101 Things in 1,001 Days

UPDATE:  1/4/15 - I have obviously not completed all of these things.  However, they will remain on my general list of things I'd love to complete.  I'll give myself some credit though.  I did cross off some more items before posting this update!

I saw that a friend of mine had posted this on her blog and I simply fell in love with the idea!  What 101 things do you want to do in 1,001 days (a little less than 3 years)?  It's harder than it looks.  Don't believe me?  Then you should try it.  Here's my list (don't judge - some items are ordinary, some a bit too idealistic, but all of them - me!)

1.      Sell something on Etsy
2.      Bake an actual cupcake recipe rather than just decorate one
3.      Take a ballet class (like the old days!)
4.      Learn some Italian
5.      Make some yummy homemade guacamole - Delish!
6.      See a Broadway show  - Saw Beauty and the Beast in Orlando - it was awesome
7.      Visit Marco Island and Amelia Island in Florida
8.      Volunteer with Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
9.      Write a book
10.    Get a passport
11.    Get a stamp in my passport
12.    Go strawberry picking
13.    Try ziplining
14.    Be a good sport and attend a UCF sporting event
15.    Visit Mt. Vernon, Virginia
16.    Have my dogs pass the AKC Canine Good Citizen test (I'm being optimistic here!)
17.    Sing at a karaoke bar
18.    Stop biting my nails
19.    Create a piece of art and hang it up somewhere
20.    Decorate my own place
21.    Visit the Florida Everglades
22.    Eat vegetarian meals for a full week
23.    Start attending church again
24.    Visit the World Trade Center memorial
25.    Go to an Orlando Magic game
26.    Try snowboarding
27.    Visit Las Vegas
28.    Take a photography class with my digital SLR camera
29.    Be someone's godparent (pretty please, you guys are all having kids!)
30.    Buy a piece of Disney artwork (since I'm always browsing through the art store anyways)
31.    Get dogs to serve as therapy dogs (or at least one of them)
32.    Donate old business clothes to 'Dress for Success'
33.    Join Kiwanis
34.    Visit a large national park - Yellowstone or Yosemite
35.    Bike the entire length of the Clermont/West Orange Trail
36.    Do something awesome for my 30th birthday - Miami, Broadway shows, Halloween goodness, friends and family, October 2012 was a good month
37.    Visit Chicago
38.    Stay at a Disney resort
39.    See seaturtles hatch and swim to the ocean at night
40.    Present a workshop at a conference - Presented at ASCA this year, woo-hoo
41.    Watch 'Modern Family' from the beginning
42.    Go deep-sea fishing
43.    Make my own coquito
44.    Visit the major national museums in Washington D.C.
45.    Finish my college scrapbook (so that it's done and can finally be put away...)
46.    Revisit Kennedy Space Center
47.    Swim with the manatees
48.    Make pumpkin cheesecake
49.    Get a tattoo....maybe....yes?
50.    Watch five classic movies I've never seen - Working on it, watched 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' - Ehh.., 
51.    Do a cartwheel in public for no reason
52.    Teach a class
53.    Understand the game of football
54.    Become fluent in Spanish
55.    Look into what it takes to open a business
56.    Visit Tybee Island, Georgia
57.    Visit New Orleans again - Just took a group of students here for Alternative Spring Break!
58.    Create a cake, cupcakes, or cake-pops for someone's very special occasion
59.    Purchase a fancy dress
60.    Take a cooking class
61.    Make my own scarf
62.    Get a new pair of glasses
63.    See a ballet other than "The Nutcracker"
64.    Submit a piece of art for 1st Thursdays
65.    Become First Aid/CPR certified
66.    Go camping
67.    Try paddle-boarding
68.    See Winter the dolphin in Clearwater (from Dolphin Tale!)
69.    See Dolphin Tale
70.    Snorkel in Silver Springs
71.    Celebrate New Year's Eve in NYC
72.    Play in the autumn leaves in Central Park
73.    Ride to the top of the Citrus Tower
74.    Remember a really funny joke and tell it well
75.    Host a holiday party
76.    Do something creative/good with my bridesmaid dresses
77.    Drink more water
78.    Return my overdue library book and leave a nice note in the book
79.    Answer the "50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind"
80.    Ride a real train somewhere
81.    Go to an estate sale
82.    Buy a lottery ticket
83.    Buy fresh flowers once a month
84.    Attend a midnight premiere of a movie
85.    Don't log in to Facebook for at least one week
86.    Visit the Grand Canyon
87.    Build a butterfly garden
88.    Stay at a Bed 'n Breakfast
89.    See a local community play
90.    Have a picnic at a winery
91.    Read 50 new books
92.    Refinish a piece of old furniture
93.    Visit LegoLand
94.    Get a facial
95.    Donate blood
96.    Visit Leu Gardens
97.    Get a skin test done
98.    Teach Kiwi, my parrotlet, to say a word or sing a song - RIP Kiwi :(
99.     Go to a major league baseball game
100.   Visit Tampa Art Museum
101.   Fall in love with a great guy :)  I can include that right? lol

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So, I have been trying to come up with this list for awhile.  It was a bit difficult, but I can happily report that I have completed item #73.  After almost 17 years of living in Clermont, I never went up the Citrus Tower and it is literally a baseball's throw from our home.  It was really quiet since I was the only person up there.  And I thankfully did not have a freak-out moment since I'm afraid of heights.  I actually did okay.

The Citrus Tower was originally a look-out post for all of the orange groves in the area.  It's amazing to see that all of those groves have been replaced with housing and development.  Take a look:

That was then.  And this is now:

Rolling hills and subdivisions...

I love that this picture says the horizon is 35 miles away.  Well here's one thing I can cross of my list.  I'm excited to see whether I can accomplish most of the things I listed!