101 Things in 1001 Days

I’ve succumbed to the lure of 101 things in 1001 days. I fought it, I really did, but when it cropped up for the third time and still called to me, I couldn’t resist. Here’s my list, heavily laden with creative ideas for writing and art and faith projects. I am beginning June 16th 2009–end date will be March 13, 2012. If I can find a countdown widget, I’ll add it. Now where did I see that?

1. Visit Newark Museum
2. Bind a book
3. Make some stamps
4. Do a linocut
5. Make kapusta
6. Hem the two blue pants
7. Buy stick up hangars
8. Trim my blessing tree
9. Memorize one Bible verse a month
10.Memorize 3 pieces from the river book
11.Write or call past Grove folks
12.Meditate once a day for a month
13.Meditate twice a day for a month
14.Do 30 hymn meditations
15.Write a haiku a day (1 mo.)
16.Buy sandpaper
17.Make a board book
18.Set up a birthday calendar
19.Buy or make a new Phone directory
20.Make a zendala accordion book
21.Watch the sunrise from my balcony
22.Sleep outside
23.Buy a digital camera
24.Buy a flat scanner
25.Ride the LightRail
26.Visit the Pier One street
27.Buy a flat screen for my p.c.
28.Complete the B&N Spanish book
29.Complete the B&N French book
30.Keep the Endeavorer 3 months ahead
31.Hang some family pictures
32.Make a will
33.Exhibit my art
34.Sell a story or article
35.Continue Sparrow Hill
36.Continue The Home
37.Focus my blogs
38.Continue my running creativity list
39.Bake Ed a pie
40.Glean 10 prompts from “Tinker”
41.Glean 10 prompts from Mary Oliver
42.Read the chess book
43.Learn some football terms
44.Learn more about baseball
45.Study M.Oliver’s Poetry book
46.Study the “other” poetry book
47.Write 30 poems
48.Make a budget
49.Redo an S&P course in depth
50.Read in bed from 10 to midnight (I week)
51.Organize the financial drawer
52.Toss or give 10 pieces of clothing
53.Do a portrait of the Plan girl
54.Zinnia’s story for Soul Food
55.Zentangles on red
56.C is for circle
57.Glean 10 prompts from The Prophet
58.G is for Gospel
59.P is for prayer
60.Sheer Heaven transfers
61.Old Couple “Valley of Bones”
62.V is for Van Gogh
63.A is for appreciation
64.L is for language
65.W is for wabisabi
66.P is for poetry
67.O is for Mary Oliver
68.C is for Willa Cather
69.Q is for quilt
70.Z is for zendala/zentangle
71.Q is for quotes
72.Prayer flag for Suzanne
73.What works/what doesn’t ABC journal
74.Continue Donkey Trek/Abbey/Vulcania Cruise
75.Post “Gleanings” on Pythian games
76.F is for feet—Soul Food/journal
77.T for tree
78.P for pricking, pansy, pucker
79.B is for border
80.Choose a new doctor
81.Choose a new dentist
82.Reread Yancy’s grace book
83.Make ENOUGH sign or board book
84.Weigh 125-130
85.Draw Ladro donkey
86.Lead a Psalms or Prayer group at Grove
87.” “ Creative Christianity “ “ “
88.Download Big Band music
89.E is for experiment
90.Read Light-Hearted Wisdom
91.Study Chodran’s Start Where You Are
92.Read My Name Is Iran
93.Transfer 12 recipes to book
94.Study one of Maxxie Dunnam’s workbooks
95.Embroider bookmarks
96.R is for ribbon
97.”Wrap” a stone for wearing
98.Yahoo Spanish (1 week)
99.Yahoo French (1 week)
100.Read a GeoMundo for practice/vocab
101.Study About.com Architecture (2 weeks)