My 101 in 1001

Current Status: 11 Down ~ 91 to Go

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in 1001 days. November 9, 2009 to August 6, 2012


The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks should also be realistic and stretching (represent some amount of work on my part).


Why 1001 Days: Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.


My List:

Take the Kids to Disney World

Go to Las Vegas with Hubby

Take B10 on two vacations alone (0/2)

Take CW on two vacations alone (0/2)

Take GO on one vacation alone

Go to Chateu Elan with a friend (or two)

Become a full member of the DAR

Direct two plays at New London Theatre (1/2)

Finish Agapi

Write 250 pages of an original novel (0/250)

Learn better time management by reading books

Develop a better calendar/schedule for my family

Take the kids swimming once a month

Visit the library twice a month (1/68)

Get rid of debt (except house and student loan)

Finish my Master's Degree in Christian Studies

Camp in our Camper 10 times (1/10)

Read 10 books – just for pleasure (4/10)

Find 300 geocaches (202/300)

Learn to sew fleece pajama pants

Adopt our missing child

Finish knitting 5 scarves (5/5)

Hike up Stone Mountain

Take the boys to Six Flags to ride Roller Coasters

See the Grand Canyon

See the Little Grand Canyon

Take the kids Kayaking

Hike 100 miles total (10/100)

Declutter my house of 14 Rooms (1/14)

Renovate the Garage into a bedroom for B10/CW

Audition for a Musical

Audition for 5 Straight Plays (1/5)

Sew a Dress for myself

Enter 2 Photography Contests (0/2)

Be an Extra in a Movie

Finish a Quilt

Learn about WarHammer with the Boys

Become a BSA Merit Badge Counselor

Take the Kids to 5 High School Football Games (0/5)

Take the Kids to a College Football Game

Go to a Swim Meet

Visit New Orleans/Slidell

Let the Boys have 10 Friends spend the night (0/10)

Do Dave Ramsey's Program with Hubby

Listen to the FISH (and nothing else) for a Month

Model Daily Quiet Time for my Children

Let all the Kids do Gymnastics for 6 months (0/3)

Take the Kids to American Adventures

Donate my Hair Twice (1/2)

Register as an Organ Donor at my State Website

Finish Cross-stitching a tablecloth

Donate 100 books (20/100)

Take B10 to see the UGA campus

Take CW to see the Georgia Tech campus

Send Christmas Cards every year (1/3)

Adopt a Family for Christmas every year (1/3)

Bake proper Tea Cookies for Christmas

Become CPR Red Cross Certified

Properly Fast and Pray on 5 Holy Days (0/5)

Take the Kids to see the Harlem Globetrotters

Apply to be on The Amazing Race

Go 1 month without eating out (holidays excluded)

Get my eyes checked for New Glasses

Finish my Tattoos

Go to a Writer's Conference

Sew my own purse

Finish our Sunroom

Use our Hot Tub

Install Crown Molding in the Master Bath

Run the Princess ½ Marathon at WDW

Adopt a Third Compassion Child from Brazil

Get FLYing Water Bottles for all the Family

Begin Clearing out the Backyard

Research Chaplin Program for CBF

Teach in VBS

Jingle 25 families (0/25)

Boo 25 families (0/25)

Serve at Grace Fellowship Church

Learn to Golf

Go horsebacking riding

Take photos of the Kids every month (1/34)

Memorize 10 new Hymns (0/10)

Visit a Farmer's Market

Get a Baseline Mammogram

Host a Mardi Gras Party

Find a new Lipstick

Learn how to French Braid Hair

Host a Black-Tie Fundraiser

Take a 2 week road trip anywhere in the US

Learn how to tie 5 knots (2/5)

Own a Snake

Repaint the Master Bedroom

Take 50 Evening Walks with the Family (0/50)

Learn to make Proper Pizza Dough

Hug my Kids everyday and tell them “I Love You”

Help my Cub Scouts earn their Arrow of Light

Research American Heritage Girl Program

Stop biting my nails

Spend 48 hours by myself (all in a row)

Take an Art Class

Task Completed
Task in Progress



Other bloggers doing this challenge:

Sister-in-Law: www.lifethrowsyousurprises.blogspot.com
City Girl: www.asouthernboyandacitygirl.blogspot.com


If you decide to join us in the 101 in 1001 Challenge, leave me a link to your blog, so others can support your progress!


~Lone Butterfly )i(

Tag - I'm It!

Rules to this game:

1) Link to the person who tagged you. That would be my sister, BooSheep.

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2) Post the rules in your blog. Volia!

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3) Write six random things about yourself. To follow.

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4) Tag six people. I don't know six bloggy people - so I tag no one. Though I would like to see what Edelweiss finds random about herself...

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5) Let the people know they've been tagged. Edelweiss - you're not tagged, I'm just curious if you can quickly come up with six random things I don't already know.

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6) Leave a note for the person who tagged you to let them know you've posted. Done.

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Random Item #1 – I can only think of two major fears I have off the top of my head: Dentists and driving when it’s storming out. I’ll drive when I have to, but I haven’t seen a Dentist in 15 years. Dentists scare the living bee-jees out of me. If given a choice between childbirth and having my teeth cleaned, I would choose giving birth.

Random Item #2 – I cannot step on painted lines in a parking lot. When I walk, I have to avoid placing any part of my foot on the line – or any paint. I cannot step on Handicapped symbols painted on the ground. I will actually drive further to a certain Home Depot, because it has less spilled paint in the parking lot and it’s easier for me to get from my car to the front door. There is a place I have to go for work, and I get nauseous because the owner has painted his front steps and stoop, and I have to walk up the stairs to get to his office. I can only do this if I make sure that each foot has stepped the same number of times on the paint.

Random Item #3 – If I could pack my family up tomorrow and move anywhere, I would want to live in Argentina or Brazil for a year. I’ve become utterly fascinated by South America, and want to take my caterpillars there to visit. Plus, I hear Argentina is way cheap (after the airfare). Perhaps in 2010 we can at least visit.

Random Item #4 – My favorite color is black. I like wearing black, and I could happily live in a bedroom with black walls and a nice window. With black curtains. I don’t think this is a sign of being depressed, just nocturnal. I’m totally a raccoon.

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Random Item #5 – If I could be anything when I grow up – I want to be a novelist. Preferably a well-paid, New York Times Bestsellers List Novelist, but I’ll take “published” as a close second. I have all the stories in my head, some of them written down, but I’m convinced that other people will think they are stupid. So I don’t share my personal, original writings with anybody.

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Random Item #6 - On Sunday evening when the boys were curled up in bed with me, B10 said he had a secret. When I asked what it was, he said that his hip hurt a little bit, and had been hurting for a couple of weeks, but he didn't want anyone else to know. I've spent the last few days watching him walk, and being scared to death that the nightmare of 2007 is going to begin again - wheelchair and all. He's walking more on his tiptoes, and I'm truly afraid that I'm going to have to call the doctor again on Monday.

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Those are my random items. I hope you know just a bit more about me than you did when we started.

~Lone Butterfly )i(

My Blog Gets a New Easter Bonnet

Spring is here, and there's an excitement in the air.

Mostly, I'm excited because when I got home from work today I was able to put on SHORTS and walk with B10 to a neighbor's house. We were dropping off a sack of treat-filled eggs for the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday.

In honor of Spring here on the Internet, I decided to do two things - one was give my blog a new template. I'm hoping to branch out in the next month or so to something "bigger" than the normal Blogspot templates. I'll let you know how that goes.

The second thing is to actually share my blog address with some of my family members. Or should I say, most of my family members. Only my sister Boo and her husband, Firefighter, know about my blog in my family. I'm a bit hesitant, because it also opens up my writing to my family, which I rarely share. (Though, they may beg to differ!)

I really want my family to be able to see pictures of the boys growing up, and this is such a great way to do it. The Internet has opened up so many doors, it would be a shame not to use them. After blogging for a year (I began in March 2007), I think I'm finally ready.

So, I hope you like the "Easter Bonnet"! Welcome (especially if this is your first time here).

Much love to all this Spring,
~Lone Butterfly )i(

p.s. - On a personal note - if the "original" LB reads this, please send me an email. I've lost how to get in touch with you, and I miss you in my life and would like to try again. ~LB )i(

Welcome to my Cocoon

Welcome to the place I feel safe ~ my cocoon...

I'm a Christian, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a writer, a student, a homeschool teacher to my caterpillars, an employee, and my fiance's best friend. I love to read, write, and watch TV. I play Trivia with my friends every Monday - except during the 24 Season (and I don't even watch that show!). I drink Dr. Pepper and constantly wonder if my teeth are scary-yellow (they aren't - at least so says one of my closest friends).

I struggle with other Christians, but my faith in God is unwavering. I can only pray my little boy Caterpillars grow up with the faith my parents instilled in me.

Again, welcome, I'm delighted to meet you!