40. For every item I complete, stash at least $5.00 away for something special for myself

I set up a jar to stash my money in this morning.  I paid myself for finishing #91 and #1.  Though I only committed to pay myself $5.00 for each completed item (specifically, it was "at least $5.00), I only had a $20.00 bill in my wallet, so that's what I threw in the jar.

Perhaps I'll use my earnings toward #10.

The jar, which is a repurposed marinara sauce jar, is painfully unadorned.  I must remedy that at some point.

1. Finish this list

I finished my list today and now have 101 notes to self.

91. Become a member of the Tarot Mafia - aka The Divinatory Underground

I completed my first list item today!

  

I fulfilled my first act of divinatory distribution and I am now a card-carrying member (:::snicker:::) of the Tarot Mafia.  

  

This is so much fun!

The List

PERSONAL

1. Finish this list (101/101)
2. Go to dinner and a movie alone
3. Participate in at least one Gimme Your Stuff swap
4. Go to at least six yoga classes - preferably at two or three different places (0/6)
5. Get down to a size 16
6. Get down to a size 14
7. Get down to a size 12 and reevaluate goals – decide whether to continue onto a size 10 or maintain
8. Rock my peacock belt buckle
9. Wear and possibly alter my prom dress (size 10)
10. Buy an outfit for myself from Stop Staring! or Pinup Girl Clothing! or both
11. Dress as Rosie the Riveter for Halloween – “We can do it!”
12. Dress as a naughty version of Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween … and work it
13. Try Thai food
14. Try Jamaican food
15. Eat only raw foods for one week
16. Spend a day at a spa with my Spa Finder gift certificate
17. Use my Bewell's gift certificate
18. Get something pierced - Vertical Labret?
19. Get or start half-sleeve tattoo
20. Take a picture of myself in Brad Pitt’s robe
21. Have my nose fixed ... again
22. Get my chipped tooth fixed
23. Whiten my teeth
24. Get a full physical
25. Go for at least two well woman check-ups (0/2)
26. Spend a day or an evening out dressed as a man
27. Dance like nobody is watching … when people are watching
28. Clean out 101 items from my home and donate or sell them (0/101)
29. Transfer to UCSD
30. Either relearn how to roller skate or sell my skates
31. Go on a word fast (take a vow of silence) for a yet to be determined amount of time
32. Go on a TV fast for a yet to be determined amount of time
33. Hike Mount Woodson
34. Take surf lessons with Surf Diva Surf School
35. Send a post card to PostSecret
36. Go to at least seven concerts or plays (o/7)
37. Read seven banned or challenged books (0/7)
38. Watch 13 of Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies - ones I haven't seen yet (0/13)
39. Plan a 101 Things Done culmination party or write a letter to self to read December 31, 2010
40. For every item I complete, stash at least $5.00 away for something special for myself
    
    FRIENDS AND FAMILY
    
    
41. Do something to surprise my husband at least once a month (0/33)
42. Take my son to Disneyland
43. See my grandmother at least once a month (o/33)
44. Hang framed photos of my friends and family – make sure everyone’s represented
45. Host a tea party with a fun theme - like a Mad Hatter party
46. Host a dinner party with a fun theme - like breakfast for dinner
47. Host a slumber party with a fun theme - like a David Lynch-a-thon
48. Get friends’ and family’s birthdays organized and start acknowledging them
    
    PAY IT FORWARD
    
    
49. Donate blood at least six times (0/6)
50. Volunteer for a cleanup with I Love A Clean San Diego
51. Finish my mom’s “grandma” scrapbook and give it to her
52. Adopt a shelter animal
53. Join a CSA
54. Leave a 100% tip for excellent service
55. Anonymously pay for a stranger’s meal or coffee at least three times (0/3)
56. Work on a Habitat for Humanity house
57. Protest something in public – hold a sign, march, etc.
58. Support something in public – hold a sign, march, etc.
59. Start composting
60. Build a sun oven
61. Get my husband to start taking five minute showers - his showers are so looong
62. Write and send thank you notes whenever I feel grateful
63. For every item on this list I don’t complete, donate $25.00 to xxxxxxx charity
    
    CREATIVE
    
    
64. Finish Sondra’s belly mask and cross stitch and return them to her
65. Finish Robbi’s altar
66. Cut the borders off one of my Crowley Thoth Tarot decks
67. Alter at least nine articles of my own clothing - t-shirt surgery, embroidery, fabric paint, etc. (0/9)
68. Photojojo Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way
69. Take a knitting class
70. Knit a sweater for myself
71. Learn to knit with double-pointed and circular needles
72. Refinish my dresser
73. Decoupage my bay window
74. Redo my kitchen in a Tarot theme
75. Take singing lessons
76. Play the piano at least once a week
77. Learn to play the Jeff Buckley version of Hallelujah on the piano
78. Finish learning to play Moonlight Sonata on the piano
79. Write at least one song and share it with people
80. Make and hang a “No Soliciting” sign outside my front door
81. Create an Etsy store
82. Create and list for sale at least seven items to initially sell in the store
83. Create a Lulu or Blurb store
84. Finish my cookbook and sell it in my Lulu or Blurb store
85. Self-publish a themed photography book
86. Go to three museums or art shows that I’ve never been to (0/3)
87. Transform my studio into an organized, comfortable space to be in - clean it out and clean it up
88. Make at least three pieces of art for my home (0/3)
89. Write at least three poems and share them with people (0/3)
90. Submit at least nine written or artistic works for publication (0/9)
    
    SPIRITUAL
    
    
91. Become a member of the Tarot Mafia - aka The Divinatory Underground
92. Finish creating and teach a tarot class or series
93. Create a divination deck
94. Work through tarot certifications - 1) Tarot Apprentice, 2) Tarot Reader, 3) Professional Tarot Reader, 4) Tarot Consultant, 5) Tarot Master, 6) Tarot Instructor, 7) Tarot Grand Master (0/7)
95. Complete the 2-Year Feri Training course with Thorn Coyle
96. Write love letters to each of the gods of Feri (0/8)
97. Finish my Fey altar by May Day 2008
98. Finish my Ancestor altar(s) by All Hallows Eve 2008
99. Compile a BOSish collection of liturgy and information customized to my current spiritual practice
100. Attend Bay Area Tarot Symposium - aka BATS
101. Attend Feri Camp

NOTES:

• Using this blog, I plan to document each item as I complete them - hopefully with a photo.
• I reserve the right to change any of my goals if I decide they don't suit me anymore provided I replace them with something else.

Intro Post

I love lists. Shopping lists, ingredient lists, top ten lists, wish lists, to do lists, supply lists ... they all send a shiver up my list-lovin' spine. Especially if they are the sort of lists with items that beg to be checked off or crossed out. :::shiver::: Oh yeah ... that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

Several of my friends are participating in this crazy 101 Things to do in 1001 Days Project and I have finally acquiesced. The allure of making and committing to such a mega list has proven too powerful to resist. I'm on board. It's on. My list is still forming, but my 1001 days starts today. My deadline?

December 31, 2010