101 in 1001

I've been thinking a lot about New Year's resolutions, and how I always end up forgetting them after a week or so. There are a lot of things I want to do, or changes I want to make, but I feel overwhelmed by the immensity of it most of the time. When I came across 101 in 1001 on Supergirl's blog, I decided it seemed like either a good idea, or a crazy-huge goal to blow off, or a way to make a really long list. I hope it's the first.

In any case, here are the tasks I hope to accomplish by October 2, 2009:

Computer
1. Back up my files regularly
2. Clean up my music files
3. Convert cassettes to mp3
4. Blog regularly (3+ days/week)
5. Complete Stash Blog (no cheating!)
6. Try podcasting
7. Give my website a facelift & keep it up-to-date
8. Get my own hosting service
9. Participate more in Knit the Classics
10. Document all my books on Library Thing
11. Leave comments on the blogs I read regularly
Craft
12. Knit a sweater for myself
13. Knit a lace shawl
14. Learn magic loop method for knitting socks
15. Knit through Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitter’s Almanac
16. Make 10 items to donate to Dulaan
17. Knit with my yarn stash
18. Swatch and get yarn for the Wedding Ring Shawl
19. Design a knitting pattern
20. Create a Gansey or Aran pattern
21. Start the Master Knitter program, level 1
22. Designate one day a week to spin
23. Go to Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival
24. Complete a bed-sized quilt
25. Create & register a tartan
26. Draw more
27. Learn to make cold process soap
28. Take more photos
Food
29. Adopt healthier eating habits
30. Eat less beef
31. Cook actual meals more
32. Plant herbs and vegetables to cook with and keep them alive
33. Eat more organic food
34. Stop making vegetable soup in the crisper drawer
35. Limit lunches out to once a week
Family
36. Have dinner with Grandpa and the aunts once a month
37. Take Adam to Portland to visit my parents once a month
Finance
38. Pay off student loan
39. Make a budget and stick to it
40. Support local arts/non-profit groups by getting season tickets/memberships
41. Donate money to charities
42. Put $X into savings every month
43. Increase my 401k contribution
44. Set all bills up for auto-pay
Health
45. Lose X pounds to get to target weight
46. Go to the gym twice a week
47. Take a yoga class
48. Drink two Nalgene bottles of water per day
49. Wear sunscreen every day
50. Moisturize every day
51. Remember to floss
52. Take a CPR class
53. Start dancing again
Learning
54. Learn Hebrew
Life
55. Make a will
56. Remember & acknowledge birthdays
57. Hand-wash my hand-wash items
58. Plant a fruit tree
59. Adopt a cat
60. [Private – Relationship]
61. Drive less
62. Volunteer for charities
63. Get regular haircuts
64. Get a spa treatment once a month
65. [Private – Resource Consumption]
66. Get car maintenance work done on-time
67. Reduce clutter at home
68. Make a first aid/emergency kit and keep it in the car
69. Get stuff out of storage/get rid of storage space
70. Find a job I love
71. Keep my resume up-to-date
Parenting
72. Make a co-parenting agreement
73. Read a book to Adam every night
74. Set up a babysitting co-op
75. Get Adam to eat some vegetables
76. Cook real food for Adam
77. Make Adam’s lunch the night before
Reading
78. Read 2 books from my to-be-read pile for every new book I purchase
79. Listen to audiobooks during commute
Religion
80. Go to temple for Shabbat twice a month
81. Observe Yom Kippur fast
82. Join a temple
Shopping
83. Research & buy a digital camera
84. Buy a dawn simulator lamp for my bedside
85. Buy a jumbo bobbin/flyer for plying
Social
86. Stop hermitting; get out and see my friends
87. Host a monthly knit & nosh
88. Host fancy dinner parties again
89. Create communities
Travel
90. Take a vacation with just Matt
91. Go to Ireland
92. Go back to Italy
Writing
93. Write something every day; make time to write
94. Write a poem every week
95. Keep a journal
96. Sell something I’ve written (not to a newspaper)
97. Actually complete NaNoWriMo
98. Participate in 24-Hour-Comic Day
99. Apply to Viable Paradise
100. Create a professional website for freelance writing/editing
101. Finish Victorian RPG