101 in 1001: Already Accomplished

I know that I said my start date for my 101 in 1001 was going to be January 1, 2014, but I'm cheating and starting early--I can't help it, I'm too excited!  This was the first thing in my Personal & Fun section, and I really enjoyed doing it.  It was a good way to think about how far I've come and how much I've already accomplished, especially as I'm starting this huge new list of goals.  So, in no particular order, here are a bunch of things that I've already done with my life!

1. Attended Pride
2. Been to Listowel Writer’s Week
3. Met Colum McCann and had two books signed by him
4. Been to the Irish Parliament 
   
5. Met former political prisoners in Northern Ireland
6. Pulled a pint in an Irish pub
7. Visited a new continent
8. Visit the site of the Beatles first gig
9. Visited John Lennon’s favorite pub in Liverpool

   

   Inside the Philarmonic--so cool!

10. Attended a high tea 
    
11. Worked on a Presidential campaign

    

    My own little office

12. Saw Barack Obama speak (3 times! Columbus, Akron, Mentor High)  

    

    In Columbus (first time)...

    

    ..and Akron

13. Hot tubbed in the snow (Steamboat)
14. Visited a natural hot springs (Steamboat)
15. Been to the Atlantic Ocean (Outer Banks, Hilton Head)
16. Been on a plane
17. Visited the Christmas Story House
18. Vacationed on largest freshwater island in the world (Manitoulin)
19. Skied at Snowbasin
20. Met all four of my grandparents
21. Put my hands flat on the floor from standing
22. Get my head on the ground in Prasarita Padottanasana
23. Toured the Jameson Factory in Dublin, Ireland (and became an original Irish whiskey taster)
24. Visited 8 states (not counting the ones I’ve been through on the way there)
25. Visited 2 Canadian provinces
26. Learned how to develop and print from film
27. Opened a mutual fund
28. Waitressed
29. Eaten a meal alone in a restaurant
30. Spent a week at a monastery, living with nuns 
    
31. Learned to like beer
32. Gone vegetarian for more than a month
33. Read a whole book in French
34. Attended an OSU football game
35. Attended an Indians game
36. Grown plants from seeds/cuttings
37. Made a pie from scratch (nectarine raspberry with homemade crust)
38. Made a cake from scratch (coconut cake for grandma Arlene)
39. Done hot yoga (sweaty but FUN; I'm a believer)
40. Gotten a 4.0 multiple semesters
41. Made a drastic hair change

    

    Almost to my waist before!

42. Been to a drive-in movie
43. Ran along the river Liffey
44. Volunteered for causes I believe in
45. Gone jet skiing
46. Actually dressed up in a good Halloween costume

    

    Lucille Bluth (with Michael, of course)

47. Learned how to knit
48. Knitted a scarf
49. Been to family reunions (for both sides of my family)
50. Found a signature cocktail (Jameson & Ginger)
51. Learned to drive
52. Rode a bike on the beach

    

    No hands.  I live dangerously.

53. Take vitamins regularly
54. Established a yoga routine
55. Rode on a ferry
56. Rode on a train
57. Rode in a taxi in London
58. Rode on a subway (London Tube)
    
59. Ice skated on a pond, outside
60. Been to NYC
61. Seen the sunrise over the Atlantic ocean
62. Done yoga on the beach
63. Done a yoga class with more than 100 other people
    
64. Sung karaoke (not alone, though..)
65. Been camping
66. Cooked a meal for my mom
67. Found some beauty products that I really really like (thanks, Dr. Bronner!)
68. Left my phone number for a server at a restaurant
69. Visited my sister at college
70. Been an RA
71. Bought myself something nice
72. Learned to do my own nails (pretty well…)
73. Tried durian (it was a mistake)
74. Smoked hookah on the Curry Mile in Manchester, UK
75. Updated my resume
76. Finally got on LinkedIn
77. Pierced my nose
    
78. Drawn a self-portrait (a few, actually)
    

    

    Soft pastel on black paper

79. Tried elk
80. Finished a New York Times crossword puzzle (not Friday, though)
81. Saw one of my favorite bands in concert (Foxy!  For free!!)
82. Taken a spontaneous trip with a friend (see #84; thanks Coop!)
83. Used my French to talk to French people (in a bar, but still)
84. Made my way through an airport alone
85. Wear my retainer [almost] every day
86. Seen Wicked
87. See a symphony orchestra perform (Columbus Sypmhony; fall 2010)
88. Found my favorite pens
89. Learn to play chess
90. Visited the oldest pub in Belfast (maybe oldest in Northern Ireland? Don’t remember..)
91. Made my own jewelry (and some for other people)
92. Grew my hair out really long
93. Joined a sorority
    
94. Kept up a long distance relationship (for a while, at least)
95. Stayed in a hostel
96. Stayed in a four-star hotel (it was okay)
97. Worked on my fear of public speaking
98. Made some really solid friends (love you!)
    
99. Drank champagne at night with friends in a hot tub.
100. Survived the worst semester ever.  RIP, Fall 2013.
     
101. Made my first 101 in 1001 list (and started working on it, look at that!)