Day Zero

Yesterday E and I began our Day Zero Project. Our list is full of quick trips, festivals, random activities that we have always wanted to try, and many other plans to enhance our lives, give C lots of life experiences and really help us live for today. It started off as my list and E quickly jumped on so you will still find a few numbers that apply only to me, but mostly they are all joint or family activities and goals. Hopefully we will be able to cross everything off our list in 1001 days. The intent of this blog is to keep track of our experiences and have a place to post pictures of our adventures. Once we have completed an item on the list I will cross it off. Now, onto the list!

Day Zero Project: June 2, 2012 - February 28, 2015

Vacations
1. Visit San Francisco
2. Go to Disney World
3. Weekend in Glenwood Springs
4. Visit New York
5. Visit Mesa Verde National Park
6. Go on a tropical vacation
7. Go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Day Trips and Activities
8. Visit the Royal Gorge
9. Go to Blackhawk
10. Visit the Cave of the Winds
11. Watch a meteor shower
12. Denver Chalk Art Festival on Larimer Square
13. Colorado's Dragon Boat Festival
14. Burro Days
15. Visit the Wild Animal Sanctuary
16. Go to Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo
17. Attend the Colorado Balloon Classic
18. Haunted Denver Tour
19. Parade of Lights
20. Watch a Cirque du Soleil show
21. Watch a Movie in the Park
22. Go to the Denver Botanic Gardens
23. Visit a winery
24. Take a walking tour of Denver
25. Go to the Butterfly Pavillion
26. Go horseback riding
27. Scuba Diving (because we haven't gone since the honeymoon)
28. Go to the Swetsville zoo in Fort Collins
29. Go to a Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks

A Little Bit of Culture
30. Go to a comedy club
31. Go to a Rockies fireworks game
32. Bait, hook, catch, and unhook a fish
33. Taste of Colorado
34. Attend a Murder Mystery dinner
35. Go indoor rock climbing
36. Go on a Hot Air Balloon ride

Expanding Horizons
37. Try an "everything" bagel
38. Start a vegetable garden
39. Build a campfire
40. Create an app
41. Learn to sew
42. Grow a plant from a seed
43. Go out for sushi
44. Try fish tacos
45. Be able to identify 10 constellations
46. Try 10 new interesting foods (9/10)
      i)Eel (6/24/2012)
      ii)Cactus (9/3/2012)
      iii)Deep Fried Oreo (9/3/2012)
        iv)Sashimi(10/27/2012)
        v)Parsnip(1/12/2013)
        vi)Monkey Lover's Roll (Sushi)(2/09/2013)
        vii)Braised Rabbit(3/04/2013)
        viii)Rambutan and Longan (07/19/2013)
        ix) Rattlesnake and Pheasant Hotdog (09/20/2013)
47. Adventure dinner
48. Start a blog
49. Try out KalorieBox (3/3)
50. Shoot a gun

Just For Me
51. Buy a pair of cowboy boots
52. Buy a pair of Tom's shoes
53. Get a hot stone massage

Giving back
54. Race for the Cure
55. Pay for the person behind me at Starbucks
56. Donate once a year (clothes, toys, etc) (2/3)
57. Give a gift a month (18/29)

Socialize
58. Have a no reason BBQ
59. Host a board game night
60. Have a theme party
61. Dinner/lunch date with friends once a month (18/29)

Family Time
62. Build a birdhouse
63. Walk to the bakery for breakfast
64. Go swimming once a month (18/29)
65. Go to the zoo once a month for a year (21/33)
66. Take C to watch the circus animals walk from the train to the Coliseum
67. Take C to the circus
68. Buy a croquet set and learn how to play
79. Watch the sunrise and sunset in the same day
70. C scenic calendar
71. Build a snowman

Grown Up Business
72. Buy a House
73. Baby #2
74. Get Passports for me and C
75. Pay off credit cards
76. Pay off my car
77. Establish an emergency fund
78. Get hail damage on my car fixed
79. Buy a new dresser

In the Kitchen
80. Make a custom recipe book from our favorite recipes
81. Make a pizza from scratch
82. Learn to cook lobster
83. Try a new recipe every month(19/33)
      1. Lemon Chicken with Broccoli over Angel Hair Pasta (6/11/2012)
        2. Banana Split Cupcakes (7/28/2012)
        3. Cinnamon Molasses Muffins (8/9/2012) / Jello Fruit Snacks (8/19/2012)
        4. Baguettes (9/12/2012)
        5. Black Bean and Salmon Tostadas (10/16/2012)
        6. Italian Skewers(11/3/2012)
        7. Spicy Chicken Crock Pot Wraps (12/09/2012)
        8. Spicy Soba with Shiitakes and Peas (1/2/2013)
        9. Chicken Fajitas with Caliente Rub (2/3/2013)
      10. Fab Ginger-Beef Skewers (3/1/2013)
      11. Albondigas (Meatball) Soup (4/1/2013)
      12. Japanese Chicken Yakisoba Noodles and Kale Chips(5/1/2013)
      13. Brownie Cheesecake Bars (7/18/2013)
      14. Slow Cooker Cabbage Rolls (8/24/2013)
      15. Jambalaya (9/1/2013)
      16. Beef Taco Pasta (10/2/2013)
      17. Pumpkin Pie Pancakes with Apple Butter (10/5/2013)
      18. Caprese Garlic Bread (11/05/2013)
      19. Mini Cherry Cheesecake Bites (1/29/2014)
84. Make my own sushi
85. Make a pie on Pi day
86. Cook an artichoke
87. Learn how to make an omelet

Healthier Lifestyle
88. No fast food for a month
89. Don't eat out for a month
90. Complete the 30 Day Shred in 30 days
91. Take a dance class (salsa, ballroom, swing, etc)
92. Try Zumba
93. Complete the 52 week home organization challenge

1. Master bedroom closet and linen closet
2. Master bedroom and shoes
3. Purses and Bags, Laundry
4. Makeup and Jewelry
5. Bathrooms and First Aid/Medicine 
6. C's Closet and Bedroom
7. Kitchen: Counter Tops and Sink, Drawers and Cabinets
8. Kitchen: Spices and Food Storage Areas, Refrigerator and Freezer
9. Recipes and Cookbooks, Meal Planning
10. Laundry Room
11. Living Room and Dining Room
12. Coupons and Mail Organization
13. Files, Manuals, and Warranties
14. Cat Room Closet
15. Wrapping Paper and Gift Bags
16. Books
17. Pictures (digital and non)
18. Home inventory and Movies
19. Vehicles
20. Garage
21. Home Office and Crafts
22. Computers (Organize Files, back-up, etc)

94. Buy flowers once a month for the house (22/33)

Home Entertainment
95. Watch 26 movies we've never seen starting with each letter of the alphabet
A - American Reunion (8/6/2012)
B - Battleship (9/2/2012)
C - Chronicle (6/11/2012)
D - The Dark Knight Rises (8/4/2012)
E -
F - The Five-Year Engagement (9/16/2012)
G - The Grey (7/1/2012)
H - Hop (6/3/2012)
I -
J -
K - The Kids Are All Right (12/28/2012)
L - The Lucky One (8/31/2012)
M - Mirror Mirror (7/29/2012)
N - Now You See Me (2/6/2014)
O - Our Idiot Brother (6/2/2012)
P - Prometheus (11/24/2012)
Q -
R -
S - Snow White and the Huntsman (10/14/2012)
T - This is 40 (4/5/2013)
U -
V -
W - The Woman in Black (6/24/2012)
X -
Y -
Z - Zero Dark Thirty (4/28/2013)
96. Re-read The Great Gatsby
97. Make an iTunes playlist of my 101 favorite songs
98. Watch 10 classic movies
      i) Dirty Dancing (3/3/2013)
       ii) The Princess Bride (7/23/2013)
      iii) The Breakfast Club (1/2/2014)
99. Watch 10 documentary films
      i) The Whale That Exploded (7/5/2012)
100. Watch all the Star Wars movies (6/6)
101. Clean up iTunes