101 in 1001

I’m currently participating in a Day Zero Project. I have set myself 101 goals that I plan to accomplish in 1001 days. That’s approximately 2.75 years. Many people like to create lists of goals for themselves and allowing for a few seasons to pass allows for some greater goals to be placed on the list and allows more time to accomplish them!

The Challenge:
 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 your part).

Start Date: Monday, April 26, 2010

End Date: Monday, January 21, 2013

Key:
Completed Goal
Goal in Progress
Goal Not Yet Started


Being At Home (11)
1. Plant a garden
2. Take a sewing class
3. Make a set of curtains
4. Redecorate the master bathroom
5. Clean my bathroom at least once/week
6. Finish decorating the kitchen
7. Finish decorating/cleaning the guest room
8. Plant flowers in the front bed (6/10) (photo)

9. Host a party
10. Build something
11. Hang unhung photos and art

Being In Love (8)
12. Go on a date with Hub for 8 consecutive weeks [0/8]
13. Get Hub to see a chick flick with me in the theater
14. Go on a Staycation with Hub
15. Write 101 things I love about Hub
16. Give Hub random card for no reason 4 times [0/4]
17. Get sister-in-law to take awesome new pictures of us
18. Have fun anniversary celebrations [1/3]
19. Both of us "unplug" for an entire weekend

Being a Family (6)
20. Go off birth control
21. Get pregnant
22. Have mom over for dinner 3 time within one year. [0/3]
23. Have dad over for dinner 3 time within one year. [1/3]
24. Have in-laws over for dinner 3 time within one year. [0/3]
25. Remember to send Birthday cards to at least 5 different family members [0/5]

Being a Geek (11)
26. Read 20 books from Read, Remember, Recommend for Teens [1/20]
27. Blog about all books I've read here
28. Keep my blog current through the whole challenge (at least 1/week) [11/143]
29. Host a giveaway on my blog
30. Go to a Con
31. Make two new costumes
32. GM an RPG like Paranoia or Serenity
33. Reread The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
34. Create a Photo-a-Day blog for 2011
35. Read a new comic book/graphic novel (6/2010) Buffy Omnibus #1

36. Send 10 books via Goodreads' Book Swap [4/10]

Being a Locavore (5)
37. Buy local meat at least 3x this summer. [0/3]
38. Visit the Farmers' Market on six different occasions [4/6]
39. Save up $ to purchase a CSA share (photo)
40. Try 5 new LOCAL restaurants [3/5] (Azul Tequila, Vernon's BBQ, East Japanese)
41. Buy coffee from jaVerde, a local roaster, once a month [3/33] (photo)


Being a Teacher (4)
42. Teach a different grade/subject than 6th grade English
43. Read five new teaching books [0/5]
44. Try a new activity with students
45. Go on a field trip

Being a Traveler (6)
46. Go on vacation with Hub
47. Go camping with family
48. Go camping with friends
49. Travel outside the US one time
50. Visit my grandparents (7/2/2010) (photo)
51. Visit a major US city I've never been to

Being Healthy (9)
52. Eat vegetarian one day/week for 15 weeks [0/15]
53. Go to the gym three days/week for an entire month [0/12]
54. Gain no more than five pounds (net) by the end of the challenge (unless pregnant)
55. Run/walk a 5k
56. No caffeine for a whole week
57. No processed foods for a whole week
58. Remember to take multivitamin consecutively for one month [0/31]
59. Got to yoga class 3 times this summer [1/3]
60. Go swimming three times each summer [0/9]

Being in the Kitchen (7)
61. Learn to make marshmallow fondant
62. Learn how to make a pie crust
63. Learn to cook a new cuisine
64. Cook dinner at home for 5 days/week for a month
65. Make homemade ice cream
66. Try a new wine
67. Make a new cocktail

Being Responsible (3)
68. Pay off my car
69. Donate blood
70. Walk the dog at the park once a month [2/33] (photo)

Being Entertained (8)
71. Watch all seasons of Angel [2/5]
72. Find a new TV show to like
73. See five big summer movies [3/5] (Iron Man 2, SATC2, Letters to Juliet)
74. Go to a concert
75. Sing karaoke
76. Watch 3 Audrey Hepburn movies [0/3]
77. Watch 3 foreign films [0/3]
78. Go to Game Night at least once when I'm feeling anti-social

Being Random (17)
79. Wear a bikini in public again
80. Dance in the rain
81. Send a postcard to PostSecret
82. Send a postcard to Postcrossing
83. Watch a sunset
84. Build a pillow/blanket fort
85. Catch lightning bugs (and release them)
86. Get a new tattoo
87. Leave an inspirational note inside a library book
88. Make a new friend Yay for @lindzka! (photo)
89. Host a Girls' Night Out
90. Host a baby/bridal shower
90. Get a massage (scheduled 7/13/2010)
91. Get a facial
92. Get a pedicure
93. Visit a winery/distillery/brewery
94. Go to at least one local festival

Being 101 Ways of Awesome (7)
95. Put $5 in a savings account for each completed goal
96. Give $5 to charity for each goal not completed
97. Post 20 photos of completed goals as proof [6/20]
98. Actually follow through with this challenge and check in every 3 months [0/11]
99. Add a new goal in place of this one after 6 months (Oct 26, 2010)
100. Inspire someone else to start a 101 in 1001 list
101. Create a new 101 in 1001 list by the end of this one