ME
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).
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1. Visit at least ten parks (0/10)
2. Get at least one more tattoo
3. Participate in 26 Things at least once
4. Knit a shirt/sweater
5. Learn how to correctly knit a damn full sized swatch
6. Excersise every night for one whole week (0 days/7 days)
7. Be enrolled in school
8. Sign up for a local charity race (and then do it!)
9. Go to at least 5 concerts
10. Pick the guitar back up and learn at least one song really well
11. Throw a dinner party for at least five other people
12. Pay for the person behind me in line somewhere at least twice (0/2)
13. Color an entire coloring book
14. Take at least one dancing class (tango, salsa, ballroom). Force Timothy to join with me
15. On every Friday, recap the previous week. Write down 5 good things that happened and display them visably in the house until it gets replaced by a new list next Friday
16. Write a letter at least twice a year to Aunt Suzie (0/4)
17. Visit the library at least once a month (0/)
18. Invite Sarah over to stay for a weekend at least twice (0/2)
19. Walk around the neighborhood/lake three times a week for four weeks (0/12)
20. Read twenty banned books (0/20)
21. Take a picture so utterly gorgeous and captivating that I blow it up and hang it in an obvious spot in the house
22. Plan an overnight/weekend camping trip with the kids downstairs
23. Make an awesome gingerbread house one year for Christmas. Display proudly.
24. Buy an absolutely stunning, gorgeously flattering, probably-too-expensive dress. Wear it at least three times (0/3)
25. Become a Big Sister to someone at least once
26. Whiten my teeth again until they're at a shade i love. Maintain at all costs
27. Buy an adorable pair of heels and wear them with regular clothes (I.E. not just with dresses). Learn not to break neck
28. Volunteer. Somewhere. At least three times without pay (0/3)
29. Own a dog!
30. Call Kayla Smith
31. Complete at least three jigsaw puzzles with 1000+ pieces. Glue and possibly frame
32. Buy a piece of not-so-great furniture at a garage sale/craigslist/ect. and refinish it in a way i absolutely love (sand and restain, mosaic, ect.)
33. Do hair, wear make-up, dress nicely, ect. for thirty straight days (0/30)
34. Use the CRAP out of our new soccer ball and frisbee!
35. Find/create a knitting group with people close to my age
36. Get a new dining room set, hopefully from a furniture store
37. Walk to Baskin Robbins one night for ice cream
38. Get a patio set to put on our front porch. Use it!
39. Find myself spiritually.
40. Read ten self-help books starting now. Only two can be Dr. Phil. (0/10)
41. Go to a thrift store/ Goodwill and buy a sweater i can harvet. wash the yarn and actually knit something from it.
42. Knit a child's blanket and donate it to the Linus organization
43. Write Debbi an e-mail at least once a week. Mail her a letter and pictures at least once a month.
44. Buy at least 20 new pairs of earrings
45. Accept all social invitations for an entire month whether i want to or not!
46. Message in a bottle. Do it
47. Go to a club at least once. With or without boy.
48. Inspire someone else to begin their own 101 in 1001 list.
49. Leave a note in someone's mailbox telling them how much I love their Christmas lights and/or decorations.
50. Get my eyes checked and get new glasses if necessary
51. Keep Deni from spilling anything on our new furniture
52. Be able to play an "expert" song in Guitar Hero 2 with at least three stars
53. Kool-aid dye a skein of yarn. Gorgeous wool yarn. And knit something fabulous
54. Buy at least four pairs of jeans that i love as much as my Hollister ones. If that's even possible
55. Sneak into our apartment complex pool after hours. Possibly skinny dip
56. Steal the sign that Timmy loves on the front gate of apt complex
57. Dye my hair a color i wouldn't normally color it. Even if it's just highlights/tips
58. Try to take more photos and document life a little bit more and better
59. Upgrade my cell phone to one that isn't so shitty
60. Get a pedicure or give myself one once a month during the summer 07 (0/4)
61. Get renters' insurance!
62. Host at least three parties. Game, dinner (separate ones from # 11), or drunken. (0/3)
63. Paint/draw/color something and display it in the apt
64. Get another Wii controller and another Wii game
65. Wear a crazy color of nail polish on my fingers for an entire week. Seven whole days (0/7)
66. Make six new friends.
67. Take an art class, beit knitting, textiles, or photography
68. Take a Friday off with the boy and just drive around. Or have a minivacation. Whatever we want
69. Share with Timothy the AMAZINGNESS that is strawberry picking
70. Get my picture taken with Timothy and Santa. Use this picture for our Christmas cards
71. Own a car of my own. A decent one
72. Get a joint account with Timothy or get both of our names on our separate bank accounts
73. Get some plants in the house and keep them alive!
74. Find a freaking gorgeous piece to either put in the middle of the table or on the countertop bar
75. Get gorgeous stools for the bar
78. Go ice skating
79. Go to the drive in twice (0/2) and the dollar theater at least five times (0/5)
80. Learn my callbox number
81. Finally throw out the clothes that I secretly know I'll never wear/fit into again
82. Obtain and try absinthe. Don't die
83. Have at least three PJ, Pizza, and Booze nights. Play music loudly
84. Finish my Clapotis
85. Become a yarn snob. Save up and buy nice animal fibers that are way too expensive.
86. Frequent the Lawrenceville Square. Learn how to reconnect with L'ville Hwy
87. Buy a gorgeously fabulous bikini that I can't live without. Up to $80.
88. Felt three projects (0/3)
89. Visit the Renaissance Festival. Eat an awesome turkey leg
90. Have a decent collection of liquor in the apt. Learn to mix badass drinks
91. Plan a vacation for Timmy and I
92. Send Sam letters and packages at college. Beat her if she doesn't send any back
93. Stop stealing internet one day and get our own
94. Continue to update my wardrobe with more flattering clothing
95. Be more supportive of myself and of Timmy and his decisions
96. Learn to realize that everything doesn't need to have a plan to work out alright
97. Learn that sometimes it's alright to spend a lot of money on one thing
98. Tone up my stomach and thighs. Perhaps get a tan as well.
99. Send a message in a bottle from a beach
100. For every incomplete item on this list, donate $5 toward brest cancer research
101. Take pictures of every item and update a new entry with them all
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).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Visit at least ten parks (0/10)
2. Get at least one more tattoo
3. Participate in 26 Things at least once
4. Knit a shirt/sweater
5. Learn how to correctly knit a damn full sized swatch
6. Excersise every night for one whole week (0 days/7 days)
7. Be enrolled in school
8. Sign up for a local charity race (and then do it!)
9. Go to at least 5 concerts
10. Pick the guitar back up and learn at least one song really well
11. Throw a dinner party for at least five other people
12. Pay for the person behind me in line somewhere at least twice (0/2)
13. Color an entire coloring book
14. Take at least one dancing class (tango, salsa, ballroom). Force Timothy to join with me
15. On every Friday, recap the previous week. Write down 5 good things that happened and display them visably in the house until it gets replaced by a new list next Friday
16. Write a letter at least twice a year to Aunt Suzie (0/4)
17. Visit the library at least once a month (0/)
18. Invite Sarah over to stay for a weekend at least twice (0/2)
19. Walk around the neighborhood/lake three times a week for four weeks (0/12)
20. Read twenty banned books (0/20)
21. Take a picture so utterly gorgeous and captivating that I blow it up and hang it in an obvious spot in the house
22. Plan an overnight/weekend camping trip with the kids downstairs
23. Make an awesome gingerbread house one year for Christmas. Display proudly.
24. Buy an absolutely stunning, gorgeously flattering, probably-too-expensive dress. Wear it at least three times (0/3)
25. Become a Big Sister to someone at least once
26. Whiten my teeth again until they're at a shade i love. Maintain at all costs
27. Buy an adorable pair of heels and wear them with regular clothes (I.E. not just with dresses). Learn not to break neck
28. Volunteer. Somewhere. At least three times without pay (0/3)
29. Own a dog!
30. Call Kayla Smith
31. Complete at least three jigsaw puzzles with 1000+ pieces. Glue and possibly frame
32. Buy a piece of not-so-great furniture at a garage sale/craigslist/ect. and refinish it in a way i absolutely love (sand and restain, mosaic, ect.)
33. Do hair, wear make-up, dress nicely, ect. for thirty straight days (0/30)
34. Use the CRAP out of our new soccer ball and frisbee!
35. Find/create a knitting group with people close to my age
36. Get a new dining room set, hopefully from a furniture store
37. Walk to Baskin Robbins one night for ice cream
38. Get a patio set to put on our front porch. Use it!
39. Find myself spiritually.
40. Read ten self-help books starting now. Only two can be Dr. Phil. (0/10)
41. Go to a thrift store/ Goodwill and buy a sweater i can harvet. wash the yarn and actually knit something from it.
42. Knit a child's blanket and donate it to the Linus organization
43. Write Debbi an e-mail at least once a week. Mail her a letter and pictures at least once a month.
44. Buy at least 20 new pairs of earrings
45. Accept all social invitations for an entire month whether i want to or not!
46. Message in a bottle. Do it
47. Go to a club at least once. With or without boy.
48. Inspire someone else to begin their own 101 in 1001 list.
49. Leave a note in someone's mailbox telling them how much I love their Christmas lights and/or decorations.
50. Get my eyes checked and get new glasses if necessary
51. Keep Deni from spilling anything on our new furniture
52. Be able to play an "expert" song in Guitar Hero 2 with at least three stars
53. Kool-aid dye a skein of yarn. Gorgeous wool yarn. And knit something fabulous
54. Buy at least four pairs of jeans that i love as much as my Hollister ones. If that's even possible
55. Sneak into our apartment complex pool after hours. Possibly skinny dip
56. Steal the sign that Timmy loves on the front gate of apt complex
57. Dye my hair a color i wouldn't normally color it. Even if it's just highlights/tips
58. Try to take more photos and document life a little bit more and better
59. Upgrade my cell phone to one that isn't so shitty
60. Get a pedicure or give myself one once a month during the summer 07 (0/4)
61. Get renters' insurance!
62. Host at least three parties. Game, dinner (separate ones from # 11), or drunken. (0/3)
63. Paint/draw/color something and display it in the apt
64. Get another Wii controller and another Wii game
65. Wear a crazy color of nail polish on my fingers for an entire week. Seven whole days (0/7)
66. Make six new friends.
67. Take an art class, beit knitting, textiles, or photography
68. Take a Friday off with the boy and just drive around. Or have a minivacation. Whatever we want
69. Share with Timothy the AMAZINGNESS that is strawberry picking
70. Get my picture taken with Timothy and Santa. Use this picture for our Christmas cards
71. Own a car of my own. A decent one
72. Get a joint account with Timothy or get both of our names on our separate bank accounts
73. Get some plants in the house and keep them alive!
74. Find a freaking gorgeous piece to either put in the middle of the table or on the countertop bar
75. Get gorgeous stools for the bar
78. Go ice skating
79. Go to the drive in twice (0/2) and the dollar theater at least five times (0/5)
80. Learn my callbox number
81. Finally throw out the clothes that I secretly know I'll never wear/fit into again
82. Obtain and try absinthe. Don't die
83. Have at least three PJ, Pizza, and Booze nights. Play music loudly
84. Finish my Clapotis
85. Become a yarn snob. Save up and buy nice animal fibers that are way too expensive.
86. Frequent the Lawrenceville Square. Learn how to reconnect with L'ville Hwy
87. Buy a gorgeously fabulous bikini that I can't live without. Up to $80.
88. Felt three projects (0/3)
89. Visit the Renaissance Festival. Eat an awesome turkey leg
90. Have a decent collection of liquor in the apt. Learn to mix badass drinks
91. Plan a vacation for Timmy and I
92. Send Sam letters and packages at college. Beat her if she doesn't send any back
93. Stop stealing internet one day and get our own
94. Continue to update my wardrobe with more flattering clothing
95. Be more supportive of myself and of Timmy and his decisions
96. Learn to realize that everything doesn't need to have a plan to work out alright
97. Learn that sometimes it's alright to spend a lot of money on one thing
98. Tone up my stomach and thighs. Perhaps get a tan as well.
99. Send a message in a bottle from a beach
100. For every incomplete item on this list, donate $5 toward brest cancer research
101. Take pictures of every item and update a new entry with them all