1st Revisit of 2nd Installment of 101 Things in 1001 Days

Details: Start date: November 15, 2015 End Date: August 11, 2018

               Document each one as a blog post, as applicable (beginning with #1).

Re-visit every 6 months

Original Post - November 15, 2016

v May 15, 2016

v November 15, 2016

v May 15, 2017

v November 15, 2017

v May 15, 2018

v August 11, 2018

101 Things in 1001 Days

1) Think of 101 things

·       This was HARD

2) Send pitches to 20 agencies for For Blood and Wine

3) Show appreciation once a month for Mr. V (in whatever means)

·       I try to do this every day by leaving notes before I head out the door in the morning

4) Play cards with Mr. V once a week

·      We’ve been playing Magic: The Gathering a few times here and there. SO much really, that I have an app on my counter iPad

5) Have date night once a month (and review it)

6) Write 5x weekly (in some way)

·      Blogs – I’m currently working on creating a website

o   personal: Obviously this one  

o   writing: 2^nd blog that I’m in the process of decommissioning… http://www.writingswithwings.blogspot.com/

·      Instagram handles

o   personal: @slestelle

o   writing:  @thesavagebutterfly

·      Twitter handles

o    personal: @sllestelle

o    writing: @savagebutterfly

7) Write and finish Luca 

8) Write and turn finished Luca into graphic novel

9) Write and get paid for freelance

10) Write and compile book of essays/poem

11) Write and finish screenplay

12) Write President Obama a handwritten letter

13) Write Margaret Atwood a handwritten inspiration letter

14) Write and send handmade birthday cards

15) Write my 35 yr old self a letter (open on 35^th birthday – 8/5/2020)

16) Build a library/office

17) Read 4 books a month (17/132) – I’m 3 behind…

·      The Water Knife – Paolo Bacigalupi

·      Lazarus (gn) – Greg Rucka

·      American Vampire (gn) – Scott Synder

·      The Sandman Overture (gn) – Neil Gaiman

·      Absolute Death (gn) – Neil Gaiman

·      The Last Temptation (gn) – Neil Gaiman

·      Jurassic Park – Michael Crichton

·      The Lost World – Michael Crichton

·      Sphere – Michael Crichton

·      The Hunger Games (a reread) – Suzanne Collins

·      Catching Fire (a reread) – Suzanne Collins

·      Mockingjay (a reread) – Suzanne Collin

·      Never Fade – Alexandra Bracken

·      Red Rising – Pierce Brown

·      Golden Son – Pierce Brown

·      Morning Star – Pierce Brown

·      Tell the Wolves I’m Home – Carol Rifka Brunt

18) Read Autobiography: Volume 1 of Mark Twain

19) Read and finish Emma – perhaps even start over, as I may have lost my desire for it

20) Read more comic books

·       See above

21) Watch Red Sox play in Boston

22) Watch Yankees play in New York

23) Watch Pirates play in Pittsburgh

24) Watch Flyers play in Philadelphia

·      4/7 – Flyers vs. Maple Leafs – So this didn’t end up working out, unfortunately. I had been downed by migraines

25) Watch boxing match live

26) Watch meteor shower (or spend a night watching for shooting stars)

27) Attend an opera

·      La traviata – 10/2/2015 (this may have been before the 101 started, but I’m counting it J)

28) Attend a symphony

·      Yannick Conducts Beethoven – 1/16/2016

·      Mitsuko Uchida – 2/18/2016

29) Attend a play

30) Attend a ballet

31) Yoga/Barre classes 2x a week 

·      I was doing 3x weekly in the gym at work. Got away from it the past two months when I hurt my back and started traveling a little bit. After Virginia this coming week, I will be going back to it.

32) Begin running once a week

·      I was doing this as well, 2x weekly, but again, when I hurt my back, it took a back seat. I will get back to it when my VA trip is over.

33) Compete in Mud Run

34) Volunteer at a soup kitchen [on a non-Thanksgiving Day, and non-work function]

35) Travel to Mexico

·       Pueblo Bonita Pacifica Resort and Spa – Cabo San Lucas, MX (4/20/16-4/25/16)

36) Travel to Europe – Not otherwise stated below

37) Austria

38) Croatia

39) Czech Republic

40) France

41) Germany

42) Iceland

43) Ireland

44) Italy

45) Spain

46) Scotland

47)Travel to Japan - Tokyo and Kyoto (planned for 2016)

48)Travel to Africa - Not otherwise stated below (preferably 2018)

49) Egypt

50) Kenya

51) Morocco

52) Tanzania

53)Travel to China - Shanghai (preferably 2017)

54)Travel to Canada - Not otherwise stated below  (preferably 2017)

55) Alberta

56) British Colombia

57) Travel via a road trip – Western United States

58) Travel to the 9/11 Memorial

59) Travel to the White House

60) Travel to San Diego Comi-Con

61) Visit 5 museums

62) Visit an apple orchard

63) Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum – Cooperstown, New York

·      There is this possibility July 22nd (ish), when Ken Griffey Jr. is inducted. There is a road trip happening that I may want to be a part of.

64) Go camping/glamping

65) Go hiking for the day

66) Eat at Le Bernardin

67) Eat at Morimoto’s

68) Eat and host dinner party

69) Eat and make a recipe from Julia Child’s cookbook (Bonus for a special occasion)

70) Eat and make dinner at least 3x weekly

71) Eat and make breakfast each weekend

72) Find 10 vegetarian recipes [that Mr. V will eat]

73) Eat Maine lobster in Maine

74) Eat Maryland soft shell crab in Maryland

75) Eat New England clam chowder in New England

·      Luke’s Lobster, Boston, MA (5/5/2016)

76) Eat no sugar for 1 month (or for as long as possible)

·       I did this for Jesse’s wedding in Mexico, and was able to go 24 days before having a small piece of cake. I’ve seen cut back significantly, and will continue to curb my sweet tooth, except in special moments or for special dishes.

77) Eat no meat for 1 month

·      I tried this for 14 days – and found that I was not happy on a deep level. Mostly because I don’t eat a whole lot of meat to begin with (eggs and seafood are the main culprits), so I was going without something I usually save as a treat for myself on the semi-rare occasions.

78) Learn to subsist on less sleep (no curfew, but an alarm in the morning)

·       Suffering from seasonal depression/deep depressive states this year, so this is a bit of a struggle. Working on making sure there isn’t anything physically affecting me (like low iron or thyroid issues), so that I can go back to focusing on word therapy and writing mediation.

79) Learn to sketch

80) Learn and make signature cocktail

81) Learn and master Crock-pot skills

82) Learn to skate backwards

83) Learn to make an over easy egg by flipping

84) Learn and beat Mr. V at a video game

85) Learn to not be timid of voicing my political stances

·       Getting there. This would be a never-ending stance, wouldn’t it?

86) Learn to have a green thumb – have more plants in apartment

·       I currently have 9 house plants! Their names are Earl, Erwin, Paul, Bob, Chazz, Creepy, Bud, Mr. Bamboo, Wild Thing, and Small Tropical Plant With No Name

87) Own all Neil Gaiman works

88) Own a new camera 

89) Take more photos – learn the ways of photography on a deeper level

90) Wear a pink/silver wig - or perhaps have pink hair?

·       I had pink hair for two months

91) Disconnect from society for weekend (Bonus for holiday weekend)

92) Adopt an animal

93) Try acupuncture

94) Spending freeze for 90 days

·       January 1st – April 19th, 2016

·       I will be doing another one starting today, May 15th, 2016

95) Get *quod me nutrit me destruit * tattooed

96) Get the Deathly Hallows tattooed

97) Get Angie’s birthday tattooed

98) Get *in vino vertias* tattooed

99) Remove KHLIL

100)               Pay off debt

·      LOL – Not with the addition of an iMac and an iPad

101)                $10 for every goal/item accomplished (11/101)