1 – One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2 – The 2-Second Commute: Join the Exploding Ranks of Freelance Virtual Assistants, Christine Durst
3 – Three Plays: Desire Under The Elms, Strange Interlude, Mourning Becomes Electra, Eugene O’Neill
4 – The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis
5 – The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom
6 – Six Prayers God Always Answers, Mark Herringshaw and Jennifer Schuchmann
7 – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
8 – The 8 Colors of Fitness: Discover Your Color-Coded Fitness Personality and Create an Exercise Program You’ll Never Quit!, Suzanne Brue
9 – Nine Stories, J.D. Salinger
A – Angels & Demons, Dan Brown
B – The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoevsky
C – Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul, John and Stasi Eldredge
D – Drowning Ruth, Christina Schwarz
E – East of Eden, John Steinbeck
F – The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
G – The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis
H – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
I – Ishmael, Daniel Quinn
J – Just So Stories, Rudyard Kipling
K – The King Must Die: A Novel, Mary Renault
L – Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
M – Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
N – Not Tonight Honey, Wait ‘Til I’m a Size Six, Susan Reinhardt
O – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey
P – The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren
Q – The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life, Armand M. Nicholi Jr.
R – Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers
S – The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
T – The Tenth Gift, Jane Johnson
U – Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
V – The Virgin Suicides, Jeffrey Eugenides
W – Wizard and Glass, Stephen King
X – X-teams: How to Build Teams That Lead, Innovate and Succeed, Deborah Ancona and Henrik Bresman
Y – Y2k, Arthur Kopit
Z – Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values, Robert M. Pirsig

I’ll cross off books as I finish them, and when I get all done I’ll be able to mark this off my 101 in 1001 list! Anyone else up for the challenge?

• 7/27/2008 -- Longest Meme Ever (Day of Blogs ’08 #32)
• 12/18/2005 -- 101 in 1001 – 67.33% Complete
• 9/15/2008 -- 101 in 1001 #2 – 47.52% Complete

Straight from their website, here is how CLI’s Professional Development Program works:

• Developing Engaging Read Alouds Because being read to adds directly to children’s knowledge and vocabulary, experts stress the importance of reading aloud to students.

At the writing center, a first-grader has word books, a dry-erase board and pen to work with. Activities can include writing a letter or writing about a book. We instruct teachers to promote children’s interest in books by reading aloud expressively, and to use books to build comprehension and vocabulary by asking open-ended questions. • Encouraging Writing Skills It is important to develop writing skills in young children, as language and literacy work together. Starting from infancy, almost everything that children learn about listening and talking contributes to their ability to read and write. CLI trains teachers to incorporate writing in every classroom center, and to provide ample writing opportunities for their students.

• Creating a Literacy-Rich Environment in the Classroom Displays of children’s writing, labeling, signs, and books in all areas of the classroom help immerse students in print conventions (such as punctuation and the way words are read) while providing them with a context for new vocabulary and letters. A literacy-rich environment includes interactive instructional materials created by the teachers and a collection of quality books on display with their covers facing outwards.

• Designing a Center-Based Classroom Work centers are physical areas of the classroom designated for learning and practice with specific instructional goals. Early childhood centers include such areas as a Library Center, Writing Center, Science and Discovery Center, and a Math Center. Classroom centers should be challenging and purposeful and the objective of each center activity should be targeted towards reaching classroom literacy goals.

At the science center, reading and writing are tools for learning. A book on frogs, alphabet tiles to spell with, tadpoles in a water tank, and paper and pens provide a purposeful learning opportunity. The results of a kindergartner’s tadpole study are displayed on the classroom wall.

CLI professional developers not only visit classrooms to help teachers rearrange and refine their classrooms, they also provide useful literacy instructional materials and activities that are theme- or content-related. Teachers learn classroom management skills in order to provide effective individual and small-group reading instruction and to promote independent learning.

I had centers in kindergarten – they were a lot of fun, and in hindsight focused our learning so clearly.  I just can’t say enough good things about CLI – won’t you consider sponsoring me?

This post is for the Day of Blogs 2008! I am blogging for Children’s Literacy Initiative. For more information about what I am doing, please click here, or you can sponsor me!

• 7/22/2008 -- Are you ready to stay awake?
• 7/27/2008 -- Longest Meme Ever (Day of Blogs ’08 #32)
• 7/27/2008 -- Illuminated Manuscripts (Day of Blogs ’08 #39)

All things to keep in mind when I make my new 101 in September (yes, even if I don’t finish this one, I still intend to make a new one, and you may see me revamp some of the current items for the next time). Just because I don’t get finished by the deadline doesn’t mean that a lot of these things aren’t still important to me. And honestly, many of these goals were stretch goals to begin with (see me rationalizing?).

Anyways, back the (very) few that I have completed now!

#34 (Get a pet)- I have two of the most adorable little kittens ever sitting on my bed snuggling with each other. This one is done

(Photo take 5 minutes ago.)

#62 (Switch all lightbulbs to CFLs)- I actually did this when I moved into my new apartment in July
#66 (No more plastic grocery bags – only canvas) – I started doing this last year and actually made a habit of it around New Year’s. Every once and a while I forget to bring my bags in, but not usually.
#91 (Organize recipes) – My recipes are very much more organized now, though I can tell this will be an ongoing effort for me . . .
#95 (Attend 5 year high school reunion) – I wanted to go to my 5 year high school reunion, but I couldn’t go back to FL because of school and work. This made me sad, cause I haven’t even spoken with a lot of my high school friends in YEARS. So . . . I guess I’ll try for the 10 year?

So now I’m more than halfway finished – woo hoo!!! I’ll be honest, I’ve done a lot more than I thought I would! Here’s hoping that I can achieve the rest!

• 12/18/2005 -- 101 in 1001 – 67.33% Complete
• 1/24/2007 -- Making Some Changes
• 12/29/2006 -- Thursday Thirteen #35

1. In honor of the retirement of the Thursday Thirteen, I figured this was an appropriate theme. And number one on my list is the confidence I have gained from the Thursday Thirteen! My blog wasn’t read by many before the T13, and when the first set of management changes happened, Leanne trusted me enough to be one of the new co-hostesses of the T13! This brought me new readers, thus boosting my confidence. My posts are VERY different now than they were pre-13, and so most of the things I have gained from blogging came out of the T13!!

2. Friendships! I have met so many amazing people through blogging, and that is soooo the stereotypical answer, but it is very true.

3. A new outlet for writing! I used to write creatively alllllll the time, but once I got into college I was writing so much for my classes that I didn’t want to write anymore. Blogging brought me a way to write and enjoy it again, and it’s even renewed my desire to write creatively!

4. My 101 in 1001 has given me a visible platform to write down goals that I’ve been wanting to achieve, and an audience to keep me accountable.

5. The Works-for-Me Wednesday meme has given me so many fantastic tips that I have used in my everyday life!

6. Through blogging I found FlyLady, which is a life altering event! ‘Nuff said!

7. Also through blogging I found Bookcrossing.com, which has revolutionized my thoughts on books and has jumpstarted my pleasure reading, which also stagnated with all my college reading!

8. As I have discussed before, I was very environmentally-conscious when I was younger. Blogging brought that back!

9. As someone who is committed to breast health awareness, blogging has been a great platform for sharing what I know and connecting with women on something that may save their lives!

10. An outlet, of course! When I get excited or worked up about something, online is on of the first places that I go!

11. Blogging has also led me into the world of personal finance management. It’s made me aware as I am leaving college on the importance of saving, budgeting, and investing, something that I will be thankful for for the rest of my life!

12. Blogging on my personal blog has led me to create another blog, Reading Red Letters, my faith blog. This has been a great way to connect with other Christians online, and has led me to many great online blogs and resources that have aided me in my walk.

13. And, in case there was any doubt . . . BLOGGING IS FUN!!!!!!!!!

Thanks so much for a great couple of years with the T13!!! I have so much enjoyed getting to know people, and I hope to stay in touch with you as we continue blogging!!!

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• 1/26/2006 -- Thursday Thirteen #23
• 12/29/2006 -- Thursday Thirteen #35
• 12/29/2005 -- Thursday Thirteen – 19

Also, in the past couple of months, I have a renewed sense of dedication for making our planet a better place. This happens to coincide with the time that An Inconvenient Truth came out, but that is not what got me started. I actually can’t remember the initial trigger, but the Internet has fueled this interest with its vast resources. About 10 years ago I was VERY committed to environmentalism – my weeks consisted of collecting the recycling in my school and my weekends were spent on beach clean up trips and letter writing campaigns. Then high school came, and I was more concerned with myself than the planet. Then college came and I didn’t have time to be concerned with the planet. I always figured I had gone through an “environmentalist phase,” so I was quite surprised to discover that little piece of me come back alive!

So, I have replaced these goals:

62. Create my own WordPress template.
66. Create new printables section for Doodlebug Designs.
69. Rework all of my websites so they use valid XHTML.
70. Rework all of my websites so that they use valid CSS.

with a new section in my 101:

Green Living
62. Change all the incandescent light bulbs in my apartment to compact fluorescent light bulbs.
66. Stop using plastic bags at the grocery store and switch to reusable canvas bags.
69. Switch a significant portion of my food and cooking supplies to organic. Healthier for me, healthier for the planet.
70. Search for organic and free trade coffee and tea that I like, and make the switch.

I imagine that when I create my next 101 in 1001 that this section will be larger, but for now I’m starting small.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programing.

• 12/18/2005 -- 101 in 1001 – 67.33% Complete
• 12/29/2006 -- Thursday Thirteen #35
• 7/19/2006 -- About

Sorry for the late posting. I don’t really have many specific New Year’s resolutions because I am working on my 101 in 1001 – and I’m more than 40% through it! I’m right on track with the amount of time I have left, so that is very exciting! However, I do have a few clarifications about some of the goals in my 101 in 1001 . . .

1. #5 on my list is to officially join the Episcopal Church. So far I haven’t done this because I’m never home at the time that they’re offering the courses. I’m going to make a serious effort to see if I can somehow work that out this year.

2. #50 is to sponsor a child. This was actually one of the first things I completed. However, I would like to become more involved, so a resolution of mine is to try and maintain regular written correspondence with my child.

3. #47 is to stop biting my fingernails. This is one of the things that is the hardest on my list . . . I’ve been biting my fingernails for 22 years! I had stopped at one point my freshman year, but then I started to date a guy who bit HIS nails, and that got me started back again, and it’s only gotten worse since. However, Mama recently told me about something that she heard on the radio. One guy said that biting your fingernails is an addiction just as bad as smoking (which I think is probably true – no chemical dependency, but mentally . . . geez). The way that HE stopped was one finger at a time. He was allowed to bite the nails on 9 fingers, but not the tenth. Then 8 fingers. 7. All the way until he was down to only being allowed to bite one nail. And he said it took him a loooong time to get off that finger, but when he did it he had completely kicked the habit.

I’m starting with my right thumb. Here’s hoping.

4. Since I haven’t made much headway on reading the books for #76 and #87, I’m going to try and keep a list of the books I’m reading this year here on my blog. Hopefully that will make me a little more accountable!

5. To aid in my reading the Bible for #4 I have just purchased the The One Year Bible Companion: Questions and Answers to Help You Make the Most of Your Daily Bible Reading. It leads you through reading the Bible in a year – every day a little New Testament, a little Old Testament, and some Proverbs and Psalms. And this version of the book has questions and things. I like it !

6. To go with SEVERAL of my health 101′s I am going to continue further implementation of FlyLady‘s principles. While her main thing is cleaning, decluttering, and organizing, everything is built on routines, something that I have found is leading me to healthier eating and (gasp!) daily exercise!! Through the FlyLady way and through her book Body Clutter: Love Your Body, Love Yourself I am going to work to have a healthier lifestyle. And if that gets in place, the weight will come off !

7. #27 is to get a job. Now that I am no longer in grad school, this is priority numero uno for the new year!

8. As listed in #42, I want to begin creatively writing again. In the past month or so, I’ve actually felt like I think I can do this soon. I’m slowly working on ideas for a new book, and I’m excited that my little creative spark might be ready to go after a looong hiatus!

9. My books are out of control. I’ve got my closet cleaned, so it’s time for the next step! Not only will this help me declutter and make my room more pleasant, but it will help me through reading my books AND it will get me to the point where I can add them to a database (#56). Lots of goodies rolled into one.

10. I am revamping #61 a bit. Up until now it has said “Get Mama’s bead business online.” While I would still LOVE to do that, it appears as though my big resolution from last year is not going to be completed by the end of the year. However, I don’t consider this to be a complete failure. Mama isn’t ready to go online. However, I have helped her to figure out a system for keeping track of her records, which is just as valuable as getting the business online. I’m not sure when we’ll be able to get her online, but I can help her get completely organized . . . taking inventory of probably somewhere near a million beads. This is just as big a task as getting her online, and it’s something that I have more control over. I don’t want to push her into going online if she’s not ready just so I can complete my list. So, the new #61 is “Get Mama’s beads inventoried and make the inventory something she can easily work with daily.”

11. If I plan on writing 1001 blog posts on this blog and Reading Red Letters in time, I need to get busy or #75 won’t happen!

12. Now that I am getting a little control over my life and I am establishing routines, I am cooking a lot more, so I am really hoping to get my “In the Kitchen” goals completed this year.

13. And one resolution that isn’t addressed in my 101 in 1001. When I was younger I had a little bit of an environmentalist in me, and I pushed that aside when I turned 13 because it made me “uncool” – yeah, such is middle school. Then when I was in high school and college I was so super busy that I didn’t even consider making time for caring about the earth. But as I’ve been out of school and have slowly started to become “a grownup” (like that will ever happen), I’m realizing that this is something that is a part of me. I am going to work on green living this year, and try to conserve and reuse whenever possible. I’m researching cleaning products and clothing lines, as well as how we can make up for energy expenditures. I’ll be posting more about these things throughout the year, and hopefully I will have started some great new habits by the time we get to next year’s resolutions!

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• 12/18/2005 -- 101 in 1001 – 67.33% Complete
• 9/15/2008 -- 101 in 1001 #2 – 47.52% Complete
• 6/15/2006 -- Thursday Thirteen #45

Are there things that you aim to do every day, but have trouble remembering? Need help keeping track of your goals? There’s a REALLY cool website that I found today called Joe’s Goals!

Basically, you think of things that you want to do (exercise, make your bed, etc.) and things you DON’T want to do (eating out, biting your nails, etc.) and you enter them all in! You get a point for all the good things and you get a negative point for all the bad things. And you can even write down specifics through the logbook feature.

It’s kind of hard to explain, but if you look at it, you’ll know EXACTLY what I’m talking about! So go take a look!

Here’s the link to mine if you want to take look:

Easy and visual goal tracking? Works for me!

Hat tip: Recommended

• 10/24/2007 -- Works for Me: Get Your Credit Report – Free!
• 9/25/2007 -- Works for Me: Laptop Shortcut
• 9/5/2007 -- Works for Me: Brand Loyal Edition

Thirteen Things about LINDSEY!

1. First of all, thanks to everyone for continuing the Thursday Thirteen and following it over to its new home! Nicole and I are very excited to be hosting the T13, and we are so glad that so many people have decided to come with us!

2. The reason mine is so late in getting up today is because . . . I have been at the doctor today. Many of you know that I got mono this past November, which created lots of problems, including me having to take an incomplete in 3 of my classes (which I still haven’t finished all the work for). Well, yesterday morning I woke up with a sore throat that felt EXACTLY like mono. So today, I woke up and headed back over to the doctor’s office. They said that it’s probably just a really bad cold that is viral, so there’s nothing I can take for it. They can’t do another mono test because I have the antibodies in my system already, so it would be inconclusive. They did a swab strep test, and it was negative, so that’s good. I guess I’m just gonna have to rest up a bit and hope for the best . . .

3. Ticket sales for the magic show I am working on are going very well! This is the first show for MagicMouth Productions, and we are super excited that we have so many tickets sold for our Saturday performance! If you are in the North Carolina area, I recommend you get your tickets now before we sell out!

4. I have a challenge for all you 13ers out there! I’m totally stealing this from Running2Ks, so this is not an original idea, but it’s a good one, and if she doesn’t mind, I’m gonna borrow it, LOL!

Give me a topic to discuss or a question to answer.

Just post your topic in the comments, and I’ll start answering them as soon as I get some topics/questions!

5. My diet? It’s gone in the dumper. I’ve been so unfaithful it’s embarrassing. Tomorrow’s another weigh-in day, and while I didn’t gain last week, I also didn’t lose. Things have been so hectic and busy, there just doesn’t seem to be time to eat right, and certainly no time to exercise . . . sigh, I need some motivation!

6. Reading Red Letters has gotten some really nice response. I’ve got some topics that I want to discuss, but I’m finding it hard to put them into the right words, LOL, so it’s taking longer to get it up ang going than I had hoped it would! Perhaps tonight I’ll actually get a good post going!

7. I was kind of nervous about putting up my 101 in 1001 when I made it. I mean, if I failed and didn’t get everything done, EVERYONE would know it! But I think the opposite has happened. People have been encouraging, and when I tried to average out how often I should be completing a task in order to finish in time, I’m right one schedule! It’s been a very rewarding experience to create this list, especially since I’ve always wanted to be a goals-oriented person, but have never been able to see myself that way. I really recommend that others try this experience!

8. My brother came to North Carolina this past weekend! He was visiting Elon, the school that he’s probably going to go to next year, but he also swung by Winston-Salem to visit me! I was so happy to see him, it was the first time he’s been up here this year, so it was his first time seeing my apartment. He seemed to like it !

9. Along with Bo’s visit, he brought me my coffee maker that Mama and Daddy got me for Christmas. Can I tell you how in love I am with this thing? I’ve had a coffee maker before, but this one is automatic – I can program it to make me my coffee!!!! The problem has always been that without the caffeine I can’t get awake enough in the morning to make the coffee before I leave, but this way I just stick the coffee and water in the pot at night, push a button, and voila! At 8:30 AM every day I get fresh coffee. It’s almost too good to be true !

10. One of the classes I’m enrolled in this semester is Contemporary Drama. It’s a great dramatic lit class, and it’s taught by one of my favorite professors. We’re reading plays that have been produced in the last 10 years, and while most of them are straight plays, I couldn’t help but smile because yesterday in class we studied Rent, which is sooo not something I ever expected to study in a college classroom!

11. Let’s finish off with a few of goofy quizzes!

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• 12/29/2005 -- Thursday Thirteen – 19
• 12/18/2005 -- 101 in 1001 – 67.33% Complete
• 8/23/2006 -- Thursday Thirteen #24

In love, you tend to gently dominate and guide your partner.
For you, love is all about sharing goals and future plans.

You and another Wood element: will be doomed to a stormy relationship

• 1/26/2006 -- Thursday Thirteen #23
• 1/10/2007 -- Star Wars Horoscope
• 12/24/2006 -- Holiday Quizzes

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of work on my part).

This project was taken from Triplux.

The things that I say I want to MAINTAIN will be counted as completed if they are maintained for at least two months. I figure that if I maintain something for at least that long, then it’ll be habit. If, however, I stop doing it before I reach the due date, I will take the completion date off and I’ll have to do the two months again before I can put on a new date.

Tasks I have completed will be struck through and a completion date will be listed that is linked to a post about the completion of that task. Tasks that I have begun will be italicized and a beginning date will be listed.

Started: December 19, 2005
Due Date: September 15, 2008
Tasks Completed: 68
Tasks in Progress: 12
Tasks Remaining:33

1. Make this list of 101 things to do in 1001 days, and make the items be actual things that I will be able to complete and will somehow be beneficial to my life. (Making a list of my 50 favorite actors does not make my life better – though that would make for great procrastination the night before a paper is due.) Completed 12/19/05

Religious
2. Create and MAINTAIN my faith blog Reading Red Letters. Completed 11/08/06
3. Plan a religious fast and complete said fast (probably 3 days, but that’s flexible).
4. Read the Bible from beginning to end.
5. Officially join Episcopal Church. Completed 4/17/06
6. Read at least 10 books by C. S. Lewis.

Family
7. Stay in touch with Bo once he’s at college. Completed 11/08/06
8. Go to at least two concerts with Daddy.
9. Complete a Bible study with Mama.
10. Spend a day at the spa with Mama. Completed 5/31/06

Health
11. Start and MAINTAIN regular exercise.
12. Learn to eat at least 3 new fruits and vegetables. Completed 9/12/08
13. Reach my weightloss goal and MAINTAIN it.
14. Start and MAINTAIN regular flossing. Completed 11/08/06
15. Get my stomach into fit enough condition so that a pierced bellybutton won’t look ridiculous (and if I keep my courage, actually pierce the bellybutton – but even if I don’t go through with it, the option is nice to have).
16. MAINTAIN taking vitamins regularly. Completed 11/08/06
17. Start and MAINTAIN monthly breast self-exams (and no, 21 is not too young to start doing this!). Completed 12/3/06
18. Begin eating breakfast everyday and MAINTAIN it! Completed 8/19/06

School
19. Study for and take the GRE. Completed 5/22/06
20. Get caught up in school after having mono (complete all my incompletes). Completed 3/2/06
21. Graduate from Wake Forest University. Completed 5/15/06

Living Parables
22. Get Living Parables reimbursement/business manager issues worked out. Completed 5/19/06
23. Get Living Parables scripts published. Completed 9/12/08
24. Get new Living Parables constitution approved. Completed 5/19/06
25. Make a video of Living Parables performances for all members. 9/12/08
26. Organize Living Parables Coordinating Director materials and create a timeline for next Coordinating Director. Completed 5/19/06

“Real World”
27. Get a job. Completed 1/30/06.
28. Set up a new place to live (once I figure out where I’ll be after graduation). Completed 7/10/06
29. Get post office box at wherever I move to after graduation. Completed 9/12/08
30. Switch my financial managing to a computerized system (i.e. Microsoft Money). Completed 1/5/06
31. Get a credit card that is mine, and only mine – my parents aren’t on the account. Completed 7/17/06
32. Save $5 a day and deposit into my savings account. Completed 11/08/06
33. Host a formal dinner. Completed 8/4/2008
34. Get a pet (something I can pet and play with). Completed 12/4/07

Travel
35. Travel to Europe (anywhere in Europe for any length of time). Completed 6/19/06
36. Visit Stephanie in New York. Completed 6/7/06
37. Take a trip to California. Completed 6/8/08
38. Take a vacation to Atlanta with Mama – go shopping and see an exhibit at the High Museum.
39. Travel to Washington, D.C. At least see major monuments, the White House, and the Smithsonian.
40. Buy nice map and put a push-pin in every place I’ve been.
41. Go to the MOMA. Completed 6/8/06

Personal Betterment
42. Begin creatively writing again (re-write novel).
43. Pay for the person behind me at a fast food drive thru. Completed 9/12/08
44. Become an organ donor. Completed 5/26/06
45. Give blood. Completed 9/12/08
46. Subscribe to a newspaper and read it regularly. Completed 12/28/06
47. Stop biting fingernails.
48. Update my journal and MAINTAIN it. Begun 11/21/06
49. MAINTAIN cleaning my apartment (dusting, vacuuming, scrubbing the shower, etc.) on a regular basis – AT LEAST once a month. Completed 11/08/06
50. Sponsor a child in an impoverished country. Completed 1/23/06
51. Become more politically aware. If someone talks about something that I don’t know about, don’t say “oh, we don’t keep up with current events in college” – ask them about it. Completed 11/08/06

Organize/Purge
52. Organize, file, and store all my notes/keepsakes from my undergraduate classes. Completed 6/15/06
53. Sell all textbooks that I will never use again – if they’re too used to sell, get rid of them. Completed 7/11/06
54. Finish entering all my DVDs into a database. Completed 11/29/06
55. Finish entering all my CDs into a database. Completed 12/14/06
56. Finish entering all my books into a database.
57. Sell, donate, give, or throw away 101 items. Completed 5/18/06
58. Sort through all my chick lit – take the majority and release them into the wild with Book Crossing. Completed 6/3/06
59. Take all my collected change to the bank and turn it into paper cash. Donate cash to my church. (Final amount: $165.52) Completed 12/5/06
60. Sort through all of my clothing, especially what’s at my parents’ house. Donate to Goodwill. Completed 5/18/06

Technology
61. Get Mama’s beads inventoried and make the inventory something she can easily work with daily. Completed 8/4/08
62. (CHANGED: Please see “Green Living” section at the end of list)
63. Re-create email filing system and MAINTAIN it. Completed 6/15/06
64. Get a Palm Treo. Completed 12/4/06
65. Get a desktop PC that works with my home media setup. Completed 6/12/06
66. (CHANGED: Please see “Green Living” section at the end of list)
67. Regularly back up my computer. Completed 8/21/06
68. Regularly back up my websites. Completed 8/21/06
69. (CHANGED: Please see “Green Living” section at the end of list)
70. (CHANGED: Please see “Green Living” section at the end of list)
71. Complete The Sims 2 Legacy Challenge.
72. Get all Mama’s email switched from Yahoo to her ISP account. Completed 8/4/08
73. Reformat artists’ names on my iPod so that each one isn’t listed more than once. Completed 8/4/08
74. MAINTAIN updating Doodlebug Designs. Completed 6/10/07
75. Write 1001 blog posts. (472/1001) Begun 12/19/05

Entertainment
76. Read 75% of the list of books that my friends have sent me. (24/85) Begun 12/19/05
77. Clear my current Netflix queue. (234/494) Begun 12/19/05
78. Read 75% of the Greatest Books in 101 Things to Do Before You Die. (17/64) Begun 12/19/05
79. Watch 85% of the Greatest Films in 101 Things to Do Before You Die. (92/112) Begun 12/19/05
80. See a Cirque du Soleil show that I haven’t seen before. Completed 6/8/06
81. Have a Star Wars marathon day and watch all the movies in chronological series order – with someone else! Completed 5/27/07
82. Finish watching all the DVDs I own (includes TV shows). Completed 8/22/06
83. See 75% of IMDB top 250 movies as of September 1, 2008 (this list changes). (148/188) Begun 12/19/05
84. See 100% of AFI top 100 movies. (74/100) Begun 12/19/05
85. See 100% of Netflix top 100 movies as of September 1, 2008 (this list changes). (63/100) Begun 12/19/05
86. See 75% of Entertainment Weekly’s top 100 movies. (50/75) Begun 12/19/05
87. Read 50% of books on the Modern Library (Random House) top 100 list (board). (10/50) Begun 12/19/05

In the Kitchen
88. Learn to use cast iron skillets without messing up the seasoning.
89. Start and MAINTAIN a wine journal. Begun 8/23/06
90. Drink a vintage wine. Completed 8/4/08
91. Organize recipe book. Completed 3/2/08
92. Find and make a good cheese fondue recipe (may require several tries).
93. Switch from Diet Coke to black coffee in the mornings – it may take more time, but it’s less chemicals and more caffeine! Completed 8/19/06

Just for Fun
94. Learn how to build a fire for my fireplace. Completed 1/14/06
95. Attend my 5-year high school reunion. Can’t complete
96. Lean to drive a stick shift.
97. Test drive a hot sports car with no intention of buying it.
98. Inspire at least five other people to make a 101 in 1001 list. Completed 8/6/2006
99. Win something (anything) from a lottery ticket.
100. Shout “Drinks are on me!” in a pub or bar.

Green Living
On January 24, 2007 I changed 4 of my list items to better reflect my goals. Here are the new items for my list.
62. Change all the incandescent light bulbs in my apartment to compact fluorescent light bulbs. Completed 8/1/07
66. Stop using plastic bags at the grocery store and switch to reusable canvas bags. Completed 1/1/08
69. Switch a significant portion of my food and cooking supplies to organic. Healthier for me, healthier for the planet. Completed 6/26/08
70. Search for organic and free trade coffee and tea that I like, and make the switch. Completed 8/4/08

101. On September 15, 2008, publish a new 101 in 1001. Completed 9/15/08

• 9/15/2008 -- 101 in 1001 #2 – 47.52% Complete
• 7/19/2006 -- About
• 12/29/2006 -- Thursday Thirteen #35