Last year, I tried to start myself on the 101 things goal list, but ended up not doing it for various reasons that sound an awful lot like excuses. This time, however, I’m doing it for real. I’m going to mark every one of my goals off, and if I don’t, I’m going to add them to the next list, and so on and so forth. Also, to make things more interesting, I will put 2 dollars into a jar or savings account for every goal that I achieve, to be spent on whatever I want at the end of the term. For each goal that I do not achieve, I will donate 2 dollars to a charity of my choosing. The list is, in its current state, in need of some organization, but that will come later on down the line. Tomorrow, perhaps.
Ready? Here goes!
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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.
In Progress
Completed
End Date: Monday, October 3, 2011
The List:
001. Knit a scarf
002. Lose 10 pounds
003. Don’t drink coffee past 5pm for 30 days straight (0/30)
004. Complete the couch to 5k running program
005. Run a 5k
006. Run a half-marathon
007. Go on a real vacation
008. Take Matt out on a nice date
009. Find and purchase a great handbag (regardless of price)
010. Get a library card
011. Go back to school
012. Post at least twice a week
013. Be a bell ringer for Salvation Army during Christmas
014. Meditate daily for a half hour
015. Subscribe to Cook’s Illustrated
016. Subscribe to Everyday Food
017. Work part-time during the winter months
018. Put money from second job into a savings account
019. Open a savings account
020. Get a new phone
021. Adopt a refugee at the Rime Center
022. Take refuge vows
023. Write my congressman or senator regarding an issue that I am concerned about
024. Register to vote in my state of residence
025. Go to Hawaii to visit friends
026. Become more active in my community
027. Find a real job and stop temping
028. Grow out my hair past my shoulders
029. Buy a new laptop (or get one given to me!)
030. Drink 1L of water every day
031. Read 10 books on the banned books list (5/10)
032. Watch all 100 of the AFI greatest movies (27/100)
033. Send out Christmas cards on time (bonus points for handmade)
034. Send out birthday cards on time (bonus points for handmade)
035. Donate blood to Red Cross
036. Take 3 courses from the Rime Center that I have not previously taken (0/3)
037. Take a CPR class and become certified
038. Write a letter of advice to a past me
039. Mail a secret to PostSecret
040. Read or reread 30 non-fiction books (2/30)
041. Read 25 of the Modern Libarary’s Best 100 books (0/25)
042. Get a tattoo
043. Go to a Screenland Theatre Big Lebowski night event
044. See a Shakespeare in the Park performance
045. Assemble 6 NICE work outfits and take good care of them. (2/6)
046. Participate in a 365 Day Photo Challenge
047. Clean out closets and donate unwanted/unused items every 6 months
048. Get a passport
049. Document an entire day in photos and place them in a photo album
050. Take pictures in a photo booth
051. Host a holiday cookie swap
052. Go to a drive-in movie
053. Donate 1 million grains of rice on freerice.com
054. Have my teeth whitened
055. Store all music on an external drive and get it off the desktop
056. Take a cooking class (or a pastry chef class!)
057. Go an entire month without fast food
058. Pay for someone in line behind me in the drive-through or toll-booth
059. Host a movie marathon night with friends
060. Get engaged
061. Throw out and replace ALL underwear (bras included)
062. Keep a list of every book I read
063. Plan a train trip to a US city (perhaps Chicago in the summertime!)
064. Learn to make a great pie crust
065. Organize all loose recipes
066. Update my resume
067. Go for one month without making any non-essential purchases (food, bills, gas, etc)
068. Try acupuncture
069. Use an Aerogarden to grow herbs or flowers in the home
070. Go back to Chicago for a long-overdue visit (see number 63)
071. Make homemade ketchup, peanut butter, or mustard at least once
072. Plant a tree
073. Become a big sister
074. See 10 previously unseen foreign films (1/10)
074. Learn a new word or phrase every day
075. Explore Kansas City like a tourist
076. Explore Kansas City using a ‘for kids’ guidebook
077. Create a cookbook of my favorite recipes and give it as a gift to my closest friends and family…just because (not for a holiday)
078. Go one week without eating carbs
079. Visit a psychic
080. Go white water rafting
081. Sleep under the stars
082. Teach somebody something (not work related)
083. Go to sleep by 10:30pm for 2 weeks straight
084. No eating after 8pm for 2 weeks
085. Write a letter to myself 10 years in the future. Seal it and don’t open it until the date specified
086. Release three books on bookcrossing (0/3)
087. Find and purchase sealing wax kit for cards and gifts
088. Visit a planetarium
089. Go back to the Nelson Atkins and spend the entire day there
090. Create a signature recipe
091. Go apple picking and bake a pie with fresh apples
092. Stop biting my fingernails
093. Go to a waterpark with friends
094. Have five strangers recommend their favorite movie and actually watch it (3/5)
095. Thoroughly research something I know nothing about
096. Participate in and complete NaNoWriMo each year
097. Go to a midnight movie
098. Send someone flowers
099. Invest in a DSLR camera
100. Establish a regular game night and/or movie night
101. Re-evaluate incomplete tasks and incorporate them into new 101 in 1001 list
