This is my second attempt at a 101 in 1001 list. If you look at my first one you will see how much of a failure I was!! But I’m really gonna try on this one. And I’m going to do updates here on the blog as much as I can when I get things done…….
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
For more info visit Day zero Tasks that look like this are completed and tasks that look like this are in progress.
Start date: August 19, 2011
End date: May 16, 2014
Things for the enrichment of myself:
1. Write a book
2. Get a smaller purse
3. Get a second job to pay off my debt sooner
4. Start taking classes again towards my BSN
5. Read 35 books (4/35)
6. Stay off facebook for 3 days
7. Follow the speed limit all day
8. Start an online business
9. Blog daily for a week
10. Send a secret to Postsecret
11. Get a passport
12. Read the paper daily for 2 weeks
13. Complete an online photography class
14. Read a classic novel
15. Identify 100 things that make me happy (visit here for more info)
16. Put the 100 things that make me happy on my blog and the 43 things site
17. Spend a weekend without TV or electronics
18. Spend a weekend without power
19. Read a book by an author from every letter A-Z (3/26)
20. Put my resume on paper
21. Keep a copy of this list on my fridge for the duration of the 1001 days or until list is complete to remind me to do it
22. Learn to say “Thank You” in 10 different languages
Things to do for the enrichment of my Spirituality:
23. Read the bible through in 1 year
24. Fast for Lent correctly in 2012
25. Fast for Lent correctly in 2013
26. Fast for Lent correctly in 2014
27. Attend church once a month for the duration of the project
28. Reread my book on prayer
29. Keep a prayer journal that I write in weekly
Things for the enrichment of my kids/family:
30. Write 10 letters to my Gramma (0/10)
31. Start my “what if” books
32. Take the kids to play in the puddles on a rainy day
33. Take the kids to Disney World
34. Read a long book together with the kids
35. Sleep in the backyard in a tent with the kids
36. Complete a family tree
37. Volunteer in my daughter’s 1st grade class
38. Volunteer in my son’s 1st grade class
39. Volunteer in my eldest son’s 3rd grade class
40. Make a blanket fort
41. Create a calendar of family birthdays
Things for the enrichment of my house:
42. Clean out my spare room
43. Donate old toys
44. Declutter my dresser in my room
45. Put photos in the frames I bought so long ago
Things for the enrichment of my health:
46. Do a pilates class
47. Walk part of the Applachian Trail
48. Eat no fast food for a week
49. Take dinner to work daily for 2 weeks
50. Drink no soda for a week
51. Lose 10 pounds
52. Lose 25 pounds
53. Take sugar out of my diet to improve my health
54. Switch from black to green tea
Things to do for the enrichment of others:
55. Register on the bone marrow registry
56. Compliment 10 strangers (0/10)
57. Volunteer at a meal kitchen
58. Send 4 letters of praise to someone who did something nice for me (0/4)
59. Pay for the person behind me at a drive thru
60. Leave 50 Operation Beautiful notes (0/50)
61. Take dinner to one of my friends for no particular reason
62. Do a charity walk
63. Do a second charity walk
64. Influence another person to make a Day Zero list
65. Make a list of the top 5 people who have positively influenced me and write them letters (0/5)
66. Join Postcrossing and send 25 postcards (0/25)
67. Donate my hair to Locks of Love
Things for the enrichment of my artistic, crafty and chef sides:
68. Complete a 365 day photo challenge
69. Learn 3 origami animals (0/3)
70. Do 10 scrapbook pages (0/10)
71. Sort and organize my recipes
72. Make freezer jam
73. Make canned jam
74. Try 10 new recipes (0/10)
75. Take a picture for each letter of the alphabet (0/26)
Things to do just for fun:
76. Go tent camping
77. Go to a MLB game
78. Do a fantasy football league
79. Go to an NFL game
80. Do a corn maze
81. Go on a letterboxing adventure/hike
82. Spend an afternoon at the batting cages
83. Go to the driving range
84. Go ziplining
85. Ride the swan boats in Boston
86. Ride a rollercoaster
87. Go ice skating
88. Go fishing
89. Go sky diving
90. Host a scavenger hunt party
91. Send a message in a bottle
92. Ride a dirtbike
93. Fly a kite
94. Mark 25 bills for Where’s George? (0/25)
95. Have a water fight with my boyfriend
96. Go to a concert
97. Go to a football game at my old high school
98. Spend the night in Boston
99. Spend the night in NYC
100. Go to a Halloween costume party
101. Have a cookie exchange party
