I think I can, I think I can: Day 40

\prə-ˈkras-tə-ˌnāt : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done.

Yup, that there pretty much sums up my post.

The list

The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part)

Start Date: March 11, 2017
End Date: December 7, 2019

* When I have completed a task it will be Bold

* If I am in progress it will be in Italics and colored

1. Read through the entire Bible (0/66 books)

2. Go kayaking

3. Take a dance lesson with Brent

4. Hike 15 different trails (0/15)

5. Go scuba diving or snorkeling

6. Participate in two 5K runs (0/2)

7. Buy a cup of coffee for a stranger

8. Take the kids to their first hockey game

9. Learn how to change a tire

10. Attend a conference or retreat

11. Read an autobiography

12. Do 40 Sudoku problems W/O cheating (5/40)

13. Participate in the Swim for Life (swim across Lake Wa.)

14. Learn how to say "Hello & Thank You" in 10 different languages

15. Pay off all debt except for house

16. Build a deck

17. Read through a book series

18. Make and can my own salsa

19. Go strawberry, blueberry and raspberry picking

20. Make something yummy with picked berries

21. Get a physical including blood work done

22. Try 20 new recipes (2/20)

23. Bake a cake from scratch

24. Watch the sunset

25. Go to a laser show with Brent

26. Lose 40 pounds (0/40)

27. Make 10 loans through Kiva.org (19/10)

28. Get our passports

29. Go to the ocean

30. Go on a cruise

31. Camp at Mount Saint Helens

32. Take the family on a picnic to where Brent proposed to me

33. Watch 10 classic movies (must stay awake and pay attention to be counted) (0/10)

34. Visit 3 museums (0/3)

35. Go to the tulip festival

36. Surprise Brent with a romantic candlelit dinner

37. Take a cooking or canning class

38. Take Ben to Sunday evening compline at St. Marks

39. Take Micah to bike around Greenlake

40. Take Eden to a show (Disney on Ice or the likes)

41. Rent Segways

42. Meal plan for a whole month & stick to it

43. Go to the 5 different farmers markets (0/5)

44. Visit the Hoh rain forest

45. Complete a triathlon

46. Help serve a meal at a shelter

47. Try 10 new restaurants (0/10)

48. Have family pictures taken

49. Visit 10 new parks/ playgrounds (0/10)

50. Take a mini vacation with Brent

51. Buy a new board game & spend the day playing

52. Rent mopeds on the beach

53. Sign up for a gym membership

54. Attend 101 classes at the new gym (3/101)

55. Go to the Ginkgo Petrified forest

56. Redecorate our bedroom

57. Paint Eden's bedroom

58. Go without TV for a week

59. Take Micah to Disney World for his graduation

60. Repaint Micah's room

61. Clean out the garage

62. Read 70 Caldecott books to Eden (9/70)

63. Help Micah get his Eagle Scout

64. Buy a water purification system for camping/hiking

65. Learn how to play tennis

66. Host a cookie exchange

67. Reorganize the kitchen

68. Memorize 20 new scripture passages

69. Take the boys to a baseball game

70. Drink 100 ounces of water a day for 14 days (0/14)

71. Go for brunch with my mom

72. Make a photo book

73. Tell each child "I love you" 25 times in one day

74. Do the Whole30 diet

75. Take 10,000 steps a day for 101 days (0/101)

76. Go on a "fancy" date with Brent (heels must be worn)

77. Purge through my closet

78. Go college shopping with Micah

79. Make Eden a dress-up center

80. Visit the Lynnwood naked lady spa for the 1st time

81. Family vacation to the Grand Canyon

82. See 5 movies in the theater (3/5)
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83. Eat breakfast for 30 days (7/30)

84. Plan & make 30 Healthy freezer meals (0/30)

85. Go parasailing

86. Take the family on a scavenger hunt

87. Take Eden camping for the 1st time

88. Help Micah (and other scouts) get their cooking badge by becoming a cooking merit badge counselor

89. Take a yoga class (I have never done this)

90. Have a craft day with the kids

91. Put together a 1000 piece puzzle as a family project

92. Adopt a baby girl

93. Paint & finish Eden's room

94. Take Ben to Sunday night compline at St. Marks

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97.

98. Finish this list (80-97)

99. Convince somebody else to do a 101 challenge

100. Blog about each item completed

101. Make a new 101 list upon completion of this one.

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