Well, here it is. I found this idea when looking through a few other blogs that I frequent and thought it was a great idea. Lately I have been in a bit of a slump since Jacob was born. There is so much that I wanna do and see (with him, John, and just for myself) but I find it really hard to actually get up and do it. Now that Jacob is older, on more of a schedule, and more mobile (and the weather seems to finally be settling down and is gorgeous) I thought it was a great time to start pulling myself out of my slump! This list is 101 things that I want to do/see in the next 1001 days. I am officially starting on March 1, 2011 and my end date with be November 26, 2013. As I complete different things, I am hoping to blog about them (with pictures, hopefully) on our main blog and then cross the item off the list here. So, here we go, hopefully this list will get done!
- Take Jacob to the McWane Center
- Take Jacob to the Zoo
- Take Jacob to an aquarium
- Go on a family trip, just Me, John, and Jacob
- Take Jacob to the beach
- Breastfeed Jacob till he's 10 months old (and save enough milk to continue with breast milk until 12 months)
- Lose 25 pounds (already started on this one, 8 pounds down, 17 to go!)
- Start a steady workout routine with cardio and weight lifting and do it on a regular basis
- Get 6 month pictures taken of Jacob (Feb. 2011)
- Get 1 year pictures taken of Jacob (August 2011)
- Get 2 year pictures taken of Jacob (August 2012)
- Get 3 year pictures taken of Jacob (August 2013)
- Plan and throw Jacob's 1st birthday party (2011)
- Plan and throw Jacob's 2nd birthday party (2012)
- Plan and throw Jacob's 3rd birthday party (2013)
- Take Jacob to Tuscaloosa
- Take Jacob to a Baron's game
- Take Jacob to an Alabama basketball game
- Take Jacob to an Alabama baseball game
- Take Jacob to an Alabama football game
- Take Jacob to the circus
- Go on a big trip with just Me and John
- Learn to scuba dive
- Go on an exotic scuba diving trip
- Take Jacob to Alabama Adventure
- Have some of our wedding pictures printed and framed to hang up in the house
- Decorate the Master Bedroom (new furniture, wall stuff, curtains, new comforter, etc.)
- Decorate the Hall Bath (wall stuff, new shower curtain, finish paint, etc.)
- Decorate Jacob's nursery (wall stuff, curtains, etc.)
- Convert Jacob's crib to a toddler bed (2012?)
- Decorate Jacob a "big boy" room (2013?)
- Decorate the Guest Room (wall stuff, curtains, furniture, clean out closet, etc.)
- Decorate the Living Room (wall stuff, curtains, mantle, etc.)
- Re-do the deck
- Cut down trees in the back yard
- Make the back yard a fun place to play (grass, playset for Jacob, etc.)
- Take out bushes in front of house and put rosebushes (or something with flowers and color)
- Learn how to sew on a sewing machine
- Learn how to make a quilt
- Go to visit Matt, Kim, Anya, and Charlie in Wisconsin
- Go to visit Justin in San Francisco
- Go to visit Lorie, Matt, Colin, and Claire in New York
- Go to visit Mama Joyce, Aunt Linda, and Bill in Arkansas
- Cook dinner at least 5 nights a weeks
- Make and decorate Jacob's 1st birthday cake from scratch (2011)
- Make and decorate Jacob's 2nd birthday cake from scratch (2012)
- Make and decorate Jacob's 3rd birthday cake from scratch (2013)
- Go to church on a more regular basis
- Put Jacob in a Mother's Day Out program (August 2011)
- Have a cookout in our new backyard/deck
- Go on a "girls" trip with some friends
- Get new countertops in the kitchen
- Decorate and finish the Man Cave (wall stuff, rug, new recliner, window sills, blinds, etc.)
- Finish painting the walls, trim, and ceilings throughout the house
- Have pictures of Jacob framed to hang in the house
- Give Jacob a bath every other night
- Go to the park with Jacob at least twice a week (when the weather is nice)
- Take Caly to get bathed and nails cute once a month
- Plant flowers in the yard
- Plant a garden
- Get a manicure and pedicure just because
- Clean my car inside and out once a month
- Go whitewater rafting
- Go to Sips N Strokes
- Get my hair colored a darker color with highlights (John and always wanted me to try brown hair for the fun of it)
- Take Jacob to Gatlinburg
- Go on a camping trip with John and Jacob
- Go on a backpacking trip with John
- Watch Jacob start to crawl
- Watch Jacob start to walk
- Teach Jacob his first word
- Do something special for our 3rd anniversary (2011)
- Do something special for our 4th anniversary (2012)
- Do something special for our 5th anniversary (2013)
- Do the dishes every night for a month
- Do something to keep the house cleaner every day for a month
- Potty train Jacob (2012?)
- Have pictures taken with Jacob, Jack, Cary Gray, Connor, Colin, and Claire
- Have pictures taken with Jacob, Anya, and Charlie
- Do a family Christmas card to mail out each Christmas
- Start my Christmas scrap book
- Get a massage, just because
- Go to Do It Yourself and have something made with Jacob's hand/foot prints
- Take Jacob swimming for the first time
- Have Thanksgiving dinner at my house
- Go through my clothes and give a bunch of stuff away
- Go shopping for new clothes (once i've lost my weight and started working out)
- Make John go through his clothes and give stuff away
- Begin a devotional and keep up with it
- Go on a kayaking day trip with John
- Grow my hair out as long as I can stand it
- Get a haircut I like, and learn how to fix it properly
- Go to a winery
- Get a drawing of our first home and eventually every house we live in to hang on the wall
- Buy a drawing/painting of all the places we love to hang in the house (Savannah, Gatlinburg, the beach, Tuscaloosa, etc.)
- Suprise John with something
- Donate hair to Locks of Love
- Be the best mom to Jacob that I can be
- Support John as much as possible while he is going back to school (and help out wherever I can)
- Find Jacob some good friends we can hang out with on a regular basis (with nice Mommies for me to hang out with!)
- Do NOT get pregnant!!
