Change and Mission 101
I finally got around to changing my username as I no longer want to label myself as "broken" and I'm not really into using crystals anymore. Long overdue.
I decided to try Mission 101.
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 organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
It has taken me many days to come up with 101 things I want to do! I came up with about half the things on my own but I had to look through other peoples' lists to make up the numbers. Anyway it is as follows:
Start date: Thursday, 1 January 2009
End date: Thursday, 29 September 2011
1. Reach my ideal BMI and stick to it
2. Exercise at least 3 times a week for 52 weeks (0/52)
3. Eat no sugar for 1 week
4. Read the whole Bible
5. Read the Word for Today every day for three months (0/60)
6. Write down three things I’m thankful for at the end of each day (0/1001)
7. Renew Health & Safety certificate
8. Meditate once a week for three months (0/12)
9. Pay off Graduate Barclaycard before August 2009
10. Put at least 10% of earnings into savings account every week until August 2009 (0/28)
11. Wear contact lenses
12. Buy a bicycle and ride it
13. Save all my coppers and bank them
14. Go on a spiritual retreat
15. Have a massage
16. Finish Self-Esteem course
17. Finish Sports Nutrition course
18. Finish Complementary Therapy course
19. Buy a new watch
20. Organise some kind of outing for a group of friends 3 times a year (0/8)
21. Visit Dominica
22. Go on a picnic
23. Go to the beach
24. Spend a night or two in a luxury hotel
25. Write letters of apology to people I have wronged (but don't necessarily have to send them)
26. Visit Ireland
27. Visit Bath
28. Visit France
29. Do one of the London walks
30. Try going for a jog
31. Give blood
32. Complete "Interval Burn" exercise DVD
33. Return all the things I’ve borrowed
34. Eliminate cardboard boxes in bedroom (0/8)
35. Get through one day without taking offence from anyone
36. Get a USB record player
37. Transfer vinyl to mp3 (and hope that mp3s don't become obsolete)
38. Have a make-up lesson
39. Learn to swim
40. Find a replacement perfume as my former favourite no longer does it for me
41. Get rid of doubles on computer
42. Spend some time on the north east coast
43. Sell something on etsy.com
44. Make 5 new jewellery designs (0/5)
45. Learn 10 new recipes (0/10)
46. Learn how to play the guitar
47. Cook something from the Five A Day Fruit and Vegetable Cookbook once a month for 12 months (0/12)
48. Learn how to use a sewing machine
49. Find a permanent job
50. Make schemes of work for Year 7 Food Technology lessons
51. Make schemes of work for Year 8 Food Technology lessons
52. Make schemes of work for Year 9 Food Technology lessons
53. Make schemes of work for Year 10 Food Technology lessons
54. Make schemes of work for Year 11 Food Technology lessons
55. Get professional music lessons
56. Go to 4 different restaurants a year (0/12)
57. Paint a picture worthy of hanging on the wall
58. Learn a new language
59. Listen to the radio at least once a month for 6 months (0/6)
60. Go 3 days without checking Facebook (0/3)
61. Go one day without using the internet - even for the weather report
62. Visit the countryside
63. Spend a whole day reading a fiction book
64. Give up Snickers and Cadbury's Whole Nut for 6 weeks (0/6)
65. Go to the theatre
66. Get professional photographs
67. Read 25 books (0/25)
68. Play Wii at least once every week for 8 months (0/8)
69. Re-read Candide by Voltaire
70. Transfer my favourite tapes to mp3, back them up, then throw the tapes out
71. Get King of Queens on DVD
72. Get Buffy on DVD
73. Complete Angel DVD collection
74. Publish 3 more hubpages (0/3)
75. See "We Will Rock You" again
76. Buy “The Producers” DVD
77. Find a group activity or hobby that I like
78. Begin a collection of Star Trek DVDs
79. Write thank you letters to people who have enriched my life
80. Complete “Curb Your Enthusiasm” DVD collection
81. See “Wicked” again
82. Read “Son of a Witch”
83. Organise Favourites folder on Internet Explorer
84. Do Race for Life
85. Give a set amount of money to Save the Children each month (1/33)
86. Donate 5,000 grains of rice at freerice.com
87. Reflect on 5 random days at work (0/5)
88. Write down my personal mission statement, follow it, and revise it from time to time
89. Send Christmas cards at the end of November
90. Declutter front room
91. Declutter small bedroom
92. Declutter my bedroom
93. Buy cut flowers once a month (0/32)
94. Replace plastic boxes with real storage furniture (14/28)
95. Regularly write in prayer rain journal
96. Visit New York again
97. Visit Rome
98. Host a dinner party
99. Buy a car
100. Relearn how to drive
101. Refurbish bathroom
102 - check that I haven't repeated myself in this list!