A 101 in 1001 list is 101 things that I want to accomplish is 1001 days.
I’ve been debating writing one of these lists for a couple years. It occurs to me that had I written one back then I’d be able to cross a lot off, since we’ve done lots of things that were on my mental list. But I didn’t – so here it goes.
Starting day December 14, 2011 – End date September 10, 2014
1. read the bible all the way through
2. visit Rainier National Park once each season (starting winter of 2011/12) (0/4)
3. visit Olympic National Park once each season (starting winter of 2011/12) (0/4)
4. go to Cape Flattery, the most northwest point in the continental U.S, in Neah Bay, Washington
5. watch the sun set into the Pacific Ocean in Washington, Oregon, and California (0/3)
6. watch the sunrise at least once a month from somewhere other than my living room (rooftop patio totally counts) (3/33)
7. go wine tasting in Napa Valley California 2-4-12 http://captureslife.com/2012/02/18/crossing-off-7-and-99-in-one-trip/
8. Drive Highway 101 from Aberdeen WA to Leggett, CA – then take Hwy 1 to San Fransisco (while I would prefer to do this in 1 trip I consider this successful if the road is driven in multiple trips)
9. Drive across the Golden Gate Bridge (not ride in a car, but drive it myself)
10. Visit Yosemite National Park
11. Visit the Grand Canyon
12. Visit Yellowstone National Park
13. Visit Glacier National Park
14. Visit the Badlands National Park
15. Visit the desert when the wildflowers bloom
16. Go hiking – serious hiking, with a backpack, to a high peak of some park/mountain somewhere (not in the snow/ice)
17. get a pet. this one’s more for the kids, but at some point I imagine I’ll be ready for an animal again. and by pet I mean dog or cat. no rats/mice/fish/reptiles/rodents
18. have our family portraits taken by a pro. setting up the tripod and self timer does not count
19. Stay off the internet one whole week twice each year (no email, fb, twitter, pinterest) (1/6)
20. Make 5 things I’ve bookmarked on Pinterest to make (0/5)
21. complete a jigsaw puzzle
22. read 15 books I haven’t read yet (2/15)
23. blog at least once a week for a whole year (10/52)
24. continue this monthly self-portrait thing I started last year (3/34)
25. make a family portrait book (in addition to our family calendar at the end of each year)
26. camp overnight on the beach somewhere – sleeping bag on sand type of camping
27. take the kids to Canyon Creek and camp with family
28. visit my aunt in Montana
29. visit my cousin and his family in Missouri
30. have someone take my picture on the corner of Haight and Ashbury in San Fransisco – and then blog it with the pic of me there when I was 16
31. take Amtrak somewhere vacation-y (not sure about going all the way to MI this way, but something with the kids for a long weekend is more what I’m thinking)
32. run a 5k
33. run a half marathon
34. run a full marathon
35. do the Hustle Up The Hancock
36. set up an etsy shop with my fine art prints
37. cook more Thai food (I’m not sure how to measure the success of this. Maybe once I perfect Pad Thai or Coconut Curry. That’s a great start)
38. go to Vancouver Island, Canada
39. go to the San Juan Islands
40. ride in a seaplane
41. figure out some sort of web backup system (is there something out there that covers my fb and wordpress?)
42. develop some sort of organizational system for client info (something better than what I have now)
43. interact on the [b] school weekly for 3 months in a row (9/12)
44. buy camping gear and use it somewhere locally
45. go on 1 photo walk a month (1/33)
46. write down all my personal photography goals. organize this into one project a month and do it, shoot, edit, blog (2/33)
47. nail SOOC shots
48. learn how to use photoshop more efficiently – specifically how to “airbrush” professional clients headshots
49. learn to cook 5 fantastic Vegan meals. Try them on the family before having Natalie and Myles over. 
50. learn to cook 5 gluten-free meals. Try them on family before having Jessica and Jason over.
51. Have Natalie, Myles, Jessica, and Jason over and just order vegan gluten-free pizza from that one place.
52. update my website with new “featured” photos
53. re-do my website – new design/layout
54. have my photo taken and incorporate that into my blog/website design
55. visit Mandy in Canada
56. Go to Newfoundland Canada
57. go on a Maine windjammer cruise with Cory (at least a 3 night, more would be better)
58. Take Aunt Debbie up on leaving the boys with her for a weekend so Cory and I can have a weekend by ourselves
59. stay overnight in NYC. see a Broadway play and Times Square at night
60. see the Northern Lights
61. do a photo-shoot in the rain
62. Visit Zion National Park in Utah
63. Visit Arches National Park in Utah
64. go on a cruise to Alaska
65. catch, clean, and cook a salmon by myself, then share the eating with family
66. go clamming
67. learn how to snowboard
68. go skiing (I haven’t been since I was 16, I should probably start with “learn how to ski”)
69. Buy a counter-top compost container (and get the whole family to use it)
70. Use my Kitchen Aid stand mixer to make homemade pasta – which means buying an attachment for it
71. Come up with a personal bible study schedule/program and stick to it.
72. Buy the 35mm 1.4 lens
73. Buy, use, and master off camera lighting. I know nothing. So I’m not even getting specific here, but I’m thinking a softbox and pocket wizard is a good place to start
74. work as a 3rd/assistant for a wedding photographer
75. stay in a cabin on/near the ocean for vacation
76. watch the sun rise on the east coast somewhere
77. see a bald eagle. I’ve lived in the PNW for 5 months now and haven’t seen one yet – and I’ve been plenty of places where they should be.
78. go on a whale watching boat and see some orcas
79. take the kids to Disneyland
80. wander around each neighborhood in Seattle and take random pictures – then blog it.
81. do one blog a month with nothing but my iphone photographs (1/33)
82. print my magnolia photo on a 30×40 canvas and hang it in my bedroom
83. create and submit a video entry to be part of a Creative Live audience.
84. attend a photography workshop (I’m eying the MJ 2 day and Dane Sanders’ Fast Track Roadshow Workshop)
85. buy a dehydrator. dehydrate things (like tomatoes and mango) and mail packages to my mom
86. pick strawberries and make freezer jam out of them
87. can my own pickles with cucumbers, dill, and garlic bought at a local farmer’s market (I will have to do a bread and butter batch too, as the boys prefer those to dill)
88. go to the Fremont, Ballard, and/or Queen Anne farmer’s markets at least once a month all season (most are open from may-october, so we’ll go with that) (0/17)
89. each month print family photos and put them in an album (I’m about 3 years behind on this and it’s going to be a chore to do it now) (0/33)
90. buy a bicycle for myself – go on a family bike ride to Gas Works Park and eat a picnic/snack then watch the kids run around (this is idyllic perfection in my head)
91. buy/make/find a better system for organizing the kids art supplies. what we have now is not efficient
92. enter a photography contest 2-14-12 http://captureslife.com/2012/02/14/crossing-off-92/
93. buy a juicer – do a juice fast (similar to what Joe Cross did in Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead – though probably not for 60 days)
94. road trip to Michigan and back each summer (0/3)
95. bake more. get back to making homemade pies from scratch, crust and all
96. learn to sew a button on properly (don’t laugh)
97. define what “success” means to me, photographically speaking, – then achieve it (success if different for everyone)
98. organize the kids art and school projects into binders per year. right now they’re all in a large plastic container
99. go on a “girl’s weekend” done 2-4-12 http://captureslife.com/2012/02/18/crossing-off-7-and-99-in-one-trip/
100. learn to do a ‘smokey eye’ look with makeup – I’m still a bit intimidated by black eyeshadow/eye liner
101. watch a meteor shower with the family (I would love to plan this with #75)
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Really interesting list, can’t wait to see how you do with it!
Thanks Alex – I’m excited to give it a go.
Congrats on finishing your first list and starting again. Very inspiring.