One Year Countdown

365 days to go- officially on the one year countdown!

It's a little sad to realize that some items have already met their expiration date.  It's just not feasible to complete certain tasks within the next year.  Yet, it's still exciting to look back on some steps along the journey.

I read back through my very first blog entry and remember the nerves before hitting the "publish post" button.  Would I be able to keep this going?  Would people laugh at me?  Turns out the answer is yes to both.

So here's an update on the Official 101-List and we'll see where we end up in another 365 days!

1. Start a savings account
2. Start a retirement plan
3. Visit Heidi at least once
4. Eat Vegan for one month
5. Eat Vegetarian for one month
6. See a chiropractor
7. Make my car a no phone zone
8. Visit California with Pultz
9. Go for a month without coffee or soda (no caffeine!)
10. Go for 2 weeks without eating out
11. Donate to NPR
12. Donate to K-State Education
13. Donate to K-State Leadership
14. Donate to K-State Chi Omega
15. Take a trip to KC for the sole purpose of visiting friends (no event/holiday attached)
16. Participate in a run/walk 5k
17. Visit Antarctica
18. Go to Yankee Stadium
19. Make a T-Shirt Quilt
20. Read "Catcher in the Rye"
21. Go to the New Orleans Jazz Fest and/or Mardis Gras
22. Visit Greece with Pultz
23. Host a dinner party
24. Take a class through Hoboken's Community Opportunities
25. Go to a K-State football game
26. Make a decision about Grad School
27. Take the GRE
28. Research Careers and make a serious decision about my job direction
29. Visit Amanda in Chicago
30. Host a party for M&D
31. Eat at Les Halles
32. Eat at Le Bernadin
33. Get a Tattoo
34. Get a Puppy
35. Transfer all of my photos to electronic versions
36. Write in my journal or blog at least once a week (0/143)
37. Pray more often
38. Take better care of my face (toner, moisturizer, etc)
39. Take better care of my teeth (floss, etc)
40. Get a facial
41. Work out 3 times a week for 1 month straight (0/12)
42. Get to goal weight and stay there (or under!)
43. Complete a triathalon with Heidi
44. Spend 6 weekends without TV (0/6)
45. Organize all of my school stuff (electronic)
46. Organize all of my school stuff (binders)
47. Plan Units TFA style for BP1, BP2, HLI, SD, CVS, DAU
48. Get artsy photos taken of me and Mark
49. Visit Boston
50. Read "Learned Optimism" and work on cup half full
51. Improve my Spanish
52. Make a new girlfriend
53. Stay in better touch with friends- Call 3 friends a month
54. Visit Allison in Dallas
55. Watch all 6 seasons of Lost from beginning to end
56. Write 5 chapters for my Book (0/5)
57. Consciously work on improving my posture
58. Create a 5 year plan
59. Read "The First 6 weeks of School"
60. Make a big surprise for Pultz
61. Take my students on a field trip to NYC natural history museum
62. See all the movie's on AFI's top 100 list (0/100)
63. Dance once a week (0/143)
64. Sing/play an instrument/research new songs/make music a priority in my life 2-3 times a month
65. No fast food for a month
66. Be more financially savvy
67. Have my heart health assessed
68. Find a hairstylist I like (and stay with them!)
69. Choose a mentor and develop a strong relationship with them
70. Plan an entire day, breakfast to post-dinner activities, to do by myself
71. Renew a lease
72. Hang out with the ladies I admire from school more often (5 times a year)
73. Stay in touch as a mentor to past students
74. Take 30 bubble baths with candlelight (0/30)
75. Complete a no-spend month (no cheating)
76. Learn how to cook eggplant
77. Learn how to cook asparagus the way Pultz makes it
78. Have friends come over to watch movies in the park in Hoboken
79. Attend Church 6 times in a 3 month period (0/6)
80. Join a gym
81. Swim in the Stevens pool
82. Attend 3 baseball games in Newark 2010 season (0/3)
83. Attend 3 basketball games 2010 season (0/3)
84. Lay out in central park
85. Attend 8th grade graduation
86. Move out of my parents house/store it up
87. Contribute to the blog 3 times a month
88. Send 10 people flowers (0/10)
89. Spend a whole day just me and Pultz (wake up, to bedtime)
90. Host the girls out here in NYC
91. Take J.G. out to dinner  See all of the NYC area Pro Sports teams
92. Hang out with J.H.
93. Invite J.S. to do something
94. Eat at Brass Rail restaurant
95. Complete all of the exercises in 20-something with my book club
96. Attend 5 happy hours with teachers from my school (different group than ladies mentioned earlier) (0/5)
97. Make a menz with an old friend (write, reach out)
98. Take Pultz to Washington DC
99. Make conscious efforts/progress in controlling my worrying! (books, life coach, meditation, journaling, etc)
100. Have a counseling session with a nutritionist
101. Purchase a cool piece of art