18. Read the entire Harry Potter series. [2/7]

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

18. Read the entire Harry Potter series. [2/7]

Posted by Joy at 11:42 PM

okay - just finished reading this one. not hooked yet like i was with the twilight series, but at least i'm not falling asleep. i just looked at the 3rd book though and getting a little discouraged - its thicker and the font is smaller. lol. what was i thinking when i created this list? i swear if i'm not reading books, i'm watching movies!

Photo from Amazon.com

1 comments:

Roselyn said...: I thought #3 was the best so far; I read it quicker than the 1st 2...I'm on #4 and not even 1/4 of a way thru it. Need to get back into it again! :); October 8, 2009 at 7:48 AM

my 101 in 1001...

~~1. Get a new camera.~~

2. Learn how to play tennis.

~~3. Finish a 1000-piece puzzle.~~

4. Learn a new language.

5. RUN an 8K.

6. Go skydiving.

7. Take a trip back to London.

8. Take a hot yoga class.

9. Drive cross country.

10. Watch Oprah live.

11. Go to the Spy Museum.

12. Take a belly dancing class.

13. Clean and organize my closet.

14. Learn how to swim.

15. Try a new recipe once a month for 6 months. [2/6]

16. Go on a cruise.

17. Take a photography class.

18. Read the entire Harry Potter series. [5/7]

19. Grocery shop with recyclable bags for 6 months.

~~20. Make my bed every morning for 2 weeks.~~

21. Read all the books I have in my collection and have not read or get rid of them.

~~22. Pay off one credit card in 6 months.~~

23. Go up in a hot air balloon.

24. Sing at a karaoke bar.

25. Round up monthly debit card expenses to next dollar - deposit difference into savings. [0/33]

26. Refinish a piece of furniture.

27. Go horseback riding.

28. Avoid eating out for 2 weeks.

~~29. Get a Kitchen-Aid mixer.~~

30. Learn how to play one of my favorite songs on the piano.

31. Ebay/Craigslist 101 things. [12/101]

~~32. Get a new cell phone.~~

~~33. Learn how to knit.~~

34. Visit family in the Philippines.

35. Put actual photos in all of my picture frames.

36. Go hiking in Great Falls National Park.

~~37. Get my DVR down to 0%.~~

38. Sew my VT dress.

39. Do a segway tour of DC.

40. Host a Game Night.

~~41. See the cherry blossoms.~~

~~42. Watch all of AFI's Top 100 Movies. [65/100]~~

~~43. Get new eyeglasses.~~

~~44. Take a cake decorating class.~~

45. Go zip lining.

46. Learn how to drive a stickshift - forreal this time.

47. Clean out my car.

48. Buy a new car.

~~49. Go on a picnic.~~

50. Send birthday cards to everyone on my Birthday calendar for a year.

51. Go to bed by 10:00 every night for one week.

52. Watch all of my DVDs that I own.

~~53. Have lunch/dinner/coffee with an old friend(s).~~

54. Tip a server 50% for exceptional service.

55. Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.

56. Stand in 2 states at the same time.

57. Learn 20 recipes from 20 different countries.

58. Do something for a great cause.

59. Take a wine-tasting class.

60. Give $10 to a homeless person or stranger in need.

61. Send a "just because" care package to a friend.

62. Visit 5 of the Smithsonian museums. [0/5]

63. Go on an all-inclusive vacation trip.

64. Send a care package to a soldier at war through AnySoldier.com.

65. Buy fresh flowers for home.

66. Take a picture with the Hokie Bird.

~~67. Participate in at least one "26 Things" project, past or present.~~

68. Buy and learn how to use a Digital SLR camera.

69. Get a spray tan.

70. Get acupuncture done.

71. Update my address book.

~~72. Buy recycling bins to keep in the house.~~

~~73. Watch a movie by myself.~~

74. Fly in a helicopter.

75. Cross-stitch our family portrait.

76. Go on a family trip.

77. Go to a climbing wall.

78. Not buy anything new personally for a month (only used or borrowed besides food and gasoline).

79. Be part of a live audience for a TV show.

~~80. Start a holiday tradition.~~

~~81. Read a book classic.~~

82. Pay for a stranger's meal or coffee. [0/3]

~~83. Complete my Kirigami calendar from 2007! (yikes!)~~

84. Visit 10 places on the 1001 Places You Must Visit Before You Die list. [4/10]

~~85. Get a fish pedicure.~~

~~86. Go to Costco since I have never been!~~

87. Send 20 emails to out-of-touch friends. [2/20]

88. Send an anonymous gift or flowers.

89. Swim with the sharks or dolphins.

90. Learn the names of all the countries.

91. Save $500 in change.

~~92. Go to a shooting range.~~

93. Open an Etsy shop.

94. Get a new passport.

95. Develop 5 habits to make my life more "green". [1/5]

96. PRIVATE (will reveal when it's completed).

~~97. Watch 5 new documentaries. [5/5]~~

98. Girls only weekend.

99. Blog about each task as it's completed. [23/101]

100. Deposit $25 for each task completed into my savings. [22/101]

101. Donate $10 for each task uncompleted to a charity of my choice.

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