Wednesday, January 1, 2025

101 Things to Do in 2024 - End of Year

 
Not too bad on my list this year! Almost 70% completed, and anything over 50% I call a success. Ten years, I have been making these lists, and I have to say I think they've been more fun to work on each year! 

1. Take a glass blowing class (February 17)


2. Read every book currently on my Goodreads TBR (well I got it to under 100 books, so thats an accomplishment at least. Problem is I add books faster than I can read them!)

3. See Blink-182 in concert (August 6)


4. Carve pumpkins for Halloween 

5. Visit a Laura Ingalls Wilder site 

6. Go on an Alaskan cruise (July 14-21)


7. Visit my friends in Tennessee 

8. Go to the Jack-o-latern Spectacular at the Minnesota Zoo (November 1)


9. Read 120 books (120)

10. Eat at the Minnesota State Fair (August 25)



11. Continue (re-)reading one John Grisham book each month until I'm certain I've read all of his books.
12. Go to a Minnesota Wild game (November 30)


13. Go to a Minnesota Twins game (August 24)



14. Win something
  • The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren from Goodreads
  • Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out by Gracie Gold from Goodreads
  • Scone mix at the MIEA conference
  • Candy & Target GC door prize at PD
  • January - August Calendar Kid Plushie Dolls from Calendar Kids

15. Try a new craft class

16. Eat somewhere new from Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
  • Lake Effect Diner (Buffalo, NY - August 31)
  • Blackthorn Restaurant and Pub (Buffalo, NY - September 1)

17. Drink wine at Garvin Heights Vineyard

18. Put books in a Little Free Library

19. Sell cards at a craft fair

20. Attend Ashley for the Arts (August 9-10)


21. See the new Mean Girls movie in theaters (January 21)

22. Tasting at a distillery I haven't been to yet

23. See Kenny Chesney at U.S. Bank Stadium (May 4)


24. Finish reading the Nightmare Hall series

25. Finish reading the Jack Randall series

26. Eat brunch at Muddled Thyme


27. Eat my way through Toronto

28. Finish my 2023 scrapbook

29. Finish my 22-23 school year scrapbook

30. Go to a yoga class, at least once

31. Find a financial planner and get all my retirement accounts sorted

32. Scrapbook autographed photos

33. Find a fun summer PD (Sea Camp - Adventures in Marine Biology, June 23 - 29)


34. Visit the Lake Geneva ice caves (Our tickets were cancelled - they closed early due to the lack of cold weather needed to sustain the ice castles)

35. Go to a paint class



36. Attend Country Boom (Couldn't go - our cruise ended the same weekend as the festival)

37. Watch 10 documentaries/docuseries (12 - I stopped keeping count after that)
  • Escaping Twin Flames
  • Mommy Dead and Dearest
  • American Nightmare
  • Sherri Papini: Lies, Lies, and More Lies
  • Children of the Snow
  • Brandy Hellville
  • What Jennifer Did
  • Unlocked: A Jail Experiment
  • Simon Biles Rising
  • Who Killed Jill Dando
  • At Witt's End - The Hunt for a Killer
  • American Murder: Laci Peterson

38. Try curling

39. Earn the Southwest Companion Pass

40. Get Aaron TSA PreCheck 

41. Get Ike TSA PreCheck

42. Make lefse with mom

43. Make more hand knit blankets on my own

44. Eat dinner in an 'igloo' (plans cancelled due to lack of cold weather)

45. Cook something from my Harry Potter cookbook

46. Complete a puzzle

47. Participate in an angel tree program during Christmas time 

48. Buy a new bed

49. Earn $100+ in giftcards on my various points/rebate apps ($465)
  • $25 Amazon GC from Receipt Hog
  • $25 Victoria's Secret GC from Fetch
  • $25 Buffalo Wild Wings GC from Fetch
  • $25 Kohls GC from Fetch
  • $50 American Eagle GC from MyPoints
  • $25 Amazon GC from BCBS
  • $25 Amazon GC from BCBS
  • $25 Amazon GC from ibotta 
  • $25 Amazon GC from Fetch
  • $20 Amazon GC from ibotta
  • $25 Amazon GC from Fetch
  • $50 Amazon GC from BCBS
  • $20 Target GC from ibotta
  • $25 Target GC from BCBS
  • $30 Target GC from MyPoints
  • $20 Target GC from BCBS
  • $20 Target GC from Fetch
  • $10 Target GC from BCBS

50. Play ski ball at Can Can Wonderland

51. Go to the chiropractor 12x 

52. Get a massage at least 6x (only went twice)

53. Travel to see the total solar eclipse (April 8)




















54. Go to a Minnesota Timberwolves game

55. See It Ends With Us in theaters (August 13)

56. Try out Soula Spa (January 14)

57. Go sledding (December 22)


58. Get caught up on NCIS

59. Find shelving and organize the basement storage room



60. Update my map project with photos of Aaron & I



61. Read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone MinaLima Edition

62. Read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets MinaLima Edition

63. Read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban MinaLima Edition

64. Go axe throwing

65. See Deadpool 3 in theaters (August 7)

66. Visit the Polish Museum

67. Take the kids to the pool


68. Tour the Watkins Museum

69. Eat at Lovechild in La Crosse

70. Sip wine at Riverview Winery

71. Eat at Taco JED in Rochester

72. Roadtrip with my #teammates4lyfe

73. See Take Cover in concert again (December 28)

74. Complete Merrick's scrapbook

75. Get caught up on my Paper Pumpkin kits

76. Get the cyst sucked out of my head

77. Label all of grandma's old family pictures

78. Complete all my Influenster tasks on time

79. Read 1 ebook/month

80.  Get an automatic starter put in my car

81. Eat at Sliced

82. Eat at Norvary

83. See Avril Lavigne in concert (September 12)


84. Explore downtown Red Wing

85. Ride with sled dogs


86. Relax at an all-inclusive in the Caribbean (put off to next year because I waited too long to plan and airfare is stupid expensive Thanksgiving weekend)

87. Take a charcuterie class


88. Try physical therapy to help with migraines

89. See Blake Shelton in concert for the 7th time (August 25)



90. Take a cocktail making class

91. See a show at The Fillmore (October 12)


92. Eat at 4 Sisters in La Crosse


93. Find some good chicken and waffles


94. Attend Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival (October 17-18)

95. Go up in the Space Needle


96. Try dry needling to help with migraines

97. Go to Valley Scare


98. Go to the National Buffalo Wings Festival in Buffalo, NY (August 31)



99. Try trigger point injections to help with migraines

100. Make a new recipe with something I've grown (pesto, hot sauce)

101. See a show at The Armory


Total Completed:  68 / 101
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