Rachel Tries 101 Challenges in 1001 Days...Again: #87

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Monday, September 3, 2012

87. Try 5 new foods (1/5)

We got some muscadine grapes in our produce box last week. I was curious to try them, since I've had muscadine wine but not the grapes. They were good, and HUGE!

Look at the size of that grape!

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101 CHALLENGES

Start Date: 7/15/12

End Date: 4/12/15

Completed: 6/101

HOME

1. Sell our house in Durham.

2. Move into our "forever home."

3. Decorate all rooms in the new house.

4. Keep our new house clean enough for impromptu guests for a whole year (0/52).

5. Update and hang portraits and photos.

6. Get a dining room table.

7. Get pet portraits made.

8. New Home Project TBD.

9. New Home Project TBD.

10. New Home Project TBD.

11. Start a garden.

12. Plant a fruit tree.

13. Start using green cleaning products.

HEALTH

14. Get down to my goal weight (0/11).

15. Get 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

16. See a GI doctor about my GERD.

17. Get a general practitioner/doctor and go for a checkup.

18. Have my cholesterol checked.

19. Floss my teeth every night for a month (0/30).

20. See the oral surgeon about my wisdom teeth.

21. See a dermatologist for a skin check.

22. Run a mile without walking.

23. Work out 3 times a week for 3 months (0/12).

TRAVEL

24. Visit a country I've never been to before.

25. Take a vacation to somewhere new with Liam.

26. Take a vacation without Liam.

27. Visit Asheville, NC and the Biltmore Estate.

28. Visit a state I've never been to before.

29. Visit 5 places in the NC region I've never been to before (0/5).

WRITING

30. Become RWA Certified PRO.

31. Send at least 50 queries to literary agents (20/50).

32. Write 3 new books (0/3).

33. Enter at least 5 writing contests (2/5).

34. Attend a writing conference.

35. Publish my first novel (good to be ambitious, right?)

36. Complete NaNoWriMo.

PERSONAL

37. Read 101 books (14/101).

38. Splurge on something nice for myself.

39. Accomplish something noteworthy that wasn't on the list.

40. Cook dinner at least once a week for 3 months (0/12).

41. Get a pedicure.

42. Spend an entire day in pajamas.

43. Have breakfast in bed.

44. Watch the sun rise.

45. Watch the sun set.

46. Play in the rain.

47. Participate in a charity run/walk.

48. Introduce Liam to Gloria...in person.

49. Bake a pie.

50. Volunteer.

51. Get updated family portraits made.

52. Make a book from my blog.

53. Unplug for the weekend - no email, internet, laptop (0/3).

54. Make 3 food items we usually buy pre-made (0/3).

FINANCIAL

55. Create a will.

56. Contribute to our retirement fund every month for a year (0/12).

57. Contribute to Liam's college fund every month for a year (0/12).

58. Organize my retirement accounts and rollover 401k's into one account.

59. Create a budget and stick to it for 6 months (0/6).

CRAFT

60. Create photo books of Liam's first year.

61. Create and print our family photo book - 2009

62. Create and print our family photo book - 2010

63. Create and print our family photo book - 2011

64. Create and print our family photo book - 2012

65. Create and print our family photo book - 2013

66. Create and print our family photo book - 2014

67. Complete 30 new arts & crafts projects with Liam (0/30).

68. Make something handmade for Liam.

ENTERTAINMENT/NEW EXPERIENCES

69. See Gloria Estefan in concert, again.

70. Try a new flavor at Coldstone.

71. Go to at least 5 concerts (2/5).

72. Go to the movies 5 times (1/5).

73. Win something.

74. Go on a picnic (1/10).

75. Spend an entire day doing what Liam wants to do.

76. Go apple picking.

77. Visit an NC winery.

78. Visit Great Wolf Lodge.

79. Visit 5 new playgrounds/local parks (0/5).

80. Visit Tweetsie Railroad.

81. Visit the zoo.

82. Go on a girls' weekend.

83. Try 20 new recipes (7/20).

84. Visit the planetarium in Chapel Hill.

85. Go hiking somewhere new.

86. Have a family game night.

87. Try 5 new foods (2/5).

88. Take Liam on his first roller coaster ride.

89. Eat at 10 local restaurants I've never eaten at before (2/10).

90. Have ice cream for lunch.

91. Go through a corn maze.

92. Look through a telescope.

EDUCATION

93. Learn to identify all 50 states on the map and their capitals.

94. Learn to identify at least 50 countries on the map.

95. Learn how to use our DSLR camera (not on automatic mode).

96. Read 5 classics (0/5).

97. Learn to ski.

98. Take a CPR class.

99. Learn a new skill.

101 LIST

100. Complete more items than my first 101 list.

101. Donate $5 to charity for every challenge not met.