Lotus Knits!: We're Going to DC!!!!!

101 Things in 1001 Days

End date: December 13, 2010

Self Improvement

1. Audition for a musical
~~2. Meditate every day for 30 days (30/30)~~
3. Practice voice 20 minutes every day for a month (0/30)
4. Try something new once a month (19/33)
~~5. Try 10 new recipes (10/10)~~
~~6. Find a good doctor who will listen to me~~
~~7. Buy 5 new bras (5/5)~~
~~8. Buy a pair of great comfortable heels~~

Travel

9. Visit England/France (could be back on...budgeting)
~~10. Visit Portland (August 09 - check!)~~
~~11. Visit DC (made reservations!!!!)~~

Education

~~12. Take the GRE (by April 30th)~~
~~13. Apply to Masters program (by July 1)~~ ACCEPTED!
14. Get a Masters degree
15. Take a photography class
~~16. Learn to use Dreamweaver well (working on this!)~~
~~17. Learn to use Flash~~
~~18. Learn to use Dreamweaver~~
~~19. Learn to use Photoshop better~~
~~20. Create a website from scratch~~
21. Attend an IT/Tech convention (other than PAX)

Home

22. Paint bedrooms and bathrooms (0/4)
23. Install bamboo floors
24. Buy new living room furniture
25. Put photos in frames and hang them
26. Fix master bathroom walls
~~27. Donate boxes of books~~
28. Sand and repaint the dresser
~~29. Buy new bedroom furniture~~
~~30. Plant 2-3 bushes in my front yard~~
31. Make our mailbox area pretty (pavers, dirt, flowers/vine)
~~32. Landscape side and back yard - planted a garden instead!~~
33. Plant two trees (1/2)
34. Follow 10 suggestions from apartmenttherapy.com (5/10)
35. Follow 10 suggestions from unclutterer.com (6/10)
36. Clean and cover the gutters
37. Organize the attic space

Health

38. Run 5 5ks (2/5)
~~39. Limit soda to one per day for a month (30/30 - began 5/27/08)~~
~~40. Cut all soda for one month (0/30)~~
41. Lose 15 lbs (0/15)
42. Meet weight goal by Dec. 25, 2009
43. Exercise every day for a month (0/30)
44. Go to the eye doctor
45. Do an action/adventure activity with Nate every weekend for 2 months (4/8)
~~46. Eat all meals in for a month (30/30)~~
~~47. Switch from coffee to tea for one month (30/30)~~
48. Make 10 vegan recipes (7/10)
~~49. Nix fast food for a month (30/30)~~
~~50. Ride bikes 20 times for more than 5 miles each trip (20/20)~~

Financial

~~51. Pay off my car (Aug 08)~~
52. Pay off my credit cards (1/4)
~~53. Open an untouchable savings account~~
54. Arrange to transfer $100 to that account every month for a year (4/12)
55. Donate $2000 to my IRA (0/2000)
56. Write our wills
57. Set up and fund an emergency account
58. Bring credit rating back up to the old number
59. Pay off my student loan

Knitting Related

60. Knit a sweater for Nate
~~61. Knit a sweater I love~~
62. Audition for Knit Girl
~~63. Go to Stitches South~~
64. Knit only from stash for 2 months (0/2) (does my LYS count as stash?)
~~65. Knit a shawl for my mom (Shetland Triangle)~~
66. Knit 10 pairs of socks (4/10)
67. Donate 3 knit items to charity (0/3)
~~68. Host a knitting retreat~~
~~69. Teach someone to knit~~
~~70. Finish and send Pete’s hat~~
~~71. Dye and ship for the sock club (3/3)~~
~~72. See the Harlot again (April 08)~~

Greening

~~73. Buy fresh produce from a farmers market 5 times (5/5)~~
~~74. Buy nothing for one week (7/7)~~
~~75. Eat locally for 2 weeks (14/14)~~
76. Do one thing each month from We Are What We Do (19/30)

Misc.

~~78. Bring lunch and breakfast to work for one month (0/30)~~
79. Organize my pictures on my computer
80. Decorate my office space
~~81. Organize family tree info from Dad~~
~~82. Organize filing cabinets, file and shred irrelevant stuff~~
83. Complete Project 365 (began July 1, 2008)
~~84. Sell sewing/embroidery machine~~
85. Read 50 books (36/50)
~~86. Finish rereading Harry Potter series (7/7)~~
87. Go to a gaming convention (August 10)
88. Work on a photo album
~~89. Get back in touch with 2 old friends~~
~~90. Do something nice for my mom just because~~
~~91. Volunteer for Obama~~
92. Volunteer with the Athens Literacy Council
93. ~~Subscribe to Real Simple magazine~~
94. Visit 3 state parks in GA (2/3)
95. Go to 2 visiting speaker lectures (1/2)
96. Give blood twice (0/2)
97. Get a passport
98. Get another tattoo
99. Go on a weekend spa retreat alone
100. Donate to Child's Play charity
101. Get pregnant

Thursday, November 06, 2008

We're Going to DC!!!!!

I can hardly wait for Jan. 20th!

It's seriously taken a few days for this to sink in for me, but I'm SOOOO freaking happy about Obama's win on Tuesday!!! I think I might have political PTSD or something because at first I was just numb. I really couldn't believe it. Now I'm alternating between elation and tears. Sometimes both at the same time.

I know there's a lot of work ahead of us, but I'm ready and I'm working on a few ideas about how I want to contribute. I'm so full of hope right now, I can hardly stand myself. I feel like I can do anything! So I'm harnessing that energy for myself and I'm working on my own 75 day plan. Like I need more things to focus on, I know!

Some pics from the last few days:

Carrie and I canvassing on Sunday. We were so nervous, but people were GREAT and so happy to see us. Carrie's sporting her Sarah Palin glasses and I'm channeling Paris Hilton.

This sticker is seen on many a car in the Athens area. The man who owns Weaver D's (the restaurant that REM's Automatic for the People album is named for) had these printed up. Nate got one for his car and one extra.

The only newspapers I could find on Tuesday. Athens local paper, UGA campus paper and a USA today. Plus my stickers from volunteering and a left over door hanger from canvassing.

Tuesday I helped out at the Democratic HQ in town. I'm so proud to have worked with this campaign and the other folks involved. They were so full of love and hope. 10 or so local restaurants donated TONS of food for our canvassers, voter drivers and poll folks - I was blown away by the generosity!! This group of high school kids were especially enthusiastic and helpful. They can't even vote yet.

One guy had a great set of pictures playing over and over on his laptop. I Kinnear'd it.

I ordered some posters, buttons and shirts from the Obama store today and I'm thinking about putting together a collage or shadow box or something to preserve my cool stuff.

I can't even express what I'm feeling right now. So much love for everyone.

<3