SLOWLY but SURELY I am chipping away at my 101 in 1001 list. I’ve edited and changed a few things around, but I won’t bore you with the deets.
First and apparently of highest importance: Last Thursday night, I stayed for dinner at the Pattersons. After dinner, they asked if I was in a hurry to get home, which I wasn’t. So they invited me to stay and watch… The Sound of Music. WHICH MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE A HUGE DEAL. Except I’d never seen The Sound of Music, a fact that has always surprised people around me. After watching it, I asked Hilary if it was her favorite movie. She said yes. 1 down, 4 to go on #31, watch 5 of my friends’ favorite movies.
I am easily discouraged and wondered how I would ever make my bed for a month, since I am rarely home for 31 days at a time. Instead of giving up, which is usually what I do, I decided to get creative. On a piece of paper I wrote down 1-31, and every morning I was at home, I would make my bed and check it off the list. Last Friday, this is what happened:
DONE. And you can see the other two I’m working on: a month without soda (good grief, when I finish that one I’m going to write an entire blog explaining the drama that is a soda-less month) and a month of completed “to-do” lists. You’ll notice that I’ve already had to start over once with my to-do list one. Oh well… I live by grace!
The one I am the most excited about: #66 is to take my parents out 10 times. Last Monday, my dad and I went to Bushel and Peck. I don’t know why, but I’ve been enamored with this place since I first heard about it and couldn’t imagine anyone better to take with me to finally check it out than my dad. We both got breakfast sandwiches and a wonderful vanilla lemonade/berry iced tea concoction that was tart and refreshing and perfect.
I realized that my 101 in 1001 list will not slowly but surely cross itself off. Some of them, like the sleeping in 25 different places will absolutely cross themselves off, but others take intention and planning. Like horseback riding.
Have you done or are you doing the 101 in 1001 days challenge?Â
Why or why not?
