Rachel's 101 in 1001 days: #67. Wikipedia search

Friday, January 14, 2011

#67. Wikipedia search - The Queen Mother

I'm watching The Queen and it got me interested to learn more about The Queen Mother (Mum) whom I haven't read much on yet (I've read a lot on the Tudors). So I did a Wikipedia search and discovered a lot of new things:

Her full name is Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon
She is a Queen consort (i.e. by marriage) as she was married to King George VI
King George VI became King when his brother, then King Edward VIII, abdicated (denounced the throne) to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson.
She lived to be 101 years old.

Plus a lot more information which can be found here. So it looks like I've started my Wikipedia goal. Now to remember to read something once a week for the next year.

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My 101

Start Date:
April 16, 2010
End Date: January 11, 2013
Completed: 64/101

1. Start a 101 Challenge

Travel
2. Take a family vacation to the Outer Banks
3. Take our girls to meet their family in the Netherlands
4. Travel to a country Emile and I haven't been to
5. Visit the Biltmore Estate
6. Return to NYC for a long weekend with Emile and girls
7. Visit 5 places in NC I've never been to before (2/5)
8. Spend a girl’s weekend away from home
9. Visit my friend in Portland
10. Visit a state I've never been before

Entertainment
11. Go to a concert
12. Go on a family picnic
13. Go whale watching (and hopefully see a whale this time)
14. Go blueberry picking
15. Fly a kite
16. Go camping
17. See another musical
18. See another opera
19. Go to a drive-in movie theater
20. Attend a Hurricane's hockey game
21. Attend a Carolina Panther's game
22. Go to the NC Museum of Art
23. Take a day trip on the NC Wine Trail
24. Hike on the Appalachian Trial
25. Host a dinner party
26. Take the girls to see Oma’s production of the Nutcracker

Personal
27. Get a massage once every 6 months (6/6)
28. Get back to my pre-pregnancy weight
29. Wear a bikini again and not care what people think of my Claire-induced stretch marks
30. Get a mammogram
31. Get my tonsils removed per doctor's recommendation
32. Snack more on fruits/vegetables instead of carbs
33. See a dermatologist for a skin check
34. Splurge on something nice for myself
35. Get a new hairstyle
36. Find a new hobby
37. Make a bucket list
38. Spend the day at a spa
39. Sleep in and don't feel guilty about it

Husband/Relationships
40. Take a romantic vacation just Emile and me for our 10 year Gordo Day.
41. Meet 3 new families in our neighborhood (3/3)
42. Have a girl’s night out at least every 3 months (11/11)
43. Have 33 real date nights (no children) (15/33)
44. Spend the evening hanging out with just my brother and sister

Our Girls
45. Sign the girls up for ballet or piano (if they like it) when they turn 3
46. Take the girls to the beach (ocean)
47. Make Claire's 1st year photo book
48. Make Natalie's 2nd year photo book
49. Take the girls to the NC or Shed Aquarium
50. Play in the rain with the girls
51. Find a Dutch tutor for the girls
52. Breastfeed Claire for 1 year
53. Write letters to the girls to include with our wills
54. Finish my pregnancy-with-Claire photo book
55. Update the girls’ baby books so they’re current
56. Potty train Natalie
57. Spend the day doing whatever Natalie wants to do
58. Spend the day doing whatever Claire wants to do

Education
59. Read 50 books (24/50)
60. Volunteer once a month for at least 6 months (0/6)
61. Re-learn/practice Dutch
62. Learn to identify all 50 states on the map and their capitals
63. Learn to identify at least 50 countries on the map and their capitals
64. Read 5 classics (0/5)
65. Learn and identify 5 constellations (5/5)
66. Read my Environmental Management magazine every month for a year (4/12)
67. Do a Wikipedia search once a week for a year to learn something new (2/52)

Financial
68. Contribute to our retirement fund every month for a year (12/12)
69. Contribute to the girls' college fund every month for a year.
70. Meet with a financial planner
71. Build Emergency Fund

Physical
72. Complete the 30 day Shred (30/30)
73. Run my 2nd post-pregnancy half marathon
74. Participate in a charity run/walk
75. Stretch 3 times a week for one month
76. Do 50 crunches every day for a month (30/30)
77. Take tennis lessons

Home Improvements
78. Finish furnishing/decorating the rooms in our house (6/10)
79. Help Emile with gardening/landscaping
80. Organize the storage room
81. Make a curtain for the guest bathroom
82. Get the remaining rooms in our house painted
83. Start using green cleaning products
84. Convert the storage room into the girls’ playroom

Crafts
85. Make something hand made for the girls
86. Learn how to knit
87. Complete at least 3 of my international travel photo books (3/3)
88. Bake 6 new deserts (6/6)
89. Learn to cook 6 new recipes (6/6)

Other
90. Eat at 10 new restaurants in the Triangle (10/10)
91. Try 15 new foods of Emile's choosing (1/15)
92. Spend an entire day without turning on the laptop / no internet (no Nest/Bump!)
93. Vote in something other than a presidential election
94. Watch 5 movies that won the Academy Award for
"Best Picture" (5/5)
95. Send out 20 birthday cards (15/20)
96. Take a wine tasting class
97. Get a professional photo taken of our family
98. No TV for one weekend (Sat/Sun)
99. Try 50 new wines (30/50)
100. Buy Christmas gifts for a family less fortunate
101. Donate $5 to charity for every challenge not met