101 in 1001, 2001, whatever it takes

OK - so I have seen this on other blogs and decided to try and come up with 101 of my own areas to try and improve on or things I want to accomplish. I have a feeling it is going to be very hard to come up with 101 because while on vacation in Nebraska, I tried to write down what I could think of and only came up with 20 something... I did steal one idea from another blogger, so thanks to Angie at Damask is Divine for number 1.


1. Complete the 100 snapshots challenge, which is a list of 100 words that you need to photograph. Here's the list:

• 1. Safety
• 2. Stale
• 3. Feathered
• 4. Hot
• 5. Open
• 6. Forever
• 7. Love
• 8. Touch
• 9. Colorless
• 10. Blue
• 11. Smell
• 12. Growth
• 13. Irony
• 14. Wrong
• 15. More
• 16. Feel
• 17. Muse
• 18. Child
• 19. Within
• 20. Pale
• 21. Earth
• 22. Torn
• 23. Scars
• 24. Stray
• 25. Drops
• 26. Against
• 27. Dry
• 28. Fresh
• 29. Covered
• 30. Bold
• 31. High
• 32. Shadow
• 33. Concrete
• 34. Vein
• 35. Rush
• 36. Yellow 6/17/09
• 37. Empty
• 38. Cliché
• 39. Central
• 40. Loss
• 41. Wonder
• 42. Sweet 7/4/09
• 43. Poetry
• 44. Heavy
• 45. Fall
• 46. Chair
• 47. Statue
• 48. Kool-Aid
• 49. Dark
• 50. Breath
• 51. Garbage
• 52. Silk
• 53. Teacher
• 54. Cream
• 55. Wash
• 56. Corner
• 57. Rose
• 58. Field
• 59. Two
• 60. Red
• 61. Music
• 62. Rope
• 63. Decrepit 6/17/09
• 64. Chase
• 65. Dream
• 66. Dance
• 67. Smile
• 68. Smirk
• 69. Reflection - this is the only picture I didn't currently take, but stole from a previous group I had taken last fall (October 2008)
• 70. Soul
• 71. Lock
• 72. Key
• 73. Rust 6/15/09
• 74. Find
• 75. Lose
• 76. Drag
• 77. Wind 6/15/09
• 78. Rest
• 79. Swing
• 80. Meeting
• 81. Vacant
• 82. Hazy
• 83. Release
• 84. Gather
• 85. Swarm
• 86. Road 6/15/09
• 87. Wait
• 88. Stand
• 89. Distance
• 90. Trapped
• 91. Desk
• 92. Detach
• 93. Shatter
• 94. Home
• 95. Shy
• 96. Tackle
• 97. Begin
• 98. End
• 99. Time
• 100. Life

2. Work out 3 times a week

3. Eat more fruits and vegetables

4. Eat out less and fix more meals at home

5. Take my vitamins regularly

6. Learn to meditate and do so on a regular basis to reduce stress

7. Restart my 403b when school resumes

8. Avoid the gossip at work

9. Try to remain positive at work even when things are falling down around me

10. Spend less time on Facebook

11. Get out to the Holocaust Museum for a tour

12. Visit more Missouri/Illinois landmarks, esp. in St. Louis and name them here when I visit them: (saw Citygarden on 7/15/09)

13. Go to Soulard's Farmer's Market since I have never been there

14. Get a friend (Melinda?) to spend the night at Lemp Mansion with me

15. Get to the Botanical Garden to photograph

16. Go to the Cathedral Basilica for photographs and to see the mosaics

17. Find a Jane Austin book and read it - figure out what all the fuss is about :)

18. Start recycling magazines, junk mail, and newspapers regularly

19. Keep up with the laundry, including ironing my clothes the night before work

20. Walk the dog at least 3 times a week if not more

21. Take the pooch to the dog park at least once a week when the weather permits - for his sanity and mine

22. Keep active with Dockdogs even if Kevin is out of town

23. Find a pottery class to take

24. Find a beginner's water-color class to take

25. Find a beginner's drawing class to take

26. Try the new restaurants listed in StL Magazine or Sauce by starting a supper club with my girls

27. Journal more/blog if it's not too personal

28. Remember to pray

29. Go 1 week without TV (except when I fall asleep - the TV has to be on for the noise and the light affects - don't ask me why - it's a bad habit)

30. Drink more of the wine that I keep buying - quit saving it for special occasions - life is a special occasion! (Dormfelder 7/30 - 7/31)

31. Visit mom at the cemetery with Dad at least once a year (went by self July 15/09)

32. Purge - get rid of all the un-necessary stuff around the house

33. Organize our paper files

34. Reduce if not completely eliminate my artificial sweetener intake

35. Study up on the natural sweetener Stevia to learn if it is any good

36. Check our credit report

37. See about closing out some old credit cards from stores I no longer shop

38. Organize all the photos in my large basket

39. Take the digital camera for a sensor cleaning before the warranty is expired

40. Stay organized at work and be less of a procrastinator

41. Spend more time with my sisters other than our monthly Friday night get-together

42. Plant some plants in the pots that have dead plants in them at the current time

43. Work hard on keeping the elephant ear and palm to stay alive, as they are the only plants you have left

44. Remember that my health is the most important thing and it should always come first

45. Take care of the Aztek so it can live a long and healthy car-existence well past her 6 years :) (Aztek died a horrible death as of 7/20/09 and will be traded in on 7/25/09, problems were beyond my control, more of a manufacturer defect than due to lack of maintenance, love and care by yours truly)

updated 7/11/09

46. Control my foul language - learn not to cuss. Do not replace cuss words with cutesy words, just stop cussing - period. Learn to live without your favorite word - the "F" word. It can be done

47. Make an eye doctor appointment - find an eye doctor to make an appointment with :)

48. Give blood, since the Red Cross keeps harassing you and you have such an important commodity, Ms. Universal Donor

49. Complete the shadow box for the Sammy Hagar concerts

OK - so I'm stuck. I will have to add more as they come to me, but I'm just not going to put meaningless things on here, as I tend to get overwhelmed with the everyday necessities as it is. As I accomplish things or make notes about them, I will add the notes in color along with the date.