A Daily Anthem: Boring Night at Home

Here is how I spent a boring Saturday night at home, while my husband played his PS3:

101 in 1001

1. Volunteer at two new places (0/2)

2. Order family portrait Christmas cards

3. Buy coffee/lunch for someone in line behind me

4. Write a letter to Stacy

5. Write a letter to me

6. Plan a girls night out

7. Sponsor a child

~~8. Keep in touch with college friends--send each a special message through FB, e-mail, etc~~

9. Go to Nashville w/Matt

10. Go to The WI Dells w/Matt

11. Eat at 10 new restaurants (6/10)-Grand Station, Northampton Brewery, Mill on Main, The Cambridge House, Opa Opa, Jimmy's Charhouse

12. Shop at a farmer's market

13. Go horseback riding

~~14. Bake a cake~~

15. Cook 5 new recipes (1/5) -- green bean casserole

16. Read 12 books in a year (2/12)-You Belong to Me by MHC; I'll Be Seeing You by MHC;

17. Join St. Mary’s

18. Attend mass 4 weekends in a row

19. Visit two museums (0/2)

20. Visit the aquarium or planetarium

21. Go on a wendella boat ride

22. Learn to play a song on guitar

23. Spend the day taking random pictures at least 10 times (1/10)-@ The Arboretum-9/09

24. Run a Marathon in a Month

25. Do 1600 sit ups in a month

26. Do 800 push ups in a month

27. Get ears double-pierced

~~28. Get IL standard teaching certificate~~

~~29. Get a professional massage~~

30. Get a haircut w/style

~~31. Get a pedicure~~

~~32. Buy a matching bra and panty set~~

~~33. Buy a new outfit~~

34. Watch 10 of AFI's top 100 movies (1/10)-North by Northwest

35. Go to two concerts (0/2)

~~36. Print and frame favorite photos for photo wall in stairwell~~

~~37. Paint master bedroom, bathroom, hallway~~

~~38. Buy curtains for master bedroom~~

39. Go to Door County w/Matt

40. Go to a Meetup event w/Amy

41. List 101 things that make me happy

42.

43. Make a list of 101 things I’m thankful for

~~44. Take pre-natal vitamin, B6 and baby aspirin every day through pregnancy~~

~~45. Solely handle dishes and laundry for one week~~

46. Send 5 cards to Post Secret (0/5)

47. No alcohol except red wine or cranberry and vodka--FAIL

48.Pay off credit card debt

49. Have 5 date nights (1/5)-Cooper's Hawk and North by Northwest

~~50. Go to Arlington Park and bet on the races~~

51. Go see a musical

52. Go see an improv show in Schaumburg

53. Make a wedding scrapbook

54. Create ESL binder

55. Try these beauty tricks: 1. shrink pores w/combo egg whites, witch hazel, salicylic acid 2. shampoo w/dark beer 3. use product w/Retinol to smooth lines 4. Crest 2-hr Whitening treatment

56. Put together a care package for a group at anysoldier.com

57. Finish my book

58. Sketch 10 pictures (0/10)

59. Make bed every day for a week

60. Have a baby

61. Go to a dinner murder mystery theater

62. Send a random gift to a friend

63. Attend an Oktoberfest celebration

64. Take a bubble bath, complete w/ soothing music and a glass of wine

65. Complete 26 things photography challenge (a picture of one object for each letter of the alphabet)

66. Watch 5 movies suggested by friends and/or family (1/5)-Sunshine Cleaning

67. Shop at Buffalo Exchange on a $100 budget

68. Enter a creative writing contest

69. Rent a yoga video and do it every day for a week

70. Go to Crumpet's for Afternoon Tea

71. Observe an Open Mic Night somewhere

72. Get involved with a local/community event or activity

73. Learn to do a magic trick or bar trick

~~74. Go to a White Sox game~~

75. Navigate a cornfield maze

76. Buy a lottery ticket once a week for a month (0/4)

77. Have sex 3x/week for a month (0/4)

78. Send 10 random cards

~~79. Go on a train ride~~

80. Buy fire-proof safe

81. Do a haunted overnight lock-in

82. Star gaze for an hour

83. Buy flowers for someone

84. Go apple picking

85. Meditate every day for a week

86. Carve a pumpkin for Halloween

87. Free cooking class at Williams-Sonoma

88. Go canoeing

89. Get patio for back yard

90. Drink 3 bottles of water a day for a week

91. Take fluency exam for Bilingual certification

92. Buy a Christmas gift for a needy child

93. Finish my box of Crest White Strips :)

94. Plan and execute a romantic fondue dinner w/dessert

95.

96.

97. Wear makeup every day for a week

98. Go camping

99. Host a board game night

100. Blog about each of my 101 things as I complete them

101. Write a new 101 in 1001 list

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Boring Night at Home

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