99 in 999

My friend Elizabeth shared something an idea I am very much excited about. To do it, I choose 99 things I want to do over the next 999 days. For each task I accomplish, I put a dollar in a jar and when it's all done, I donate it to a charity.

I'm really excited to record my experiences over the next 999 days. Some of these items are things I want to do and some I am scared to do. In any case, it will be an adventure in daring greatly.

Start date: April 21, 2013
End date: January 15, 2016
  1. Hike the Subway with rappelling
  2. Climb a rock wall
  3. Ride an elephant
  4. Go through the temple
  5. Perform a poem publicly
  6. Send a care package
  7. Send flowers to someone
  8. Go to a Cirque du Soleil show
  9. See Celine Dion in concert
  10. Finish a 1000 piece puzzle
  11. Host an Elliot-quality/awesome themed party
  12. See a Broadway show
  13. Make a pin-able travel map
  14. Share a Book of Mormon with someone
  15. Sing a song in church (choir or other)
  16. Pay for the person behind me in drive thru
  17. Write a letter to myself at age 40
  18. Go roller skating
  19. Go to a book signing
  20. Drive a luxury car
  21. Eat at The Spot in Florida
  22. Go snowboarding
  23. Write a letter to someone I don't know personally
  24. Finish portrait of Baily
  25. Run a half marathon
  26. Run a marathon
  27. TV Fast for two weeks
  28. Read Jesus the Christ
  29. Send out Christmas Cards (in progress)
  30. Visit New York City
  31. Get a grown up job
  32. Work on novel with Rachelle
  33. Facebook Fast for one week
  34. Finish Mormon.org profile
  35. Get professional family photos w/ Mom, Russ, and Kye
  36. Go geocasching
  37. Watch a Sunrise and Sunset in the same day
  38. Star Wars marathon--all 6
  39. Be a tourist in the city I live in
  40. Eat three new vegetables I never tried
  41. Go stargazing with a telescope
  42. Spend a day without my cellphone (in the US)
  43. Read a newspaper cover to cover
  44. Go Kayaking
  45. Listen to Democracy Now/news of somekind everyday for a 4 weeks
  46. Read the Koran
  47. Learn three songs on an instrument
  48. Digitize home movies
  49. Write 10 poems
  50. Publish a poem
  51. Read 20 Newbery medal or honor book (2/20)
  52. Legit Eat to Live for 6 weeks
  53. Memorize all of the countries in the world on a map
  54. Meditate every day for a month
  55. Memorize 25 scriptures
  56. Do a portrait of me and Kye for mom
  57. Complete a sprint triatholon
  58. Make an article of clothing out of thrift store clothing
  59. Wear lipstick every day for a week
  60. Host a themed party
  61. Give up eating out for 4 weeks
  62. Do a sketch a day for 30 days
  63. Attend Comic Con
  64. Say yes to hanging out with someone 5 times
  65. Go backpacking/camping
  66. Hike the Arch in Utah
  67. Spend a day with each sibling doing whatever they want
  68. 72 hour kit
  69. Do a good deed each day for 30 days
  70. Floss everyday for a month
  71. Learn to speak spanish or other foreign lanugage
  72. Get my LCSW
  73. Pay off student loans
  74. Graduate with a master's degree
  75. Document 99 in 999 via blog
  76. Finish 6 seasons of LOST
  77. Write 20 letters to people I love and appreciate
  78. Photo shoot with Grandma McArthur's dress 
  79. Watch 25 Best Picture winners
  80. Go to the temple every week  for 3 months
  81. Visit 5 countires outside the US (3/5)
  82. Visit a foreign country in the Western Hemisphere
  83. Bring into reality 25 ideas from Pinterest
  84. Read 10 books I own and haven't read yet
  85. Resign my membership to a certain undisclosed club
  86. Buy a swimsuit and wear it confidently
  87. Plant and enjoy "fruit" of a vegetable garden
  88. Travel to visit a friend  (I'm counting the trip to Denver and Seattle)
  89. Memorize US geography on a map
  90. Read the Standard Works
  91. Index 1000 names
  92. Participate in a theater production
  93. Be in a foreign country for 4 weeks (this was not all in the same country but I'm counting it because I doubt I'll every have 4 weeks off of work again)
  94. Learn about 10 inspiring women via various media
  95. Memorize the "Daring Greatly" quote
  96. Listen to a General Conference talk every day
  97. Lose 10% of body weight 5 times
  98. Learn to change a flat tire
  99. Inspire someone to do their own 99 in 999


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