.:101 Things in 1001 Days:.
So, my last list ended quicker than I expected. So here's another go - and hopefully I'll do better this time!
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 your part).
Start Date: Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Finish Date: Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
I'll cross off things as I complete them, and write about them in my blog.
Art:
001. Complete a sketchbook.
002. Create an altered book.
003. Go through all my magazines and either get rid of them, or cut them up. (Started this
01/27/08. And, um, I have a lot of them...)
004. Finish a painting.
005. Design a garden for my yard, and then plant it.
006. Complete a cross-stitch that I can hang up in my house.
007. Finish decorating journals that need covers or alterations.
008. Weed through, and then organize all my clippings for easy access while journalling.
(0/2)
009. Oraganize all art supplies into art dresser.
010. Visit DeviantArt at least once a month, and look at/read 10 pieces. (Last: 01/26/08)
(1/33)
011. Visit the Walker Art Museum.
012. Visit ten art galleries. (0/10)
013. Purchase an original piece of art (and no, not the print.)
014. Create a t-shirt quilt.
Cleaning:
015. Organize my wardrobe.
016. Buy a shelf for my My Little Ponies, and display most of them. (0/2)
017. Organize book shelves, possibly donate some old books... (if you can pry my dead
hands off of them.)
018. Establish seperate days for all household chores, and follow it for a month. (For
example: Thursday is Laundry day, Friday is Dish and Kitchen Day...) (0/4)
019. Give/throw away or sell 101 things. (0/101)
020. Make the basement livable, so I can have a studio down there once again. (Started:
February 14th, 2008.)
Cool:
021. Finally buy myself a real keyboard, so I can play piano again.
022. Watch The Wizard of Oz with The Dark Side of the Moon.
023. Dye my hair pink.
024. Acquire all Disney DVDs that were produced before the year 2000 - for myself,
and for my future niece/nephew. (0/39)
025. Finally decide on a tattoo, and get it done.
026. Own all of Kate Bush's albums and compilations. (I currently only own Never For
Ever. Sad.) (1/11)
027. See all Oscar contenders before the actual awards ceremony one year.
Fandom:
028. Watch every season of Star Trek, along with all the movies. (Currently
watching Season One of TOS, third disc.) (0/27), (0/11)
029. And for the love of God, get thee to a Sci-Fi convention!
030. Re-watch the entire X-Files series, along with Fight the Future,
before the second movie is released. (0/9), (0/1)
031. Create the fanzine I've always wanted, Fandom Slut.
Food/Health:
032. Stop drinking soda for one entire month. (Started 01/16/08.)
033. Get a bento box, and make lunches in it for at least a month.
034. Plan all meals for a week, and then grocery shop for them from a list.
035. Stop biting my nails for a month.
036. Try ten new fruits and vegetables. (0/10), (0/10)
037. Create a recipe file of at least 50 vegan recipes. (6/50)
038. Use my bread machine every week for a month. (0/4)
039. Visit a dentist for a cleaning - even though I'm scared to. :(
040. Replace 10 everyday items with natural products by the end of the 1001 days. (0/10)
041. Create a pantry area in order to stock items.
Knowledge:
042. Learn the tarot well enough to give someone else a reading.
043. Get my driver's license.
044. Learn the hiragana and katakana alphabets; along with 10 kanji. (0/2), (0/10)
045. Get my own personalized astrology chart, and have it interpreted.
046. Learn to write the alphabet with my left hand.
047. Learn to play and sing a folk song on guitar.
048. Thoroughly research the presidential candidates before the election, so I can
make a fully informed decision.
Life:
049. Take a road trip with Sister.
050. Get a better job (or at least quit my current one).
051. Give a 100% tip to a really good waiter/waitress.
052. Send a postcard to Postsecret.
053. Figure out my future, and map it. (0/2)
054. Brainstorm three places I've always wanted to live, and then figure out how much it
would take to live there, and if I could. (0/3)
055. Design my dream house; and figure out where I would want it built, and how much it
might cost. (0/3)
056. Get up before noon on Saturday five times - without it being work-related. (0/5)
057. Do "Dinner and a Movie" at least five times with friends, or a special someone. (0/5)
Money:
058. Start a Roth IRA, and contribute $100 monthly to it once I turn 25.
059. Maintain a savings account. (Started one 01/26/08, put in $10)
060. Decrease my debt by 50%.
061. Have at least $1001 dollars in a savings account/money market by the end of my 1001
days. (01/26/08: $10)
Reading:
062. Complete a page in my reading-list journal.
063. Finish reading The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
064. Finish The Chronicles of Narnia. (3/7)
065. Read three auto/biographies. (0/3)
066. Download all of my favorite yuri and shouji-ai mangas onto a series of discs. (Try to
collect as many as possible in actual manga form, though.)
067. Read ten books that I haven't read, but that I already own. (0/10)
068. Read 100 pieces of fanfiction. (1/100)
Religion:
069. Participate in a Glamourbomb.
070. Create an altar for the Gods - and maintain it every month according to
Gods/Seasons/Holidays. (January, Hera.) (1/33)
071. Use up all of my incense. (I have an entire drawer of it... Good luck to me!)
Technology:
072. Clear out email inbox of all new messages, and then organize emails. (Started
01/16/08... will probably take 'til 10/13/10, though; LOL.)
073. Participate in a blogathon.
074. Complete my PonyIsland goals: Max out all ponies, start running contests, become a PI
millionaire, get on top BP list, start a PI shelter, and figure out the gene/breeding system. (0/6)
075. Upload all my music to iTunes, and then store all my cds. (0/2)
076. Get my Last.fm account to over 10,000 songs. (Currently in the 3,800 range.)
077. Complete three websites, and maintain them. (0/3)
078. Organize my iTunes library, and get rid of the songs I never listen to, and rate the
rest.
079. Listen to all the podcasts in my iTunes, or decide to get rid of them. (Started
01/26/08.)
080. Don't watch TV for an entire week.
081. Buy a new digital camera, or fix the battery on my old one.
082. Purchase wireless headphones, so I can listen to my iPod while I sleep and not
accidentally kill myself.
083. Read all of my old journals, and create a section of my website for photos and
discussion of them. (Started reading my first journal... I'm fairly amusing, I guess.) (0/56), (0/2)
084. Tag all the entries in my blog, and then create an index on my website. (Started
01/30/08... oh boy. This'll be alot...)
085. Create a section of my website of my 100 most-favorite quotes. (0/100)
086. Add to my mix-cd journal once a month. (0/33)
087. Beat all games on my solitaire game called King Sol. (34/422)
088. Keep my Myspace and Facebook updated regularily, and then actually use them for
their intended purposes. (0/3)
089. Create (and post) a cat or dog macro. (0/2)
Writing:
090. Complete 100 pages of journal-writing every month. (1/33)
091. Complete a commonplace book.
092. Complete The Artist's Way.
093. Write in a gratitude journal every day for a month. (Started: January 19th, 2008.)
094. Finish a novel.
095. Complete my tea journal.
096. Create an inspiration shelf for all of my favorite books, movies, etc. - so that they're
always handy.
097. Write in blog once a week. (02/15/08) (4/143)
098. Write a song.
099. Write a piece of fanfiction.
100. Write in a public place at least 10 times - without repeating the same place twice.
(0/10)
101. Write a 55.
Objectives Completed: 0
Objectives In-Progress: 12