101 Things in 1001 Days List
A few days ago lightstarangel made a post about joining a community whose goal was to accomplish 101 things in 1001 days. After much thought and deliberation, I've come up with 101 things that I would like to accomplish by Nov. 2nd, 2010 (1001 days from tomorrow).
So...here's my list.
101 Things in 1001 Days
Family/Friends
1. Take Rylee to Scovill Zoo (Spring/Summer of 2008) (0/1)
2. Spend time with Rylee at least 1 time every 2 weeks (0/71, with 55 being a success)
3. Go see Jessica karaoke at Jambroni’s on a Friday night (0/1)
4. Spend at least one day a month with Michelle (0/33)
5. Visit Sarah Michael in Farmington, NM (0/1)
6. Send at least one piece of handwritten mail to someone/week (1/143, 120 being a success)
7. Respond to all emails within 5 days (0/143)
8. Take Nick out for fun every 3-4 weeks (0/33, 25 or more being a success)
9. Talk to Nick on the phone once a week (0/143, 120 or more being a success)
10. Get back to sending cards to sick/hurting family/friends
11. Start researching/making a family tree
12. Invite Nicole to lunch (0/1)
13. Set up a website to share photos with family/friends
14. Go on a roadtrip with Tim (0/1)
15. Have a heart to heart with Jamie, Lea and Tim (1/3)
Fun
16. See at movie at the Avon (0/1)
17. See a performance of the Nutcracker by Dec. 2010 (0/1)
18. Eat at the Raspberry Tea Room (0/1)
19. Attend at least two functions at Rock Springs Nature Center/year (0/6)
20. Buy Third Watch on DVD by April 1, 2008 (0/1)
21. Watch a movie I’ve never seen every week (1/143, 120 being a success)
22. Get a laptop by 2010 (0/1)
Hobbies
23. Go horseback riding (0/1)
24. See a tornado (0/1)
25. Paint over the rainforest mural in my room with a mural of the northern lights (0/1)
26. See a meteor shower (0/1)
27. Work on painting (canvas) at least one time/month (0/33, 28 or more being a success)
28. Become familiar with ten bands/singers I’m not already familiar with (0/10)
29. Send two or more pictures to the National Weather Service (0/2)
30. Get Ham radio license (0/1)
31. Plant an herb garden
Life Stuff
32. Pay off my Visa by Jan. 1, 2009
33. Get emergency plans in order for natural disasters/emergencies
34. Get a copy of my birth certificate for my records (0/1)
35. Get will information ready on disc and printed out
36. Learn how to change car tires and jumpstart battery (0/1)
37. Learn everything I can about home buying/ownership
38. Learn how to do my own taxes (0/1)
39. Dust my room one time every two weeks (0/71, 60 being a success)
40. Learn how to handle a gun (0/1)
41. Learn how to ask for and accept help
42. Learn how to set appropriate boundaries with people
43. Write letters to people I love in the event of my death
44. Make a video to leave behind to loved ones (0/1)
Mind
45. Read at least one book/week, two if time allows (1/143, 120 being a success)
46. Read “A Room of One’s Own” by Virginia Woolf (0/1)
47. Join a UFO group--ex. MUFON or SETI
48. Join a ghost-hunter’s group
49. Develop a wall or bulletin board of “weird”
50. Read every day for at least a half-hour (not fanfic) (7/1001, 950 being a success)
Global Welfare
51. Cut down on my carbon footprint
52. Learn how global warming works
Travel
53. See the Atlantic Ocean (0/1)
54. Visit Lauren in Massachusetts (0/1)
55. Visit Kate and Heather in Utah (0/1)
56. Take a train ride somewhere (0/1)
57. Go to Roswell, New Mexico (0/1)
58. Go on a cruise (preferably Alaskan) (0/1)
Self/Spirit
59. Get down to 190 pounds
60. Learn all the basics of Buddhism
61. Start up Making Good Ripples again
62. Make inspirational note cards and leave them in random places
63. Do one nice thing for myself every day (7/1001)
64. Find my own place to live (0/1)
65. Do 15-20 minutes of yoga three times a week (0/429, 380 being a success)
66. Do one kind thing for someone else every day (7/1001)
67. Say something positive for everything negative that I say
68.Go through my possessions and toss/donate what I don’t need/use (0/33)
69. Meditate three times/week (0/429, 380 being a success)
70. Try fake chicken and fake turkey (0/1)
71. Put up new pictures, quotes and lyrics in my room (0/1)
72. Check out at least two churches I haven’t been to before (0/2)
73. Do something by myself at least once a week (Play Sims 2, watch a movie, etc) (1/143, 125 being a success)
74. Be in bed no later than 11:30 every night (7/1001, 950 being a success)
75. Say no at least one time a day to something I don’t want to do (0/1001, 950 being a success)
Pets
76. Get Bosco’s headstone finished (by May 1, 2008) (0/1)
77. Make a scrapbook of my guinea pigs
78. Work with/volunteer at a guinea pig rescue
79. Adopt a guinea pig from a rescue after moving out (0/1)
80. Teach Isabel to beg (1/1--Completed 2/16/08)
81. Put a picture of Bosco and Faith in my locket (0/1)
82. Write up educational Live Journal posts on caring for piggies (0/1)
Work
83. Learn more about Decatur’s community resources
84. Learn how to do OP’s (0/1)
85. Rearrange my office by April 1, 2008 (0/1)
86. Have my desk straightened up every day before leaving work (9/1001, 950 being a success)
87. Learn about grant-writing
88. Design flyers/brochures on the connection between animal abuse and domestic violence (0/1)
89. Design new game for training by March 15, 2008 (0/1)
Writing
90. Get a fiction piece published
91. Finish rough draft of The Secret Passage by May 1, 2008
92. Write in my handwritten journal at least three times a week (6/429, 390 being a success)
93. Enter Writer’s Digest writing competition in Spring 2009 (0/1)
94. Get first draft of Midnight Syndicate done by Dec. 2009
95. Write one poem (can be haiku) every week (1/143, 120 being a success)
96. Submit a nonfiction piece to a publication other than one by the Herald and Review (0/1)
97. Write a personal essay/memoir selection every week (0/143, 120 being a success)
98. Join or form a writer’s critique group by June 1, 2008 (0/1)
99. Do one writing prompt/week (0/143, 120 being a success)
100. Try writing at Greenwood Cemetery (0/1)
Other
101. Make a time capsule (0/3)
So...here's my list.
101 Things in 1001 Days
Family/Friends
1. Take Rylee to Scovill Zoo (Spring/Summer of 2008) (0/1)
2. Spend time with Rylee at least 1 time every 2 weeks (0/71, with 55 being a success)
3. Go see Jessica karaoke at Jambroni’s on a Friday night (0/1)
4. Spend at least one day a month with Michelle (0/33)
5. Visit Sarah Michael in Farmington, NM (0/1)
6. Send at least one piece of handwritten mail to someone/week (1/143, 120 being a success)
7. Respond to all emails within 5 days (0/143)
8. Take Nick out for fun every 3-4 weeks (0/33, 25 or more being a success)
9. Talk to Nick on the phone once a week (0/143, 120 or more being a success)
10. Get back to sending cards to sick/hurting family/friends
11. Start researching/making a family tree
12. Invite Nicole to lunch (0/1)
13. Set up a website to share photos with family/friends
14. Go on a roadtrip with Tim (0/1)
15. Have a heart to heart with Jamie, Lea and Tim (1/3)
Fun
16. See at movie at the Avon (0/1)
17. See a performance of the Nutcracker by Dec. 2010 (0/1)
18. Eat at the Raspberry Tea Room (0/1)
19. Attend at least two functions at Rock Springs Nature Center/year (0/6)
20. Buy Third Watch on DVD by April 1, 2008 (0/1)
21. Watch a movie I’ve never seen every week (1/143, 120 being a success)
22. Get a laptop by 2010 (0/1)
Hobbies
23. Go horseback riding (0/1)
24. See a tornado (0/1)
25. Paint over the rainforest mural in my room with a mural of the northern lights (0/1)
26. See a meteor shower (0/1)
27. Work on painting (canvas) at least one time/month (0/33, 28 or more being a success)
28. Become familiar with ten bands/singers I’m not already familiar with (0/10)
29. Send two or more pictures to the National Weather Service (0/2)
30. Get Ham radio license (0/1)
31. Plant an herb garden
Life Stuff
32. Pay off my Visa by Jan. 1, 2009
33. Get emergency plans in order for natural disasters/emergencies
34. Get a copy of my birth certificate for my records (0/1)
35. Get will information ready on disc and printed out
36. Learn how to change car tires and jumpstart battery (0/1)
37. Learn everything I can about home buying/ownership
38. Learn how to do my own taxes (0/1)
39. Dust my room one time every two weeks (0/71, 60 being a success)
40. Learn how to handle a gun (0/1)
41. Learn how to ask for and accept help
42. Learn how to set appropriate boundaries with people
43. Write letters to people I love in the event of my death
44. Make a video to leave behind to loved ones (0/1)
Mind
45. Read at least one book/week, two if time allows (1/143, 120 being a success)
46. Read “A Room of One’s Own” by Virginia Woolf (0/1)
47. Join a UFO group--ex. MUFON or SETI
48. Join a ghost-hunter’s group
49. Develop a wall or bulletin board of “weird”
50. Read every day for at least a half-hour (not fanfic) (7/1001, 950 being a success)
Global Welfare
51. Cut down on my carbon footprint
52. Learn how global warming works
Travel
53. See the Atlantic Ocean (0/1)
54. Visit Lauren in Massachusetts (0/1)
55. Visit Kate and Heather in Utah (0/1)
56. Take a train ride somewhere (0/1)
57. Go to Roswell, New Mexico (0/1)
58. Go on a cruise (preferably Alaskan) (0/1)
Self/Spirit
59. Get down to 190 pounds
60. Learn all the basics of Buddhism
61. Start up Making Good Ripples again
62. Make inspirational note cards and leave them in random places
63. Do one nice thing for myself every day (7/1001)
64. Find my own place to live (0/1)
65. Do 15-20 minutes of yoga three times a week (0/429, 380 being a success)
66. Do one kind thing for someone else every day (7/1001)
67. Say something positive for everything negative that I say
68.Go through my possessions and toss/donate what I don’t need/use (0/33)
69. Meditate three times/week (0/429, 380 being a success)
70. Try fake chicken and fake turkey (0/1)
71. Put up new pictures, quotes and lyrics in my room (0/1)
72. Check out at least two churches I haven’t been to before (0/2)
73. Do something by myself at least once a week (Play Sims 2, watch a movie, etc) (1/143, 125 being a success)
74. Be in bed no later than 11:30 every night (7/1001, 950 being a success)
75. Say no at least one time a day to something I don’t want to do (0/1001, 950 being a success)
Pets
76. Get Bosco’s headstone finished (by May 1, 2008) (0/1)
77. Make a scrapbook of my guinea pigs
78. Work with/volunteer at a guinea pig rescue
79. Adopt a guinea pig from a rescue after moving out (0/1)
80. Teach Isabel to beg (1/1--Completed 2/16/08)
81. Put a picture of Bosco and Faith in my locket (0/1)
82. Write up educational Live Journal posts on caring for piggies (0/1)
Work
83. Learn more about Decatur’s community resources
84. Learn how to do OP’s (0/1)
85. Rearrange my office by April 1, 2008 (0/1)
86. Have my desk straightened up every day before leaving work (9/1001, 950 being a success)
87. Learn about grant-writing
88. Design flyers/brochures on the connection between animal abuse and domestic violence (0/1)
89. Design new game for training by March 15, 2008 (0/1)
Writing
90. Get a fiction piece published
91. Finish rough draft of The Secret Passage by May 1, 2008
92. Write in my handwritten journal at least three times a week (6/429, 390 being a success)
93. Enter Writer’s Digest writing competition in Spring 2009 (0/1)
94. Get first draft of Midnight Syndicate done by Dec. 2009
95. Write one poem (can be haiku) every week (1/143, 120 being a success)
96. Submit a nonfiction piece to a publication other than one by the Herald and Review (0/1)
97. Write a personal essay/memoir selection every week (0/143, 120 being a success)
98. Join or form a writer’s critique group by June 1, 2008 (0/1)
99. Do one writing prompt/week (0/143, 120 being a success)
100. Try writing at Greenwood Cemetery (0/1)
Other
101. Make a time capsule (0/3)