Normally I don’t do these tasks/list things, but this is a bit more challenging and it is exactly what I need. Not to mention I can do it in about 1001 days, which is about 2.75 years. Plus, I like the way Love Duckie wrote down hers and will give the dividing a chance.
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).
Idea: Day Zero
Start Date: 29th May 2009
End Date: 24th February 2012
Status: In progress, complete, failed
Completed goals will have the date of completion and a link to the post behind it.
Health/Self Image Improvement
001. Lose at least 30kg in weight (10 / 30)
002. Go to the gym twice a week for six months
003. Get a massage once every two months
004. Get my hair trimmed every two to three months (depending on length) (1)
005. Cook a healthy meal four times a week for a month
006. Eat at least one piece of fruit and/or vegetables each day for a month
007. Keep a positive diary for 1 month and write in it once a day
008. Eat no candy for one week (1/1)
009. Try 3 (three) different vegetables for a month (I really dislike them)
010. Ride my bike to therapy twice a week for two months (0/2)
011. Go to the dentist every 6 months
012. Take up swimming again
013. Write a letter to my future self once a month (ongoing)
014. Get myself a completely different look twice (0/2)
015. Get a complete medical check up
016. Work Out 30 minutes a day on days I don’t go to the gym for a month (0/1)
Mental Learning
017. Read about one random subject on Wikipedia once a week (if possible do more)
018. Get better acquainted with HTML
019. Get better acquainted with PHP
020. Get better acquainted with Adobe Photoshop
021. Get better acquainted with CSS
Financial
022. Pay off 75% off my debt (if possible 100%) (34%/100%)
023. Have €1000 on savings account
024. Get a job
025. Put aside €50 a month (3/33 = €300/€1650)
Home Life
026. Find a new place to live
027. Buy a good set of pans
028. Get a complete set of kitchen utensils
029. Buy a new fridge
030. Get a new desk
031. Get proper closets
032. Clean everything I don’t want or need out of the house
- Books
- DVD’s
033. Organize/Clean up all photographs in albums. (nearly done)
034. Keep my rooms clean for 1 month (0/1)
035. Learn one new recipe a month for 4 months (0/4)
036. Get a plant and make sure it does not die for one month (and longer after that) (0/1)
037. Organize my paperwork (and keep it that way)
038. Buy maps and folders for paperwork
Internet
039. Blog every day for a month (not including ‘photo of the day’ posts) (0/1)
040. Post a comment a day on other people’s sites for two weeks (14/14)
Photography
041. Get a Nikon D40x (29 May 2009)
042. Follow a photography study (either online or at a college, depending on price)
043. Do a photographic series on bugs (to lessen a phobia I have)
044. Do a photographic series on trees (any and all trees)
045. Do a ‘day in the life of’ photographic series of me
046. Take pictures to document everything I’ve accomplished this list
047. Take 1001 Amazing (in my eyes) pictures (0/1001)
048. Get at least one image published
049. Have a camera with me every day for a month (either the small Canon or Nikon) (1/1)
Creativity / Arts & Crafts
050. Finish 5 scrapbook albums
051. Create a memory board with photographs from #45
052. Create 101 cards (47/101)
053. Learn how to play the guitar
054. Create 7 goodbye cards for group members for the end of therapy (1/7)
055. Create 7 goodbye cards for therapists for the end of therapy (0/7)
056. Go to Breda’s Design Museum
057. Create Christmas Cards instead of buying them one year (0/1)
058. Create 1 mom centered scrapbook album with memories (0/1)
Computer/Gaming
059. Find and get a N64 with Mario and Zelda games.
060. Finally finish GTA IV Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 (changed because I no longer have GTA IV)
Numbered
061. Read 101 books (6/101)
062. Watch 101 new films (15/101)
063. Meet (face to face) five people I know from the internet (0/5)
064. Befriend at least one (1) new person (1/1)
065. Go to the cinema 5 times (0/5)
Doing Good
066. Volunteer at an Animal Shelter
067. Donate €1 for every incomplete task to an animal shelter, if the amount is under €50, donate €50 to an animal shelter (€2,- and counting)
068. Send something to PostSecret
Traveling
069. Visit Ireland
070. Visit England (preferably London)
071. Visit every Province in the Netherlands once
072. Go to 5 different animal parks (0/5)
Unsorted
073. Have a computer free day once a month and do something creative/read/go out
074. Get constellations of Leo and Aries tattooed on arms
078. Get Rosary tattood on ankle and something on other ankle to complement it.
079. Design an Angel tattoo with a tattoo artist (Nijmegen)
080. Go to Beekse Bergen (a popular zoo in the Netherlands) with someone (it has been a while since I’ve been there)
081. Get a drivers license (or, at the very least, start with lessons)
082. Adopt a dog
083. Decorate my home at least once for Christmas
084. Properly celebrate at least one birthday
085. Pay for lunch 5 times when out with a friend (0/5)
086. Go to my niece’s and nephew’s birthday twice (0/4)
087. Go out on a real date
088. Give out one compliment a day for a work week (Mon-Fri)(5/5)
089. Go out with a friend once a month
090. Join Postcrossing
091. Send 101 postcards and receive 101 postcards (5/101) + (6/101)
092. Buy postcards for Postcrossing (May 30th 2009)
093. Write a letter to my future self for 1 year write 1 paragraph a month [0/12]
094. Write down a memory about my mother every month for future children (0/33)
095. Write an inspiring letter, sign it with ‘pay it forward’ and leave it somewhere to be read
096. Watch 10 movies from the year I was born (1983) (1/10)
097. Ride a Rollercoaster
098. Tell Angelique I’m proud to still be her friend after everything we’ve been through We are no longer on speaking terms
099. Find 1 new artists every 2 months and blog about them (3/16)
100. Blog about (and/or take photo) each item when finished or in progress
101. Make a new list after completing all 101 things
Great list! I love the day zero project, because it actually seems possible to complete a lot of your goals when you start.
Although, have to say, it’s easy to forget about your list. I made mine back in March, but the last month I haven’t really thought about it at all because of the busyness at school.
Good luck anyway!
I just started this too however mine does not start with a list that I have to accoplished. My goal is to try 101 new things in 1001 days. They can be new food, going to new places new activities some do a little more living instead of just existing.
Day 1 – Start a Blog http://101newthingsin1001.blogspot.com/
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