Mrs. Houseful's 101 in 1001 Days

It’s really nice to come back to this list every now and again and see what I can actually cross off. I thought that there wouldn’t be anything, and it turns out that I have quite a bit to cross off. If you need background, you can check the 101 in 1001 Days out HERE

Here we go:

Spirit

Read my bible daily
Study the Sunday School Lesson every Saturday Night with the Mr.
Really open my ears and spirit to HEAR what God wants to do with my life
Pray MORE
Pray before making major decisions – each and every time

Mind

Read a total of 75 books for FUN. (Goodreads.com will help me keep on track
Re-enroll in school to finish my undergrad degree. *Hangs head in shame*
Take a sewing class
Take a quilting class

Body

Start and complete P90x (*bitesnails*)
Get ACTIVE exercise OUTSIDE for at least 90 minutes each week – no excuses
Tone my belly
Eat healthier meals
Visit a spa at least ONCE a year and get a massage and facial
Get pedicures monthly during the summer and every other month during fall and winter
Keep polish on toenails done monthly

Mom

Spend at least thirty minutes with each child, each day
Become and integral part of the cellists musical life
Take the cellist on a cruise (*yikes*)
Teach the ladybug how to ride a bike
Enroll the ladybug in tumbling classes
Read every single night to the ladybug no matter how tired I am
Read at least one hour a day with the cellist – even if we’re listening to the audio version and discussing afterwards
Cook one meal each week with the cellist and ladybug’s help
Go on one full outing with each of the children alone, once a quarter – the gradually once a month
Open savings accounts for the last three children

Wife

Watch football games where the Bears AREN’T playing, with the Mr
Get back to planning date nights every month
Make a big deal for Father’s Day every year
Pray with him every evening
Speak into his spirit each day
~~Take a cruise with him~~
~~Visit another country with him any other country~~
~~Take our first plane ride together~~

Traveler

~~Las Vegas~~
~~California~~
Washington State
Oregon
Yosemite National Park
Massachusetts
Maine
Connecticut
Mt. Rushmore

DIY

~~Sew myself a skirt~~
~~Sew myself a dress~~
Sew myself some pants
~~Learn how to knit or crochet – or both~~
Learn how to draft my own pattern
~~Sew the ladybug and Lil Miss Twizzler holiday skirts~~
~~Sew the cellist and Sir Twizzler holiday ties~~
Finish scrapbooks for each child
~~Set up a real craft room, complete with sewing table, scrapbooking table, and general craft table and storage~~
After doing 1-3, sew myself a wardrobe for each season (*yikes*)

Home

Finish painting all of the rooms
Get completely matching living room furniture
Get completely matching dining room furniture
Add smart storage solutions
Do the closet office idea that I ~~stole~~ saw on Pinterest
Finish the children’s bedrooms
Finish the bathroom
Finish our bedroom
Finish the homeschool area
Finish the den
~~Give away all of the unused dishes and appliances to GoodWill~~
Continue to scale down all of the clothes we can no longer fit or want and give to GoodWill.
Meal plan for the month – and factor celebrations and such into the planning. Stay realistic.
Finally complete Dave Ramsey’s financial university (it was free darn it!)
Start our porch vegetable garden

Finances

Tithe regularly
Take active steps to increase credit score
Save six months salary
Pay down ALL credit
Get to zero balances and stay there EACH month on store credit cards
~~Pay off car, and purchase new one with lower interest rate AND monthly payment~~
~~Start saving for building a home from the ground up~~. WE BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP IN 2014

Friend

Drop more snail mail IN the actual mail
Send out birthday cards to immediate family and close friends each year (write them up at the end of the preceding month to make it easier)
~~Go out to lunch or dinner once a month with my girlfriends~~
~~Take a girls only trip somewhere~~
Drive out of town once a quarter to visit a friend (planned with them of course)

For Fun

Learn how to roller skate (the right way)
Learn how to swim (the right way) including treading water – WITH the husband
take a Zumba class
Go to an opera on opening night – and dress to the nines
stay at a downtown hotel (after pricing down of course)
Take a horse drawn carriage ride
TOUR my city. Every nook and cranny, every neighborhood, and document on this blog.
Do something seasonal every season – don’t just PLAN to do it. For instance – Boo at the Zoo for Halloween, Christmas Lights during the Holidays, Easter something, Veterans Day, Spring festivals, Street Festivals during the summer.
~~Go and see a musical~~
~~Go and see a play~~
~~See the Blue Man Group~~
~~Take the ladybug to a play~~
~~Take the cellist to a play~~
Go to a parade for Thanksgiving or Christmas
Create holiday traditions
~~Purchase my Canon or Nikon DSLR~~
Purchase my iPad

My Craft

~~Open my Etsy shop~~
Have a full stocking of cloth diapers, wipes, bibs and blankets
Continue party planning – of sorts
Continue baking and decorating

I’m not faring well on the spiritual aspect like I thought I would be. Praying daily is actually very difficult for me, and yes I am the wife of a minister. I always feel like I’m asking for something, or just not doing it right. And yes, I grew up in a Pentecostal household, so I have several YEARS worth of examples. If you all are joining in this challenge, how are you doing?