101 Goals in 1001 Days
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).
Start Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2009
End Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011
Italics: in progress
Strike through: completed
Underline: more information
Completed: 34/101
001. Practice being mindful. (forever)
002. Visit 5 states in the US. (4/5: NY 4/12/09, NJ 7/9/09, MD 10/9/09, DE 8/15/10)
003. Create a scrapbook documenting a year. (2010)
004. Read 101 books. (67/101)
005. Host a dinner party.
006. Spend 48 hours without touching a computer.
007. Save $1001.
008. Complete a Sudoku book.
009. Complete five 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles. (1/5)
010. Open a retirement account.
011. Buy address book and update it.
012. Crochet or knit a scarf.
013. Use reusable shopping bags for a month.
014. [private]
015. Plant a tree.
016. Fly a kite.
017. Identify 25 things I like about myself.
018. Drink only water for two consecutive weeks. (0/14)
019. Go to a psychic.
020. Go camping for a night.
021. Do a charity walk/run.
022. Submit design to Threadless.
023. Pick up a stranger's tab.
024. Go snorkeling.
025. Eat breakfast every day for a week.
026. Learn to drive a stick shift.
027. Graduate with at least a 3.0. (2.98 -- WOMP)
028. Donate 10,000 grains of rice at freerice.com.
029. Join a club or take a class. Knitting
030. Send 5 postcards.
031. Submit photography to the Grange Fair.
032. Take a ceramics class.
033. Find and make 3 recipes I normally would've passed over. (3/3)
034. Give yoga another try.
035. Get a pixie haircut.
036. Give 5 "I saw this and thought of you" gifts. (2/5)
037. Make a list of 25 meals to easily refer to.
038. Successfully grow a sunflower.
039. Journal every day for 30 consecutive days. (30/30)
040. Watch 100 movies on AFI list. (4/100)
041. Go fishing.
042. Go to two concerts or shows. (Ben Folds (4/10), Joshua Radin 11/6/10)
043. Buy a Wii!
044. Use a reusable water bottle.
045. Read for 30 minutes a day for two weeks. (0/14)
046. See a comedy show.
047. Join a gym.
048. Exercise three times a week for three months.
049. See a Broadway show.
050. Volunteer somewhere.
051. [private]
052. Send out 10 Just Saying Hi e-cards.
053. Whiten teeth.
054. Move out.
055. Empty change into piggy bank every night for a month.
056. Take a dance class.
057. Document a day in my life with photographs.
058. Get a sketch book and fill a page every day for a month.
059. Go a week without TV.
060. Transfer all CDs into iTunes.
061. Go sledding.
062. Have a garden with at least three vegetables.
063. Write my life story in less than a day.
064. Identify ten people, stories, paintings, poems, etc. which inspire me. (10/10)
065. Don't miss a day of class for an entire semester.
066. Go on a cruise.
067. Say what is on my mind 20 times.
068. Go to the movies by myself. (SATC2)
069. Create 10 playlists of 10 songs each for 10 different emotions or occasions. (10/10)
070. Build a snowman.
071. Bake ten different kinds of cookies. (4/10) (choc & butterscotch chips, choc chips, sugar, peanut butter with hershey kisses on top, gooey butter cookies, cookie balls)
072. Submit craft to Grange Fair.
073. Go snowboarding.
074. Get prescription sunglasses or contacts.
075. Use planner for a month. (February)
076. Dye hair blonde. Or blondish.
077. Get photoshop for Mac.
078. Eliminate credit card debt.
079. Project 365.
080. Scuba diving certification.
081. Go tubing.
082. Finish all projects on time for Spring '09 semester.
083. Sell a craft.
084. Organize pictures on my computer.
085. Organize music on my computer.
086. Develop LOMO roll of film.
087. Complete six 26 things projects.
088. Read all books started but not completed. (Don't want to do this anymore)
089. Buy an orchid.
090. Go to ten new-to-me restaurants. (10/10) (Fuji Mountain, Earth Bread & Brewery, The Works, Cafe Origins, Nick's Lakehouse, Pocono Diner, Marrakesh, Trio Delight, Buca di Bepo, Chinatown Restaurant?)
091. Write a letter to myself to be read in 5 years.
092. Make homemade candy.
093. Complete Couch to 5K Running Program then...
094. Run a 5k.
095. Ride in a hot air balloon.
096. Go to dad's once a month for a year, excluding holidays. (3/12) (2/16, 3/17, 4/30)
097. Learn a new piano song.
098. Make candles.
099. Don't buy any vending machine junk for a month.
100. Contribute to a charity.
101. Make another 101 Goals in 1001 Days list.
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).
Start Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2009
End Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011
Italics: in progress
Strike through: completed
Underline: more information
Completed: 34/101
001. Practice being mindful. (forever)
002. Visit 5 states in the US. (4/5: NY 4/12/09, NJ 7/9/09, MD 10/9/09, DE 8/15/10)
003. Create a scrapbook documenting a year. (2010)
004. Read 101 books. (67/101)
005. Host a dinner party.
006. Spend 48 hours without touching a computer.
007. Save $1001.
008. Complete a Sudoku book.
009. Complete five 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles. (1/5)
010. Open a retirement account.
011. Buy address book and update it.
012. Crochet or knit a scarf.
013. Use reusable shopping bags for a month.
014. [private]
015. Plant a tree.
016. Fly a kite.
017. Identify 25 things I like about myself.
018. Drink only water for two consecutive weeks. (0/14)
019. Go to a psychic.
020. Go camping for a night.
021. Do a charity walk/run.
022. Submit design to Threadless.
023. Pick up a stranger's tab.
024. Go snorkeling.
025. Eat breakfast every day for a week.
026. Learn to drive a stick shift.
027. Graduate with at least a 3.0. (2.98 -- WOMP)
028. Donate 10,000 grains of rice at freerice.com.
029. Join a club or take a class. Knitting
030. Send 5 postcards.
031. Submit photography to the Grange Fair.
032. Take a ceramics class.
033. Find and make 3 recipes I normally would've passed over. (3/3)
034. Give yoga another try.
035. Get a pixie haircut.
036. Give 5 "I saw this and thought of you" gifts. (2/5)
037. Make a list of 25 meals to easily refer to.
038. Successfully grow a sunflower.
039. Journal every day for 30 consecutive days. (30/30)
040. Watch 100 movies on AFI list. (4/100)
041. Go fishing.
042. Go to two concerts or shows. (Ben Folds (4/10), Joshua Radin 11/6/10)
043. Buy a Wii!
044. Use a reusable water bottle.
045. Read for 30 minutes a day for two weeks. (0/14)
046. See a comedy show.
047. Join a gym.
048. Exercise three times a week for three months.
049. See a Broadway show.
050. Volunteer somewhere.
051. [private]
052. Send out 10 Just Saying Hi e-cards.
053. Whiten teeth.
054. Move out.
055. Empty change into piggy bank every night for a month.
056. Take a dance class.
057. Document a day in my life with photographs.
058. Get a sketch book and fill a page every day for a month.
059. Go a week without TV.
060. Transfer all CDs into iTunes.
061. Go sledding.
062. Have a garden with at least three vegetables.
063. Write my life story in less than a day.
064. Identify ten people, stories, paintings, poems, etc. which inspire me. (10/10)
065. Don't miss a day of class for an entire semester.
066. Go on a cruise.
067. Say what is on my mind 20 times.
068. Go to the movies by myself. (SATC2)
069. Create 10 playlists of 10 songs each for 10 different emotions or occasions. (10/10)
070. Build a snowman.
071. Bake ten different kinds of cookies. (4/10) (choc & butterscotch chips, choc chips, sugar, peanut butter with hershey kisses on top, gooey butter cookies, cookie balls)
072. Submit craft to Grange Fair.
073. Go snowboarding.
074. Get prescription sunglasses or contacts.
075. Use planner for a month. (February)
076. Dye hair blonde. Or blondish.
077. Get photoshop for Mac.
078. Eliminate credit card debt.
079. Project 365.
080. Scuba diving certification.
081. Go tubing.
082. Finish all projects on time for Spring '09 semester.
083. Sell a craft.
084. Organize pictures on my computer.
085. Organize music on my computer.
086. Develop LOMO roll of film.
087. Complete six 26 things projects.
088. Read all books started but not completed. (Don't want to do this anymore)
089. Buy an orchid.
090. Go to ten new-to-me restaurants. (10/10) (Fuji Mountain, Earth Bread & Brewery, The Works, Cafe Origins, Nick's Lakehouse, Pocono Diner, Marrakesh, Trio Delight, Buca di Bepo, Chinatown Restaurant?)
091. Write a letter to myself to be read in 5 years.
092. Make homemade candy.
093. Complete Couch to 5K Running Program then...
094. Run a 5k.
095. Ride in a hot air balloon.
096. Go to dad's once a month for a year, excluding holidays. (3/12) (2/16, 3/17, 4/30)
097. Learn a new piano song.
098. Make candles.
099. Don't buy any vending machine junk for a month.
100. Contribute to a charity.
101. Make another 101 Goals in 1001 Days list.