for two months
88. join a book club
89. perfect the LC front braid
90. get a sewing machine (9/6-thanks parents!)
91. learn to use it
92. use less plastic bags at the grocery store
93. buy someone something just because (t-shirt to ashley-9/30/09)
94. dress up for a fancy dinner
95. hang out on a boat
96. submit something for one of these books
97. volunteer at a homeless shelter
98. eat at alice's tea cup (completed with kara)
99. find a good doctor
100. give in, and finally get bangs (9/27/09)
101. challenge myself seven times

now i think you should all go and create your own list and post them so i can read what your planning on doing.