101 things in 1001 days: #96. Sit in the audience of The Oprah Show

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

#96. Sit in the audience of The Oprah Show

What I thought was the most unattainable item on my list, is actually happening!

T-minus 1 day, 19 hours, and 32 minutes til O.

Story & details to follow.

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Amy DeveauNovember 2, 2010 at 5:44 PM
LAURA!! That is SO awesome! Let me know when it airs so I can DVR and look for you. Any idea what the show is going to be about?!
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LauraNovember 3, 2010 at 8:20 AM
I will for sure post all the details, play by play, minute by minute. I am BEYOND excited. I am not sure when it will air, but it will be the show with former talk show hosts... Montel Williams, Ricki Lake, Sally Jesse Raphael...
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Amy DeveauNovember 3, 2010 at 6:39 PM
I am sure it will be a once in a lifetime experience! I hope you get a car when you walk out or something equally as Oprah-ish.
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101 things to do in 1001 days

1. Write a letter to myself on day 1 to read to myself on day 1001

2. Trace our family history & create a family tree with my mom

3. Start having children

4. Reconnect with 3 old friends

5. Make 3 new friends

6. Be at least 5 minutes early in the mornings for 2 weeks straight (0/14)

7. For one week, set my alarm 20 minutes earlier than I intend to get up to have a cup of coffee at home and talk to my husband while we get ready for work

8. Make a t-shirt quilt

9. Make a comforter/quilt for the guest room, the “boat room”

10. Become an OSU Beaver Football Season Ticket Holder

11. See a movie at Cinetopia

12. Golf 18 Holes

13. Drive a golf cart

14. Plant a vegetable garden, even if it’s very small

15. Plant flowers in pots for the front porch

16. Visit a Farmer’s Market

17. Take a cruise in the Carribbean

18. Vacation in Hawaii

19. Take a US Roadtrip

20. Take a spontaneous weekend getaway

21. Go on a camping trip

22. See Celine Dion’s show in Las Vegas, NV

23. Play Craps at a table in Vegas

24. Visit the Grand Canyon

25. Read “A Purpose Driven Life”

26. Read “Marley and Me”

27. Read “Captivating”

28. Participate in the Providence Bridge Pedal

29. Take a dance class

30. Take a photography class

31. Take a self defense class

32. Take a cooking class

33. Attend the Zumba class at the gym at least 3 times

34. Run a 5k

35. Go to the gym 4 times a week for 6 weeks

36. Ride in a hot air balloon

37. Ride in a helicopter

38. Ride in a horse-drawn carriage

39. Drive a convertible

40. Go wine tasting...twice!

41. Visit a wax museum

42. Go downhill skiing

43. Go white water rafting

44. Try 25 new restaurants in Portland, OR (17/25)

45. Become a regular volunteer at…

46. Compliment someone every day for a week (0/7)

47. Say ‘Yes’ to 3 things I’d normally say ‘No’ to (3/3)

48. Buy 5 ‘I saw this and thought of you’ gifts (1/5)

49. Learn to fire a gun

50. Invest in a nice, new camera

51. Celebrate the halfway point of this list with a glass of champagne

52. Have a spa day (do at least 3 things at said spa)

53. Win a contest

54. Make the bed every day for a month (30/30)

55. Bring lunch to work every day for 1 month (22/22)

56. Make my own latte at home for 30 days straight (0/30)

57. Update my iPod at least once a week for 4 weeks straight (0/4)

58. Eat breakfast in bed

59. Paint a piece at a professional pottery painting place

60. Leave a 100% tip to a deserving server

61. Host a game night

62. Host a summer BBQ

63. Pay off credit card debt

64. Save $5,000 in a “rainy day” savings account

65. Start a retirement fund

66. Take a picnic and watch a movie in the park

67. Go to a drive-in movie theater

68. Sell something on Etsy

69. Go one week without TV

70. Give up facebook for a month

71. Learn to cook 10 new meals (2/10)

72. Bake a pie from scratch

73. Learn how to bake red velvet cupcakes from scratch

74. Make a final decision on the pictures for our wedding album

75. Sell clothes I don’t wear anymore on Craigslist or take to a consignment shop

76. Organize the office/craftroom

77. Clean out the garage by going through all the boxes and organizing what’s inside, keeping what we need and throwing out what we don’t

78. Purchase a decent, “adult-piece-of-furniture” bedside table for the bedroom

79. Hang curtains/window treatments in every window of the upstairs of our house

80. Finish putting liners in the cupboards of the kitchen

81. Install a sprinkler system in the yard

82. Build or hire someone to build a fence in our backyard

83. Re-finish my little red table

84. Paint a room in our house

85. Change the color of my hair drastically

86. Go 2 months without spending $$ on anything other than necessities

87. Learn to jump the wake and not scream every time I do it

88. Watch the sunrise

89. Join a small group

90. Be a greeter at church

91. Scrapbook the pictures from our honeymoon

92. Scrapbook the pictures from our anniversary trip to Vegas

93. Watch the entire series of LOST on DVD

94. Put the sand & shells we brought home from our honeymoon in a decorative container

95. Sit in the audience of The Ellen DeGeneres Show

96. Sit in the audience of The Oprah Show

97. Put together an Emergency Kit

98. Re-landscape the backyard

99. Inspire 5 people to participate in the 101 in 1001 challenge (1)Megan, (2)Katy, (3) Mariko, (4) Tiffany, (5) Kris

100. For every item I don’t complete, donate $20 to a Charity TBD

101. For every goal I do accomplish, put aside $20 for something special ($780)

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

#96. Sit in the audience of The Oprah Show

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