101 Things
I learned about this from times_suspended, and joined up over at mission101.
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.
Start date: Saturday, September 2, 2006
Ending date: Saturday, May 30, 2009
I'm so excited about this! My brain stalled out a couple times while I was making the list, but I actually had an easy time filling the list. There are so many things I want to do! Hopefully, a list and date like this will help me stay focused.
As with most things, I work better with an encouragement buddy. If this calls to you and you decide you'd like to partner up, please let me know.
I will be using strikes to indicate items completed and italics to indicate items in progress.
15 / 101: 15% done!
Miscellaneous
1. Organize this list (Done as I posted - what can I say? I need instant gratification)
2. See Keller Williams live (Nov. 5, 2006 - The Neighborhood Theater in Charlotte...it was awesome!)
3. Learn how to make a compost pile
4. Plant a garden
5. Find a female friend *Waves* hi, lahermite!
6. Send a message in a bottle
7. Make a scrapbook
8. Attend Shindig on the Green
Doula
9. Get my DONA, Int'l certification Got the call 5/20/07 - I'm certified! :D
10. Get one birth per month
11. Get an article published in International Doula
12. Make pamphlets
13. Get a website
14. Take out an ad
Reiki
15. Get a portable massage table 12/24/07 Thank you, K'Sitew!
16. Teach a reiki class Done July 1, 2007 for my mom & sisters. Friends hear the Voice Post. Reiki Masters on my Level 3 filter can see the class outline
17. Get clients
18. Participate in a Full Moon Hoop Ceremony July 07
19. Participate in a New Moon Hoop Ceremony Oct 07?
20. Lead a Medicine Reiki Ceremony
21. Get attuned to Violet Flame Reiki (October 21, 2006, 1, 2, & Master levels)
22. Get attuned to one other reiki tradition
23. Make a Manifestation Grid
Writing
24. Read 101 Books, including 3 from:
30. Get an article published
31. Get a short story published
32. Complete NaNoWriMo Nov 07: 12,643
33. Submit to the Writers of the Future contest
34. Get a paid LJ account Thank you, simplydorei!
FLY-ing
35. FLY consistently for 28 days
36. Get Flylady calendar & sticker kit
37. Get both FlyLady dusters
38. Get blue FlyLady water bottle
39. Try all of the sample menus in Saving Dinner and see if there's one I'd like to subscribe to
SCA
40. Make garb
41. Go to event
42. Choose a persona
43. Learn to fight
Home
44. Make fruit baskets for the kitchen
45. Take a Home Depot class & fix something on the house
46. Redecorate the bedroom
47. Get a bed ~ Thanks to lahermite for the bedframe! Now we just need to upgrade to a King mattress.
48. Get the kids' room fixed up Yay to Josh for clearing out the 'junk room'. Will try to post pics when I get my computer fixed.
Family
49. Start a piggy bank for the girls Eden already had one, and now we have one for Ivy too.
50. Make a basket for Ivy
51. Take the girls camping
52. Take the girls to the ocean
53. Go to Cherokee
54. Make a gingerbread house with the girls
55. Take family to IL Check out my IL Trip tag!
56. Start a homeschool routine with the girls
57. Offer to braid Josh's hair 3 times I
58. Take Josh to Carowinds
59. Go a full day without scolding or yelling
Personal Improvement
60. Make lasagna
61. Make petits fours
62. Improve handwriting
63. Learn a new language
64. Learn a song on the guitar
65. Read the Complete Idiot's Guide to Beating Debt
66. Read the Complete Idiot's Guide to Investing
67. Invest in the stock market
68. Take a Continuing Education course
69. Take a small business course
70. Pay library fine & return all books that aren't mine Ha! Needs to be repeated.
71. Pay all of my bills early
Spirit
72. Learn about & visit at least 5 other churches
73. Fast for a week
74. Do church potluck 3 times
75. Read the New Testament
76. Participate in a drum circle
Love
77. Clean up a road
78. Sponsor a child for a church event
79. Take snacks for Sunday School
80. Be a Secret Santa
81. Leave a book
82. Have a community cookout
83. Bake something to give away at least 6 times 10/27/06
Month Long Projects
84. Do Bellydancing videos three times a week (Health)
85. Meditate every day (Spirit)
86. Do a shamanic journey every day (Spirit)
87. Make breakfast every day (Family)
88. Keep a journal (Personal Improvement)
89. Fast 2 days/week (Spirit)
90. Volunteer for Meals on Wheels (Love)
91. Write a letter/wk (Love)
Six Week Projects
92. Do Flash Challenges at Liberty Hall every weekend (Writing)
93. Reiki Gaia every day (Spirit)
94. Do at least one Random Act of Kindness/day (Love)
95. Send a card/wk (Love)
96. Do EFT every day (Personal Improvement)
97. Drink 64 oz of water/day (Health)
Three Month Projects
98. Take the family somewhere new every week (Family)
99. Do Body For Life (Health)
100. Do the 4T Prosperity Program (Personal Improvement - started Sept 10, 2006 - Dec 06)
101. Make new 101 list!
X-posted to mission101
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.
Start date: Saturday, September 2, 2006
Ending date: Saturday, May 30, 2009
I'm so excited about this! My brain stalled out a couple times while I was making the list, but I actually had an easy time filling the list. There are so many things I want to do! Hopefully, a list and date like this will help me stay focused.
As with most things, I work better with an encouragement buddy. If this calls to you and you decide you'd like to partner up, please let me know.
I will be using strikes to indicate items completed and italics to indicate items in progress.
15 / 101: 15% done!
Miscellaneous
1. Organize this list (Done as I posted - what can I say? I need instant gratification)
2. See Keller Williams live (Nov. 5, 2006 - The Neighborhood Theater in Charlotte...it was awesome!)
3. Learn how to make a compost pile
4. Plant a garden
5. Find a female friend *Waves* hi, lahermite!
6. Send a message in a bottle
7. Make a scrapbook
8. Attend Shindig on the Green
Doula
9. Get my DONA, Int'l certification Got the call 5/20/07 - I'm certified! :D
10. Get one birth per month
11. Get an article published in International Doula
12. Make pamphlets
13. Get a website
14. Take out an ad
Reiki
15. Get a portable massage table 12/24/07 Thank you, K'Sitew!
16. Teach a reiki class Done July 1, 2007 for my mom & sisters. Friends hear the Voice Post. Reiki Masters on my Level 3 filter can see the class outline
17. Get clients
18. Participate in a Full Moon Hoop Ceremony July 07
19. Participate in a New Moon Hoop Ceremony Oct 07?
20. Lead a Medicine Reiki Ceremony
21. Get attuned to Violet Flame Reiki (October 21, 2006, 1, 2, & Master levels)
22. Get attuned to one other reiki tradition
23. Make a Manifestation Grid
Writing
24. Read 101 Books, including 3 from:
- 25. The New York Times Bestseller list
26. Oprah's Book Club
27. Banned Book list
28. 'Best of' Anthologies
29. Poetry books
30. Get an article published
31. Get a short story published
32. Complete NaNoWriMo Nov 07: 12,643
33. Submit to the Writers of the Future contest
34. Get a paid LJ account Thank you, simplydorei!
FLY-ing
35. FLY consistently for 28 days
36. Get Flylady calendar & sticker kit
37. Get both FlyLady dusters
38. Get blue FlyLady water bottle
39. Try all of the sample menus in Saving Dinner and see if there's one I'd like to subscribe to
SCA
40. Make garb
41. Go to event
42. Choose a persona
43. Learn to fight
Home
44. Make fruit baskets for the kitchen
45. Take a Home Depot class & fix something on the house
46. Redecorate the bedroom
47. Get a bed ~ Thanks to lahermite for the bedframe! Now we just need to upgrade to a King mattress.
48. Get the kids' room fixed up Yay to Josh for clearing out the 'junk room'. Will try to post pics when I get my computer fixed.
Family
49. Start a piggy bank for the girls Eden already had one, and now we have one for Ivy too.
50. Make a basket for Ivy
51. Take the girls camping
52. Take the girls to the ocean
53. Go to Cherokee
54. Make a gingerbread house with the girls
55. Take family to IL Check out my IL Trip tag!
56. Start a homeschool routine with the girls
57. Offer to braid Josh's hair 3 times I
58. Take Josh to Carowinds
59. Go a full day without scolding or yelling
Personal Improvement
60. Make lasagna
61. Make petits fours
62. Improve handwriting
63. Learn a new language
64. Learn a song on the guitar
65. Read the Complete Idiot's Guide to Beating Debt
66. Read the Complete Idiot's Guide to Investing
67. Invest in the stock market
68. Take a Continuing Education course
69. Take a small business course
70. Pay library fine & return all books that aren't mine Ha! Needs to be repeated.
71. Pay all of my bills early
Spirit
72. Learn about & visit at least 5 other churches
73. Fast for a week
74. Do church potluck 3 times
75. Read the New Testament
76. Participate in a drum circle
Love
77. Clean up a road
78. Sponsor a child for a church event
79. Take snacks for Sunday School
80. Be a Secret Santa
81. Leave a book
82. Have a community cookout
83. Bake something to give away at least 6 times 10/27/06
Month Long Projects
84. Do Bellydancing videos three times a week (Health)
85. Meditate every day (Spirit)
86. Do a shamanic journey every day (Spirit)
87. Make breakfast every day (Family)
88. Keep a journal (Personal Improvement)
89. Fast 2 days/week (Spirit)
90. Volunteer for Meals on Wheels (Love)
91. Write a letter/wk (Love)
Six Week Projects
92. Do Flash Challenges at Liberty Hall every weekend (Writing)
93. Reiki Gaia every day (Spirit)
94. Do at least one Random Act of Kindness/day (Love)
95. Send a card/wk (Love)
96. Do EFT every day (Personal Improvement)
97. Drink 64 oz of water/day (Health)
Three Month Projects
98. Take the family somewhere new every week (Family)
99. Do Body For Life (Health)
100. Do the 4T Prosperity Program (Personal Improvement - started Sept 10, 2006 - Dec 06)
101. Make new 101 list!
X-posted to mission101