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 Things to accomplish between March 1, 2023, and November 26, 2025:

  1. Get weight loss surgery.
  2. Lose 25 pounds.
  3. Lose 50 pounds.
  4. Lose 75 pounds
  5. Lose 100 pounds.
  6. Lose 125 pounds.
  7. Lose 150 pounds.
  8. Lose 175 pounds.
  9. Lose 200 pounds.
  10. Lose 225 pounds.
  11. Get off my depression/anxiety meds.
  12. Run 1 mile.
  13. Run 5K.
  14. Run 8K.
  15. Run 10K.
  16. Run a half marathon.
  17. Get pregnant with Baby #2.
  18. Read a classic book I've never read.
  19. Read 15 new books.
  20. Read 5 books in French.
  21. Reread all the American Girl books.
  22. Try 5 new local restaurants.
  23. Try 10 new recipes.
  24. Do a "cook-the-book" recipe challenge.
  25. Get a new tattoo.
  26. Go to Hawaii.
  27. Go to Seattle.
  28. Go to Washington, D.C.
  29. Go to France.
  30. Go to Disney.
  31. Visit my cousins in Colorado.
  32. Revisit some of our favorite South Carolina parks.
  33. Go to a state I've never visited before.
  34. Buy myself flowers.
  35. Buy flowers for someone else out of the blue.
  36. Plant a vegetable garden.
  37. Make homemade cheese.
  38. Go kayaking.
  39. Do an organized bike ride.
  40. Take a vacation with my husband.
  41. Take an overnight/weekend getaway with my son.
  42. Pay off my car loan.
  43. Pay off my credit card.
  44. Pay off my medical loan.
  45. Get at least one full month's salary in my savings.
  46. Sell craft supplies on Etsy or eBay *or* start selling crafts again.
  47. Donate blood.
  48. Go to a concert.
  49. Go to a play.
  50. Go to a museum.
  51. Go to a zoo.
  52. Go to the movies.
  53. Write and submit a PJ Library book.
  54. Write and submit to Highlights.
  55. Write and submit a NYT crossword puzzle.
  56. Write another collection of poetry.
  57. Write a weight loss memoir.
  58. Complete a large painting for the living room.
  59. Audition for a play.
  60. Get a massage.
  61. Get my nails done.
  62. Fly without a seatbelt extender.
  63. Take a photo of the same place every month for year and then turn it into a calendar.
  64. Have my Tarot cards read.
  65. Have professional family photos taken.
  66. Have boudoir photos taken.
  67. Get Scuba certified.
  68. Climb at an indoor rock wall.
  69. Get new glasses.
  70. Host Christmas for my whole family at my house.
  71. Try a group fitness class.
  72. Pose nude for an art class.
  73. Submit something in a new entry category at the county fair.
  74. Reach the Emerald level milestone on Swagbucks.
  75. Keep my desk clean for a whole month.
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  97. Write a will.
  98. Move my mom out to live with us, at least for the winters.
  99. Scatter my dad's ashes.
  100. Make peace with my dad and his passing.
  101. Make a new list for 11-26-25 to 8-23-28.

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