As an exercise in personal growth, I decided to participate in the 101 Things to Do in 1001 Days project.
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 organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
My 101 Things in 1001 Days List
Start: Oct 19, 2009
End: Jul 16, 2012
In Progress
Complete
Personal
Unplug for one week
Inspire someone else to do 101 things (DIYgal, November 2009) Cover my ankle tattoo
Get a crafty tattoo
Move to Asheville into three bedrooms with land
Say what I think for one week without sugar coating or caring what others think
Participate in and finish NaNoWriMo
Make a personal video for Spencer and the boys
Focus on being interesting instead of beautiful for thirty days
Stop and speak to a homeless person
Continue to stay alcohol-free
Health
Lose 75 pounds and keep it off for six months
Practice yoga three times a week for a month
Eat raw for one week
Go caffeine free for three months
Have *** fixed
Have **** fixed
Have **** fixed
Friends & Family
Go on ten date nights (0/10)
Go on ten each Mom and Son days (0/10)
Create and host a kids book club for six months
Buy a set of bikes for the family
Plan a family night out once a month (1/20)
Have ten slumber parties with the boys (0/10)
Cooking & Crafting
Cook twenty of my grandmother’s old recipes (0/20)
Record and produce a Super 8 movie
Take a yarn spinning class
Knit a sweater for myself
Knit something for the boys
Knit something for Spence
Make a knitted garment from my own handspun yarn
Make five articles of clothing for myself (0/5)
Learn to make shoes
Purchase one angora rabbit and spin its fur
Make a family cookbook
Make a quilt
Educational
Learn Ruby on Rails
Build a website using Ruby
Learn SEO
Read ten novels (0/10)
Write an ebook
Read the Bible from beginning to end
Blogging/Internet
Attend BlogHer
Earn $1000 in one month from online income streams
Have one blog in the Technorati Top 100 Living/Arts
Attend South by Southwest in Austin, TX
Successfully flip three blogs
Home
Have a fire pit in the backyard (The hubby salvaged a fire pit December 2009. Now we just need a backyard!)
Organize the kids room (December 2009)
Grow a garden for two seasons (0/2)
Keep bees
Buy six laying hens (0/6)
Finances
Save baby emergency fund ($1000/$1000) (January 2010)
Save up a full six month emergency fund
Pay off all debt
Increase my income by 20%
Earn a sustainable income so that I’m able to be home with the boys
Make a love drawer
Cultural
Visit Cameron Art Museum
Spend the day at a farm with the family
Go on an overseas volunteer trip
Volunteer twenty hours (0/20)
Fun
Buy a colorful dress just because and wear it
Dress as Magenta for Halloween
Read an issue of Sassy
Dye my hair vamp red
Go on a real vacation
Go on a random road trip
Go camping
Go fishing
Try out as a derby girl
Attend a concert
Subscribe to Bust for two years
Subscribe to Mother Earth News for two years
Dance in the rain – hubby and kids are invited
Study the art of making tea
Make a mean cup of tea with my newfound teamaking skills
Ride a mechanical bull
Buy three sets of sexy lingerie to surprise Spence with
Learn to dance
Write in cursive for an entire week
Host five game nights
101 Things
Blog to record the whole journey
On day 500 (March 3, 2011) decide the last ten goals
Celebrate day 1001
