My first update during my second attempt at 101 in 1001...

What I did:

8. Choose and document One Little Word 2015 and 2016 -- I chose my 2015 word (HOME) and have completed January and February prompts. I've also done a fair amount projects related to my word.

10. Take a picture of myself every first day of the month -- It's hard, but I've done it for January and February so far.

13. Pass 500 books for Arthur's 1000 Books Before Kindergarten -- We read 18 new books in January which puts us at 166 total books.

15. Host a Pinterest party/crafting day/crop -- With my new Meetup group, I've committed to hosting an open house / crop day once a month. January was a big success and I've already scheduled February, March, and April's days.

19. Create and order my own personalized stamp -- Ordered and arrived. I've already used it a few times.

24. Attend 5 concerts -- J and I saw Tim Minchin in San Francisco a few weeks back. Awesome concert!

25. Complete 10 Day in the Life posts -- My thought is to do one of these once a quarter. I've gotten Winter 2015's done and scheduled to publish this week.

26. Read 50 of my owned unread books -- January I only read 3 books from shelves, but it's a start!

28. Read 100,000 pages toward 1,000,000 page goal -- January's total pages read was 2045.

29. Finish 2015 and 2016 Project Life book (family and Arthur) -- I've started on 2015's PL books. I finished the family's January pages and started Arthur's January pages. I want to finish his pages during the retreat next weekend.

34. Make 250 different greeting cards -- 7 different designs done. 243 to go...

37. Finish watching every Star Trek television episode and movie -- I've already finished Next Gen. We are in the middle of The Original Series, Voyager, DS9, Enterprise, and the movies.

45. Make 50 new recipes -- I've tried 6 new recipes in January and the first half of February. Most will go into our regular rotation (pork roast wasn't the best...).

• Blueberry Crescent Rolls
• Smothered Pork Chops (Crock pot)
• Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
• Ranch Potatoes
• Parmesan Honey Pork Roast
• Mini Quiches

54. Try 25 new restaurants -- We tried one new restaurant in Castro Valley: Boulevard Burgers. Decent burger place as an alternative to fast food.

72. Donate something extra at each MVPA social x 10 -- For the Winter Social, we were collecting for Mended Little Hearts. I bought some extra toiletry items for their Bravery Bags.

78. Invest in blog business cards -- I ordered some new cards with a slightly new design and my new address.

101. Find and buy a signature piece of jewelry -- Done! I found a nice silver infinity design necklace.

Remaining goals and total:

Friends, Family, and Love 1. Send out homemade holiday cards in December 2. Build a snowman 3. Complete 52 once a week photos of Arthur 4. Spend a day at the beach 5. Date nights x 20 6. Complete a Jar of Life 7. Host a tea party 9. Write a personal manifesto 11. Give 5 Just Because gifts 12. Give Arthur 25 pictures books in 25 days for December 2015 14. Throw a Favorite Things party 16. Take Arthur and twins to go see Santa

Crafting and Culture 17. Attend an opera or musical 18. Reread the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit 20. Finish one of my Perpetual Reading Challenges 21. Make 10 non-greeting card crafts on my Pinterest boards 22. Ask 20 friends to suggest one book, and read them all 23. Watch a meteor shower 27. Tour a factory 30. Finish 2015 and 2015 December Daily 31. Catch up the twins scrapbook albums 32. Watch 100  different TED Talks and do a short review/analysis on the blog (new series) 33. Watch/rewatch every Academy Awards Best Picture since the year I was born (1982)

• 1982: Gandhi
• 1983: Terms of Endearment
• 1984: Amadeus
• 1985: Out of Africa
• 1986: Platoon
• 1987: The Last Emperor
• 1988: Rain Man
• 1989: Driving Miss Daisy
• 1990: Dances with Wolves
• 1991: Silence of the Lambs
• 1992: Unforgiven
• 1993: Schindler's List
• 1994: Forrest Gump
• 1995: Braveheart
• 1996: The English Patient
• 1997: Titanic
• 1998: Shakespeare in Love
• 1999: American Beauty
• 2000: Gladiator
• 2001: A Beautiful Mind
• 2002: Chicago
• 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• 2004: Million Dollar Baby
• 2005: Crash
• 2006: The Departed
• 2007: No Country for Old Men
• 2008: Slumdog Millionaire
• 2009: The Hurt Locker
• 2010: The King's Speech
• 2011: The Artist
• 2012: Argo
• 2013: 12 Years a Slave
• 2014: TBD
• 2015: TBD
• 2016: TBD

35. See a drive-in movie 36. Listen to every song by The Beatles 38. Have a Pixar movie month 39. Complete The Artist's Way 40. Complete a year of no book buying 41. Learn Ruby on rails 42. Participate in 30 Days of Lists 2x 43. Go to 5 tourist things in San Francisco

Food and Drink 44. Take a cooking class 46. Open a cookbook to a random page and make what ever is one it 47. Give up dining out for one month 48. Try Whole30 49. Make a pie on PI day 50. Meal plan for an entire month 51. Make fresh pasta 52. Learn to make a good martini 53. Do a brewery tour 55. Try 5 new to me foods 56. No pop for a month

Health and Fitness 57. Lose 2 pants sizes 58. Walk a 5K 59. Get a massage 60. Take a yoga class 61. Get three pedicures 62. Do a spa day 63. Meditate daily for a month 64. Complete a 30 miles in 30 days challenge 65. Get lasik 66. Get CPR certified again

Travel 67. Stay at a Bed and Breakfast 68. Go on a vacation with Josh 69. Visit the Redwoods (any park) 70. Travel to a new state

Philanthropic 71. Give a 100% tip 73. Pay it forward at Starbucks/coffeeshop 74. Donate to a Kickstarter campaign I love

Financial 75. Two week money fast (starting with full gas tanks and a full pantry) 76. Open an Etsy shop 77. Cash in my piggy bank for something special and frivolous 78. Invest in blog business cards

Miscellaneous 79. Get Arthur's tattoo 80. Get a passport 81. Get rid of 100 things 82. Learn how to use our DSLR 83. Take one free online class 84. Make a chalk mural on the balcony/driveway 85. Finish a Soduku puzzle 86. Grow something from a seed 87. Complete a coloring book 88. Buy the perfect LBD 89. Take an IQ test 90. Play Bingo in a bingo hall 91. Go horseback riding or hiking 92. Participate in 30 Day Wardrobe Challenge 93. Unplug completely for 24 hours 94. Officially close my Hotmail account 95. Go to a convention (blogging, SU,etc) 96. Dye my hair purple 97. Revamp my wardrobe 98.Take real photos of me for my blogs 99. Post a vlog 100. Go apple/berry/etc picking