101 in 1001

For more information on what “101 in 1001” is, you can read my introductory post (specifically Item #2), and/or visit the Day Zero Project website.

Start Date: 9/16/2011
End Date: 6/13/2014

DATE-DEPENDENT

1. Done! See the Winter Carnival ice sculptures
2. Done! Attend the Minneapolis May Day Parade
3. Done! Volunteer with Project Homeless Connect
4. Done! Read the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution

SEASON-DEPENDENT

5.  Done! Go to the city’s farmers market
6. Done! Participate in an “Empty Bowls” event
7. Done! Watch one of my sweetie’s broomball games
8. Done! Visit the Minnesota Zoo
9. Done! Go to a Twins game
10. Done! Go on a peace walk
11. Done! Try kayaking
12. Done! Try geocaching or letterboxing

NEED TO FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO…

13. Done! Participate in a flash mob
14. Done! Participate in a drumming event
15. Done! Participate in National Night Out/Night To Unite
16. Done! Ride a horse
17. Done! Let high school kids bag my groceries
18. Done! Buy a glass of lemonade from a kid’s stand
19. Done! Buy Cookie Cart cookies
20. Done! Attend a community outdoor concert
21. Done! Go hang-gliding/parasailing/hot air ballooning/ziplining
22. Done! Meet the mayor
23. Done! Get my fortune told
24. Done! Go to a Caritas Vocal Ensemble performance
25. Done! Watch Beasley’s Big Band
26. Done! Attend/observe Participate in a Pecha Kucha event
27. Done! Attend a mosque
28. Done! Participate in a National Day of Prayer
29. Ride a mechanical bull
30. Done! Become CPR/AED certified
31. Done! Get a henna tattoo
32. Done! Complete a ‘thing to do’ that someone else suggests (the only caveat: it has to be new to me)

EXCURSIONS

33. Done! Visit all of the Minnesota Historic Sites in the cities: Historic Fort Snelling
34. Done! Minnesota Historic Site: Minnehaha Depot
35. Minnesota Historic Site: Sibley House Historic Site
36. Minnesota Historic Site: Minnesota Museum of American Art
37. Done! Minnesota Historic Site: Minnesota History Center
38. Done! Minnesota Historic Site: American Swedish Institute
39. Done! Minnesota Historic Site: Mill City Museum
40. Done! Minnesota Historic Site: James J Hill House
41. Done! Minnesota Historic Site: Alexander Ramsey House
42. Done! Visit the State Capitol building
43. Done! Go to an ethnic supermarket I have never shopped at before
44. Done! Go to the First Thursday Art Crawl at the Northrup King building
45. Done! Go to Art A Whirl
46. Done! Go to a concert at Orchestra Hall
47. Done! Go to a dance recital
48. Done! Do pull tabs
49. Done! Play BINGO in a bingo hall
50. Done! Take a yoga class at Core Power
51. Done! Go to a yoga Friday night donation class
52. Done! Experience a new style of yoga
53. Done! See Cirque du Soleil the Blue Man Group
54. Done! Attend a show at the Guthrie
55. Done! See a comedy show at New Hope Cinema Grill
56. Watch the stars
57. Done! Go to one Alliance Française event
58. Done! Tour the Basilica
59. Done! Check out the observation deck at the Foshay Tower
60. Done! Get a microderm abrasion chemical peel
61. Done! Get a facial
62. Done! Get an acupuncture treatment
63. Done! Eat a raw-food meal
64. Done! Listen to a polka band at Nye’s Polonaise Room
65. Done! Check out the student union at Macalester
66. Done! Get professionally fitted for a bra
67. Attend a race at Elko Speedway
68. Done! Get a golf lesson
69. Done! Take a pole dancing class
70. Done! Try on a pair of vibramfivefingers shoes
71. Done! Shop at Penzy’s
72. Done! Attend a Quaker Friends meeting

NO PLANNING REQUIRED

73. Done! Take a bath in our ‘new’ tub
74. Done! Try a new fruit (plus a bonus entry)
75. Done! Try a new vegetable
76. Done! Try a new type of cheese
77. Done! Try a new flavor style of ice cream (plus a bonus experience)
78. Done! Try cannoli
79. Done! Try cheese curds
80. Done! Try Nutella
81. Done! Give a microloan
82. Done! Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”
83. Done! Mail a post card to PostSecret
84. Done! Learn a new joke
85. Done! Make baklava
86. Make cream puffs
87. Done! Make ice cream in a bag
88. Done! Make scones
89. Done! Make biscotti
90. Done! Make homemade applesauce
91. Done! Poach an egg
92. Done! Price out a home vegetable garden
93. Done! Learn to play craps
94. Learn how to whistle with my fingers
95. Learn one string game (like Cat’s Cradle)
96. Done! Get an aromatherapy diffuser for my car
97. Done! Organize my jewelry
98. Done! Watch the “7 Up” documentary series
99. Redecorate my home office
100. Done! Participate in a Tricycle online group
101. Write a book