101 Things in 1001 Days!
Start Date: 1st January 2009
End Date: 29th September 2011
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.
On 29th September 2011 I will donate £1 for every incomplete task to a charity. I will document the whole journey.
Key:
Completed
In Progress
Not started
Health and Fitness
1. Go on a Spa day
2. Go swimming 101 times (0/101)
3. Drink 2 litres of water every day continuously for 14 days (0/14) Do this 6 times (0/6)
4. Don’t drink caffeinated tea for 14 continuous days (0/14) Do this 6 times (0/6)
5. Attend 10 dance lessons (0/10)
6. Go horse riding 3 times (0/3)
7. Eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day for 101 days (0/101)
8. Go to a Yoga class
9. Play tennis 10 times (0/10)
10. Teach a group of people/ students a dance
11. Take a multi-vitamin every day for 30 consecutive days (0/30)
12. Don’t eat cheese for 7 consecutive days (0/7) Do this 6 times (0/6)
Household and Finance
13. Plant a herb garden
14. Buy a car (or bike!)
15. Sell 101 things on eBay (0/101)
16. Organise my finances and come up with a budget
17. Buy a framed picture/painting for the flat
18. Buy some nice crockery
19. Put money in my ISA every month (0/33)
Paying It Forward
20. Give blood
21. Give 10 “just because” gifts (0/10)
22. Plan a surprise birthday party
23. Complement a complete stranger 10 times (0/10)
24. Do a charity walk/run/swim/cycle
25. Volunteer for 101 hours (0/101)
26. Organise and do a moonlight walk for charity
27. Treat 5 different people to lunch/ dinner (0/5)
28. Participate in some fundraising (not including previously mentioned fundraising events)
29. Put an anonymous gift in someone’s pigeon hole at work without anyone knowing/ guessing
30. Help another person achieve something
Self Improvement
31. Get a summer/holiday job other than at St Anselms
32. Take up another activity/sport
33. Read 25 books (0/25)
34. Identify 101 things that make me happy (0/101)
35. Complete teacher training
36. Make on average 1 new friend a month (0/33)
37. Paint fingernails on average twice a month (0/66)
38. Buy the learn Spanish DS game
39. Start a masters degree
40. Wear a gorgeous dress
41. Strike up a conversation with 10 complete strangers (0/10)
42. Host something e.g. dinner party
43. Buy an outfit which I wouldn't normally choose and wear it
44. Find out, and write down 101 new words and their meanings (0/101)
Learning New Skills
45. Take a photography course
46. Cook/bake 101 things I have never tried cooking before (0/101) - http://allrecipes.co.uk/
47. Take 101 Photographs I like enough to print, and store in a photo album (0/101)
48. Learn how to knit and prove it by knitting something for charity (0/2)
49. Learn how to make fudge and make it!
50. Go to a wine tasting
Just For Fun
51. Learn and perfect a party trick
52. Have professional photos taken
53. Watch the sun rise 10 times (0/10)
54. Go and see 3 different musicals (0/3)
55. Go to 5 new towns/cities I have never been to before. (0/5)
56. Have a ‘girls day/night’ 10 times (0/10)
57. Make a snow angel
58. Go out in fancy dress 3 times (0/3)
59. Go and see 10 films at the cinema (0/10)
60. Take some fun photos in a photo booth
61. Go on a picnic
62. Go for a day trip to Central London
63. Go for a day trip to Brighton
64. Go to a concert/ music festival
65. Listen to 101 songs/pieces of music by a singer/band/composer I've never heard before. (0/101)
66. Sleep under the stars
67. Go to a New Years Eve party
68. Go on a boat
69. Go to an aquarium and take a photograph of a stingray
70. Go camping
71. Go ice skating
72. Go to a theme park
73. Sing Karaoke
74. Go to a football match
75. Upload a video to YouTube
76. Go to a live comedy show
77. Go surfing
78. Swim in the sea
79. Skinny dip
80. Go on holiday with a group of friends
Other
81. Find, and write down 101 inspirational quotes (0/101)
82. Send a postcard with Postcrossing (http://www.postcrossing.com/) 10 times (0/10)
83. Write 10 handwritten letters (0/10)
84. Give up chocolate for lent
85. Buy something special for myself
86. Post 101 wall posts on Facebook to 101 different people! (0/101)
87. Fly on a plane
88. Get back in contact with someone I have lost touch with
89. Enter 10 competitions (0/10)
90. Inspire someone else to make a 101 things in 1001 days list
91. Write a letter to myself on where I think I'll be in 10 years - seal it and don't open it for 10 years
92. Design/ have a shell tattoo designed, even if I don’t get it done
93. Make and give 5 homemade cards (0/5)
94. Visit an exhibition
95. Kiss someone in the rain
96. Help my brother to be able to get laser surgery on his eyes
97. Get a photograph from my graduation framed for my mum
98. Throw a huge party for my 25th
99. Climb or hike up a mountain and take a photo from the highest point
100. Find out 5 random facts about 10 of my friends that I didn't know before (0/50)
101. Have a drink in a pub which starts with each letter of the alphabet (taking off "The" (0/26)