101 Things to do in 1001 days
Sunday November 27th, 2005 at 10:09 amSo I found this site last night .. and I wondered if I could possibly ever come up with 101 things that I’d like to do, so I sat down and wrote out about 70 last night and finished the last 30 today. I think this is a cool challenge, especially since I’m not such a ‘goal-orientated’ person 
.. but I want to try anyways.
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.
Since my JavaScript thingie isn’t working right .. My time is up for this on:
August 24, 2008
001. Get a hot river rock massage
002. Take a (coordinated) family portrait
003. Take a (unique) self portrait
004. Get an old time portrait on Bearskin Neck
005. Start my own corporation
006. Build my own business
007. Learn how to make fudge (as good as the Magic Kingdom)
008. Get all my credit card debt under 25% of their limits
009. Get down to below 120 lbs
010. Open an IRA and/or 401K
011. Buy stock, any stock
012. Meet Sean’s family
013. Put money away each month to start an investment portfolio
014. Take a darkroom class
015. Get a stamp in my passport - Went to Jamaica! November 2006
016. Finish my college scrapbook
017. Take 1 photo a day of 1 subject for 30 days
018. Tie the knot
019. Eat some non-yellow snow
020. Start my after college scrapbook through 2004
021. Organize my 2005 photos for another book
022. Edit the video of our 2005 roadtrip [Started 12/21/05]
023. Convert all my parents home VHS movies to DVDs so we can share - Dad did this himself
024. Get my tattoo touched up
025. Start a wine collection - Started this when we moved to Grant
026. Install the condo’s switchplates
027. Clean out the condo’s outside storage - emptied out when we moved out
028. Paint the condo’s baseboards
029. Remodel our kitchen
030. Learn css
031. Build my own css wordpress theme
032. Get gallery2 to match my theme
033. Roast a whole chicken, completely
034. Break the GFY habit
035. Tour Sonoma county
036. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
037. Snowboard, or at least ski down a bunny slope
038. See all AFI’s 100 years 100 movies
039. Watch the sunrise and sunset on the same day
040. Photograph the beach under full moon light
041. Create my family tree
042. Lower my cholesterol
043. Archive my digial photos
044. Go to a driving range
045. Use my underwater camera housing - Did this in Jamaica!
046. Build a salt water fish tank
047. Create a will and let family know it exists
048. Donate a gallon of blood (8 pints)
049. Drink 8 glasses of water every day for 2 weeks
050. Laser hair removal
051. Start a tradition with Sean
052. Volunteer at least once a month for 6 months
053. Visit a counselor/therapist at least once
054. Attempt to re-learn French
055. Speak French in Paris
056. Run a mile
057. Run 3 miles
058. Run 10 miles
059. Race for the Cure
060. Update my resume
061. Join the mile high club
062. Practice yoga every morning for a week
063. Practice yoga 4 times a week for a month
064. Attend a Bikram Yoga class
065. Discover the difference between Taoism & Buddism
066. Weekend Detox
067. Detox for a full week
068. Help dad build Endeavor Records
069. Visit what’s left of New Orleans
070. Visit the San Diego Zoo
071. Cover my stairwell in black framed photos
072. Visit the Georgia Aquarium [Feb 2007]
073. Send postcard home whenever I leave town
074. Go on an airboat ride
075. Visit Parot Jungle Island and see the Liger - done
076. See New England in the Fall
077. Camp on a beach
078. Visit The Gallers’ in Tampa - NC (they moved) Hive ‘07
079. Take an Alaskan Cruise
080. See a broadway show on Broadway
081. Cook one recipe from each of the cookbooks I own
082. Learn to sail again
083. Eat a pickle (for Sean)
084. Try sushi again - Still dont like it …
085. Cut up my magazines and organize in binder
086. Buy a king bed that wont keep Sean awake when I toss and turn
087. Organize a household inventory, including storage for warranties & manuals
088. Grow a herb garden (make it last longer then a few weeks)
089. Buy land, preferrably on a lake
090. Own a little sailboat to sail on my future lake
091. Dig a firepit on my land
092. Build a darkroom
093. Feng Shui my bedroom
094. Feng Shui my office
095. Take portraits of all the cats
096. Start photo CD/DVD Exhange
097. Build a site on every domain I own [currently at 6 of 19]
098. Have mom and dad over to the condo and cook for them - done at the House
099. Install my surround sound system
100. Go Geo-Caching and/or letterboxing.
101. On Day 1001, publish a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list
