101 in 1001

so i would never really consider myself a goal-maker but i love to make lists.  jared believes this is a massive waste of my time but there is nothing like crossing a "to do" off the list.  i have so much floating around in my head of goals and things i want to get done but my thoughts are sometimes too overwhelming for me and i end up doing nothing in the end.  so i found this really great idea on one of my favorite blogs and i thought i would give it a try.  it is the 101 in 1001 list.  keep in mind that i really like to cross things off my list so some of them are not much of a stretch but a couple of them i am somewhat worried about.  i started this list in my journal on january 24, 2011 and 1001 days from then is october 21, 2013.  so here goes:

1.   finish a journal (always start, never finish)
2.   finish upholstering my arm chair (i know some of my goals have already been started)
3.   learn the words to all the hymns in the hymn book (i am sure i am the only one in the ward who does not know these)
4.   find some really great skinny jeans (to wear with my really great new boots)
5.   learn how to use my camera in manual mode (had it a year and still don't know how to use it)
6.   paint the girls room (i have no idea what color)
7.   organize and put together craft room (this was my birthday present in 2010)
8.   watch casablanca (never seen it)
9.   change lily's name (what's it gonna be?)
10.  loose last bit of weight (the goal was less when i started, but i have been eating horribly)
11.  do something completely spontaneous (believe it or not this is very difficult for me)
12.  go on a one-on-one with each child (hopefully this is not very expensive)
13.  find a really great purse (never really have had one and i think i am finally ready to spend some money on one)
14.  paint the front room (maybe i will finally finish this after 4 years)
15.  clean out and organize the garage (i.e. glorified doghouse or backyard storage unit)
16.  100 days of consecutive non-swearing (hopefully 100 days will help me kick the habit)
17.  close out kids accounts at wells fargo (this will be fun because neither jared nor i are on the accounts)
18.  learn to really sew (i can't follow directions to save my life)
19.  defrost the freezer (maybe i will be able to find something in the freezer amongst all the ice)
20.  redo baseboards in front room (another 4 year ongoing project)
21.  paint the kitchen cabinets (would love to replace cabinets)
22.  stop my dependency on soda pop (not quit drinking, just quit depending.  no, i do not have a problem)
23.  really read & understand the book of mormon (i am not sure i have really read all the way through, but more importantly i want to understand it)
24.  potty train lily (we have now been in diapers for 10+ years)
25.  quit biting my nails for good (have actually stop 2 but it never seemed to last)
26.  make appointment with karen & go (i so do not enjoy going to the doctor)
27.  find curtains for back window (my neighbors will probably love me when this one is done)
28.  redo dining room table & chairs (or find new ones all together)
29.  clean & recaulk baseboards in bathroom (it's in the bathroom, do i need to say more?)
30.  clean out food storage room (what a mess)
31.  read atlas shrugged (so i can have one intelligent conversation with my father)
32.  organize food storage (where is my labeler?)
33.  fill food storage full with one year's worth of food (came straight from the prophet, probably important)
34.  visit temple 20 times (i hope i don't wait until october 1, 2013 for this one)
35.  finish chalkboard menu's (probably should do this one first since it was a christmas present to the sis)
36.  paint the end table (just to cover up the unintentional artwork from the children)
37.  learn how to use photoshop (everyone tells me you don't have to be a great photographer, you just have to know how to use this very unfriendly program)
38.  put up beadboard in kitchen (just above the cupboards, around the bar, under the header above the sink...)
39.  plant a garden (wow this is a stretch since i hate yardwork)
40.  learn to play a song on the harmonica (maybe grandpa fisher can teach me)
41.  find a great way to store jewelry (i am thinking a window frame and some chicken wire)
42.  finish whiteboard in laundry room (once again a project started long ago)
43.  start getting up before kids and get ready earlier (i am thinking 7:00 am, i am not a morning person)
44.  find a time to read scriptures and read everyday (maybe when i get up at 7:00 am)
45.  crochet something to keep (i actually did this and it was so fun i took it apart and did it again)
46.  pay it forward (crystal made something and gave it to me a year ago, i should now pay it forward)
47.  put up crown moulding in kitchen (my kitchen needs a lot of help)
48.  get fhe chart together (i have one to put on the whiteboard in laundry)
49.  have fhe consecutively for 25 weeks (we really need to find a time since we have a crazy schedule right now)
50.  help someone in need (anyone in need call me)
51.  make something from sew serendipity (awesome book i got for christmas from loving husband)
52.  read & make plan to follow dave ramsey (such a smart man with great ideas)
53.  find great cabinet for master bath (as if this was going to help this disgusting room, can you say carpet floor)
54.  update blog (can this count?)
55.  get piano tuned (jared will love this one, he really doesn't even like the piano all around)
56.  watch gone with the wind (never seen this one either)
57.  do something outside my comfort zone (this could count for several of my goals including the spontaneous one)
58.  build book shelves for the side of the fireplace (dad are you there?)
59.  get professional pictures taken (or learn to use the flippin' camera or the stinkin' photoshop)
60.  learn to make bread from scratch (i should call my sis, she does this weekly)
61.  take kids rollerblading (this should be fun to watch, me on rollerblades?)
62.  take jared & family to kalie's house (mostly just jared cuz he has never been)
63.  make weekly menu's & stick to it (should make grocery shopping easier)
64.  set up a recipe blog for myself with my weekly menu's (maybe this will help with the menu idea)
65.  clean out the closets in the bedroom (talk about dejunking)
66.  take a really great trip with jared (snowmobiling in yellowstone, anyone?)
67.  take the family to some disney themed park (there is nothing disney about lagoon)
68.  really learn how to do the laundry (honesty moment: i wash each kids laundry all together, don't judge)
69.  teach braylie, kasen, and addy how to do their own laundry (what a liberating moment)
70.  learn to juggle (who do i think i am, a circus clown?)
71.  find one way to serve daily (my mother would be so proud)
72.  take care of water in food storage (empty, refill, bleach drops...)
73.  teach addy to ride a bike (i might need to get her a new one before this happens)
74.  update the 72 hour kits (i think the clothes in lily's are for a newborn)
75.  get kids into piano (kasen is not excited about this)
76.  find a really great family game that is actually fun to play (any ideas?)
77.  donate blood (falls into the out of my comfort zone goal)
78.  put up crown moulding in front room (setting my goals high)
79.  get a houseplant & don't kill it (i know i am probably setting myself up for failure)
80.  visit the dentist (probably my least favorite person on the planet.  please don't tell him, he is actually really nice, silly and weird, but nice.  hello commas)
81.  find some makeup that i can tolerate & wear sometimes (really can't i just wear mascara)
82.  have a girl's weekend (this is need more than once in 1001 days)
83.  go to general conference in slc (what an opportunity, really want to take the family)
84.  go on a picnic (i know not too difficult but it can be done)
85.  learn to draw with kids (got a fun book at the d.i. i should really use it)
86.  take family ice skating (this is probably going to be a kodak moment, good thing my butt has healed)
87.  visit every d.i. along the wasatch front (what a day this will be)
88.  get new carpet in front room and stairs (what will it feel like to cross something off the list that has been there for 4 years?)
89.  redo baseboards in kitchen (i.e. just gut the kitchen and completely start over already, will ya?)
90.  do a 1000 piece puzzle (too bad they don't make 1001 piece puzzles)
91.  get a really great recipe book (you know, one that i can actually make the recipes)
92.  follow & make each recipe in said book (following directions is one of my weaknesses)
93.  double the savings (this should be fun, i should really read & follow dave ramsey)
94.  make up a chore chart for me & kids (more the kids, isn't that why we have kids?)
95.  100 posts on blog (1 down, 99 to go)
96.  fix walls in laundry room (couch too big to fit in basement, wall way too small.  do i need to say more?)
97.  get a new watch (oh, i so should have made be on time for things, this would be a good reason for the watch)
98.  fix the foundation (nothing good can come from a crack in the foundation)
99.  can some homemade salsa (from the garden i plant, see how this all works?)
100.  support jared through school & graduation (i can hardly wait for this one)
101.  kiss my husband & kids everyday and tell them i love them (this really shouldn't be a goal, it should be a way of life)

there it is sorry for all the notes.  i really need some encouragement from myself i guess.  wish me luck.