The List


in progress
completed

  1. backpack through Europe
  2. read one book per month
    •  January 2011-The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, and The Horse and His Boy
    • February 2011-Rocking the Roles 
    • March 2011-Spiritual Leadership 
    • April 2011-Love Wins (see interview with author here); 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; Marley & Me
    • May 2011- Shiloh and Shiloh Season (Is it cheating to use books I read to the children?)  May was a busy month, ok?
    • June 2011- The Tipping Point
    • July 2011- The Hundred Dresses, Freckle Juice, and 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny 
    • August 2011-Getting Things Done This book is amazing, and this is my third time reading it.
    • September 2011 EPIC FAIL (not the title of the book, just a description of my ability to complete this goal)
    • October 2011 see above.
    • November 2011 see above.  DETERMINED to fix this in December when I have some time off from school :(
    • December 2011-Boundaries in Marriage; His Needs, Her Needs
    • January 2012-Rocking the Roles
    • February 2012-Completed.
    • March 2012-The Hunger Games
    • April 2012-Catching Fire
    • May 2012-FAIL
    • June 2012-Mockingjay
    • July 2012-The Great Gatsby, Good Choice!, Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Students by Their Brains, 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny
    • August 2012-The Ways We Want Our Class to Be, The Book Whisperer
    • September 2012
    • October 2012
    • November 2012
    • December 2012
    • January 2013
    • February 2013
    • March 2013
    • April 2013
    • May 2013
    • June 2013
    • July 2013
    • August 2013
    • September 2013
  3. master an F chord on guitar
  4. electronically balance my checkbook
  5. go camping
  6. join and participate in small group regularly
  7. take a class toward a graduate degree OR apply to law school
  8. buy a house or be in the process by the end of the 999 days
  9. go to a concert
  10. watch all 3 original Star Wars movies back to back (EDIT: See all releases in 3D)
    • Episode I: The Phantom Menace
  1. go on a cruise
  2. continue our tradition of visiting Savannah every December
    • December 2011
    • December 2012
  3. get a "real" full-time teaching job
  4. consistently save 10% every paycheck for 9 months (8/9)
  5. have a daily quiet time regularly
  6. reach my weight loss goal
  7. make a quilt
  8. sell something online
  9. take a just-for-fun class
  10. french braid my own hair
  11. take a weekend road trip with no planned destination
  12. attend a USC football game
  13. visit a law school with an educational policy program
  14. See 20 of the US things to see before you die (7/20)
    1. World of Coca Cola,  Centennial Olympic Park, and The Varsity, Atlanta, GA
    2. Helen, GA
    3. The Heart of Charleston, SC 
    4. Historic Homes and Gardens of Charleston
    5. Lowcountry Cuisine (A.W. Shucks!!)
    6. Savannah's Best Eateries
    7. Savannah's Historic District
    8. Pawley's Island, SC
    9. St. Augustine, FL
  15. go snow skiing
  16. complete the Cooper River Bridge Run
  17. go white water rafting
  18. learn to drive stick shift
  19. visit a state I've never been to before
  20. change my own oil
  21. grow a vegetable, cook it, and eat it
  22. complete Atlas Shrugged 
  23. teach myself to play the piano
  24. donate my hair
  25. create a bag of nonperishable foods to keep in the car and give out to someone in need
  26. complete a huge puzzle
  27. shoot a gun (Does a bb gun count? I decided/remembered I don't like guns.)
  28. sponsor a child through World Vision
  29. finish all seasons of the X-Files in order 
  30. see every James Bond movie in order (0/22)
  31. visit 5 museums (0/5)
  32. learn to surf
  33. visit a castle
  34. take a long bike ride
  35. write and send an amazing letter to a politician
  36. visit somewhere haunted
  37. dress in costume
  38. own a hammock
  39. go geocaching
  40. eat sushi
  41. watch an outdoor movie
  42. have/host a party
  43. build a snowman
  44. visit/hike a waterfall
  45. enter a contest
  46. do 10 random acts of kindness (4/10)
  47. visit our names at the Riverwalk restaurant in Savannah, GA*
  48. pay off all student loans before the due date (due date is July 2021)
  49. see a different US coast
  50. ride in a train
  51. complete a 1/2 marathon
  52. sew and wear an entire outfit
  53. complete "once a month cooking"
  54. win a game of RISK
  55. write a book
  56. fly a kite
  57. go on a picnic
  58. do or see 3 Charleston things I haven't done as an adult (3/3)
    1. Charleston Tea Plantation 3/26/11
    2. Fort Moultrie 9/17/11 
    3. Charlestowne Landing 1/2/11 
  59. skip a day of work and do nothing all day
  60. ride an animal
  61. volunteer for a cause/campaign I believe in
  62. learn to play the harmonica, and play it at the same time as the guitar
  63. develop an amazing sub plan folder, complete with name tags
  64. attend the Charleston Berkeley County library sale and build my classroom library
  65. complete a box for Operation Christmas Child
  66. drink only water for an entire week, 10 weeks (0/10)
  67. watch fireworks
  68. organize a classroom library/checkout system
  69. watch a meteor shower
  70. watch a sunrise
  71. watch a sunset
  72. hand make 3 gifts (1/3)
    1. Ring Bearer pillows for Molly's wedding* 
    2. Gift Wrapping, Christmas 2011
  73. learn to cook five complicated dishes and serve them (0/5)
  74. have a game night
  75. get a pedicure for no reason
  76. buy or make AND use a slip-n-slide
  77. teach someone to play guitar
  78. give a gift for no reason, five times (2/5)
  79. try/learn a new craft
  80. make and wear a piece of jewelry
  81. update a crummy piece of thrift store or discarded furniture
  82. splurge on a piece of unnecessary clothing Since my study of "The Hole in Our Gospel," I've decided to change this goal to donating one piece of clothing each time I buy a new one. It doesn't seem quite right to waste money on an outfit when so many people need clothes.
  83. no fast food for one month
  84. stick to WW for one month
  85. begin couponing again and stay organized
  86. leave the grocery store with a negative bill by using coupons & sales
  87. This one's a surprise for someone special... (Surprise Andrew with tickets to a sporting event...Charleston Battery game 4/30)
  88. go to a zoo or aquarium I've never visited
  89. document all completed tasks by 9-25-2013
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