Life Under Construction: 101 in 1001

101 in 1001

(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.)

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Starting December 1st, 2008 and concluding on August 29th, 2011.

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1	Actually wrap my Christmas gifts, rather than bag them like I usually do.
2	Attend a wine tasting.
3	Be silent for an entire day.
4	Beat Final Fantasy VII.
5	Brush up on my Spanish.
6	Build a sand castle.
7	Build a snowman.
8	Take pictures with said snowman.
9	Buy home and housewares for my own place.
10	Clean the inside of my car (hasn’t been done since 2005).
11	Come up with a regular blogging schedule.
12	Cook up one of Maven’s recipes and blog about it with picture documentation.
13	Deposit an amount equal to 10% of my savings into a bank CD every six months. (0/5)
14	Do 10 actual push-ups, one after the other.
15	Do something nice for my mom.
16	Donate any books I’m not going to read again to the library.
17	Donate clothes I don’t wear to charity every six months. (3/5)
18	Draw up my (as-of-yet non-existent) possible future wedding guest list.
19	Eat my very first ice cream Sundae.
20	Exercise once a week. (0/144) FAIL!
21	Finish knitting Alli’s scarf.
22	Fly a kite at the park.
23	Fly first class.
24	Frame and hang my own photography.
25	Get a body massage at the spa.
26	Get a facial at the spa.
27	Get a kitten.
28	Get a pedicure at the spa.
29	Get a ’soul fill up’, whatever that is.
30	Get another tattoo.
31	Get my eyes checked.
32	Get a family picture taken with Daddy, Sarah, Alli, Robert, and John to frame and hang.
33	Get rid of my iPhone for a better, more durable phone.
34	Go berry/fruit picking.
35	Go camping like I used to when I was wee.
36	Go canoeing.
37	Go Christmas caroling.
38	Go fishing.
39	Go on a cruise (never thought I’d be on a boat!).
40	Go on a picnic.
41	Go rollerskating five times a year. (0/15)
42	Go see a movie at a real drive-in.
43	Go to Comic-Con in San Diego.
44	Go to Six-Flags.
45	Hand-make all Christmas cards and send out.
46	Help my aunt to afford a headstone for my cousin’s grave.
47	Learn all the words to a complicated song.
48	Learn how to drive a stick.
49	Learn how to parallel park.
50	Learn more roadways outside my town.
51	Let my natural hair color grow back out.
52	Let someone take care of me for an entire day.
53	Mail a secret to Post Secret.
54	Make and keep a budget for one month.
55	Make and take lunch to work with me every day for a week.
56	Make beef stew. 10.1.09
57	Meet the one and only Princess Quello.
58	Move out of my grandmother’s house and into my own apartment.
59	Organize the tens of thousands of pictures on my computer into folders and categories.
60	Organize the top drawer of my filing cabinet.
61	Own all the Dropkick Murphys albums.
62	Participate in a walk for charity.
63	Participate in NaBloPoMo. (30/30) *Sept. 2009*
64	Pay off my car.
65	Plant a flower garden in the front of the house to replace the one we killed this year.
66	Play chess with my dad five times a year. (2/15)
67	Purchase and hang original artwork.
68	Put money into my savings account every month.
69	Read 5 classic novels. (2/5)
70	Read a book with my nephew.
71	Read all the Sword of Truth books again. (0/11)
72	Read the Holy Bible cover to cover.
73	See a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.
74	Send a ‘just because’ gift to a family member.
75	Send a ‘just because’ gift to a friend.
76	Send five postcards through Post Crossing to 5 different countries. (0/5)
77	Send flowers to someone.
78	Send ten handwritten letters. (10/10)
79	Sing at karaoke.
80	Spend a day just existing and not accomplishing anything for any reason other than my own satisfaction.
81	Stay in a 5 star hotel and order room service.
82	Stay out of the sun so I don’t get a sun burn.
83	Stretch until I can touch my toes without bending my legs.
84	Take a picture every day for a month. (0/30-31)
85	Take a ride in a hot air balloon.
86	Take a yoga class.
87	Take a train to another state. *pre-honeymoon honeymoon 2009*
88	Take my nephew someplace fun and educational.
89	Take pictures in a photo booth.
90	Throw a surprise party for someone on their birthday.
91	Visit an online blogging buddy.
92	Visit Canada.
93	Visit Ireland to learn about where half of my family came from.
94	Visit Mexico.
95	Visit Walter in Mississippi before he leaves for Iraq.
96	Watch the entire Gravitation anime series in one day.
97	Wear all my dresses at least one time each.
98	Win NaNoWriMo at least once. Nov 2009
99	Write a Haiku.
100	Write a letter to my future self and put it in safe keeping to read at a specific age.
101	Write a letter to the editor of a paper/magazine/news site about an article I read that moves me.