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Start Date: July 1, 2014
End Date:  March 27, 2017
  1. Reach 500 blog posts
  2. Start offering advertisements on my blog
  3. Write an article/book for publication
  4. Learn another language close to fluency
  5. Volunteer
  6. Learn how to use my DSLR manual camera functions
  7. Watch 5 movie classics
  8. Travel to the beach (December 25, 2015)
  9. Teach a class (September 2, 2014)
  10. Give 5 gifts 'just because'
  11. Write a letter to myself to open on my 40th birthday
  12. Send 101 postcards (74 of 101)
  13. Travel solo (September 29 - October 12, 2014)
  14. Learn Calligraphy
  15. Take a cooking class in another country (January 24, 2015)
  16. Take a cake decorating class
  17. Blog about each accomplishment on this list
  18. Take a picture and post to Instagram every day for one month (January 2015)
  19. Read 101 books (7 of 101)
  20. Save $11 for every task completed
  21. Cook every recipe in a cookbook
  22. Buy one good 'investment piece' of clothing
  23. Complete 3 Pinterest projects
  24. Identify 21 things I like about myself (February 14, 2015)
  25. Donate $11 to charity for each item I don't complete
  26. Visit 5 museums that I've never been to (Shanghai Museum, Qingdao German Prison Museum, National Museum of China, National Art Museum of China)
  27. Create an inspiration board
  28. Visit 3 new states that I haven't visited before (Texas)
  29. Visit 3 new countries that I haven't been to (China, Cambodia, Indonesia)
  30. Move to a different city (August 25, 2014)
  31. See a Broadway Musical
  32. Create a meal using only the ingredients I purchased at the farmer's market
  33. Sell an item that I create myself
  34. Attend an Afternoon Tea
  35. Take a painting class
  36. Read a book printed in a different language
  37. Visit 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (Summer Palace, Beijing, China; Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China; Ming Dynasty Imperial Tombs, Nanjing, China; Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia; Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Xi'an, China; Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, China; Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, Leshan, China)
  38. Visit 10 new restaurants
  39. Live in another country for 6 months
  40. Pay for a strangers meal
  41. Organize my digital photo storage
  42. Go whale watching
  43. Visit 5 United States National Parks
  44. Take a 2 week road trip
  45. Spend a day celebrating me and pampering myself (spa, shopping, etc.)
  46. Attend a Blogger Conference
  47. Get a full time job
  48. Take a spontaneous vacation or weekend trip (Datong, April 2015)
  49. Learn to play the piano
  50. Go strawberry or apple picking and make a recipe from scratch using the fruit
  51. Eat Hotpot (December 9, 2014)
  52. Prepare an entire ethnic meal from scratch
  53. Live in another country for 3 months (November 2014)
  54. Learn Mandarin
  55. Visit The Great Wall in China (May 26, 2015)
  56. Visit the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an (January 13, 2015)
  57. See the Giant Pandas in China (January 17, 2015)
  58. Determine the next steps in my career path
  59. Participate in a 5k race
  60. Visit Black Point Estate in Lake Geneva, WI (July 19, 2014)
  61. Invest in blog business cards
  62. Take a photography class
  63. Create a cookbook with my favorite recipes
  64. Take a yoga class
  65. Send flowers to a friend for no reason
  66. Take a class to learn a new skill
  67. Buy a new car
  68. Post a video blog
  69. Find a new local favorite restaurant (November 2014)
  70. Throw a party for a friend or family member
  71. Try 5 new foods
  72. Create a new blog design (October 2014)
  73. Go on a picnic
  74. Cook only at home for a month
  75. Tour a winery
  76. Attend a food festival
  77. Join a book club
  78. Ride in a hot air balloon
  79. Watch the sun rise from a scenic location (January 29, 2015)
  80. Go horseback riding
  81. Create a gallery wall
  82. Publish my story on the blog (About Me) (Fall 2014)
  83. Visit Frank Lloyd Wright's studio in Oak Park, IL (August 2, 2014)
  84. Photograph a location in all four seasons
  85. Blog every day for a month
  86. Celebrate my divorce with cake, champagne and dinner out (August 2015)
  87. Go kayaking
  88. Spend an afternoon reading in the park (April 24, 2015)
  89. Attend a film festival
  90. Find the perfect bathing suit
  91. See a play at the Shakespeare Theatre
  92. Watch a foreign film
  93. Make a pasta dish from scratch
  94. Take a flower arranging class
  95. Eat at a Michelin restaurant
  96. Attend a festival
  97. Attend an art gallery/museum event
  98. Learn to meditate
  99. Start a Roth IRA and contribute monthly
  100. Establish an emergency fund
  101. Celebrate my 37th birthday in another country

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    1. Thank you! I'm having a lot of fun crossing each one off my list.

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