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While I didn’t complete my first 101 in 1001 it did challenge me to do many things I otherwise may not have tried. In that spirit here’s a new list to kick off the decade. If you’re interested my previous 101 in 1001 it can be found here.
The Next 101 in 1001
Start date: January 23, 2011
End date: October 20, 2013
Completed items.
Craft
1. Complete 50 projects (1/50)
2. Knit a sweater
3. Knit a red shawl
4. Knit a blanket for the couch
5. Make another blanket of some sort
6. Crochet enough sock yarn squares to cover a futon
7. Finish Mom’s socks
Media
8. Get through my entire podcast folder once
9. Get through my torne once
10. Read 15 issues of 日経WOMAN (3/15)
11. Read a business weekly
12. Subscribe to a newspaper
13. Subscribe to a magazine
14. Unplug for a full weekend at home
15. Record some audio
16. Backup my computer
17. Watch 25 TED videos (4/25)
Food
18. Take a cooking class
19. Try 50 new recipes (2/50)
20. Try 10 new teas (1/10)
21. Find three wines or liqueurs I like (1/3)
22. Order delivery (0/3)
23. Grow veggies on my veranda
24. Fill my recipe book
Health
25. Get a massage
26. Go ice skating
27. Take an intro to ballet class
28. Get an eye exam and new glasses
29. Get my cholesterol checked
Finance
30. Get more interest on my yen
31. Grow savings account to “x”
Japanese
32. Take an interpretation class
33. Interpret for someone
34. Get 150 四字熟語 in Anki (41/150)
35. Get 2,000 kanji in Anki
36. Get 20,000 cards in Anki
37. Complete Joyo Kanji (old and new)
38. Read 25 books (1/25)
39. Pass N1 JLPT
40. Pass Kanken level 5 (DS)
41. Pass Kanken level 4 (DS)
42. “Finish” three exercise books (0/3)
43. Get a job where I can truly use Japanese
Shopping
44. Buy a desktop computer
45. Find another pendant I love
46. Buy a nice nightgown
47. Buy a non-dollar store bento box
48. Buy a nice teapot
49. Get fitted for a bra
50. Get a new cell phone
51. Splurge on a pair of shoes
52. Buy a furniture upgrade that I love
53. Buy a killer handbag
54. Buy a fashionable outfit for “going out”
55. Buy a kick butt electronic dictionary
56. Buy cut flowers for the house (0/10)
57. Buy a house plant I love
58.. ..and keep it alive for six months
Entertainment
59. Entertain as best my apartment will allow (0/5)
60. Organize get togethers with my friends (0/5)
61. Invite someone over for dinner
62. Get out to see a movie
63. See sumo live
64. Ride a ferris wheel
65. Go see a play
66. Go see kabuki
67. Go to three different museums (0/3)
68. Go on 15 “dates” with Ken (0/15)
69. Try 20 new restaurants (1/20)
70. Enjoy a “me” lunch (0/15)
71. Celebrate a summer solstice
72. Have a sleepover
Betterment
73. Volunteer
74. Vote (0/2)
75. Renew US drivers license
76. Renew my visa
77. Sign up for a Japanese library card
78. Read five urban planning books
79. …including one in Japanese
80. Memorize a poem
81. Move
82. Finish a Tuesday NYT crossword
83. Send a care package
84. Keep a scrapbook of any sort (100 pages)
85. Set up a comprehensive cleaning schedule
86. …and follow it for eight consecutive weeks
Travel
87. Go to Okinawa
88. Go to Hokkaido
89. Go to a state I’ve never been to
90. Go to a country I’ve never been to
91. Go to an onsen
92. Go to a fair or festival
93. Visit five cities I’ve never been to (0/5)
94. Visit San Francisco
95. Visit E in Tennessee
96. Visit Ken’s mother
97. Go on a long distance train ride
98. Stay at a capsule hotel
99. Stay at a love hotel
100. See the fall leaves in Arashiyama
101. Go to Kawasaki Daishi
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